This month inpopmay 1980

We bid a sad but fond farewell to the musicians, producers, songwriters and more from the prog world who left us this year. Adieu.

As a new decade got into its stride, the early 1970s music scene suddenly seemed to offer something that would appeal to all tastes. Within a couple of years, you might prefer to choose glam rock, pro

Thank you… and good night.

Long-awaited returns, new albums and tours, festival headliners, fresh faces… here are just 26 reasons to be cheerful in 2026.

60 years ago history was made and the rulebook rewritten when Clapton, Bruce and Baker united to form one of the most influential supergroups in British music

ROD DAVIS owns one of the most important records in history: John Lennon’s copy of “Rock Island Line” by Lonnie Donegan. “I bought it from John for half a crown,” Rod says. “Since then, it’s been sign