Chris Wheatley

Chris Wheatley

Chris Wheatley is an author and writer based in Oxford, UK. You can find his writing in Prog magazine, Vintage Rock, Longreads, What Culture, Songlines, Loudwire, London Jazz News and many other websites and publications. He has too many records, too many guitars, and not enough cats.

Articles by: Chris Wheatley

Tangerine Dream

"It’s timeless. It was always in its own world; it didn’t fit into any category.” Tangerine Dream and the story of Phaedra

By Chris Wheatley published

Did you know that Pink Floyd and Emerson Lake & Palmer were both instrumental in the creation of Tangerine Dream's fifth album Phaedra? Read on...

Gryphon

“Had we started a little earlier we might have survived. Yes and Genesis got through punk, but we hadn’t gotten to that point”: Gryphon, the unique band who forgot about themselves

By Chris Wheatley published

Five decades after an incredible year of two remarkable albums and large-scale touring, the reactivated band look back on crêpe paper mushrooms, stolen costumes and writing classic tracks in half an hour

Fish on Friday

“I soon realised that to earn a living what you do is sit behind a desk and not on the other side”: Fish On Friday know the rules – but they’re still trying to break them

By Chris Wheatley published

Frank Van Bogaert and Nick Beggs discuss the challenge of trying to break through when “everybody is making music” – and reveal their secret weapon as deployed on latest album 8mm

Renaissance

“I learnt such a lot from Roy Wood… when we did Northern Lights I said, ‘Why don’t we double track my voice?’ That’s all it took - but we didn’t know it would be a hit”: How Renaissance made it to Top Of The Pops and The Kenny Everett Video Show

By Chris Wheatley published

Annie Haslam’s unintentional singing career led to helping Renaissance create one of their best-loved albums in A Song For All Seasons – but at first she didn’t even realise she was doing anything special

Galahad

“Vinyl is slightly cheaper to manufacture in Poland, but all the big companies have cottoned on… it’s taken six months to get The Last Great Adventurer pressed”: Galahad on how to keep working as an independent band

By Chris Wheatley published

Decisions have been forced upon them as they approach their 40th anniversary - but some of the results turned out to be positive

Godsticks This is what a winner looks like album

This is what winning looks like: Godsticks latest might be their greatest album yet

By Chris Wheatley published

Welsh prog metal band show their class on sixth album: Godsticks' This Is What A Winner Looks Like reviewed

Wishbone Ash

“These kinds of albums only come along once in a generation." Wishbone Ash and the making of Argus

By Chris Wheatley published

The story of how UK rock quartet Wishbone Ash made their prog masterpiece Argus...