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HISTORICAL FACTS: 8 | History Defined

Yes grace the cover of the new gift-packed issue of Prog, on sale now!

Plus Peter Gabriel, Fish, Edgar Broughton, Gong, Bruce Soord, Tiger Moth Tales, The Emerald Dawn, Southern Empire, Christina and loads more...

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Now That’s What I Call Music! 10 writers on their first ever Now! album

A formidable collaboration between the major music labels of the Eighties birthed this iconic compilation series. Forty years on and the genre-hopping records remain a bellwether of mainstream music for pop historians to come. Below, 10 Independent writers wax lyrical about their first Now! album and what it means to…

The Independent UK

“Whenever King Crimson is in active mode there is nothing else I can do with my life… to be able to focus on being more of a guitarist is the right place for me”: Robert Fripp’s new lease of life

Now Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch has moved from the kitchen to the stage, he enjoys ”giving a heavy kicking to received opinion”

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An hour of stunning Peter Gabriel-era Genesis footage has received the 4K treatment

Genesis's 1973 five-song set from Shepperton Studios has been the subject of a painstaking 50th anniversary remaster

Louder

“A chance to work with him would be incredible. But in a way I do… he always raises the bar a bit higher”: Why Peter Gabriel is Kip Winger’s prog hero

Pin-up turned classical composer deeply inspired by a catalogue that shows “the difference between musicians who are entertainers versus musicians who are true artists”

Louder

Second Genesis: When a Tribute Band Transcends the Original

The Musical Box isn’t Genesis, but they’ve averaged about fifty shows annually and toured Europe. Is what they do art?

The Walrus

All-star line-up: homegrown country music talent cruisin' into 2024

Max Jackson, Hurricane Fall and McAlister Kemp set sail.

Newcastle Herald

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Things to do in Chicago Sept. 28-Oct. 4: The Mix

The ‘Destinos’ theater festival, shows by Dave Chappelle and Peter Gabriel, and the arrival of a touring 12-foot puppet are among the highlights in the week ahead.

Chicago Sun-Times

Billie Eilish, Peter Gabriel and others join music coalition against gun violence

The artists join Sheryl Crow and Nile Rodgers in forming a new organisation, kicking off with a string of live events

The Guardian - US

"My dad put on the song Big Balls by AC/DC. It made me laugh so hard." From System Of A Down to Peter Gabriel, these are the songs that have soundtracked Wolfgang Van Halen's life

It turns out Wolfgang Van Halen has one hell of an eclectic sonic palette.

Metal Hammer

"Impeccable, clear and soulful in equal measure": Robbie Robertson - Robbie Robertson album review

Robbie Robertson hooked up with producer Daniel Lanois for his debut solo album, conjuring up a fashionably atmospheric twist to his ongoing fascination with American culture

Louder

“I didn’t have much knowledge of Marillion. A singer who painted his face like Peter Gabriel? It all seemed a little bit derivative…” How Marillion reinvented themselves with Steve Hogarth and Seasons End

When Fish left Marillion, the band had two options: Move forward or become a parody. And then they met an aspiring – and initially sceptical – art-pop singer-songwriter called Steve Hogarth…

Louder

“I just didn’t feel I could pull off the things Peter Gabriel did. I said: ‘I’ll give it a go but don’t expect me to wear costumes!’” Phil Collins’ first show as Genesis frontman

It took the revamped band months of worry off stage but just half an hour of fun on stage to secure their future in 1976

Louder

“Joe Perry had hit a block, so I was called in to play on Train Kept a Rollin’. They said, ‘Don't tell anyone – no-one can know’”: From Alice Cooper to Peter Gabriel and Aerosmith, Steve Hunter has led one of session guitar’s most remarkable careers

The session veteran tells his greatest war stories: how he wrote the epic intro to Lou Reed’s Sweet Jane, what he taught Jason Becker for his stint with David Lee Roth, and why he believes losing his sight made him a better guitar player

Guitar World

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The Guardian - UK

Joshua Burnell: Glass Knight review – an Essex serpent-inspired apocalyptic rock opera

The versatile musician’s latest concept album addresses global heating in extravagantly inventive and tuneful ways

MusicRadar

The Band guitarist Robbie Robertson dies, aged 80

Best known for his work with the Band, Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese, Robertson passed away after a long illness

MusicRadar

Producer Steve Lillywhite: "For me, a powerchord is laziness", explains why The Edge only used them for one U2 song

A pet hate for the iconic XTC, Rolling Stones, Peter Gabriel, Killers, Dave Matthews Band and Simple Minds producer – "You can get that power from something else"

Louder

Pink Floyd grace the cover of the new issue of Prog, which is on sale now!

Plus BJH, Soft Machine, Voyager, The Fierce & The Dead, Arjen Lucassen, Enslaved, Mystery, Godsticks and more...

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Heroes: The 6 best covers of David Bowie's classic (and three that are not quite so heroic)

Many have tried and many have failed, but here are six artists that nailed one of the best songs of our time

Louder

Listen to uptempo new Peter Gabriel single Olive Tree here

Olive Tree is Peter Gabriel's eighth single from his upcoming album i/o

Radio France Internationale

Vintage year for WOMAD as UK summer arts festivals attract record numbers

The UK's summer festival scene has not only recovered from Brexit and Covid, it has never been more vibrant. And that includes the WOMAD international arts festival in the west of England where fans flock not just for the bigger names but "to hear music they've never heard before," the…

Evening Standard

Fans pay tribute in London and Dublin to ‘beautiful soul’ Sinead O’Connor

Hundreds turn out to pay respects at London Irish Centre and in Dublin

The Independent UK

Irish mourners pay tribute to ‘beautiful soul’ Sinead O’Connor

Musician Peter Gabriel, with whom she worked closely, described her as ‘an extraordinary talent’.

MusicRadar

"It's the only time I get to spend with my mother": The story of Sinéad O'Connor’s Nothing Compares 2 U

The late singer channeled her mother when performing the iconic Prince song, but did she originally sing it about Peter Gabriel?

Metal Hammer

Wolfgang Van Halen: 11 albums that changed my life

Mammoth WVH mainmain Wolfgang Van Halen picks 11 albums that have shaped his path so far, from prog metal to Van Halen themselves

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