The Atlantic
A Guide to Escaping the Algorithms and Your Own Musical Ruts
A guide to escaping the algorithms and your own musical ruts.
9 min |
April 2016
Billboard
How Halsey Became the Voice of Her Generation
The 21-year-old singer/songwriter/social media sensation has an out-of-nowhere hit album and a surprising sold-out show at Madison Square Garden, but that hasn’t kept her from (over)sharing every detail of her life with her hyper passionate followers, from her history of mental illness to her love of boy bands and Bernie Sanders: “I talk to them like real f—ing human beings”
10+ min |
March 19, 2016
The Atlantic
The Resurrections of David Bowie
What made him one of rock’s most potent lyricists.
7 min |
April 2016
Billboard
The Re-Education of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
How do two white guys from Seattle atone for coming out of nowhere to commercially dominate hip-hop? As Macklemore & Ryan Lewis return after a turbulent four-year absence, they’re determined to speak out on race — and, perhaps, sacrifice mega-success entirely.
10+ min |
March 12, 2016
New York magazine
Gwen Stefani Proves the Value of Public Insecurity
With her new solo album (and new relationship), Gwen Stefani proves the value of public insecurity.
5 min |
March 7 - 20, 2016
New York magazine
DJ Khaled Talks Snapchat Stardom
The hip-hop producer turned Snapchat self-help sensation.
6 min |
February 22 – March 6, 2016
Maxim
Alesso - The DJ King of Las Vegas
In a city where the nights are ruled by music, a twentysomething Swede is running the show.
6 min |
February 2016
NYLON
Sound Check With DJ Mia Moretti
Mia Moretti is making noise on the path to legendary DJ stardom.
3 min |
February 2016
NME
A Letter From Lana
Back in September, we optimistically emailed Lana Del Rey a bunch of questions about life, love, Twin Peaks, Courtney Love and “intergalactic possibilities”. Three months later the answers turned up. Interrogation by Al Horner. Introduction by Dan Stubbs.
10+ min |
December 11 2015
Maxim
Heart And Soul With Leon Bridges
Texas crooner Leon Bridges went from dishwasher to musical superstar practically overnight.
2 min |
November 2015
Maxim
The Hunt For Lewis, Indie Rock's Most Elusive Antihero
Randall Wulff, a.k.a. Lewis, made a fortune on Wall Street, partied with models and musicians, and recorded one of the most beguiling albums of the 1980s. Then he vanished.
10+ min |
August 2015
Bloomberg Businessweek
Can SoundCloud Be The Facebook of Music?
Can SoundCloud be the Facebook of music?
10+ min |
July 13 - July 19 2015
New York magazine
Lady Gaga Goes To The Middle
The woman who made pop weird is now playing around with being normal. Or her version of it.
10+ min |
July 13–26, 2015
Prog
BE PROG! MY FRIEND ANNOUNCES LINE-UP
Soen and The Ocean will headline the 2026 edition of the Barcelona-based festival.
1 min |
Issue 166
Prog
PROGROCK.COM'S Essentials
At a time when progressive rock labels seem to be closing faster than they are opening, this indie is going from strength to strength. Owners Mark and Rayna Monforti take a moment to draw breath and reflect on their 2025 successes.
4 min |
Issue 166
Prog
LORELLE MEETS THE OBSOLETE
Mexican pair dety categorisation with groovy, electro-infused psych rock.
2 min |
Issue 166
Prog
SISTER RAY DAVIES
Alabama shoegaze duo head seek inspiration in the North Sea.
2 min |
Issue 166
Prog
MARTIN BARRE
Every month we get inside the mind of one of the biggest names in music. This issue it's Martin Barre. From the shy kid who learned music to avoid having to ask girls to dance, he conquered the world with Jethro Tull, a band that sold out the Los Angeles Forum five nights in a row in 1975, shifting some 100,000 tickets in the process. The guitarist reflects on not letting fame go to his head, his guilt at staying with Ian Anderson in Tull at the start of the 1980s, and his enduring hunger for new music with the Martin Barre Band.
10+ min |
Issue 166
Prog
BIG BIG TRAIN
British prog classicists honour absent friends, look to the past and forge a new future with their very first narrative concept album.
3 min |
Issue 166
Prog
Solent Area Prog
Celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2026, the live music promotions company led by Geoff Tucker has helped put Southampton on the prog map, and bring an even more eclectic mix of music to its largest independent grassroots music venue, The 1865. We caught up with the accidental promoter to discover why the British port city is rocking the prog boat.
4 min |
Issue 166
Prog
Yes
Ever-busy Yes guitarist Steve Howe discusses the band's recent US tour and plans for 2026, as well as his own upcoming solo releases.
7 min |
Issue 166
Prog
NEW DEVIATIONS FROM GENRE-SMASHERS ULVER
The Norwegian collective switch from synthpop to ambient.
1 min |
Issue 166
Prog
Steeleye Span
Fifty-six years on and still going strong; Steeleye Span released their first album this decade in 2025. Conflict was a record of our times and contained a mix of original material and reworked traditional songs. Longtime vocalist Maddy Prior explains the story behind it and how she came to unleash her inner Tom Waits.
7 min |
Issue 166
Prog
David Gilmour
Last year, the former Pink Floyd leader surprised us all with his first solo album in nine years. This year, he wowed us again with The Luck And Strange Concerts and Live At The Circus Maximus. Here are 10 reasons why David Gilmour was top of the progs in 2025.
4 min |
Issue 166
Prog
PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING
The mid-century brutalism of London's Barbican Centre was made for Public Service Broadcasting. Its concrete 70s modernism, which seemed so painfully dated a couple of decades ago, now feels relevant and contemporary a celebration of yesterday's future that now seems rather quaint. And celebrating the past in a retro-futuristic manner is something that Public Service Broadcasting do exceptionally well. With a string of UK Top 10 albums, and, lest we forget, two Top 30 singles behind them, they seem to forever be on the cusp of getting much bigger.
2 min |
Issue 166
Prog
MOON SAFARI
It was only two weeks ago that the promoters had to shift a prog gig by Germans RPWL upstairs at this venue, such was the demand for tickets, and tonight, Swedes Moon Safari are probably knocking on the door of something similar. It's busy here; not uncomfortably packed, but it's getting there. And while tales of gigs being cancelled due to poor ticket sales are rife these days, both these London Prog Gigs shows provide a crumb of comfort.
3 min |
Issue 166
Prog
JUSTIN HAYWARD
The opening of the heavens and a sudden downpour over London do nothing to deter the fans who fill the sold-out Cadogan Hall.
3 min |
Issue 166
Prog
HÄLLAS
Scandi retro-proggers find musical inspiration in unexpected places.
2 min |
Issue 166
Prog
AARON BOND
Arriving late to the party, the When Rivers Meet guitarist shares his love of latterday
2 min |
Issue 166
Prog
GAZPACHO CONFIRM 2026 TOUR DATES
The sextet will play their first UK show in four years in April.
1 min |