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Five of 1999’s Best Guitar Rock Albums

Five of 1999’s Best Guitar Rock Albums

In a rare confluence of creativity, five exceptional records helped shape 1999 and yielded some of the most enduring guitar rock of the past 25 years.

‘The Harmony Codex’: Steven Wilson’s ‘Cinema for the Ears’

‘The Harmony Codex’: Steven Wilson’s ‘Cinema for the Ears’

“If there was an agenda, it was to not have an agenda at all,” Steven Wilson says of his seventh solo LP, The Harmony Codex, in this extended interview.

The 10 Best Progressive Rock Albums of the 2000s

The 10 Best Progressive Rock Albums of the 2000s

This list is a reflection of the many great efforts of progressive rock artists of the 2000s and a tribute to the style’s most important musician of the decade.

Porcupine Tree Return with a Question Mark on ‘Closure/Continuation’

Porcupine Tree Return with a Question Mark on ‘Closure/Continuation’

Closure/Continuation captures and rejuvenates the cerebral and melancholic mood that’s Porcupine Tree’s signature, but uncertainty hangs over the proceedings.

The Longevity Option: An Interview with Steven Wilson

The Longevity Option: An Interview with Steven Wilson

Home Invasion celebrates Steven Wilson's victory lap after the chart success of 2017's To the Bone. Still, he says, there are more places to plant his flag, mountains to climb.

The Rhythmic Redesign of Porcupine Tree: An Interview with Gavin Harrison

The Rhythmic Redesign of Porcupine Tree: An Interview with Gavin Harrison

Porcupine Tree drummer Gavin Harrison talks with PopMatters about the long and complex process that went into his creation of the big band album, Cheating the Polygraph.
Gavin Harrison: Cheating the Polygraph

Gavin Harrison: Cheating the Polygraph

The music of Porcupine Tree meets the rhythmic intensity of Whiplash in these eight dazzling reinterpretations.
Steven Wilson: Hand. Cannot. Erase.

Steven Wilson: Hand. Cannot. Erase.

Hand. Cannot. Erase. is easily the strongest of Wilson's solo output in terms of cohesive narrative and dynamic song structure.
Steven Wilson and Mariusz Duda Team Up on New Track, “The Old Peace”

Steven Wilson and Mariusz Duda Team Up on New Track, “The Old Peace”

As a tribute to a recently departed fan, Steven Wilson and Mariusz Duda (of Lunatic Soul and Riverside fame) have teamed up for the gorgeous song "The Old Peace".

Steven Wilson: The Raven That Refused to Sing (and other stories)

The Top 10 Steven Wilson Recordings

Prog’s Only Stupid Dream: Porcupine Tree – “Stop Swimming”