Prog Features

Ex Spandau Ballet member and movie star discusses being inspired by David Gilmour, Syd Barrett and Mick Ronson, the attitude-crushing mid-90s experience that derailed his career, and what drummer Mason is really like

Thirteen is definitely not unlucky for Finnish prog metallers Amorphis whose Queen Of Time delivered the goods in style

When tragedy led to ditching the album they’d planned to release, the “Radiohead of metal” delivered something much more unorthodox

Cool new prog, from Gösta Berlings Saga, Dave Jones, Red Cain and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week...

1973 hit single was a key moment in the singer-guitarist’s musical history

Shineback and Valdez's Simon Godfrey lists just some of his hero’s achievements, and hails the creative attitude that’s driven them

While times and technologies have changed, the synth pioneer has never wavered from the “brave new world” ideas embedded in his analogue beginnings

Ian Anderson reflects on giving Roy Harper his movie break, aggressively defending Dee Palmer from paparazzi intrusion, losing bassist Jeffrey Hammond, planning to quit touring – and the quiet couple of weeks he spent recording Tull’s masterful 1975 album

Marillion vocalist found himself singing over drum’n’bass music on 2012 release, while Porcupine Tree keyboardist had to allow lyrics in a piece he’d wanted to be instrumental – but the result of years of effort satisfied them both

Kevin Godley on the machine they invented at the wrong time, an overheard conversation, the decision that ended the band, missing the punk explosion, discovering video – and being mistaken for the drummer in Paper Lace

When a new generation of acclaimed musicians discovered the folk-rock veteran’s music he gave up his attempt to bow out, but made sure his most recent album to date remained typically non-commercial and challenging to understand

The multi-instrumentalist synth pop icon recalls trying and failing to play Silver Machine on a music store synth, years before he impressed Lemmy by asking about Orgone Accumulator

The keyboard player with instrumental US prog rock trio Lux Terminus, who recently released second album, Cinder, picks his best of instrumental prog

The second-wave movement didn’t last long – but its bands revitalised the genre with an attitude and energy that’s still being felt today

Bruised and battle-weary after a punishing live schedule, in 1975 Hawkwind weren’t in the best place ahead of recording their fifth studio LP. But what emerged was a stunning tour de force of science fantasy-inspired progressive space rock

Great new prog, from L.O.E., Gaupa, Hiroe, Gaupa and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week...

Committed to a unique musical approach they’d developed over a decade, they feared they’d spend their careers trapped in the underground. And they expected a backlash when they asked for fan support – but they needn’t have worried

From post-punk icon and award-winning female solo artist to becoming regarded as just the prog mastermind’s wife, her rebellious creative energy is fired by Roxy Music, Devo, The Tubes and all things off the wall

Members of the band who influenced Steven WIlson, Radiohead, Opeth, Andy Partridge and more explain what they did and why it mattered