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Can’t Stop Running: Todd Rundgren’s ‘Nearly Human’ at 30

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, Todd Rundgren, Utopia

The Wizard of Mink Hollow closes out the 80s with an underrated classic

Hard Rock Progressive Rock

Uriah Heep: Still ‘Eavy After All These Years

May 22, 2019May 23, 2019 Kelley Simms 0 Comments Judas Priest, Mick Box, Uriah Hero

British prog rockers 25th album captures the band’s classic sound

Alternative Rock Progressive Rock

My Own Private Solstice: Sunny Day Real Estate’s Diary at 25

May 18, 2019May 21, 2019 Jason Thurston 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, Jeremy Enigk, My Chemical Romance, SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE

The legendary Seattle group’s debut LP reinvented guitar rock for the second half of the 1990s

Progressive Rock

The Strange, Fruitful Friendship of Jon Anderson and Marc Chagall

May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 Jim Allen 0 Comments Jon Anderson, Marc Chagall, Yes

When he prog rock icon met the visionary Russian expressionist and said Yes to collaboration

Alternative Rock Progressive Rock

Porcupine Tree’s Stupid Dream Turns 20

April 24, 2019April 25, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1999, 20th Anniversary, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree, Steven Wilson

Two decades later, the group’s fifth LP and final album of the 20th century grows stranger by the minute

Pop Progressive Rock Psychedelics Rock

A Saucerful of Syd

April 20, 2019April 20, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Pink Floyd, Robyn Hitchcock, Syd Barrett

Pink Floyd’s original leading man still casts a long shadow

Progressive Rock Psychedelics Rock

Nick Mason’s Flying Saucer

April 17, 2019April 18, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets, Pink Floyd, Spandau Ballet, The Early Years

The legendary Pink Floyd drummer reclaims his past on the road

Pop Progressive Rock

Still Your Reigning King of the Twang Bar

April 5, 2019April 12, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, Adrian Belew, Frank Zappa, King Crimson, Talking Heads

Adrian Belew’s Mr. Music Head at 30

Pop Power Pop Progressive Rock

When Art Rockers Perfected Radio Pop

March 21, 2019March 21, 2019 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Supertramp

Supertramp’s Breakfast in America turns 40

Progressive Rock

Morse Code

March 12, 2019March 12, 2019 Jordan Blum 0 Comments Neal Morse, Neal Morse Band, Spock's Beard

An exclusive chat with modern prog icon Neal Morse

Alternative Rock Progressive Rock Rock

A Fraction of the Sum

February 21, 2019February 21, 2019 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 1999, 20th Anniversary, Built To Spill, Doug Martsch, Warner Bros.

Built to Spill’s Keep It Like a Secret at 20

Experimental Hard Rock jazz Progressive Rock Rock

Scandinavian Skies

February 12, 2019February 13, 2019 Michael Toland 0 Comments Hedvig Mollestad Trio, Norway, Rune Grammofon

A conversation with Norwegian riff queen Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen

Progressive Rock Rock

Where But for Caravan Would We?

January 25, 2019January 25, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments Caravan, Pink Floyd, Soft Machine

The eponymous debut from underrated UK prog greats Caravan turns 50

Electronic Experimental Folk Progressive Rock World

Anti-War Psychedelia

January 15, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Drag City, ESP-DISK, Pearls Before Swine, Tom Rapp

A new reissue on Drag City shines a light on Pearls Before Swine’s freak classic

Alternative Rock Electronic Experimental Glam Pop Progressive Rock Rock Soul

The Real 1975, Part 1: Roxy Music

January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1975, Brian Ferry, Roxy Music

Two distinct and historic tours bookend a crucial year in rock and roll

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