Latest Prog News
Pure Reason Revolution will play Midwinter Prog Festival as part of their The Dark Third 20th anniversary shows
UK proggers Pure Reason Revolution also share new remix of Betrayal from Coming Up To Consciousness
Former Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre to release autobiography in November
Martin Barre will be touring the UK in December and in Europe throughout April
Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe to broadcast new album, Liminal, into space!
Brian Eno and Anglo-American conceptual artist and composer Beatie Wolfe release new album Liminal today
Marillion/Tangerine Dream offshoot Bioscope cancel December tour plans
Steve Rothery, Thorsten Quaeschning and Alex Reeves were due to tour as Bioscope through Europe in Deceber
Yes guitarist Steve Howe to release limited edition vinyl 10 inch EP of Bob Dylan covers
Steve Howe follows his reissue of 1999's Portraits Of Bob Dylan with the three-track Signals Crossed EP in December
Caligula's Horse share previously unreleased cover of The Beatles' Across The Universe as they announce Bloom tenth anniversary release
Australian prog rockers Caligula's Horse will release a tenth anniversary reissue of third album, Bloom, featuring unreleased songs and new artwork, in November
"I play these songs because my soul and heart are in there..." Former Focus guitarist Jan Akkerman will release a new live album in December
Jan Akkerman also announces live dates for the Netherlands in December and Norway in June
Latest Prog Features
How a duo who never intended to be a real band had a 1980 hit that changed prog for ever
When an experimental project escaped from the studio in 1980, no one could have predicted the consequences for both prog and pop music – and not everyone was happy about it
The secret to making King Crimson work by Peter Giles, who helped make it happen
He recalls The Cheerful Insanity Of Giles Giles & Fripp and the Brondesbury Tapes to 21st Century Schizoid Band, making music with his wife and winning athletics medals at 80
Debate: What’s the best live prog album of all time?
Is it Rush’s Exit… Stage Left? Genesis’ Seconds Out? Yessongs? Jethro Tull's Bursting Out? Something else? Have your say here
Simple ideas and happy accidents took a Dutch band to the pinnacle of prog. And yodelling.
Master craftsmen’s 1971 release was a unique fusion of ingenuity, passion and febrile chemistry – plus some tension – and they never looked back
A song for a Lego advert helped a science-fiction concept album enjoy 50 years of success
1978 single was the only one of four to enter the top 10, featuring the magic of one of prog’s most distinctive voices
How divine inspiration and a last-minute song propelled a band to the brink of stardom
But every piece of good fortune has a downside
Latest Prog Reviews
“Still a bewildering but rewarding experience”: Faust’s self-titled debut album returns
The German collective’s opening salvo remains as uncompromising as ever
Darryl Way’s Wolf: Cadenza box set proves they should never have been out of the spotlight
3CD set shows the Curved Air man’s underdogs had plenty of bite in Canis Lupus, Saturation Point and Night Music
“Dispense with prog expectations and enjoy the fun”: Alan White’s Ramshackled
The drummer decided to make a simple album with a good band, featuring guest spots from Jon Anderson and Steve Howe. With the exception of an ill-advised cod reggae track, it’s all good – if undemanding
“A truly virtuosic and deeply musical homage”: BEAT LIVE reanimates King Crimson’s 80s
The quartet’s relaxed yet enthusiastic approach means they never sound indulgent as they segue between pachyderm-impersonating dissonance and languorous ambience
Genesis’ The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway anniversary edition: even better than the Rael thing
With its many component parts and forward-thinking modernism, their most celebrated yet debated album finally receives the release it deserves
“Multifaceted if superficially flawed gem”: Hawkwind’s Hall Of The Mountain Grill returns
Box set contains studio and live bonuses along with fresh remaster of the 1974 album
