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Ten years ago, the prog world lost one of its greatest musicians. Keith Emerson was the Hendrix of the Hammond organ, a showman par excellence and a prog rock legend, but offstage, he was modest and unassuming. Over the following pages we speak to Emerson’s family, friends and colleagues to understand the man behind the myth, starting with his partner Mari Kawaguchi, son Aaron and daughter-in-law Jo, who share their memories of the man they knew out of the limelight.

In 2001, the suicide of Big Country ’s Stuart Adamson shocked music fans all over the world. How had the man once lauded by DJ John Peel as ‘Scotland’s answer to Jimi Hendrix’ ended up taking his own life? In an exclusive extract from a new book, we look at the inside story of their debut album The Crossing .

2025 marked the centenary of Erik Satie’s death, an event honoured by commemorations around the globe, including series of concerts, workshops, exhibitions and guided tours in his birthplace of Honfle