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“Even though I go off on a tangent sometimes, I think he appreciates the melodic aspect I bring to the John Hackett Band”: Guitarist Nick Fletcher indulges himself on solo instrumental Quadrivium

Jazz rocker explores modes, plaintive tones and mysticism on his album, featuring old bandmate Dave Bainbridge

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“You look back and wonder what really happened there. I was asked to lie about my age and I just thought, ‘I can’t be doing this anymore.’ It wasn’t fun”: One single show rekindled Magenta singer Christina Booth’s passion for music

If she hadn’t pushed past the negativity of a record deal near-miss, there’d have been less Cyan, no Magenta – and no Bar Stool Prophet, her new solo album

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“Having a narrative stretches you… you’re having to come up with a ‘film for the ear’ to bring the lyric to life”: 49 years on, Steve Hackett returns to the concept album genre

Semi-biographical time-travel story The Circus And The Nightwhale echoes the intentions (but not the music) of Genesis’ The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway and The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper

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Steve Hackett shares video for brand new track Wherever You Are

Steve Hackett's will release his new concept album The Circus And The Nightwhale in February

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“Blade approached me to do a signature model, but I’ve been disappointed by the lack of contact since I agreed. They still owe me a guitar!” Cheap guitars, Joni Mitchell chords, punk influences – Steve Rothery isn’t like other prog guitarists

The Marillion man insists there’s no great secret to finding a tone, but the important thing is deciding what to do with it. He explains how an acoustic great influenced his chordal approach and why he thinks he started his music academy 10 years too soon

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“The true owners are not the creators; it’s the listeners. They hear everything that’s working. Who needs to know the detail about how difficult it was?” Wind & Wuthering got Genesis through the punk era - but not without a struggle

One reviewer claimed it made Yes and Pink Floyd redundant, but was their last album with Steve Hackett also their final truly progressive work?

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“There’s usually a pile of songs, some to use now and some years from now… On this album the first chords are from something I wrote 30 years ago”: The patience of The Flower Kings’ Roine Stolt

With Look At You Now on release, he’s looking forward to completing another project with Jon Anderson and maybe - just maybe - a Transatlantic reunion

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"I’m not going for massive commercial success. I want to make the music I like." Dave Kerzner and New World

With a successful crowd‑funding campaign and a star-studded solo album under his belt, Dave Kerzner’s finding his own voice in a New World.

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“A slice of terrace commentary from a band more associated with croquet than soccer”: Genesis’ largely forgotten Spot The Pigeon EP

Three tracks left off Wind & Wuthering gave Genesis their first Top 20 hit

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Steve Hackett shares first new music from The Circus And The Nightwhale

Steve Hackett's new concept album The Circus And The Nightwhale to be released in February

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If you can sing prog, you can dub foreign-language movies: the satisfying double career of ex Kayak vocalist Edward Reekers

He’s voiced Obi-Wan Kenobi and Harry Potter characters for Dutch editions - but returns to his first love with rock opera The Liberty Project featuring Steve Hackett, Arjen Lucassen and Damian Wilson

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Steve Hackett to release first new concept album for 48 years!

Steve Hackett's new concept album The Circus And The Nightwhale to be released in February

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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?

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The best new prog music from Steve Hackett, The Omnific, Pomegranate Tiger and more in Tracks Of The Week

Cool new prog music to check out from Nova Cascade, Advent Horizon Nospun, Jordsjø and more...

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“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

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Steve Hackett called him “probably the most proficient tapper out there”: Watch underrated tapping genius Stanley Jordan apply his masterful technique to Stairway to Heaven – on two guitars at once

The visionary virtuoso put a jazzy and classical spin on a technique most often associated with hard-rock, and applied it to a bold reimagining of the Led Zeppelin classic

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Steve Hackett previews Foxtrot At Fifty live album with Watcher Of The Skies video

16-track release was filmed in Brighton during 2022 tour

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Star-studded John Wetton memorial concert announced

Exclusive John Wetton Memorial Concert will take place at Trading Boundaries in August

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A beginner's guide to progressive rock in five essential albums

50 years on from its arrival, arguments still rage about what exactly constitutes progressive rock - but there's no quibbling about these five essential albums, surely?

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Watch high quality footage of peak Genesis performing The Musical Box on US TV in 1974

Genesis are the latest act to be uploaded to the Midnight Special's ever-growing online archive

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Former Kayak vocalist Edward Reekers unveils star-studded The Liberty Project

Steve Hackett, Arjen Lucassen and Damian WIlson all feature on Edward Reekers' first solo album for 15 years

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Steve Hackett and Djabe share live video for Lake By The Sea

Steve Hackett and Hungarian jazz rockers Djabe will release Live In Gyor in April

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Steve Hackett's Guitar Noir and Darktown to get vinyl releases for very first time

Steve Hackett explored darker sounds on these two solo album form the 1990s

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Healing Hands: Steve Hackett in The Prog Interview

The former Genesis guitarist discusses new album The Night Siren, his time in Genesis and his 'Nurofen hands'!

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Steve Hackett announces Foxtrot at Fifty North American tour

Former Genesis man Steve Hackett will undertake a lengthy North American tour to mark the 50th anniversary of the band's classic Foxtrot album

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