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Great new music you need to hear from Chimpan A, Whispers Of Granite, Leoni Jane Kennedy in Prog's new Tracks Of The Week!
Cool new proggy sounds from Psychonaut, Reubes, Quadvium and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week...
Exploring Roger Waters' lyrics through Pink Floyd's albums
A heartfelt, poetic and occasionally romantic lyricist, he became known for high-powered attacks on the hands that fed him
Five Colosseum songs that prove the jazz-rock pioneers’ pedigree
Initially active for only three years, they secured their reputation with a series of impressively pogressive releases that, it’s said, popularised the entire genre
How Yes defined themselves with Fragile, before success went to their heads
The arrival of Rick Wakeman, the freedom to be adventurous and the discovery of Roger Dean led to the creation of a prog landmark in 1971
Mostly Autumn don’t just make records. They also make limited-edition companion records
As their 30th anniversary looms, band leader Bryan Josh discusses the joy and challenge of continuing to create big, long songs with big, long guitar solos, even if some people think it’s too much
Airbag’s Bjørn Riis used classic prog inspirations to chart a nervous breakdown
His fifth solo album Fimbulvinter was inspired by Porcupine Tree, King Crimson, Black Sabbath and others. He aimed to sound like them without ripping them off
“Amnesiac was seen as not good enough – but I loved it”: Charlotte Wessels hails Radiohead
The former Delain singer on how and why Thom Yorke and co influenced her vocal style, and what she loves about their live shows
Jeff Wayne didn’t just fight Martians – he sold you the 80s via his TV music
Beyond The War Of The Worlds he filled you with Eastern promise, put a tiger in your tank, gave you a World Of Sport and more
Epica bassist Rob Van Der Loo’s prog timeline, from Jon Lord to Dream Theater
Deep Purple’s Concerto For Group And Orchestra opened the door to the Dutch artist’s own career in symphonic rock
Jack Bruce’s Harmony Row; more prog than you might know
Leaving Cream behind, his third solo album was a proggy affair, composed in a single sitting, exploring one day in the world of a Glasgow tenement
“Words worthy of Oscar Wilde or Mark Twain”: Neil Peart’s most powerful lyrics
Along with punching out impressive drum parts, he brought Tolkien, Twain and Wilde to bear on the world of prog. Here are just 10 of his best moments
Cool new proggy sounds from Jakko Jakszyk, We Lost The Sea, Raphael Weinroth-Browne and more in Prog's new Tracks Of The Week!
Great new music you need to hear from Gwenno, Wytch Hazel, Rocking Horse Music Club, Schrodinger and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week...
Jonas Renske hopes Katatonia’s new era includes more input from his bandmates
13th album Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State could be an indication of where the band’s new line-up could go
“They ignore the rule book in favour of new, over-the-top ideas”: Muse’s proggiest moments
From 10-minute apocalypse operas to three-part symphonies and getting their Pink Floyd on, here are 16 examples of the trio letting their progressive influences lead the way
When Quantum Jump took the longest word in the dictionary to Number 5
“Taumata-whaka-tangi-hanga-kuayuwo-tamate-aturi-pukaku-piki-maungahoronuku-pokaiawhen-uaka-tana-tahu-mataku-atanganu-akawa-miki-tora”
Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford on Genesis’ best and worst moments on stage
Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford on the band’s messy first show, hitting the road without Peter Gabriel, and what makes touring fun
"It’s a completely different thing to a band where I’m hiding in the back." Lars Fredrik Frøislie and the story of his debut solo album Fire Fortellinger
Wobbler's defiantly old school keyboard player Lars Fredrik Frøislie finall went solo with his debut solo album Fire Fortellinger
