
The anarchic early years of one of rock's most enigmatic groups, The Mars Volta
An interview with The Mars Volta's Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala
An interview with The Mars Volta's Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala
King Crimson biographer and Prog writer Sid Smith pays tribute to percussionist Jamie Muir, who died this weekend, aged 82
Finnish prog-doomers’ ninth record contains elements of Queen, Marillion, Metallica’s Black Album and pop production – but most of their mesmerising melancholy remains
The Damned guitarist on spending years ripping off the genre he professed to hate, and the obscure tracks he’d play on Desert Island Discs – if they’d ever let him appear
Irish band broke the limits of their own ambition when they performed every track of their seventh record at ArcTanGent
Co-founding singer and keyboardist on his prog influences, hiring a shouting woman to conserve his voice, taking a rock-is-dead approach to his final solo albums – and why he doesn’t care if he isn’t remembered
The story of how 19-year-old Kate Bush became one of the world's biggest music phenomenons, with a little help from David Gilmour and Emily Brontë
Never mind the usual drink and drug offences… quirky, eccentric incidents seem to surround some of those who make music the same way
Violinist discovered MTV and never looked back thanks to the influence of Yes, Rush, Zappa – and the band he’d later join
The Radiohead man was being pretty chill when talking about acts who have been influenced by his band… and then he remembered the M word
Cool new proggy sounds you from Lights Of Skadi, Sally Potter, Pearl Handled Revolver and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week
After Emerson Lake & Palmer’s High Voltage concert, the drummer shared his thoughts on his former bandmates and pondered an unfulfilled ambition
Robert Fripp, Ian Anderson, Steven Wilson, Martin Scorsese, Mike Portnoy, Tom Morello, Trevor Rabin and many others share their thoughts on the Progfather
From Genesis frontman to solo star and beyond: The rise, fall and rise again of Peter Gabriel, the great innovator
They ditched the kimonos for keyboards and pursued a new, modern sound that had fans bewitched and bewildered in equal measure. Here are some prime examples
A song about being picked up and taken away by aliens, Come Sail Away gave Styx a career boost and eventually took on a life of its own
Latest line-up’s new album Born Horses is many things, but Jonathan Donahue says it’s not pop-friendly, radio-friendly, pristine, clear, easier to mix… and it’s not de-seagulled either
They still don’t agree over the contents of their make-or-break 1997 album – except on one thing they did wrong
Bassist recalls the AOR giants’ progressive early years and explains why he thinks the genre is getting stronger all the time