Art & Progressive Rock

From U2 to Phil Collins, Grace Jones to Toto, Hall & Oates to Tina Turner.

Pope outfits, fearsomely shrieking ladies and flutes prove Satan's back in style.

Bowie, Roxy Music, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel and more get weird, famous.

Masterful tinkering from Queen, 10cc, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Bowie and more.

The pinnacle of prog-rock nerd-ery, and yes, we included "Supper's Ready."

Where horror-movie soundtracks and electronic music thrillingly, chillingly collide.

Every album invented a new character, a new genre and a whole new universe.

A huge, exclusive playlist from the affable rock star and 'Sound City' director.

Blondie, Grace Jones, The Go-Go's and more bring bold artiness to the mainstream.

Rebellion anthems from Lynyrd Skynyrd, Queen, David Bowie, BTO and more.

Dissecting the influences behind this epic, invigorating 2011 dream-pop beast.

The brilliant art-rock freak flits from guitar-god jams to classical and beyond.

Decoding the daunting catalog of rock 'n' roll's weirdest, funniest super-genius.

Killer new/old stuff from The Velvet Underground, Can, RATM, Paul Simon and more.

Neil Young, Van Halen, Aerosmith, Dr. John, Bonnie Raitt and more stars of 2012 (!).

Bob Dylan, Dave Matthews, ZZ Top, Rush and more.

Ambient, moody, atmospheric stuff to direct your own inner Oscar-winner to

Pink Floyd, Aerosmith and the Beach Boys typify a bountiful year.

Great music was everywhere this year, starting with North Mississippi.