How Pink Floyd made The Final Cut and learned to hate each other
The last album Roger Waters made with Pink Floyd was set against the backdrop of the Falklands Conflict, with the band's own break-up on the horizon
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A tale of domestic terrorism, a BBC ban, and the end of Hawkwind's pop career
Hawkwind's single Urban Guerrilla was meant to propel them into the charts. Then the Angry Brigade showed up
Pet Sounds: The story of how the Beach Boys helped inspire progressive rock
Taking inspiration from Arthur Koestler’s Act Of Creation with themes of love, hope, regret and sorrow, The Beach Boys’ masterpiece confounded those expecting more songs about cars and girls
Q&A: Deep Purple's Don Airey on life, loves and regrets
Don Airey recalls playing keyboards for Jethro Tull, Deep Purple and Colosseum II
Roxy Music: the story behind their debut album
Roxy Music's debut album would set the blueprint for 70s glamour. This is the story of how it came about.
King Crimson collaborator Keith Tippett remembered
Sid Smith looks at the impact on progressive music of Keith Tippett, who died yesterday aged 72
The prog credentials of Blue Öyster Cult
They were called the "thinking man's metal band" and there was a lot more prog going on in Blue Öyster Cult than people realise
The story of Roy Harper's Stormcock
Roy Harper's fifth album, 1971's Stormcock is widely considered to be one of his very best
The story of IQ's The Wake
How the neo-proggers made their 1985 second full-length album The Wake
Neil Peart interview: "I never set out to be famous - I set out to be good"
As Rush began their 30th anniversary tour in 2004, Classic Rock spoke to Neil Peart, who hadn’t done a major interview in a decade
Men for all seasons: The inside story of Marillion's Season's End
When Marillion’s charismatic frontman Fish quit in 1988, many people expected the band to evaporate. But instead they delivered one of their finest records
Mike Oldfield on Tubular Bells: "There’s been nothing like it, before or since.”
Mike Oldfield looks back over his debut 1973 album and the massive impact Tubular Bells has had
10 tips for black and white photography
Louder photographer Kevin Nixon on 10 things to remember to get the best black and white shots. Number 1? Don't shoot in black and white...
The Affinity Photo New Rock Photographer 2020 Challenge #5: Black and white photography
Black and white photography can lend drama and timelessness to your music photography. In the fifth round of our hunt to find the best new rock photographer of 2020, we want to see your B&W shots…
The latest livestreams, online gigs and innovations from the music world
Keeping track of livestreams, empty hall gigs, good deeds and innovation as musicians come to terms with a new landscape
Rush: how we reinvented ourselves and made Permanent Waves
After the “soul crushing” slog of making Hemispheres album, the planets aligned for Rush. Permanent Waves found them at the top of their game and put them in a different league
Lesoir take us through new album Mosaic track by track
Dutch art rockers Lesoir release their new album. Mosaic on May 1
Coldbones guide to their new concept album The Cataclysm
British post-rock trio Coldbones released new album The Cataclysm last week
Watch Ms Amy Birks' exclusive live session for Prog
Ms Amy Birks performs tracks from her debut solo album All That I Am And All That I Was
