Prog
THE SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND
As his stint with late 60s psychedelic act Giant Moth and his largely spoken-word documentary/concept LP Alex Harvey Presents: The Loch Ness Monster attest, Alex Harvey's long, eclectic career was studded with prog-friendly episodes. It was in 1972, though, that the singer recruited the group that were his passport to all kinds of versatility. With The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, prog, hard rock, and a slightly sinister strain of mime and Weimar Republic-inspired theatricality were go.
1 min |
Issue 162
Prog
VMBRA
Manchester quartet hit heavy and soft with radiant prog sound.
2 min |
Issue 162
Prog
IN MEMORY OF DAVE COUSINS
Strawbs co-founder Dave Cousins died in July following a long illness. The singer, songwriter and guitarist enjoyed an active musical career spanning more than six decades and has been name- checked by many musicians as a key influence and inspiration. We reflect on his rich legacy and reveal plans for a number of posthumous releases, including the long-awaited new Strawbs album.
7 min |
Issue 162
Prog
BIOSCOPE
Popcorn at the ready as Marillion's Steve Rothery and Tangerine Dream's Thorsten Quaeschning deliver cinematic soundscapes and musical moving pictures on widescreen debut album.
3 min |
Issue 162
Prog
Sounds Of Love
Kate Bush's fifth album combines hit singles with a seven-song conceptual suite, all expressing the unmistakable style of one of progressive music's most uncompromising visionaries. To mark 40 years of inspiration, The Anchoress, Within Temptation's Sharon den Adel, Auri's Johanna Kurkela, The Blackheart Orchestra's Chrissy Mostyn and Exploring Birdsong's Lynsey Ward celebrate the enduring magic and influence of Hounds Of Love.
6 min |
Issue 162
Prog
Where Are We?
Stockholm instrumentalists Gösta Berlings Saga are back and celebrating 25 years of heady musical adventures with their seventh album, Forever Now. Driven by a thrill-seeking wanderlust to explore new sounds and the desire to remain recognisable, the band tell Prog they're always searching for something new, even if they're not actually sure what that is.
5 min |
Issue 162
Prog
GALAHAD
Forty years ago, a group of Dorset lads named their new band after a local fruit and veg delivery business, not an Arthurian knight as was widely perceived. They've since battled through numerous lineup changes and personal challenges, but Galahad never gave up on their musical quest.
2 min |
Issue 162
Prog
GIANCARLO ERRA
Nosound's mastermind and melancholic soundtracker on rediscovering the heart of his music, playing the Marillion Weekend in Italy and accidentally gathering enough material to make a mini-album.
4 min |
Issue 162
Guitarist
Tones Behind The Tracks
On his second solo album, Mark Morton steps away from metal and towards Southern rock with a host of guest stars joining him on the way
5 min |
Summer 2025
Guitarist
Shop Talk
Neville Marten talks about a couple of recent in-store guitar purchases and laments the demise of several much-loved music shops
2 min |
Summer 2025
Guitarist
1961 Southern Jumbo Restoration Ptl
Can this early 60s Gibson Southern Jumbo be saved or has it gone belly up?
6 min |
Summer 2025
Guitarist
Goin' Down To Memphis
Will we ever know the true story of this fabled guitar? For some it's iconic, for others it was simply a cobbled together working tool for a master...
6 min |
Summer 2025
Guitarist
Feedback
Driving in Salford recently I saw that PMT (Play Music Today) was closed, I later discovered that they had gone into administration.
5 min |
Summer 2025
Guitarist
Molly Tuttle
With her diverse new album full of amazing playing, there are changes afoot for the Grammy Award-winning acoustic-guitar virtuoso as she takes a few steps away from her bluegrass roots
8 min |
Summer 2025
Guitarist
RICK DERRINGER 1947-2025
While never a household name, the Ohio guitarist was one of rock's most adaptable talents and the catalyst for albums by Johnny Winter, Steely Dan and more
3 min |
Summer 2025
Guitarist
ABOVE AND BEYOND
Fender’s Custom Shop may have opened its doors in the late 80s, but, in some ways, it was an extension of the company’s ethos since the beginning — developing bold new designs in response to the needs of musicians. We take a journey into the colour, craft and sonic soul of Fender’s most revered workshop
10+ min |
Summer 2025
Guitarist
1955 Gretsch Streamliner
Streamliners have been ever-present in Gretsch's catalogue, but this could be a one-off
3 min |
Summer 2025
Guitarist
High Flyer
Used by big names such as Richard Fortus and Audley Freed, and made here in the UK, Ivison guitars recall the lost art of the 'golden era' but in very original dress
6 min |
Summer 2025
Guitarist
Lock & Load
French loadbox leader, Two Notes, releases the Swiss Army knife of amplifier attenuation and connectivity - we witness the results
4 min |
Summer 2025
Guitarist
CUTTING-EDGE CUSTOMS
Nearly 40 years on from the Custom Shop's inception, its creations are more ambitious than ever. Find out how the team walks the tightrope between 'canon' and 'cannot', and where its guitars are heading next
10+ min |
Summer 2025
Guitarist
DOCTOR’S ORDERS
Mike Zaite explains how a background in electronics and a front-row seat to the British Invasion of the 1960s led to the formation of Dr Z Amplification – and why the sonics always lead the schematics
9 min |
Summer 2025
Guitarist
JEFF 'SKUNK' BAXTER
The ever-active session legend on his love for cheap guitars, Roland gear, and modding his pickups
5 min |
Summer 2025
Guitarist
Open D Tuning
This month, Richard Barrett grabs his acoustic and shows you another way to expand your chord vocabulary
1 min |
Summer 2025
Guitarist
Fretbuzz
A monthly look at must-hear artists from all corners of the guitar world, from the roots of their sound to the tracks that matter most
3 min |
Summer 2025
Guitarist
PERFECT DAY
If guitars are actually getting better by the day, us modders will have nothing to improve. Is it the end of the line, wonders Dave Burrluck, when he gets a new guitar on the bench
5 min |
Summer 2025
Guitarist
The Thick Of It
We've had 'Greeny', now it's the 'Oxblood' - the most expensive Les Paul ever sold at auction. After the recent wave of reissues, Epiphone is on a roll and this unshowy historic repro might be the best yet
6 min |
Summer 2025
Guitarist
Fret Or A Promise
This month Alex Bishop unravels the intricate fretwork of a century-old concert mandolin
3 min |
Summer 2025
Guitarist
the Wishlist
Dream gear to beg, borrow and steal for...
2 min |
Summer 2025
Guitarist
Grand Parade
As the 514ce is retired from Taylor's catalogue in Europe, we take a look at the new Builder's Edition of the same model to examine the upgrades and refinements it brings to the table. A worthy alternative? Let's take a look
5 min |
Summer 2025
Guitarist
The Art of Holding On
Charlie Wilkins explores why guitarists crave sustain, how to get it and why some guitars sustain better than others
4 min |