Articles by Prog

“The aim was to be ‘the best group in the world’… this easily becomes confused with ‘the most successful group in the world,’ at which point the music may get lost”: Robert Fripp’s observation of King Crimson

By Prog published 22 September 24

Ever wondered what the band is all about? Here are several ways of approaching the question, suggested by the man who’s done the most thinking about it

Klone guitarist Guillame Bernard chooses his favourite Riverside songs

By Prog published 2 May 24

Both Riverside and Klone will be touring the UK and Ireland together in May

“It’s about keeping rich people rich and poor people poor… that’s the reason we’re in perpetual war”: When Roger Waters was asked to take on the mantle of Pink Floyd, it rejuvenated him

By Prog published 30 April 24

After the revelation of his Desert Trip festival experience, he returned with his Us + Them tour – eight years after he thought he’d delivered his swan song

Cool new prog music you have to hear this week from Big Big Train, Exploring Birdsong, Midas Fall and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week

By Prog published 16 February 24

Great new prog music to check out from Caleb Landry Jones, Circuline, Dave McLean, Abstrakt Lake and more...

“We can effectively run ourselves and keep the band releasing material without compromising creative integrity.” Introducing The Gift

By Prog published 9 December 23

Prog spoke with UK prog rockers The Gift on the eve of the release of their second album Land Of Shadows

“There was too much isolation, loneliness and access to cheap booze and drugs”: Kevin Ayers’ Falling Up reissue

By Prog published 22 September 23

Despite its background, Soft Machine man’s 1988 comeback makes a refreshing return

“Updating The Wall for disaffected, mid-90s youth”: The prog roots of Nine Inch Nails’ The Downward Spiral

By Prog published 20 August 23

Trent Reznor’s 1994 epic explored the collapse of a character like Pink Floyd had done 15 years earlier - but in a musically different manner

Prog's Tracks Of The Week: new music from Neal Morse, Haken and more

By Prog, Natasha Scharf published 23 June 23

Cool new prog music from NMB, Edward Reekers, Frankie & The Witch Fingers and more...

montage of Prog's tracks of the week band images for 9 June 2023

Prog's Tracks Of The Week: new music from King Gizzard, IO Earth and more

By Prog published 9 June 23

Cool new prog music from ZIO, Monuments, The Book Of Revelations and more...

Prog's Tracks Of The Week: new music from King Gizzard, eMolecule and more...

By Prog, Jerry Ewing, Natasha Scharf published 19 May 23

Cool new prog music from Robert Reed, That Joe Payne, Toby Peterson-Stewart, Giant Walker and more...

Thirteen gems from the Barclay James Harvest back catalogue

By Prog published 20 January 23

Here's some of the best tracks from Oldham's finest prog export Barclay James Harvest