Yes postpone this month's Fragile UK tour as guitarist Steve Howe requires surgery Yes's planned Fragile tour would have been the band's first English and Scottish tour dates for two years. Louder · Apr 2
“Greg Lake was a bit of a cabaret singer. Jon Anderson, whatever you think of his lyrics, bloody meant it”: The prog stars who influenced a comedy musician’s career – and made him become a milkman for a while Graham Fellows, creator of Jilted John and John Shuttleworth, started out with ELP before finding Yes, Focus, The Enid and Pink Floyd (although he has no time for The Dark Side Of The Moon) Louder · Mar 31
"When we played Chicago it was like Led Zeppelin. It was all there for us to take." The frazzled story of the stoner rock supergroup who should have been massive - but were crushed by the music business "They did everything they could to destroy us. That's why we're like this secret, cult band." Louder · Mar 18
Yes to release expanded and remastered edition of From A Page in April Oliver Wakeman's era as keyboard player in Yes is reassessed with a new in-depth edition of the band's 2019 release From A Page Louder · Mar 11
“There was a lot of pain. My love for music was beginning to die”: He’d learned to let his brother be lead guitarist, and that many musicians lose hope. Then he changed his life, wrote a 15-minute prog epic and got signed The American’s memories of seeing Yes, Black Sabbath and Grand Funk Railroad helped save him from despair – as did seeing his sibling play like Eddie Van Halen before Eddie did himself Louder · Mar 10
Jon Anderson announces more UK live shows for September Former Yes singer Jon Anderson will now play shows in Brighton, Oxford, Nottingham and Portsmouth Louder · Mar 9
Yes, Keir Starmer must do better and go faster in bringing Britain closer to Europe. Here’s how to reset his reset MPs warn the plan so far lacks direction and drive, but there are four clear ways to really move on from our disastrous Brexit, says Naomi Smith of Best for Britain The Guardian - UK · Mar 4
“It’s inherent in the fanbase. You’re always measured against this yardstick. People comment, ‘This isn’t Yes!’ Where did we say this was Yes?”: Arc Of Life’s struggle to self-identify Featuring three members of the prog giants, their 2021 debut received mixed reactions. But Jon Davison, Billy Sherwood and Jay Schellen decided to focus on the follow-up record rather than fight with a few armchair generals Louder · Mar 2
“What Keith Moon did on drums, he did on keyboards. Without him the genre would be much poorer”: When Geoff Downes saw Keith Emerson live, he found immediate inspiration The Yes man hails ELP counterpart as a musician and entertainer Louder · Mar 1
“We hope the combination of Roger Dean’s artwork and these musicians really makes for something special”: Steve Howe on Yes’ new album, his solo career, and his honest take on those massive box sets Guitarist outlines what he and his colleagues want to achieve in the year ahead, and explains why musicians who refuse to listen to their own recordings are cheating themselves Louder · Feb 26
‘Russia will always be offended… Europe has to pay much more if Russia is not stopped today’ Kyiv: As European leaders and experts gather in Kyiv to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, there is a collective sense that Russia is not willing to stop any time soon. Speaking at the opening of the Yalta European Strategy (YES) Special Meeting, there is clarity… The Times of India · Feb 24
Star Trek actor William Shatner is releasing an all-star heavy metal album featuring Zakk Wylde, Ritchie Blackmore and more, because you try and tell him not to Captain Kirk is set to cover Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden and uncork some hard-hitting originals Metal Hammer · Feb 19
Jon Anderson announces September UK tour dates Jon Anderson returns to the UK for live shows for the first time in three years, this time supported by The Band Geeks Louder · Feb 16
“I said, ‘There are no vocals. It’s an instrumental album.’ The lawyer said, ‘Do you mean we’ve just paid $12,000 for a piano player?’” Rick Wakeman relives the moment he delivered The Six Wives Of Henry VIII to a horrified record label In 1970 they gave him Scotch in the morning, a big cash advance and a three-ton limousine. Eventually the man who’d hated the resulting album gave him a platinum disc for its sales Louder · Jan 23
Louder · Jan 15 Debate: Will the return of Rush be the biggest prog event of 2026? Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson own the limelight all year, or can King Crimson, Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman, Crown Lands and The Pineapple Thief grab headlines?
Louder · Jan 9 “He was grateful just to play some music rather than just dwell on death”: When two members of Yes and one member of Led Zeppelin got together, anything could have happened. Sadly, very little did The demise of the world’s biggest rock band coincided with two prog icons’ descent into bewilderment. The only evidence of their existence is four unreleased demos and a few other hints at what might have been
Louder · Jan 9 “If you’re talking dazzling sleight of mind, radical ideas and a willingness to create shock-art for the masses, there was no one more brilliant”: Revisiting David Bowie’s career from a prog perspective Beyond his work with Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, Rick Wakeman and others, plus comparisons to Rush, ELP and krautrock, a commitment to audacious experimentation ran through the true icon’s entire life
Louder · Jan 1 “We didn’t make music for radio. But I thought: ‘Why not try it this time?’”: Sampled by Michael Jackson and namechecked in The Simpsons – the surprise hit that transformed a washed-up 70s prog group into 80s superstars The song that marked one of rock’s great reinventions
Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2025 Compston: I now show support in ‘quieter manner’ due to online hate The actor said there is a lack of real debate on social media these days and instead people are just ‘screaming’ at each other.
Louder · Dec 26, 2025 “We came on after the bingo but before the stripper. It freaked me out when this woman walked past us naked… it was enough to put you off sex for ever”: Jon Anderson before, during and after Yes His unique voice has made him revered among music fans – while his unique attitude has made him notorious among label execs
Louder · Dec 17, 2025 "We're going at it and The Queen was like, 'Whooh! I love this prog rock!'" Decades after a spliff-weilding start, Solstice have finally hit their stride Prog stalwarts Solstice could have had Marillion's success - they just didn't want it
Louder · Dec 16, 2025 Debate: “They were never the same after…” What’s the most seismic line-up change in prog history? From Yes and Pink Floyd to Dream Theater and Queensryche, most bands have experienced personnel issues over the years. Which change was the best, and which was the worst?
Louder · Dec 14, 2025 “I argued very strongly that we shouldn’t play Another Brick In The Wall at the school fête, as it was disrespectful. Oh God! That was me”: Slow Horses showrunner Will Smith’s record collection Stand-up, actor, novelist and producer on how much Marillion means to him, the four lines of Jon Anderson lyrics that bring him to tears, his favourite Vangelis soundtrack and his claim that Dire Straits are a prog band
Louder · Dec 11, 2025 “Everything was going up its own jacksie!" Lindisfarne's down-to-earth approach saw them not always aligned with prog's loftier ideals in 1973 As part of Prog's look at prog's golden year of 1973 (for a 2013 cover feature), Ray Jackson discussed Geordie folk rockers Lindisfarne's own philosophy at the time
Louder · Dec 11, 2025 “There’s been a lot happening on Mars since I last visited. So there’s more than enough inspiration”: Rick Wakeman on his sequel to The Red Planet, and taking David Bowie along for the ride Keyboard maestro has gone back to work with the English Rock Ensemble for the follow-up to his 2020 album, and he says the process feels like early 70s Yes