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Ian Anderson on Jethro Tull, the right kind of guitarist, and forgetting what he's done
Ian Anderson talks about Jethro Tull’s latest album Curious Ruminant and ponders the itch to make another
When The Flaming Lips proved they love you with a 24-hour song delivered in a human skull
Wayne Coyne and co sold 13 units of 7 Skies H3 in 2011 – and for him, it was just another example of being influenced by Pink Floyd, The Beatles and Radiohead
“If you see any Floyd tribute act there’s an utter po-facedness to them”: Gary Kemp on Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets
The previously secret fan – who sneaked prog onto a Spandau Ballet album – helped bring Sex Pistols, Clash and Bowie vibes into Mason’s band, and felt intimidated when Roger Waters guested with them
Some of Roxy Music hated Virginia Plain, but its producer loved it
Former King Crimson man Pete Sinfield tried to balance prog and pop sensibilities on the 1972 single, and had answers for the criticisms levelled at it
“I could have ‘guitarist for Genesis and Yes’ on my CV”: Why Steve Hackett didn’t take up Chris Squire’s Yes offer
Hackett was in reflective mood when he released 2019 album At The Edge Of Light – which he described as not remotely progressive, explaining why that was a good thing
When this singer had his band’s logo tattooed on his arm, they were already planning to fire him
The disaster of their first album – which remains unpopular with many fans – sent them into a nosedive. Dismissing their vocalist was part of the course correction that made them massive
Debate: What was the best prog album of 1976?
Punk might have been on the rise but Rush, Genesis, Jon Anderson, Van der Graaf Generator, Kansas, Alan Parsons, Camel and Soft Machine released records that became all-time greats. But which one is your favourite – and why?
What happened when Ozzy Osbourne bumped into Peter Gabriel in a lift in New York
When these two music giants bumped into each other, one of them was a little overawed by the whole thing
“The lawyer said, ‘Have we just paid $12,000 for a piano player?’” When Rick Wakeman delivered his first solo album
In 1970 they gave him Scotch in the morning, a big cash advance and a three-ton limousine. Eventually the man who’d hated the resulting album gave him a platinum disc for its sales
Prog's Tracks Of The Week! Awesome new proggy sounds from Opeth, NMB, Myrkur and more...
There's cool new proggy sounds from Esthesis, worriedaboutsatan, Holosoil, JeGong and more in this week's Tracks Of The week
Radiohead, Primal Scream influencers found new singer on the street, after the last one went mad on stage
The late Holger Czukay discusses the importance of Can's groundbreaking second album Tago Mago
That time Steven Wilson covered a Taylor Swift song, proving he’ll always do what he likes
Ahead of launching The Future Bites, he delivered his version of Swift’s The Last Great American Dynasty, hailing her storytelling abilities
“I pushed the fader up. He pulled it down. I haven’t forgotten”: Alex Lifeson’s struggle with Rush’s synth obsession
The guitarist was never against the band going in new directions, but feels he had to fight to be heard on every album from Signals to Presto
Watch Geddy Lee give celebrity tobogganing advice
Rush's Geddy Lee, Neil Peart and Alex Lifeson all appeared on Canadian satire show The Mercer Report over the years
How Clutching At Straws broke Marillion and Fish apart
Their fourth studio album came at a point of high tension. Instead of taking the break they needed, they were sent back into the studio. It took decades to resolve the issues that blew up
How Mike Oldfield made Maggie Reilly sing in an odd style to make Moonlight Shadow
A bottle of wine, a thesaurus and a rhyming dictionary sent his career out of the doldrums, into the Top 5, and helped make 1983 album Crises a success
How Dream Theater’s Jordan Rudess nearly played on Pink Floyd’s The Wall
Keyboard maestro admits he gave a “very poor” performance during 1979 session, and Bob Ezrin was right to kick him out
