Latest Prog News
Dave Brock slams BBC film suggestion that Hawkwind stole Paul McCartney's long-lost bass
Paul McCartney: The Hunt For The Lost Bass tells the story of the former Beatle's long-lost Höfner violin bass
Eivør breaks two-year silence with atmospheric new track Healer
Faroese artist says her first music since 2024 is a conversation with her younger self, who was full of doubt and didn’t know her own strength
Marillion are "cooking with gas" as new album nears completion
Marillion are expected to release their twenty-first studio album later this year
New Muse single Cryogen recalls classic earlier years with spiralling guitar riffs
Muse will release their space-themed tenth studio album, The Wow! Signal in June
Yes reschedule postponed UK Fragile tour to May 2027
Yes will also release their twenty-fourth studio album, Aurora, in June
Steve Winwood pays tribute to fellow Traffic founder Dave Mason
Dave Mason and Steve Winwood founded Traffic in 1967 alongside Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood
Pink Floyd collaborator Polly Samson, wife and creative partner of David Gilmour, has a London photo exhibition
Polly Samson - Between This Breath and Then is at the Leica Gallery London
Latest Prog Features
The global hit inspired by LEGO and Simon & Garfunkel that soundtracked a Martian invasion
A decade in the making, the classic ballad featuring Moody Blues singer Justin Hayward was a standout on Jeff Wayne’s epic prog sci-fi album The War Of The Worlds
"You're never too old to learn a bit about technique." Colin Blunstone on The Zombies, keeping it in the family, and looking after what Suzannah Hoffs calls his "just plain sexy" voice
It’s that time of the season - Zombies singer Colin Blunstone is touring the UK this month
The roots of the “barbarians with electronics” accused of stealing Paul McCartney’s bass
Dave Brock’s band didn’t steal the Beatle’s instrument – but in their early days they were involved in a wide range of nefarious incidents some distance from the world of “peace and love”
Why you shouldn’t ask Tony Banks about Genesis’ live album Seconds Out
Why did he miss out an entire piano solo? Why did Steve Hackett leave during mixing sessions? Did the band sound better on stage than in the studio? Did early fans stop liking them because they became popular? The keyboard master speaks out
“Time is short. I have things I need to make before I die”: The darkness that led Ulver to Neverland
Norwegian chameleon rejected the nation’s controversial black metal scene, then rejected his record label, and recently rejected synthpop. Now he’s rejected the tragedy of the band’s past – and partying too – to embrace freedom instead
Keith Emerson’s manager wanted to ditch plans for a flying piano. Emerson proved him wrong
Backstage boss Stewart Young took one look at the prototype in 1974 and decided to walk away – but the keyboard maestro wouldn’t have it
What happened when Be-Bop Deluxe founder Bill Nelson formed an improv trio with Soft Machine and Gong members
The prog polymath felt Orchestra Futura’s performances should be left as one-off experiences. But Theo Travis and Dave Sturt persuaded him to release Live At Nelsonica & Clothworkers Hall
Latest Prog Reviews
Soen continue to become more metal and less prog with Reliance
Sticking to compositions of around four minutes, the musicianship and production remain exemplary. But it’s too often funnelled into predictable patterns
“Originally a career-staller, this version really is essential”: Ultravox’s The Collection – Deluxe Edition
Revisited with deep attention to detail, Midge Ure and co’s imperial phase reissue is a genuine audio-visual banquet
“An immersive emotional ride, showing that music makes us feel whole again”: Airbag’s Dysphoria Live
Over 20 years in, Oslo trio deliver their first official live album – and it was worth the wait
“They combine emotional intensity with rapidly evolving progressive chops”: EBB’s The Mirror
Scottish collective’s impressive second album demonstrates why their profile is exploding
“In many ways a dry run for The Wall”: Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here remains mysterious at 50
Alienation, loss and a legendary live bootleg – the prog giants’ post-Dark Side masterpiece gets an impressive anniversary box set treatment.
“Often too leaden to float, but the future is visible”: Nektar’s deluxe edition of A Tab In The Ocean
1972 album, which saw them edging away from psychedelia back to standard rock, returns with live treats that hint at what was to come
