BBC's 2026 Proms season to feature a Prog Prom for the very first time!
"Prog is simply great music," says this year's Prog Prom curator and 6 Music Freak Zone presenter Stuart Maconie
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Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to duet on Macca's new album The Boys of Dungeon Lane
The two surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr sing on ode to Liverpool called Home to Us
"The fans always come first." Iron Maiden won't be attending their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Iron Maiden aren't snubbing the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, they just won't be there
Petition launched to save studio where Iron Maiden recorded The Number Of The Beast
"If this development goes ahead, we will lose far more than a studio"
Grateful Dead release Play Dead official streaming app
"We are giving listeners unprecedented access to 30 years of live recordings, via one of the greatest live archives ever assembled"
Artists
“Professional pianists are the only ones who say, ‘I understand why he wanted to kill himself’” – Keith Emerson’s partner
Mari Kawaguchi remembers hearing his best-ever performance of Tarkus in a Japanese dive bar, where the critics couldn’t hurt him
How Aerosmith changed the internet as we know it
In 1994 Aerosmith did something no other major band had ever done, and gave the world a glimpse of what was to come
“You realise the hard way that it sucks when your passion is your job”: How Periphery lost their way
Misha Mansoor explains why people who think his band need advice have misunderstood their entire purpose
How Mott The Hoople fell to earth - and left one of rock’s great farewell albums behind them
Mott The Hoople’s The Hoople album was a fitting swansong
Music
A salute to Axe's forgotten blue-collar gruntrock party classic, Offering
Revisiting one of melodic rock's greatest long-lost albums
Big Big Train's Greg Spawton picks the soundtrack of his life
Big Big Train co-founder Gregory Spawton picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance
Every The Smashing Pumpkins album ranked from worst to best
The collected studio works of Billy Corgan and company rated and ranked, from the so-so to the smashing
Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: April 20, 2026
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Skindred, The Karma Effect, Billy Talent and more
Tech
The vinyl rescue kit: 8 budget buys to protect and enhance your Record Store Day finds
I've picked out a variety of accessories for your new record player that'll keep your vinyl in great condition and enhance your listening pleasure
9 stylish and affordable vinyl storage upgrades for your Record Store Day 2026 scores
With options ranging from portable vinyl crates to integrated stands for your records and turntable, there's no excuse not to make room for your RSD26 purchases
How to calibrate your turntable: Get the most from your Record Store Day 2026 scores with my step-by-step guide
A few simple steps is all that separates you from getting your turntable up to speed for optimal performance
Best vinyl record storage 2026: Take good care of your vinyl purchases with this selection of storage solutions
Show your vinyl some love and get everything organised with our record storage ideas that'll keep everything neat and tidy
Latest Reviews
Nine Inch Nails get a Clubland-style remix: Review
Nine Inch Nails and recent tourmate Boys Noize have teamed up for a killer remix album to commemorate their Coachella sets
Motörhead's On Parole Sessions are a noble endeavour but the extras are perplexing
Motörhead's shelved would-have-been debut album gets the box set treatment it doesn’t need
Jim Jones All Stars' Cat Fight is a record for people who wanna have a good time, all the time
Produced by the Black Crowes' Chris Robinson, Cat Fight is a sleazy Shangri-La
Mysterious Viking war trance duo Eihwar bring a party like no other to London
Eihwar bring the bangers to the UK capital
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Exclusive Magenta Tarot bundle with limited edition t-shirt on sale now!
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Attention all planets of the Solar Federation! Rush have assumed control of the cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now!
Plus Anthony Phillips, Richard Barbieri, Magenta, Spock's Beard, Steve Hillage, Einar Solberg, Green Carnation, Major Parkinson and more...
