If you thought that the only musical export from Sweden was the over-produced Abba singing meaningless nonsense, you need to reappraise. Not only was Bo Hansson riding the golden age of progressive rock, it was the Swedes who resurrected the genre and began the ‘third wave’, not just as ‘prog’ but as genuine progressive rock in the 90s. Bring on the Bo Hansson, Anekdoten and Änglagård T-shirts!

With Christmas not long past, I’ve been attempting to wade through the novels I received as gifts, and have just completed Hugh Howey’s...

Towards the end of the golden era of progressive rock, the denigration of the genre took a number of different forms. One of these was...

Close to the Edge by Yes One Saturday morning in September 1972 shortly after my thirteenth birthday, I accompanied my brother Tony on...