Jethro Tull
The First Isle Of Wight Festivals: A Tradition Was Born
Since 1968, the Isle Of Wight Festival has gathered every iconic UK act and from the States, making it one of the most prolific festivals in music history.
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Features2 months agoThe Long Forgotten 8th National Jazz, Pop, Ballads And Blues Festival
Held on the second weekend of August 1968, this is one of the least remembered of all the late 1960s outdoor events. It shouldn't be.
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Features2 months ago
The Weirdest Musical Instruments Ever
From Stylophones to pool balls, the world of music is full of weird and strange instruments. Here are just a few.
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Features3 months ago
The Lost Festival: Atlanta International Pop Festivals
The Atlanta International Pop Festival was one of the biggest fests in 1969, boasting Grand Funk Railroad, Led Zeppelin, Joe Cocker, and CCR on the line-up.
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Features4 months ago
When Blind Faith Made Their Debut In Hyde Park
On June 7, 1969, Blind Faith played Hyde Park in front of 120,000 people including Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull.
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Features5 months ago‘Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll’ Album: Long Live Rainbow In UK Top Ten
In the spring of 1978, Ritchie Blackmore's band scored their highest-debuting UK album to date.
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Features6 months ago
The Greatest Prog Drummers: An Essential Top 25 Countdown
From arena rock heroes to overlooked masters, here are the best prog drummers who embody the virtuosity and imagination of prog rock.
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Features7 months ago
10 Most Surprising Winners In Grammy History
Like all award shows, the Grammys are always bound to satisfy, surprise, and rankle in equal measure, and there have been some surprising wins in the past.
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Features7 months ago
The Greatest Prog Guitarists: An Essential Top 25 Countdown
Whether they’re the mastermind of the band or keep the cosmic flights well-grounded, we pay tribute to the best prog guitarists of all time.
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Features8 months ago
The 90s: The Decade That Doesn’t Fit?
Unlike most other eras, the notion of 90s music is hard to pin down. Oddball and eclectic, the decade defies easy categorisation, but it’s this cross-pollination of sounds that left a boundary-breaking...
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Features8 months ago
Small But Mighty: When the Flute Flew High in Rock
How 70s proggers, blues rockers, and psychedelic popsters put the humble flute out front.
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Features8 months ago
The Greatest Prog Rock Singers: A Top 30 Countdown
The prog rock world has no lack of virtuosity, with its guitar heroes, keyboard wizards, and bass and drum monsters but this list salutes the proggers whose instrument was their vocal cords.
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Features10 months ago
‘Rock And Roll Circus’: Behind The Rolling Stones’ Wildest Extravaganza
Capturing “the delirious optimism of the era”, ‘The Rolling Stones Rock And Roll Circus’ remains one of the most ambitious extravaganzas in rock history.
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Features10 months ago
The Visual History Behind The Greatest Prog Rock Album Covers
Few kinds of music are more inherently visual than prog rock. The music lends itself to elaborate flights of fantasy, which is why prog-rock album covers are an art form on their...
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Features11 months ago
How Steven Wilson Made Prog Rock Cool Again
With his original band, Porcupine Tree, Steven Wilson nearly single-handedly sparked a prog revival and it continues with his concert film ‘Home Invasion’.
