Latest Prog News
Jean-Michel Jarre to release Live In Bratislava in September
Jean-Michel Jarre's Live In Bratislava, featuring his first ever collaboration with Queen guitarist Brian May, will be released in September
Styx share first new music from upcoming new album Circling From Above
US pomp rockers Styx will release their 18th studio album Circling From Above in July
Watch John McLaughlin wow the Montreux Jazz Festival with an emotive version of Abbaji
John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension will release Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2022 on Blu-ray and vinyl in August
A.A. Williams reveals UK and Europe tour plans
London post-rock luminary A.A. Williams details upcoming shows
Former Hawkwind and David Bowie violinist and keyboardist Simon House has died, aged 76
House also featured in early prog bands High Tide and Third Ear Band before joining Hawkwind in 1974
"I'm scared for my life and career at this point." Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy jokes he's worried about his job after spate of drummer firings
Josh Freese, Zak Starkey and Jason Bonham have been let go – which Portnoy says makes it a weird time for drummers
Giles, Giles & Fripp remastered reissues coming on vinyl and CD in July
Robert Fripp's pre-King Crimson musical endeavours with Michael and Peter Giles to be released in July
Latest Prog Features
When The Pineapple Thief began to break through with Someone Here Is Missing
Just before their eighth album arrived, Bruce Soord reflected on remixing his back catalogue, learning to keep a distance from fans and the validity of comparisons with Porcupine Tree
Siobhan Fahey’s lifelong passion for prog is only hinted at in Bananarama’s name
A Frank Zappa show bored her to sleep, but the Shakespeare’s Sister masterming has remained in love with Roxy Music, Hawkwind and Syd Barrett
Great new prog from Nad Sylvan, Ihlo, Jonathan Hultén and more in Prog's new Tracks Of The Week!
Cool prog you need to hear from Grace Hayhurst, Hiroe, Eden Cirus, Hemelbestormer and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week...
Toto finally released a live DVD after two attempts had failed for Spinal Tap style reasons
A last-minute crew change, an exploding car and a contract battle all contributed to plans being abandoned, until the band delivered 35th Anniversary: Live In Poland in 2014
John McLaughlin doesn’t know why his music sold so well. In fact, he knows he knows nothing
The jazz rock pioneer on being fast and loud, walking away from success, and why a musician is actually exploring the meaning of life
IQ’s Peter Nicholls learned to stop hating his voice, love songwriting and keep albums shorter
After watching a YouTube review, the 45-year veterans resisted the temptation to make Dominion another double LP. But they made enough music to limit the time before their next release
Emerson, Lake & Palmer often didn’t work. Neither did projects that featured just two of them
Massive musical ability crossed with pomposity and excess made it difficult for the supergroup to meet expectations – but even with one of the giant personalities missing, the other pair could struggled to deliver
Latest Prog Reviews
“His carefree aesthetic is wonderfully captured’”: Kevin Ayers’ Shooting At The Moon
Canterbury icon’s erratic second album, on vinyl for the first time, shines with the contributions of Mike Oldfield and Lol Coxhill
“Is this a feel-bad album?”: 10th anniversary edition of Bruce Soord’s solo debut
New vinyl version proves that songs he writes outside The Pineapple Thief’s domain still deserve to be heard
Gentle Giant’s Playing The Fool – The Complete Live Experience is an exceptional work
The real-life running order is reinstated, audience sound is returned and Derek Shulman’s song introductions are heard in souped-up version of 1977 classic
Anthony Phillips’ remastered, extended Sail The World is literally yacht music
It’s smooth sailing in every sense from the original Genesis guitarist, packed with extensive insight and unheard material
Gong’s 10th anniversary edition of I See You casts Daevid Allen’s final work in a new light
Subtle touches mark the full-circle moment when Allen – who still had plenty to say – put his band in the hands of Kavus Torabi, and the wheel moved on
Pentangle’s The Albums: 1968-1972: a lavish celebration of folk’s first supergroup
Box set featuring their first six records is enhanced with out-takes, live tracks and solo material by Bert Jansch and John Renbourn
