Prog: Last News

Steven Wilson has spoken about what he thinks is “the only thing” prog rock artists have all got in common.The Porcupine Tree frontman released his eighth studio album ‘The Overview’, which is comprised of two, 20-minute-long tracks. He is now doing press interviews to promote the new project, and when speaking with online music magazine and YouTube channel Innerviews, he gave his views on prog rock artists.Wilson said the only thing prog rock artists have in common is a “will to move away from the standard pop form”, arguing that they have a want to “take a listener on a journey.”When Wilson was asked about the lengths of his tracks on the new project, and why he chose to go back to prog rock, he said (as reported in Loudwire): “I think the return to progressive rock is in the idea of the long form.”He added: “What is “progressive rock”? To me, the only thing all of it really has it common – and I’m talking about the whole spectrum .

Steven Wilson has announced that he’ll be supported by four of his “absolute favourite British stand-up comedians” on his upcoming four-night stint at the London Palladium.Wilson headlines the London Palladium this spring across four nights – from May 12 – 20 – and has now revealed he’ll be supported by Clinton Baptiste, Al Murray (as the Pub Landlord), Stewart Lee and Frank Skinner.Touching on the unusual openers, the ‘Objects Outlive Us’ musician said the choice was inspired by his love of comedy and a desire to create a “unique aspect to each night” of ‘The Overview’ tour, in support of his recent album.His new space-themed record dropped earlier this month, and he is now set to embark on a full European, UK and North American tour. Visit here for tickets and check below for a full list of dates.“I’ve decided to try something I’ve been thinking about for several years and have stand-up comedians opening proceedings,” he said in a press release.

Pink Floyd have released the trailer for the newly restored version of their concert film Pink Floyd At Pompeii MCMLXXII – watch below.The new 4K restoration of the classic 1972 film is set to be released in cinemas and on IMAX worldwide from April 24, with tickets on sale now – find yours here.The original film was directed by Adrian Maben and it sees the legendary band performing in the ancient Roman amphitheatre in Pompeii in October 1971, with no audience in attendance beyond the basic film crew. It features the band playing a range of music from their career up to that point, including ‘Echoes’, ‘Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun’ and ‘One Of These Days’.Watch the new trailer here:A press release states: “Pink Floyd At Pompeii pre-dates the release of ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’.

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Tool surprised fans in California last week by breaking out a surprise set. Check out footage and images of the moment below.The moment took place at the Bass Magazine Awards, held at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California last Thursday (January 23).

Primus guitarist Ler LaLonde is among the latest to have his home destroyed in the devastating wildfires across Los Angeles.Last week, LA began experiencing five concurrent wildfires in several neighbourhoods, leading to the evacuation of over 180,000 residents. In the latest figures shared by CNN and Associated Press, 24 deaths have been confirmed, while 16 people remain missing.Now, it has been confirmed that around 12,000 structures have been decimated by the fires, including the home of Primus guitarist Larry ‘Ler’ LaLonde.The news was shared by the band’s frontman Les Claypool, who took to social media to share the extent of the damages to his bandmate’s Los Angeles home.

Porcupine Tree’s Steven Wilson has shared details of a new album titled ‘The Overview’. Find out the details below.The upcoming record will be shared on March 14 via Fiction Records and marks the eighth studio album from the producer, remixer, originator and songwriter.

Rush have reflected on their 2015 farewell tour, saying that they “let our British and European fans down” by not giving them the chance to say goodbye.The Canadian band played 35 headline shows across North America almost 10 years ago, having formed over four decades prior. Drummer Neil Peart died from brain cancer in early 2020, aged 67.During a new interview with Classic Rock, bassist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson recalled how they had initially wanted to visit more countries as part of the trek – but said Peart didn’t want to head out on the road at all.“I’d pushed really hard to get more gigs so that we could do those extra shows and I was unsuccessful,” Lee told the magazine of the ‘R40 Live’ tour.“I really felt like I let our British and European fans down.

Yes vocalist Jon Davison has addressed the accusations made in a lawsuit by former bandmate Riz Story, calling them “blatant lies.”Story sued the band last week claiming the prog-rock legends stole parts of his song ‘Reunion’ from his 2014 film A Winter Rose for their own track ‘Dare To Know’.Story alleged that the melody was first conceived of when he and Davison were in a band with late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins back in the ’90s. He also claimed they were founding members of a band called Anyone.While Davison has confirmed that they were in a band with Hawkins, they were not founding members of Anyone.

David Gilmour has vowed that he will “absolutely not” ever perform with his former Pink Floyd bandmate Roger Waters again.In a new interview with The Guardian, the ‘Wish You Were Here’ singer shut down any kind of optimistic ideas that he would potentially reunite with Waters. “Absolutely not.

Music Business Worldwide, the legendary rock veterans’ deal with the music giant is set to include the band’s recording catalogue, neighbouring rights, and name and likeness rights. However, the band’s publishing rights were not included in the deal.Pink Floyd’s recorded music royalties are currently managed by two companies: Pink Floyd (1987) Limited and Pink Floyd Music Limited.

David Gilmour performed his first live gig in four years at an East Sussex pub’s open mic night yesterday (September 9) – check out footage below.The former Pink Floyd guitarist and singer performed alongside his daughter Romany Gilmour at The Neptune Live Music Bar in Hove, East Sussex.The musician’s last public gig was the 2020 tribute concert for Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green at the London Palladium, according to concert archives.Gilmour posted to X last night that he “very much enjoyed crashing” his daughter’s gig at the pub “after finishing tour rehearsals”.In an accompanying video, Romany Gilmour can be heard asked her dad if he wants to “come and upstage me”, before they performed Pink Floyd’s 1975 track ‘Wish You Were Here’ together.Check out footage of the performance below.Very much enjoyed crashing @GilmourRomany’s gig at the Neptune in Hove this evening after finishing tour rehearsals… pic.twitter.com/9FxlX2YMIu— David Gilmour (@davidgilmour) September 9, 2024The Neptune Live Music Bar also posted to Instagram thanking Romany and David for an “electrifying evening”.In 2022, Gilmour put his Hove home up for sale, and as of that year reportedly spends most of his time living on a farm in Wisborough Green, near Horsham.The performance comes after Gilmour released his first album of new material in nine years last weekend, titled ‘Luck and Strange’.Romany Gilmour sings, plays the harp and appears on lead vocals on ‘Between Two Points’ and ‘Yes, I Have Ghosts’. His son Gabriel Gilmour also provide backing vocals.The LP was recorded over five months in Brighton and London.

David Gilmour has looked back at the time his son, Charlie, was jailed for an attack on a war memorial, and said that he has “forgiven” Keir Starmer for the arrest.It comes after Charlie was arrested and subsequently jailed for 16 months after admitting to violent disorder during a 2010 student protest against loan fees.During the demonstration, the then-21-year-old was seen hanging from a Union flag on the Cenotaph, as well as leaping onto the bonnet of a Jaguar that formed part of a royal convoy and hurling a rubbish bin at the vehicle.At the court hearing, the jury heard that the student had drunk and taken drugs after being rejected by his biological father – writer Heathcote Williams – and had taken LSD and valium in the hours leading up to the violence.He was released from his 16-month sentence after serving four months, and his appeal judges heard that he had “successfully reformed and rehabilitated himself”, as well as had addressed the “underlying drug and alcohol problems”.Since then, Charlie – who is the biological son of Gilmour’s wife Polly Samson – has gone on to become an esteemed writer, and has had his work featured in outlets including The Evening Standard, Vogue, The Guardian, The Sunday Times and more.In 2020, he made his literary debut with the memoir Featherhood. It was described by Vogue Italia as “a story about fathers and an exploration of masculinity’s limited emotional palette.”“It is also a splendid account of what it means to care for another being, human or otherwise, where different worlds collide and intersect in a whirlwind of uncanny coincidences,” it continued.

David Gilmour has said that it would be a “dream” to sell Pink Floyd’s catalogue, but not because of the financial gain the sale would bring.The guitarist opened up about the idea of selling the classic rock band’s extensive catalogue during a new interview, and said that the idea is appealing to him because it would allow him to create more distance between former bandmate Roger Waters.According to Financial Times, the sale would bring in a hefty price tag of around $500million (£381million) if it were to go through.That, however, isn’t the main appeal for Gilmour, who instead said he’d be most tempted to sell to “be rid of the decision-making and the arguments that are involved with keeping it going”.Describing the idea of selling the catalogue as a “dream” to Rolling Stone, he added: “I am not interested in that from a financial standpoint. I’m only interested in it from getting out of the mud bath that it has been for quite a while.”The “mud bath” he refers to is most likely referring to the tension between him and Waters which has run for a number of years now.

David Gilmour has said that he finds it “boring” talking about former Pink Floyd bandmate Roger Waters.The musicians have been on frosty terms for a decades now, with Gilmour most recently attacking Waters with claims of anti-semitism earlier this year.Now, in a new interview with Rolling Stone, Gilmour was asked about where things currently stand between the pair, with the publication noting how in 2010 they played a charity show together, before he made an appearance at Waters’ ‘The Wall’ tour in 2011 – yet now they are not on speaking terms.“Well, it’s something I’ll talk about one day, but I’m not going to talk about that right now. It’s boring.

Nick Mason has expressed his desire to use AI to create new Pink Floyd songs.The drummer recently gave an interview to The Sunday Mirror (via Music News), where he discussed the potential to forge a Pink Floyd reunion via AI. David Gilmour declared the band to be over in 2015, saying that the iconic prog-rock band had “run its course.”“It would be fascinating to see what AI could do with new music,” Mason told The Sunday Mirror.

David Gilmour teamed up with his daughter Romany on their whimsical new single ‘Between Two Points’.The song is a cover of The Montgolfier Brothers’ 1999 song, ‘Between Two Points’ which features 22-year-old Romany on vocals and harp. “And you can see it in the way thеy look at you / Feel it in the way they treat you / Always the last to know / Always the first to leave,” sing both David and Romany over the soloist and former Pink Floyd guitarist soft strumming and his daughter’s bright harp.Speaking about the song in a press release, David said: “I’ve had that song on my playlist since it was released.

Stewart Lee will be curating a stage at the first edition of the Brighton Psych Fest.Created by the minds behind the city’s leading independent promoter JOY and the team responsible for both Manchester Psych Fest and Edinburgh Psych Fest, a new Brighton edition of the music and arts festival will be headed to the UK coastal city later this summer.Set to take place on August 30, the one-day event spans across some of the most iconic music venues in Brighton, and promises to be a celebration of all things psychedelic.Already, two waves of acts have been announced for the 2024 debut, with artists including The Horrors, Holly Macve, NewDad, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, SCALER, bdrmm, Divorce, Molly Payton and more leading the way.Now, the team behind the event have also confirmed that a new stage has been added – fully curated by comedian and music lover Stewart Lee. Hosted at Komedia, the stage will see performances from five artists who have been personally selected by Lee.A post shared by Brighton Psych Fest (@brightonpsychfest)“Brighton Psych Fest asked me to host and program a stage, which is reckless of them as the last thing I curated, the 2016 Prestatyn All Tomorrow’s Parties, went bust.

David Gilmour has announced additional shows in Los Angeles and New York for his ‘Luck And Strange‘ shows.The soloist and former Pink Floyd guitarist took to his official social media accounts to announce a third show at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl on October 31, and a fourth show at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on November 9.The new dates follow the previously announced dates in Los Angeles on October 29 and 30 and in New York on November 4, 5, and 6. Gilmour’s US dates will take place after his six-night residency at London’s Royal Albert Hall and his six-night residency at Rome’s historic chariot-racing stadium Circus Maximus (Circo Massimo).

David Gilmour has announced a show at a historic Rome landmark as well as a handful of shows in the US.Before taking on the stage at London’s Royal Albert Hall for his six-night residency, the soloist and former Pink Floyd guitarist will perform at Rome’s historic chariot-racing stadium Circus Maximus (Circo Massimo) during a six-night run taking place from September 27 through October 3It will mark his return to the legendary venue and in Italy since his Rattle That Lock Tour in 2016. Gilmour also announced four shows taking place in North America.

David Gilmour has announced a residency at the Royal Albert Hall in London, marking his first live shows in eight years. Find all the details below.The soloist and former Pink Floyd guitarist will play six concerts at the historic venue this October in support of his fifth album ‘Luck And Strange’, which is released on September 6 via Sony.Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST next Friday (May 10) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.