Prog
California Dreamin'
He's a musician who never plans for anything, but Tangerine Dream fans can rejoice in not just the 50th-anniversary reissue of Phaedra, but also a new album from one of its creators. Synth maestro Peter Baumann makes a welcome return with Nightfall, which continues his ongoing exploration of the human condition. He tells Prog why he prefers to do things in a haphazard way and why he wishes he'd had the chance to work with Edgar Froese again.
7 min |
Issue 161
Prog
Analogue Master
On his second solo album, Gamle Mester, Wobbler keyboard player Lars Fredrik Frøislie unleashes a tour de force of old-school analogue wizardry. Lars kindly invites Prog into his magical world of vintage instrumentation to find out more.
5 min |
Issue 161
Prog
SKIN ALLEY
Sun Music - The Complete Recordings 1969-1973 ESOTERIC
1 min |
Issue 161
Prog
ELBOW
Guy Garvey and co offer classy leftovers from sessions for their last album.
1 min |
Issue 161
Prog
JON ANDERSON & THE BAND GEEKS
Jon Anderson loses his way in the middle of Close To The Edge. It’s the opening song of the final show of this leg of the Yes — Epics, Classics & More Tour, and he stops, clearly unsure of his place in the song.
2 min |
Issue 161
Prog
FIFTH DAUGHTER
Diagonal and Running Dogs musos team up for intergalactic musical adventures.
2 min |
Issue 161
Prog
ROD RODRIGUES
Never sticking to a planned route, the Brazilian-Canadian guitarist fuses prog with metal to reach new destinations.
1 min |
Issue 161
Prog
RIZ STORY
Anyone mastermind discusses his prophetic new double album, Al sentience and the joys of creating in complete solitude.
4 min |
Issue 161
Prog
FAUN FABLES
Storytelling family tap into nature, avant-folk and Yes's back catalogue.
2 min |
Issue 161
Prog
JAMES WALBOURNE
Richard Thompson's quality songwriting and stellar musicianship opened a whole new world for The Pretenders and His Lordship guitarist.
2 min |
Issue 161
Prog
NOVA CASCADE'S DAVE HILBORNE RIP
Fulsome tributes are made by compatriots as he leaves behind a five-album legacy.
1 min |
Issue 161
Prog
BTBAM CHECK IN WITH NEW ALBUM
Latest concept album and new line-up, pushes them all the way to their limits.
1 min |
Issue 161
Classic Rock
Lynyrd Skynyrd
The iconic southern rock band play four UK shows in July. Will they play Free Bird? Good chance.
4 min |
Summer 2025
Classic Rock
REVOLUTION CALLING
The editor of What Hi-Fi magazine charts the rise and fall and rise of the CD.
4 min |
Summer 2025
Classic Rock
RICK DERRINGER
August 5, 1947 - May 26, 2025 The guitarist died at 77 as this issue went to press. Next month we will present a full tribute with a rare interview he gave just last year. Dave Ling offers some highlights of his life and times.
4 min |
Summer 2025
Classic Rock
Ravagers
Part Hanoi Rocks, part their skanky selves, meet the band soundtracking the end of the world.
2 min |
Summer 2025
Classic Rock
Sparks
With 28 albums' worth of songs to choose from, “hopefully there will be some surprises”.
2 min |
Summer 2025
Classic Rock
THE GREAT ESCAPE
The human experience is hard. One of life's pleasures for Eureka Machines is “having these little tunes, at gigs, that give people a couple of hours to get out of their heads”.
7 min |
Summer 2025
Classic Rock
BEYOND BROTHERS
It might be overshadowed by that looming resonator guitar, but Dire Straits' back catalogue runs far deeper and richer than Brothers In Arms.
5 min |
Summer 2025
Classic Rock
LIVE AND DANGEROUS
On a summer's day in 1985, some of the biggest names in rock and pop came together to perform at the USA leg of Live Aid. Despite the flood of goodwill and camaraderie, the lead-up to the event wasn't without some clashes of the titans.
10+ min |
Summer 2025
Classic Rock
THAT'S THE WAY YOU DO IT
After four Top 5 albums, Dire Straits were doing well but were hardly a household name. That all changed when they made Brothers In Arms. Mark Knopfler, John Illsley and Guy Fletcher take us back.
10+ min |
Summer 2025
Classic Rock
HALLOWED BE THY STALE
With Iron Maiden about to return to the UK as part of their Run For Your Lives world tour, manager Rod Smallwood shares with us what he regards as “the most important and interesting” shows the band have ever played.
7 min |
Summer 2025
Classic Rock
YOU PLAY THE GUITAR ON THE MTV
The instrument that featured on the cover of Dire Straits' Brothers In Arms is still very much in use.
1 min |
Summer 2025
Classic Rock
King Diamond
The Danish shrieker returns with “a horror show set to music”.
2 min |
Summer 2025
Classic Rock
H.e.a.t
Frontman Kenny Leckremo on the state of rock, his predecessor, why Swedes write great songs, big hair...
4 min |
Summer 2025
Classic Rock
Star Circus
Variety is said to be the spice of life, and musically these guys throw a lot into the ring.
2 min |
Summer 2025
Classic Rock
WHERE IS OZZY?
As he prepares to retire from the road, a new seek-and-find book celebrates the legend.
1 min |
Summer 2025
Classic Rock
Buckcherry
Frontman Josh Todd's mea culpa gave the Californian rockers their biggest radio hit, with a song that music fans of all stripes can identify with and which has brought many to tears.
4 min |
Summer 2025
Classic Rock
The Soundtrack Of My Life
Counting Crows main man Adam Duritz on the records, artists and gigs that are of lasting significance to him.
4 min |
Summer 2025
Classic Rock
Battlesnake
They often perform in just underwear, they like to live dangerously on stage, they dig chaos, bombast, the Bible's stories...
3 min |