Gun-raids, back-stabbings, bust-ups and bitterness: The madness of late-70s Hawkwind
If you thought all Hawkwind’s freaky stuff belonged to the early 70s, you ain't seen nothing yet
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Voivod’s Michel ‘Away’ Langevin: 10 albums that changed my life
Voivod drummer Away digs deep into his record crate and pulls out vintage metal, head-spinning prog and crusty anarcho-punk
The making of Kate Bush's Hounds Of Love
After the experimental left-turn of The Dreaming, Hounds Of Love's contemporary prog sound saw Kate Bush back at No. 1
Acolyte keyboard player Dave van Pelt chooses his favourite prog synth solos
Melbourne based prog rockers Acolyte will release their new album Entropy in May
Can: a guide to their best albums
Can’s classic albums sound only like themselves, yet the band’s influence lives on. These are their best albums
Mick Abrahams: "I quit Jethro Tull. I wasn't fired!"
Guitarist Mick Abrahams looks back over his time with prog/blues outfit Blodwyn Pig
How Tangerine Dream conquered the UK charts in the 70s
"Gutless, spineless and devoid of inspiration" said the UK press of Tangerine Dream. UK music listeners didn't agree!
How ELP survived the 80s
After ruling the 1970s as prog gods, the 1980s was more a case of two out of three ain't bad for ELP
Wagner, fist fights, and the making of Roxy Music's debut album
The production on Roxy Music's eponymous debut album may have been far from ideal, but it catapulted them straight into the big time
The story of Mahavishnu Orchestra: Devotional, dizzying, and downright revolutionary
Mahavishnu Orchestra took ‘out there’ to a new level with music that was as bold, ballsy and exciting as when Hendrix first landed
The making of Pink Floyd's The Division Bell
In 1994 Pink Floyd released The Division Bell, their final album with Rick Wright. This is its story...
Paid In Crisps: A short and salty history of Kitten Pyramid
Meet the Derbyshire pop-prog oddballs with bees in their bonnet – and their Jacuzzi
Why I ❤️ Rogers Waters' Amused To Death, by Uriah Heep's Mick Box
Uriah Heep guitarist Mick Box enthuses over Amused To Death, the dark and esoteric conceptual album from former Pink Floyd leader Roger Waters
Fairport Convention & Jethro Tull's Dave Pegg: my favourite folk-rock albums
Fairport Convention and former Jethro Tull guitarist Dave Pegg picks some of his favourite folk-rock albums
The best books by Neil Peart: A guide to the late Rush drummer’s best writing
Neil Peart not only left us with an incredible body of music and lyrics, but also an impressive array of books and travelogues. Here's our pick of his best work
The Groundhogs: their path from blues to something far more progressive
The Groundhogs started as a blues band but took a turn into rock’s left-field. They even recruited the drummer from Egg!
Marillion, the road to Reading 1983, and the unexpected return of prog rock
In the early 80s, something strange appeared. Picking their way carefully through punk's dying embers came Marillion, Pallas, IQ and the rest of the neo-prog movement
"Yes has been a very important part of my life". Time and a word with Tony Kaye
The former Yes, Badger and David Bowie keyboard player Tony Kaye reflects on his time with the prog legends
The gospel according to Steven Wilson
Look at the world, not at your phone. Make music for the love of it, not as a career. Serial killers are fascinating. The best is yet to come. These are among the things that shape Steven Wilson's world view
