Prog Features

“I walked home thinking: ‘I’m gonna be a plumber for the rest of my life!’” When Rush opened for the New York Dolls

By Martin Kielty Published 31 May 26

The guitarist recalls an early-days Spinal Tap moment, and reveals what it might take for him to follow Geddy Lee’s lead and write a book

I was Peter Gabriel’s stunt double for Sledgehammer

By Jo Kendall Published 30 May 26

Working on the award-winning 1986 music video incorrectly convinced the future comic book creative that he’d have a career with Aardman Animations

Great new proggy sounds from Green Carnation, The Ocean, A Perfect Circle and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week

By Jerry Ewing Published 29 May 26

Cool new prog you need to hear from Candacraig, Eyre Llew, Sans Froid, Koyo Bloom and more in all new Tracks Of The Week

Devin Townsend on being a jerk, never fitting in, three minutes of sex and four of crying

By Dave Everley Published 29 May 26

He might be permanently confused – but he knows how Pink Floyd works, why Captain Beefheart was better than Frank Zappa, what’s wrong with being a rock star, and how it feels to spend two years in a mental institution. Let him explain

King Crimson, Porcupine Tree and Pineapple Thief’s Gavin Harrison proves he’s a pro

By Rob Hughes Published 28 May 26

The award-winning prog drummer – who says he’s quite happy playing simple songs – on working with Kevin Ayers, Iggy Pop, Mic Karn and others

The happy accident that took folk-prog back into the charts in the punk era

By Martin Kielty Published 28 May 26

They’d had two hits in the past and they’d have a novelty hit later – but this 1978 track by the reunited original line-up was their signature moment

Steve Vai on the challenges of playing King Crimson with BEAT – and the change he's made

By Dave Ling Published 28 May 26

In 2024, four monster instrumentalists teamed up to play music from three killer King Crimson albums – and they're finally coming to Europe

When Mike Oldfield released Crises, his old friends stopped ignoring him

By Mike Barnes Published 27 May 26

Mike Oldfield's eighth studio album, 1983's Crises, saw him riding a wave of new popularity in the 80s

”AI is creating with logic. I’m creating with chaos”: Leprous’ Einar Solberg on the meaning of Vox Occulta

By David West Published 27 May 26

Second solo album Vox Occulta sees him enjoying melancholy, finding better ways of using an orchestra, fighting through the flu and aiming to look like a mafioso, rather than James Bond

Cozy Powell didn’t mind replacing Carl Palmer in ELP. Neither did Carl Palmer

By Malcolm Dome Published 26 May 26

Supergroup’s mid-80s alternative line-up made one album together then went their separate ways – but their brief career paid dividends to the original band’s legacy

Nine Todd Rundgren albums to listen to, and one to avoid

By Bill DeMain Published 26 May 26

Songwriter, producer, singer, multi-instrumentalist, digital pioneer: Todd Rundgren is a restless and progressive artist with diverse, distinguished catalogue

“It pissed him off. He went, ‘F**k, I can’t say no!’” Rush’s R40 tour only happened for a single reason

By Dave Everley Published 25 May 26

The drummer had already decided to retire. But a wounded Alex Lifeson brought the only argument that made the classic line-up’s 2015 final road trip a reality

Japan’s Richard Barbieri on blue hair, lipstick, a fingerless glove and the unusual reason he joined the band

By Jo Kendall Published 24 May 26

Future Porcupine Tree member recalls being put off playing keyboards by Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman, and feeling culturally homeless before the new romantic era

Sigur Rós, a discredited medieval poem and the end of Heaven and Earth

By Grant Moon Published 23 May 26

Labels have learned that post-rockers will do whatever they want. But did anyone expect a collaboration with a pagan master and a 70-piece stone instrument over an Icelandic myth?

Cool new proggy sounds from Haken, Devin Townsend, Temic, Prince Of Failure and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week

By Jerry Ewing Published 22 May 26

Top new prog you need to hear from Chantelle Smith and Richard Wileman, Revealing Chaos, Seven Eyed Crow and more in all new Tracks Of The Week

With Sober, Tool attracted mainstream attention – and the ire of one of rock’s greatest frontmen

By Matt Mills Published 22 May 26

Sober, the seminal single from 1993’s Undertow, made Maynard James Keenan and co. a quick success story, but not everybody was a fan

Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee are preparing to tour again - and the only goal is to be great

By Philip Wilding Published 22 May 26

In our exclusive interview, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson explain how and why the Fifty Something tour came to be

Ed O’Brien steps out from Radiohead’s shadow with Blue Morpho

By Julian Marszalek Published 22 May 26

After dealing with a deep depression, he’s eventually freed himself from concerns about being measured against his day-job bandmates. That’s why he’s dumped the EOB title to finally use his own name

Yes: The early years - a surprisingly difficult quiz

By Fraser Lewry Published 22 May 26

Think you know everything about Yes? Then take our quiz and prove it