Latest articles by Rob Hughes
Robby Krieger and John Densmore remember life with Jim Morrison and tell the story of The Doors
Sixty years after The Doors took audiences on a destination-unknown thrill ride, Robby Krieger and John Densmore tell the band's wild story
“Robert Fripp always has an excuse not to play”: Toyah Willcox is more than Mrs King Crimson
From post-punk icon and award-winning female solo artist to becoming regarded as just the prog mastermind’s wife, her rebellious creative energy is fired by Roxy Music, Devo, The Tubes and all things off the wall
The Pretenders albums you should listen to... and one to avoid
Navigating a path through classic pop, soul, garage-rock and rock’n’roll, Chrissie Hynde steered the Pretenders to major success - and these are their best albums
Steven Wilson on being a control freak, the wonder of space, Porcupine Tree and more
Steven Wilson's new album The Overview promises to take listeners "on an incredible journey from Earth to the other side of the universe"
Tim Smith’s Cardiacs story will end with long-awaited final album LSD
Members of the band who influenced Steven WIlson, Radiohead, Opeth, Andy Partridge and more explain what they did and why it mattered
The epic life and career of John Paul Jones, the heartbeat of Led Zeppelin and so much more
Crack session musician, in-demand producer, one quarter of the world’s biggest rock band – ex-Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones has done it all
The Moody Blues albums you should definitely listen to, and one to avoid
Originally just another R&B band, the Moody Blues would create one of the sounds of the late 60s/early 70s as psychedelic and progressive rock pioneers
Tony Levin on the differences between Peter Gabriel and Robert Fripp
Veteran bassist Tony Levin, who met Peter Gabriel and Robert Fripp on the same day in 1976, compares and contrasts the two band leaders
Matt Berry on whether he prefers making music to comedy
Matt Berry’s Heard Noises coincided with the end of What We Do In The Shadows and his 50th birthday – making it the most confessional album of his career
The Kinks guitarist Dave Davies’ wild tales of Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Led Zeppelin and more
Partying with Keith Moon, jamming with Jerry Lee Lewis, getting into a ménage à trois with Brian Jones – Dave Davies has done it all
When the music's over - the story of The Doors' strange afterlife
The death of talismanic frontman Jim Morrison in 1971 looked like it marked the end of the road for The Doors. But his bandmates had other ideas
The heroes and villains of the Black Sabbath journey
Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler reflect on some good, bad and ugly encounters
From microbiologist to musician - the unlikely rise of Stephen Wilson Jr
Inspired by his late father, songwriter-for-hire Stephen Wilson Jr is now telling his stories with his own voice
The song that transformed Dire Straits' fortunes and set them on the path to global fame
Inspired by watching a hopeless jazz combo play in a deserted pub, Sultans Of Swing sent Dire Straits on a journey to superstardom
How Them Crooked Vultures became modern rock’s greatest one-and-done supergroup
What happened when Dave Grohl, Josh Homme and John Paul Jones teamed up in Them Crooked Vu.tures
Jazz, socialism and an absurdist slant: Robert Wyatt on his improvised life
Fuelled by jazz, socialism and an absurdist slant on the world around him, the retired Canterbury icon’s instincts served him well during a remarkable career
Maxine Peake’s prog adventures with Aphrodite’s Child, Gong, Hawkwind and mushrooms
The award-winning Shameless, Silk and The Village actress finds inspiration in the genre’s theatrics – and explains why she feels it’s a summertime experience
How Jethro Tull conquered America in the 70s and became rock’s unlikeliest superstars
They ended the 1960s opening for Led Zeppelin in the US and ended the 70s headlining multiple nights at Madison Square Garden
“It might inspire people to create movies”: John Carpenter’s second career in prog
The cult movie director started composing his own soundtracks out of necessity. Eventually he returned to his first love of music to create the Lost Themes album series, and began touring too
The amazing things Phil Manzanera discovered when he looked into his past
After writing a memoir, the guitarist has done the musical equivalent with an 11-disc box set exploring his five-decade career. He explains how he landed his dream gig, how Robert Fripp beat him to a tonal ambition, and why, in a way, Roxy is still active
How prog were Neil Innes and the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band?
The Bonzo Dog and Rutles man discusses his career and recent studio album Nearly Really...
How Robert Fripp brought King Crimson back for their final resurrection
In 2014, Robert Fripp brought King Crimson back from hiatus – and he was ready to make a “joyous racket”
Nils Lofgren’s wild stories of Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed and more
From The Boss to Chuck Berry, Nils Lofgren has played with them all and lived to tell the tale
