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“Effects companies know if they come up with a new effect that’s insanely expensive, there’s one band dumb enough to buy it – us”: How Trans-Siberian Orchestra take Christmas on the road beyond December

The seasonal theme was unintentional, and so was their focus on rock operas, but that didn’t stop “the world’s most famous unknown band” starting out with a 10-date, one-truck tour before selling a million tickets per road trip 15 years later

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New book questions Robert Burns' ties to Scottish independence movement

A NEW book raises the question of whether Burns is the best cultural icon for the Yes movement...

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"I was lying in bed at about three in the morning when an axe smashed through my door": Deep Purple’s 25 maddest moments

Life in Deep Purple has never been dull

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Palestinians seeking US refuge face a Kafkaesque nightmare. Trump could make it even worse

Gaza has been besieged for 14 months, but the US has hardly accepted any refugees

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Major Yes poll won't trigger flurry of action from SNP high command – here's why

POLLING giving Yes its biggest lead in more than four years has been met with delight within the SNP – but don’t expect it to result in promises…

The National (Scotland)

Jon Anderson and The Band Geeks announce live album of classic-era Yes songs

Live - Perpetual Change will be released in March

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“I don’t have many rock’n’roll stories for you – that was always someone else’s job”: Phil Collins was pranked by George Harrison, outdrunk by John Martyn, blown away by Robert Fripp and well-behaved with Eric Clapton

He may not always have been life and soul of the party, but he’s been the heartbeat behind songs across a huge range of genres – to his lasting pride

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John Curtice responds to major Scottish independence poll lead

New research giving a healthy lead for Scottish independence underlines the drift in Yes support and support for the SNP, according to a top polling…

The National (Scotland)

Major new independence poll could be breakthrough moment for Yes movement

If the new poll showing support for independence at 54 had been conducted by one of the polling firms that typically show better results for Yes,…

The National (Scotland)

SNP launch new Scottish independence grassroots campaign in bid to unite movement

THE SNP have launched a renewed grassroots campaign in a bid to unite the support for Scottish independence and turn it into a movement ...

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“I was on Battersea Bridge when the pig broke free. I drove to the power station and saw this look of schoolboy glee on Roger Waters’ face… ‘You sort this out, Po’”: Aubrey Powell’s Hipgnosis story

Storm Thorgerson’s right-hand man on breaking the law, pushing creative concepts, refusing to work with record labels, watching Pink Floyd get rich and staying friends by never taking sides

Louder

“My friend talked to a roadie, and they said to come back the next day to meet at Steve Howe’s hotel room in downtown Detroit”: When he was a teen, Duane Denison tried to sell a vintage jazz box to one of his guitar heroes

Denison had grown up idolizing prog rock shredders – then one day he found himself attempting to convince one of them to buy a rare Guild guitar

Guitar World

Alan Cumming to join Nicola Sturgeon and Val McDermid at book event

SCOTTISH actor and Yes campaigner Alan Cumming will join Nicola Sturgeon and Val McDermid for a festive edition of their upcoming in-conversation…

The National (Scotland)

A beginner's guide to progressive folk in 10 acts - it's not all 'hey nonny nonny', y'know

Folk and folk rock bands are responsible for some of the most progressive music ever made. Not only that, but they influenced the rock world as we know it

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“Vangelis was always going to play off the cuff – which would have been wonderful, but we’re not a jazz group!” How Yes struggled to move on without Rick Wakeman then scored a victory with Relayer, in their own words

The band suffered a few false starts before delivering a triumph with a daring album that explored a new kind of energy

Louder

“As a term, ‘prog’ only evolved in the 1990s. And I loathe it. As soon as someone sticks a label on to you, they stop listening”: How Robert Fripp brought King Crimson back for their final resurrection

In 2014, Robert Fripp brought King Crimson back from hiatus – and he was ready to make a “joyous racket”

Metal Hammer

“It worries the hell out of me. We’ve been outcasts for our whole career. If what we do becomes some sort of trend, will we die with it?”: How Dream Theater became the kings of progressive metal – and stayed there

In 2009, Dream Theater released Black Clouds & Silver Linings – an album the prog metal giants claimed could give Slipknot and Trivium a run for its money in heaviness

Louder

“He soars, swoops and divebombs his bandmates… two of whom quit shortly after”: 10 of Chris Squire’s mightiest musical moments

The Yes powerhouse bassist had a unique talent for knowing where to be among a relentless band of virtuosos

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Scottish independence support rises two points amid Labour Budget fallout

NEW Scottish independence polling has shown support for Yes rising by two points ...

Guitar World

“I don’t practice, because I don’t think that practicing in itself is necessary”: Yes icon Steve Howe on why he rarely runs scales, thrashing acoustics –and why you won’t catch him playing unfamiliar guitars

The prog legend checks in to talk all things guitar, from drawing inspiration from his parents' record collection and cutting his teeth on a cheap arch-top to finding his sound on the ES-175 and six-string explorations on Guitarscape

Louder

"We weren’t fiddling around and wondering what to do, we were going to nail this sucker": Steve Howe names the best record he's ever made

Yes guitarist Steve Howe picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance

MusicRadar

“I was thrashing that guitar to pieces, and I don’t play like that anymore”: Prog rock legend Steve Howe of Yes reveals what he’s learned in 60 years of playing

His first guitar, his favourite Yes song, and much more…

Louder

“I wound up on the bill with them in Malaysia, where I got escorted offstage by police with automatic weapons”: Despite the drama, Joe Satriani still loves Jethro Tull

Guitar maestro professes his love for Ian Anderson’s genius, along with early Yes, ELP and King Crimson

MusicRadar

“With proper playing dynamics, this creates a very cool effect that can sound like an exploding amp coming in and out of life”: EarthQuaker Devices and Lee Kiernan of IDLES introduce Gary, a drive/fuzz wildcard for maverick tone-seekers

There are two sides to Gary's personality, one is a wide-ranging drive. The other?Well, it's an "Automatic Pulse Width Modulation Fuzz" and it's not for the faint-hearted

Louder

"I'm just very grateful that I'd had a bowel movement before I arrived!" Rick Wakeman on his unexpected audience with Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother as a teenager, and how she trolled him in public years later

Prog rock legend Rick Wakeman reveals two entertaining conversations with English royalty

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