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In 2003, 90 wind turbines went up across California farmland; crops and cattle stayed, while farmers continued using most of the land

Farmers in Northern California are capitalizing on wind turbine leases as a supplementary revenue stream while continuing their agricultural practices. These installations take up only a fraction of their farmland, allowing for uninterrupted crop production alongside renewable energy production. Although wind earnings contribute only a small part of overall farm…

The Economic Times · Oct 1

“All the faders had been moved and knobs turned, despite the studio being locked and alarmed. Somebody – something – had moved everything”: Jethro Tull’s early 80s featured a haunted studio, nuclear evacuation cars on standby, and a tasteless stage trick

Ian Anderson looks back on A, Broadsword And The Beast, Under Wraps and Walk Into Light, and the musicians that made it a rich and rewarding era – even if some fans weren’t happy

Louder · Sep 1

“We didn’t know if people were going to like it. Jethro Tull was a blues band, and they were like, ‘What’s happened to you?’” Martin Barre on the making of the Jethro Tull album that signaled their shift to prog – even if critics called it “lame and dumb”

It was 1970. The British prog institution was in transition, full of inspiration, and ready to do what it takes. No-one saw what came next

Guitar World · Aug 13

Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson names the legendary punk singer who asked him for an autograph: “It’s not for me, it’s for my mother”

Not one but two punk icons outed themselves to Ian Anderson as secret Jethro Tull fans

Louder · Jul 18

“I decided to give up the guitar when I heard Eric Clapton, the way people are put off playing tennis when they watch Roger Federer”: Jethro Tull legend Ian Anderson on why he plays the flute – and why Ritchie Blackmore is ‘definitely not mad’

“I found the flute gave me something very interesting melodically”

MusicRadar · Jul 9

Jethro Tull's M.U. The Best Of... to be reissued as a limited edition half-speed vinyl remaster in July

The new remasrer of M.U. The Best Of Jethro Tull has been overseen by Ian Anderson and cut by Miles Showell at Abbey Road

Louder · Jun 19

Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson is on the cover of the new, gift-packed issue of Prog, on sale now!

Plus Yes, Steve Hogarth, Exploring Birdsong, The Paradox Twin, Franck Carducci. Tarja, Liminal Sky, A.A. Williams, MONO, Burning Shed and loads more...

Louder · Jun 19

“I suspect they’ve had a lesser impact on the music world due to the complexity of their music”: No-Man’s Tim Bowness on his prog hero, Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson

They collaborated on Bowness’ 2017 album Lost In The Ghost Light, but his appreciation for the rock flute icon goes back to Tull’s early trilogies

Louder · Jun 13

"It was an experiment, and not everyone was ready for that kind of change!" Jethro Tull announce six-disc reissue of 1984 album Under Wraps

Jethro Tull's Under Wraps: The Unwrapped Edition brings together the band's 1984 album and Ian Anderson's 1983 debut solo album, Walk Into Light

Louder · Apr 1

“In the 70s the support band had to blow the main act offstage. I thought it was distasteful. There’s room for everybody”: Jethro Tull ex Martin Barre insists he’s not underrated, and explains why he has no time for egos

Guitarist reveals what he learned from one of his band’s opening acts, names a guitarist who’s a “real yardstick” of brilliance – and touches on what he misses about being in Ian Anderson’s band

Louder · Mar 11