Duran duran duran duran/rio/seven and the ragged tiger/notorious/big thing

The great and good of progressive music give us a glimpse into their prog worlds. As told to Grant Moon.

1 ONCE UPON A TIME SIMPLE MINDS First released in October 1985, Simple Minds’ Once Upon A Time will be reissued for its 40th anniversary on red vinyl and as a 5CD boxset on 17 October. The limited-edi

“Words don’t make sense/Words won’t make it right” ...

In 1974, Mike Oldfield defied the critics and hit the top of the UK charts with Hergest Ridge, the ambitious follow-up to his unexpectedly successful debut Tubular Bells . To coincide with the release of the 50th-anniversary edition, the musician, his siblings and collaborators recount the story of an album created by an overwhelmed 21-year-old taking refuge near the Welsh borders.

Alexander Larman on Theatre FOR ROCK FANS ...