Win a super deluxe re-issue of Rush album 2112, plus a 2112 comic!

It's 21/12 today, and to celebrate we're giving away five copies of the new ultra-mega deluxe re-issue of Rush's classic prog-scifi album 2112. OK, so maybe you didn't spend your teenage years reading tattered Robert Silverberg novels while listening moodily to Rush albums, but some of us did — and for good reason.…

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Did Muse rip off a songwriter's science fiction rock opera?

Muse's 2009 album The Resistance won raves for its prog-rock storylines about humanity fleeing the Earth and exploring the galaxy. But did Muse come up with all of this space-rock-opera gold on their own? Songwriter Charles Bolfrass claims not.

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Kevin J. Anderson talks Clockwork Angels, his new novel with Rush…

Kevin J. Anderson's latest novel, Clockwork Angels, officially hit the bookshelves this past Tuesday (September 4). Set in a quasi-dystopian steampunk and alchemy-infused world, the novel is a collaboration with his longtime friend, famed Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. We recently had a chance to talk to…

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100 Albums Every Science Fiction and Fantasy Fan Should Listen To:…

Science fiction and fantasy have colonized every corner of pop culture — especially the world of music. From awesome movie soundtracks to science fiction-inspired rock operas, genre stories have always gone along with sonic landscapes. You can't really know science fiction and fantasy without knowing the music these…

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Kevin J. Anderson will novelize Rush's new album

Prolific novelist Kevin J. Anderson has made no secret of his love for prog rock — and now he's taking his prog-rock fixation to the next level. He announced on his Facebook page that he's writing the novel version of Rush's new album, Clockwork Angels.

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Coheed And Cambria Singer Writes Novel Version Of New Album, With…

Prog rock and science fiction have always gone hand in hand, but Coheed and Cambria has taken it further, creating elaborate narratives with each album. And now singer/guitarist Claudio Sanchez has teamed up with Peter David to write a novel.

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Avatar Sparks New Interest In The Strange Visions That Inspired It

Now that we know Avatar's floating mountains were based on China's rugged geography, the Chinese have decided to rename a mountain in Hunan province "Avatar Hallelujah Mountain." And artists are posting their favorite images by Yes cover artist Roger Dean.

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Sci-Fi Rock Stars

COHEED-AND-CAMBRIA.jpgProg rockers Coheed and Cambria have created a whole science fiction mythology to go with their concept albums. The band's name refers to the heroes of its science fiction story, sketched out in a series of graphic novels called Armory Wars and in albums with titles like Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV, Volume 2: No…

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