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“The peak had passed. But some albums kept the flame alive”: What did the 80s ever do for prog?
Louder’s Prog feature reassesses progressive rock in the 1980s as a period of adaptation rather than simple decline. It argues that, after the genre’s 1970s commercial and cultural high point, long-form epics and elaborate arrangements were less fashionable; established acts therefore pursued more concise, synthesiser-led or radio-friendly approaches. Its ten-album selection includes Rush’s Moving Pictures,…
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The story of the anthem that broke Free in America – then broke up the band. “I’ll never forget Koss’s reaction. He slumped like he’d been hit in the stomach”
The article tells the story behind Free’s 1970 hit “All Right Now”, explaining how the song was written after the blues-rock band grew frustrated with the tepid response their material was getting live. Following a poorly received college gig in Durham, drummer Simon Kirke and bassist Andy Fraser resolved to write an upbeat, singalong “rocker”…
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The 1965 Dave Clark Five song ripped off by The Monkees
The article explores how The Beatles’ 1964 breakthrough in America opened the door for other British acts, spawning both genuine musical successors and cynically manufactured imitators. It contrasts The Dave Clark Five, an authentic band praised by Elton John for their energy and stage presence, with The Monkees, a group assembled via casting call by…
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Biggie’s Manager Wins Battle Against Widow Faith Evans, Gains Partial Control Over Rapper’s Catalog
A Delaware Chancery Court judge has ruled in favour of Wayne Barrow, one of the Notorious B.I.G.’s former managers, in his legal dispute with the rapper’s widow, Faith Evans, over control of his music catalogue and estate income. The ruling, the first of two lawsuits concerning Biggie’s intellectual property, found that Evans had wrongly withheld…
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Netflix Adds Logan Marshall-Green, Scott Bakula and More to ‘The Sticks,’ Shares First-Look at Hockey Drama
The show centers on a grieving wife who steps behind the bench of the hockey team her husband built.
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Limp Bizkit to Headline Australia’s Good Things Festival 2026
The lineup also features Simple Plan, Spiritbox, Polaris, The All-American Rejects, Bad Religion, and more.
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“I wanted to get Jeff Beck in the band. Then I wanted to get Keith Moon. I went for the big time.” George Thorogood is at peace with not being Bob Seger or Steve Miller
George Thorogood, best known for hits such as “Bad to the Bone” and “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer,” has spoken candidly about his approach to fame, revealing he consciously chose showmanship and spectacle over the critically lauded, understated success achieved by peers such as Bob Seger and Steve Miller. Rather than chasing the credibility…
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ZZ Top Drummer Frank Beard’s Health Led to Recent Show Cancellation
ZZ Top’s longtime drummer Frank Beard has been dealing with health issues that forced the band to cancel its Hollywood Bowl show last week, Rolling Stone has learned. Bandmates Billy Gibbons and Elwood Francis will continue The Big One tour with drummer Michael Monahan standing in for Beard, whose absence marks the latest disruption to…
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Who were The Tennessee Three? The story of Johnny Cash’s devoted backing band
Faroutmagazine.co.uk profiles The Tennessee Three, the backing band that helped shape Johnny Cash’s distinctive sound. The piece traces how Cash, raised in Arkansas and drawn to music through his mother and gospel radio, met the musicians who would become his lifelong collaborators after leaving the US Air Force in the mid-1950s, and explains why their…