What Steven Wilson learned about Robert Fripp from remixing King Crimson
Admitting that arrogance played a role in accepting the challenge, Wilson was left with an even greater appreciation of Fripp’s achievements
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The unbelievable rise of Opeth, the band who went from death metal no-hopers to prog royalty
Inside one of the most remarkable success stories in modern metal
How hard rock supergroup Chickenfoot restarted the party on their second album, III
Chickenfoot’s second album, III, picked up where their debut left off
New Order’s Peter Hook hails Groundhogs’ Split
Long before he started playing bass, but after discovering Wishbone Ash and Curved Air, he was introduced to the pioneering power trio’s 1971 album by a future bandmate
The life and times of Steve Hillage, the maverick guitarist who helped shape the sound of prog
Steve Hillage was one of the architects of 70s prog
If you don’t like Bob Dylan's Bringing It All Back Home, you don’t like music. You should hand your ears back
It’s not when-Dylan-went-electric, it’s not when Dylan ditched protest songs: it's when Dylan laid the foundations for everything we love
The chaotic story of Black Sabbath’s Born Again and the booze-fuelled union of two rock legends
Black Sabbath’s Born Again: flawed classic or total disaster? Ian Gillan has opinions
How doomed Beach Boy Dennis Wilson made his solo masterpiece Pacific Ocean Blue
Beach Boys drummer and singer Dennis Wilson made a cult classic with 1977’s Pacific Ocean Blue – a few years later he was dead
How Pearl Jam channelled Pink Floyd and emerged with their weirdest ever single
The Seattle giants were determined to show they had moved on from being the band that had made Ten and Vs., and this strange lead single was their Exhibit A
Elkie Brooks looks back on wild times with Vinegar Joe and six decades of rock'n'roll
Catch British singer Elkie Brooks on her farewell tour after more than half a century at the microphone
Propagandhi: “The KKK were phoning my house and threatening me”
Canada’s premiere punks talk about their new album At Peace, searching for comfort in the chaos and antagonising the KKK
The Brian Fallon and Gaslight Anthem albums you should definitely listen to
With The Gaslight Anthem and solo Brian Fallon has made some marvellous records, but industry pressures extracted a heavy toll
How Roger Hodgson created Supertramp’s most ambitious song, and why he won’t say what it means
Inspired by the Beatles, a famous piece of classical music and the post-war era, Fool’s Overture isn’t the band’s longest song – but it’s by far their most complex and intense
Six things you need to know about Shaman’s Harvest
Shaman's Harvest's Nate Hunt on surviving workplace falls, deadly tornados and Chad Kroeger parties
Jethro Tull’s struggle to make Aqualung, in their own words
Their fourth album, a prophetic masterpiece and best-selling work, made them stars – but its creation wasn’t easy
Best record players 2025: the top turntables for every budget
A broad look at the very best record players on the market today, from affordable automatics to hi-end, hi-fi highlights
A mountain monastery, a bus in a snowstorm: Von Hertzen Brothers’ Nine Lives was tough work
The Finnish brothers created a different working method for their fifth album, but to their surprise the results weren’t much different from the previous four. Which was no bad thing
The best new rock songs you need to hear right now
Starring Witch Fever, Dinosaur Pile-Up, The Southern River Band and more!
“Now I’m James LaBrie’s biggest cheerleader”: Mike Portnoy on his return to Dream Theater
Co-founding drummer discusses how easy 16th album Parasomnia came together, his sadness when he thought a reunion might not happen, and how he’s not quite the control freak some people think he is
