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“My first boyfriend introduced me to The Wall. It was the only interesting thing about him”: Joanne Harris’ prog stars
She explains why prog makes her think of Barnsley, lists some of her favourite records and recalls taking her daughter to a Genesis tribute show only to hear her say: “Ah yes, Mastodon!”
“I discovered our album when a pub landlord showed me his copy”: The steampunk proggers who didn’t make it
In 1970 Bram Stoker looked like the next big thing in prog. Guitarist Pete Ballam explained why it didn’t work out for them.
“I didn’t want the job with Robert Plant, but they called me”: Francis Dunnery’s lessons in life
It Bites co-founder shares his experiences of Steve Hackett, Genesis, Yes and the music industry - and why he thinks it’s no bad thing that most of prog is a “caricature”
“Our first song was our strongest. The whole thing was short-lived”: Genesis/Yes supergroup GTR’s single moment of glory
In 1985 guitarists Steve Hackett and Steve Howe hit the US Top 20 – and then it was suddenly all over
Awesome new prog from Asia, Teiger, Aisles and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week
Top roggy sounds you must hear from Crumbling Ghost, Fallen Letters, Gardenhead, Winter In Eden and more in our all-new Tracks Of The Week
“We swore no more flags would be burnt. I did it again”: Keith Emerson and the world’s first instrumental protest song
1968 track and its associated antics enraged its original composer, shocked an American diplomat and got The Nice banned from the Royal Albert Hall for ever
They tried to hide it, but Simple Minds had a heart of pure prog underneath the 80s arena rock
Proof that the genre mattered as much in Glasgow tower blocks as it did in English universities, Jim Kerr and co drew Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins and Steve Hillage in with their “combination of rock, trance and this dark futuristic thing”
Why Jon Anderson drove himself mad making Olias Of Sunhillow
50 years ago, the singer banned everyone from his studio as he created his debut solo album about four musical tribes, three magicians, a flying galleon and a dying planet. He still doesn’t know where it all came from
“We saw our name in 50ft letters and said, ‘We’ve made it!’: When the Moody Blues began to take themselves seriously
Justin Hayward and co weren’t sure how long they’d last after inheriting the music of Denny Laine - but they needn’t have worried
The story of Money, the song that turned Pink Floyd into rock heavyweights
Money: A song so good it's been recorded three times – once by Pink Floyd, once by David Gilmour, and once by Roger Waters
This doom metal master listens to prog icon John Wetton constantly. Here’s why
He names the King Crimson classic that means the most to him, and credits Asia, Family and Camel among his other prog influences
“A guy said, ‘You ruined a classic song.’ Another said, ‘He wrote it!’”: Keith Emerson’s disastrous karaoke incident
The keyboard legend’s jam-packed career saw interactions with a varied cast from the ‘strange’ Dario Argento to Motörhead’s Lemmy
How Avenged Sevenfold aimed for discombobulation with Life Is But A Dream…
M Shadows explains how, after rejecting pressure to be the next Metallica, they embraced their prog tendencies more than ever before on their most recent album to date
Rush before Geddy Lee: Meet Jeff Jones, the bass player who stepped aside
"As far as I remember, I was always there" - original Rush bassist Jeff Jones puts the story straight
“He was wandering off, not wanting to be a star”: The beginning of the end for Pink Floyd’s Syd Barrett
1968 single will always be significant in their history – but not all for the best reasons
“Roger Waters had us trapped in limbo. I was putting my toe in the water”: David Gilmour’s solo career
Despite saying it’s less complicated to work alone, his association with Pink Floyd means he never wandered far, or for long, from the band
Crown Lands aim to harness Rush, Yes and geek power to fight radicalisation
Star Wars, Star Trek and Lord Of The Rings are among the epic inspirations behind latest album Apocalypse, which offers hope to those feeling end-of-days dread
