Meet Sacri Monti, the psychedelic rockers who don’t know where they’re going but dig the journey
From Oceanside, California, Sacri Monti met in high school in the early 2000s and have been jamming (and other things) ever since
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"I've always existed between two cultures." Meet Lowen, 2024's breakout prog metal sensation inspired by System Of A Down and Akercocke
Lowen's Nina Saedi is reclaiming a cultural heritage she is exiled from through a stunning mix of doom and prog metal
Best budget wireless headphones: cut the cable with our expert pick of cheap wireless headphones
Got wires? These don’t! We've picked from a broad school of budget wireless headphones to find you the best-in-class that don’t break the bank
David Thomas calls Pere Ubu “avant-garage” – but how prog are they?
They’re unmistakably American, but their lead visionary names Henry Cow, Soft Machine, Gentle Giant and Van der Graaf Generator among his motivators, and explains why his band is definitely not punk
The night Bob Dylan trolled David Letterman and a TV audience of millions
When The Late Show celebrated its 10th anniversary they organised the starriest of all-star bands to back Bob Dylan. It did not work out
The 10 best King Crimson songs, by Jakko Jakszyk
King Crimson guitarist and singer Jakko Jakszyk picks his 10 favourite tracks by his favourite band
Introducing Crossbone Skully, Tommy Henriksen's avenging superhero from outer space
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Danny Bowes on the long road to recovery and his spoken word tour
Back from the brink: Thunder vocalist Danny Bowes returns after major medical trauma
Best record players: turntables tested for every budget
Want to hear your records at their very best? Our experts have picked out the best record players for every budget, from affordable automatics to hi-end, hi-fi highlights
Fantastic Negrito has poured his upbringing into his extraordinary and beautiful latest album
Xavier Dphrepaulezz on Sion Of A Broken Man, the concept album inspired by his tumultuous relationship with his late father
Phil Collins: “I don’t have many rock’n’roll stories; that was always someone else’s job”
He may not always have been life and soul of the party, but he’s been the heartbeat behind songs across a huge range of genres – to his lasting pride
Cats In Space and Willie Dowling are on tour and cannot get enough of each other
Pop-leaning rock band Cats In Space and multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer and producer Willie Dowling have four dates together this month
Those Damn Crows are used to big crowds, but their next show is the big step up
Welsh rockers Those Damn Crows are going from strength to strength – we check in ahead of the biggest show of their lives
The 10 best metalcore albums of 2024
From UK greats Bring Me The Horizon and While She Sleeps to young innovators like Heriot and Scene Queen, metalcore has had a hell of a year
The 10 best black metal albums of 2024
You may as well rename Ihsahn, Zeal & Ardor and Witch Club Satan “Spinal Tap”, because there was none more black in 2024
Kate Bush's only live performance on US TV didn't transform her fortunes, but she did inspire a Hollywood actor's recipe for braised spare ribs
in 1978 Kate Bush appeared on Saturday Night Live, impressing a budding musician and inspiring a future cinema star
How prog were Neil Innes and the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band?
His lyrical wit and musical genius helped spawn the definitive Fab Four pastiche band, got him a position in Monty Python and generated a hit single his band hadn’t wanted – leading him to compare himself to Shakespeare
The best new rock songs you need to hear right now
Including The Wildhearts, Larkin Poe, Dorothy and five other guardians at the rock'n'roll gates
How Eric Clapton helped reinvent the blues with The Bluesbreakers’ landmark Beano album
The epic story of John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers’ 1966 blues rock milestone Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton
