Ian Anderson and Thick As A Brick II
"I didn't want to go back there," says Ian Anderson of revisiting Tull's 1971 masterpiece. But in 2012 that's exactly what he did!
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Every Muse album ranked from worst to best
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The true story of the day Pink Floyd tried to sink Venice
It was supposed to be just another Pink Floyd extravaganza. Nobody expected blackmail and a scandal that forced a city's mayor to resign
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"I’ve waved the flag in Metallica for Steven Wilson" – Rob Trujillo raves about Porcupine Tree's founder
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Steve Vai: the soundtrack of my life
Guitar hero Steve Vai picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals why he's been listening to Harry Styles
John Hackett in conversation
John Hackett discusses his most recent solo album, The Piper Plays His Tune
No drummer! No time! No songs! How Marillion made Fugazi
The story of how Marillion made their second album, 1984's aptly titled Fugazi
Watch David Gilmour, Lemmy, Mark Knopfler and Gary Moore in a bizarre comedy sketch
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The making of Can's Tago Mago
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Elbow: "we're prog rock without the solos"
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Nik Kershaw: Gentle Giant are my prog heroes
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The making of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side Of The Moon: lyrically bleak, musically bonkers and, somehow, the 4th best-selling album of all time
Released on 1 March 1973, Pink Floyd's The Dark Side Of The Moon turned a tale of death, madness and disillusionment into one of the biggest-selling albums of all time
The story of Steven Wilson's Hand. Cannot. Erase.
Steven Wilson's 2015 album Hand. Cannot. Erase. was his biggest-selling album to that point, paving the way for future endeavours
How Blackwater Park catapulted Opeth into the big time
Opeth's fifth album, 2001's Blackwater Park, was a groundbreaking moment for progressive metal
Sheep, Supertramp, and what Alex Lifeson did during the punk explosion
For Rush and Envy Of None guitarist Alex Lifeson, 1977 was all about touring, punk and Panama hats – just don’t mention the sheep
The 10 best Styx songs
Styx were the definitive pomp rock band of the 70s and 80s, and these 10 songs embody their epic songwriting and showmanship
