Watch Kate Bush dance in front of a giant lizard on 80s German TV in one of her most delightfully strange moments ever
There was method to this madness, but it doesn't make it any less of a fascinating spectacle
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Remembering the time Jethro Tull were allowed on kids TV and scared the hell out of everyone with a truly bizarre performance
It started innocently enough. Then things got weird. Really weird.
Yes frontman Jon Davison: "Taylor Hawkins’ last words to me were ‘I love you’"
“He was fearless”: Yes frontman Jon Davison on his childhood friend Taylor Hawkins
Kate Bush was once the face of Seiko Watches in Japan, and we have the video to prove it
"We have many varieties of mood within us," says Kate Bush. "It’s up to you to choose"
Riverside's Mariusz Duda reveals the story behind his 'lockdown trilogy' of solo albums
In 2021, Riverside's Mariusz Duda looked inwards to release Claustrophobic Universe - the second of his lockdown trilogy. He discusses the Vangelis and Tangerine Dream tapes that inspired his minimalist electronic instrumentals
Enslaved's Ivar Bjørnson shares his recipe for In The Crust Of The Crimson Pizza Pie!
Supper's ready with Enslaved's Ivar Bjørnson and his recipe for a very proggy pizza
Nick Cave's Ghosteen: a mind-blowing prog masterpiece
Exploring the prog credentials of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds' 2019 album, Ghosteen
Watch this delightful early interview of a pre-superstardom Yes appearing on early 70s BBC TV
From Jon Anderson's endearing shyness to Rick Wakeman's typical hilarity, this is a rare look at Yes before they conquered the US
How Kate Bush's Never Forever changed her career... forever!
Kate Bush's first No.1 album, Never For Ever marked the start of her new creative era. From Fairlights and broken crockery, to her first co-production credit, we look back on the visionary vocalist’s groundbreaking third album
Derek Sherinian on The Phoenix: "It’s all about making the best music possible”
In 2020, Sons Of Apollo’s keysman Derek Sherinian regrouped with Protocol’s Simon Phillips for The Phoenix. Here he discusses working with Phillips, playing from the heart and that time he jammed with Eddie Van Halen
My life with Genesis: ex-manager Richard Macphail spills the beans
In 2018, Genesis' former manager and Anon vocalist, Richard Macphail published his memoirs, My Book Of Genesis. Prog caught up with him to find out more
"We don't have any rules!": the story behind Marillion's Sounds That Can't Be Made
In 2012, Marillion released Sounds That Can't Be Made, one their most controversial recordings to date. This is the story behind the prog titans' 17th studio album
How The Pineapple Thief made Magnolia and entered a new era
The Pineapple Thief's frontman Bruce Soord reveals the liquid inspiration, loss and life behind their 2014 album Magnolia
Why I ❤️ Uriah Heep, by A-ha's Morten Harket
"Uriah Heep became the most important thing in my life," reveals A-ha frontman Morten Harket
The Who's Quadrophenia: It's prog Jim, but not as we know it...
"We're closer to prog rock than, say, Led Zeppelin," Pete Townshend once said. Ben Myers reckons he was spot on when it comes to Quadrophenia
Total mass retain: How Yes made Close To The Edge
Sibelius, Herman Hesse, The Mahavishnu Orchestra and even The Kinks. These were the inspirations according to Yes, behind the genius of their fifth studio album
Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer: the inside story of a classic album cover
William Neal's scrawled armadillo doodle captured Keith Emerson's attention and ended up typifying an era
Snowy White: washing up with Peter Green and how to wind up Roger Waters
Veteran guitarist Snowy White has toured with Pink Floyd but is unimpressed by fame: "I didn’t even realise they were a particularly big band"
How Ihsahn ended up covering A-ha and Portishead on his Pharos EP
On Pharos, the follow-up to Ihahn's Telemark EP, the Norwegian prog metaller displayed a softer experimental side
