Limelight: Why is soundtrack composer Steve Gibbs moving over to prog? By Rachel Mann published 2 August 17 Steve Gibbs has made his name as a cinematic soundtrack composer, so why is he making a move into the world of prog?
Limelight: Introducing Chicago avant-garde collective Cheer-Accident By Sid Smith published 2 August 17 Eccentric and avant-garde Chicago collective “keep moving” with album 18
Meet Laurent Goldstein, the man who's just made a film about Magma By Natasha Scharf published 2 August 17 Laurent Goldstein is a French prog fan turned filmmaker who’s just made his first music documentary, and it's about Magma!
Paperlate: Why bands can't always play your hometown By Fish published 2 August 17 Singer Fish explains why he can’t tour everywhere fans want him to
Meet James Norbert Ivanyi, the Aussie bringing prog from down under By Grant Moon published 2 August 17 Aussie guitarist James Norbert Ivanyi has triumphed over tragedy to bring his blend of prog to the world
It's Prog, Jim, But Not As We Know It: David Gates By Daryl Easlea published 2 August 17 Arguing the toss for David Gates – First's addition to the prog canon
My Prog Hero: New Order bassist Peter Hook on Tony McPhee of Groundhogs By Jo Kendall published 2 August 17 How the former New Order bassist got floored by the high-strung antics of Tony McPhee
Rick Wakeman's Caped Crusade: That's not my name! By Rick Wakeman published 2 August 17 Rick’s tales of mistaken identity could fill several autobiographies…
Fad gadgets: The gizmos putting the prog into progress By Rhodri Marsden published 2 August 17 The Hurdy-Gurdy, Soundbrake and Beobrew are the coolest music-themed gadgets you can get your hands on this month
Magenta's Rob Reed gives us a glimpse into his prog world By Grant Moon published 2 August 17 The great and good of progressive music give us a glimpse into their prog worlds. This month, it's Magenta's Rob Reed
The Prog interview: John McLaughlin By David West published 2 August 17 From helping create jazz rock fusion to tackling everything from funk to Indian music to flamenco, McLaughlin’s career has been defined by taking his music into unknown territories
A Formal Horse: "We’re all smelly, longhaired rockers at heart" By Phil Weller published 2 August 17 Three singers and three EPs in and Southampton’s quirky four-piece A Formal Horse have found the perfect blend of ingredients for their hard rock meets nerdy prog cocktail
Snarky Puppy: How a bunch of college kids became a Grammy-winning global concern By Grant Moon published 2 August 17 In 13 years, Snarky Puppy have grown from a cult progressive jazz unit at a Texas college into a Grammy-winning collective touring the world. Leader Michael League tells us more
Lifesigns take us behind the scenes of their new album Cardington By Grant Moon published 1 August 17 It’s four long years since Lifesigns’ debut album earned them much acclaim and love on the prog circuit. We find out more about their crowdfunded follow‑up Cardington
The Tangent's Andy Tillison on life and death, punk and prog By Johnny Sharp published 1 August 17 After a break from music following a heart attack, Andy Tillison found his prog muse again thanks to the politics and polemics of Brexit. The Tangent man tells us all
Brexit, Charlotte Church and cat people: Inside Schnauser's new album By Jo Kendall published 1 August 17 British politics and passive aggressive cat owners: it’s all in the melting pot for Schnauser’s aggravating sixth album, Irritant
Kim Seviour: "Wherever I’ve gone, I've taken singing with me" By Chris Cope published 1 August 17 When singer Kim Seviour left Touchstone in 2015 as her battle against a draining fatigue condition intensified, things looked bleak. But now she’s back with her debut solo album
Mogwai talk us through their most ambitious album yet By Martin Kielty published 1 August 17 After exploding into the public consciousness once again with last year’s Atomic soundtrack, Mogwai are back with dazzling new record Every Country’s Sun. They tell us more
The Outer Limits: How prog are Alt-J? By Paul Lester published 1 August 17 Look beyond their mainstream trappings and you’ll find that Alt-J are a band hell-bent on experimentation – so we ask, just how prog are Alt-J?
Return of the synth: Introducing Mastodon side project Arcadea By Dom Lawson published 1 August 17 The music of the 80s has seen a resurgence in recent years, and the latest convert to these nostalgic sounds is Mastodon’s Brann Dailor, with his synth-heavy prog rock side project Arcadea
