"I'm genuinely amazed and blown away": Steven Wilson's The Overview voted Best Album of 2025 by Classic Rock magazine The full Top 50 is now online Louder · Dec 14, 2025
“I argued very strongly that we shouldn’t play Another Brick In The Wall at the school fête, as it was disrespectful. Oh God! That was me”: Slow Horses showrunner Will Smith’s record collection Stand-up, actor, novelist and producer on how much Marillion means to him, the four lines of Jon Anderson lyrics that bring him to tears, his favourite Vangelis soundtrack and his claim that Dire Straits are a prog band Louder · Dec 14, 2025
“I decided I was going to sing it like Tom Jones”: how one of the greatest rock singers of the 90s channelled a crooning legend and reinvented himself on this epic Bond theme Casino Royale kickstarted a new era for 007 and producers tapped up a grunge icon to ensure they had a theme tune to match Louder · Dec 14, 2025
“I wanted to write the most ridiculous pop song I had ever written”: the Nirvana B-side that paved the way for Nevermind’s all-conquering success Embarking on a little pop experiment, Kurt Cobain emerged with one of the most enjoyably silly songs of Nirvana’s career Louder · Dec 13, 2025
Watch The Pretty Reckless revisit Taylor Momsen's childhood by performing the song she sang 25 years ago in How The Grinch Stole Christmas It's Chriiiiiiiiiiistmasssssss (soon) Louder · Dec 12, 2025
"I wanted people to leave the concert saying, I expected them to be good, but I had no idea they could or would deliver like this." Jimmy Page looks back on Led Zeppelin's historic 2007 reunion "The euphoric tidal wave was overwhelming." Jimmy Page Louder · Dec 12, 2025
"Her story, unfiltered and unapologetic." One of rock's most iconic, inspirational and provocative figures to share her life story in a "raw, complicated" new documentary film Antiheroine will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival Louder · Dec 12, 2025
Cool new proggy sounds from Soen, Jazz Sabbath, Therion and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week Great new prog from Holosoil, Fire In Her Eyes and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week Louder · Dec 12, 2025
“A vicious takedown of the record industry and the dreams it nurtures then exploits – in many ways a dry run for The Wall”: Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here remains mysterious at 50 Alienation, loss and a legendary live bootleg – the prog giants’ post-Dark Side masterpiece gets an impressive anniversary box set treatment. Louder · Dec 12, 2025
"A veteran virtuoso who remains startlingly undimmed by the passage of time": Jan Akkerman celebrates four decades of My Focus – Live Under The Rainbow Celebrating its 40thanniversary, Freddie's solo debut remains flawed but sporadically glorious. Louder · Dec 12, 2025
"Mick Jagger liked the mix but his management was just like, 'No, not even negotiable'." Superstar DJ Fatboy Slim finally releases fabled Rolling Stones mash-up Satisfaction Skank is officially available now after getting approval from The Rolling Stones Louder · Dec 11, 2025
Asia share live video of Heat Of The Moment as they announce new live album Prog supergroup Asia will release their new live album, Asia – Live In England, in March Louder · Dec 11, 2025
“Everything was going up its own jacksie!" Lindisfarne's down-to-earth approach saw them not always aligned with prog's loftier ideals in 1973 As part of Prog's look at prog's golden year of 1973 (for a 2013 cover feature), Ray Jackson discussed Geordie folk rockers Lindisfarne's own philosophy at the time Louder · Dec 11, 2025
Rap superstars Public Enemy and Ice Cube to support Guns N' Roses on 2026 US tour Hip hop legends to join hard rock giants on 2026 world tour Louder · Dec 11, 2025
Louder · Dec 11, 2025 "For a kid like me, achieving this, it’s a dream.” The Who's Roger Daltrey receives knighthood from Prince William at Windsor Castle “It is an incredible honour"
Louder · Dec 11, 2025 "He suggested doing the interview on jet-skis": Excess, eyebrows, and an extremely erratic encounter with Ozzy Osbourne An audience with the Prince of Darkness on the Ultimate Sin tour
Louder · Dec 11, 2025 “There’s been a lot happening on Mars since I last visited. So there’s more than enough inspiration”: Rick Wakeman on his sequel to The Red Planet, and taking David Bowie along for the ride Keyboard maestro has gone back to work with the English Rock Ensemble for the follow-up to his 2020 album, and he says the process feels like early 70s Yes
Louder · Dec 10, 2025 "His performance was so far out of time, out of tune": The shambolic story of The Rolling Stones' star-studded Rock And Roll Circus With Brian Jones falling apart on set, the Rock And Roll Circus went so badly that the planned film wasn’t released until 28 years later
Louder · Dec 10, 2025 Big Big Train announce new Woodcut – The Making And The Meaning book Prog rock septet Big Big Train will release their new album, the conceptual Woodcut, in February
Louder · Dec 10, 2025 "To start with, we didn’t have an idea between us. There wasn’t a song, there wasn’t a tune." Pink Floyd's Nick Mason says that making Wish You Were Here was "like hitting a brick wall" "We weren’t four lovable mop tops anymore"
Louder · Dec 10, 2025 “We got back together after 25 years and people came from all around the world, saying how important that album had been”: The Dutch quartet inspired by just five minutes of Soft Machine music Their 1970 debut album, deliberately featuring no guitars at all, was inspired by the Canterbury band’s approach and Frank Zappa’s public persona – and it attained iconic status
Louder · Dec 10, 2025 “It was my first studio job. I wiped a Robert Fripp guitar section. He wasn’t happy”: A world-class producer recalls shaky start to his career After the baptism of fire that was King Crimson’s Lizard, he worked on Tangerine Dream’s Rubycon, Frank Zappa’s Joe’s Garage and dozens of Van Morrison records
Louder · Dec 10, 2025 Robert Plant announces US tour with Saving Grace Robert Plant and Suzi Dian's Roar in the Fall tour finished a US run last month - but they'll be back next year
Louder · Dec 10, 2025 "These guys are simply timeless": Triumph's Rik Emmett picks five essential guitar albums Canadian guitar legend and founding member of Triumph Rik Emmett picks five guitar classics that inspired his own path
Louder · Dec 10, 2025 "Some people think that the blues is 'my baby left me' and long guitar solos but it's a whole lot deeper than that": Blues prodigy Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram may channel the ghosts of the past but he's striving for something new Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram grew up with the blues, but on fourth album Hard Road he's branching out