Paul Draper: "I didn’t go looking to be a solo artist" By Paul Lester published 1 August 17 After a turbulent career in Mansun, Paul Draper swapped the spotlight to go behind the scenes, writing and producing for other artists. But now he’s back with a long‑awaited debut solo album
Tim Burness talks Marillion, reading the stars and recording with Daleks By Johnny Sharp published 1 August 17 The multi-talented Tim Burness is back with a brand new album. We catch up with him to find out all about his new project
Tangerine Dream: "All we ask is that fans listen with open minds" By Malcolm Dome published 1 August 17 On their latest album, Tangerine Dream rediscover their love of synths, explore quantum physics and take inspiration from Stranger Things. The remaining Dreamers tell Prog about moving on
What's it like being a drummer in a prog band when your dad is Mike Portnoy? By Giulia Mascheroni published 1 August 17 Life can be tough when your dad is the world's biggest prog drummer – that doesn’t phase Max Portnoy, though, whose band Next To None are back with Phases, their bigger and better second album
Prog stars pick their favourite 80s prog-pop tunes By Prog published 1 August 17 Bruce Soord, Nick Beggs, Jakko Jakszyk and more pick the prog-pop gems that soundtracked their 80s
Just how progressive was 1980s pop music? By Daryl Easlea published 1 August 17 To mark Steven Wilson's new 80s-inspired album, we re-explore his cultural references and discover just how progressive the 1980s actually were…
Pye Hastings: "I worried whether doing a solo project was the right thing to do" By Malcolm Dome published 31 July 17 He may be known for a near 50-year career in Caravan, but Pye Hastings is now releasing his first proper solo album at the age of 70. Prog finds out why it took him so long...
Robert Ramsay: "I’m about as dangerous as a cheese sandwich" By Chris McGarel published 29 June 17 Robert Ramsay’s new album, Confound And Disturb, is about as aptly-named as they come. The Tinyfish/Shineback man reveals all...
Meet The Soundbyte: Expertly-crafted electro prog-metal By Isere Lloyd-Davis published 29 June 17 Norwegian avant-garde group blending prog metal and electronica
Order Of Voices: "Anyone who says they're original is lying" By Sarah Worsley published 29 June 17 Sheffield quintet discover what happens when prog meets grunge…
Meet Blackheart Orchestra, the Mancunian proggers with a twist By Isere Lloyd-Davis published 29 June 17 Mancunian multi-instrumental duo come into bloom
Eat, drink, shop and prog: the venue that lets you do it all By Natasha Scharf published 29 June 17 Celebrating Trading Boundaries, Michael Clifford and Tracy Thomson’s unique venue in Sussex, UK
Paperlate: Does arguing online ever solve anything? By John Stout published 29 June 17 A reader on the perils of arguing online
Meet Cydemind, the band making prog metal their own By Grant Moon published 29 June 17 Violinist Olivier Allard on Cydemind, the Montreal band taking prog metal and fiddling with it
It's Prog, Jim, But Not As We Know It: Necromandus By Malcolm Dome published 29 June 17 Arguing that Necromandus' album Orexis Of Death counts as prog
My Prog Hero: Jesus Jones' Iain Baker on Bill Nelson By Natasha Scharf published 29 June 17 They don’t speak the same electrical language, but Jesus Jones’ keyboardist feels real admiration for Bill Nelson
Rick Wakeman's Caped Crusade: The truth will set you free By Rick Wakeman published 29 June 17 Rick eavesdrops on a record label crisis meeting…
Three gadgets currently putting the prog into progress By Rhodri Marsden published 29 June 17 Rhodri Marsden on three of the latest must-have gizmos currently turning the prog scene on its head
Between The Buried And Me's Dan Briggs gives us a glimpse into his prog world By Grant Moon published 29 June 17 The great and good of progressive music give us a tour of their prog worlds. This month, BTBAM's Dan Briggs
Tim Blake: "We had LSD, we had Hendrix, we had everything to change the world" By Greg Moffitt published 29 June 17 Synth and electronic prog maestro Tim Blake looks back over a six-decade‑long career, remembers falling out with Daevid Allen and gives us his views on Brexit...