“Craziness is something holy”: The prog credentials of pioneering producer Conny Plank
He helped create krautrock before his influence stretched round the progressive world via his belief that “craziness is something holy”
He helped create krautrock before his influence stretched round the progressive world via his belief that “craziness is something holy”
It’s not inspired by a Michael Moorcock story or an ancient Japanese proverb – It’s just about spitting, farting and behaving like animals
From headliners Meshuggah to left-field picks like Glassing, Arctangent’s 10th birthday was another extravaganza of forward-thinking talent
Guitarist explains his love for Thom Yorke’s band and (almost) everything they’ve ever done
Rick Wakeman recalls quitting with Jon Anderson, Steve Howe recalls hoping they’d return, and Trevor Horn recalls being dragged into the line-up that bounced back in 1980
Cool new prog you must hear today from Kosmodrome, The Wring, Death By Gong and more...
Despite what you may have heard, there is no animosity between England's most famous punk and prog rock bands
Hooked when he heard Tom Sawyer on local radio, the metal singer remains amazed at the trio’s ability to make a story engaging – even if you don’t understand it
He’s proud Space Shanty has found an audience over 52 years – but bemused at its collectible status
Surprised that Prog wants to talk about The Itself Of Itself, he explains why he’s exploring ideas with sound rather than melody or rhythm, and how Pink Floyd might be where it all started
The space rock poet, who died in 1988, inspired Auteurs leader and Britpop pioneer Haines to explore a wider world of art
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Pye Hastings, Davy O’List and others recall the company that aimed for an audience of “groovy people” and backed The Moody Blues, Caravan, The Move, Camel, Procol Harum and others
Being prepared and embracing deadlines have never been her strong suits – but when she developed a new approach for Love In Constant Spectacle, she was delighted with the results
They were only around for half of the decade before splitting – but left an indelible mark with six albums of bold, visionary work
1984 release led the way for countless bands who’d be labelled shoegaze and dream-pop – but trio’s motivation was to find their own direction
2005’s Ghost Reveries was the album that kicked Opeth to the next level, but Mikael Åkerfeldt wanted to untangle his band from the metal scene
The King had just staged his comeback and Jethro Tull were touring breakthrough album Stand Up – but when the ‘invitation’ came to greet Presley, Anderson resisted