Latest Features on Prog
Sally Woolfson reveals just some of what she found in the two houses full of material her dad left behind, how she rebuilt her relationship with him, and her pride over his music’s connection to the recent World Cup
The Israeli musician has toured with Palestinian bands, is a fierce critic of Benjamin Netanyahu and has written many songs against bloodshed in the Middle East. But after October 7 and the atrocities in Gaza and the West Bank, does he still believe unity is possible?
He made just two albums and one collaboration record over 18 years, because his real focus was sailing – but that’s no reason to discount the keyboardist’s output
A key moment in the Canterbury band’s history came when the future Gong mastermind made contact with his former collaborator in 1966
They had to open for Deep Purple with no introduction and no lights. But their response led to being signed by ELP’s label, partying with Jaco Pastorius and Joni Mitchel, and writing with Peter Sinfield
One of their most popular and recognised songs was rejected, plundered for its title then became the star of 1974 album Red – after the line-up who’d made it had disintegrated
Prog veteran recalled connecting with Sandy Denny, his band’s attempt to fire him, being loved by Led Zeppelin, why they’ve never had a Steven Wilson remix, the “albatross” of Part Of The Union and the unreleased, more political version
Comedian and drummer’s record collection started with cassettes of Genesis and King Crimson before taking in Tool, Steven Wilson, The Aristocrats and more
Band leader shares his thoughts on teamwork, blowing out his voice, caving in to pressure, going mainstream and going a step too far as he revisits their albums from 1968 to 2003
2012 album Dead End Kings pushed the Swedish band further into prog territory and drew comparisons with Steven Wilson, Opeth and others. They never looked back
Keyboardist on Kate Bush’s baking, Frank Zappa’s humour, Patrick Moraz’s romance, Eva Cassidy’s mystery – and buying his own band’s album from Amazon
The dark prog-pop band’s second album Stygian Wavs was released in March 2025, complete with the guitar solos he’d left out of their debut. Might that be because he was already working on Rush’s return?
Released on October2, 2000, Kid A opened up new pathways for Radiohead and moved Thom Yorke's band beyond OK Computer
Ace new prog you must hear from Maiah Wynne, Dikajee, John Holden, T.A.P. and more in our all-new Tracks Of The Week
Guy Garvey grew up on Genesis, and his family clung to So during a distressing divorce. When Gabriel covered an Elbow song it represented more than could be said
Tales of talent, ambition, precision, expensive wine and laminate-wood hi-fi units lie behind The Alan Parsons Project’s amazing and unlikely success
Released on September 30, 2016, Opeth's 12th album found Mikael Åkerfeldt taking new risks: "The idea of stagnating, of writing a record simply to feed a career, that’s scary"
