In 1979, former Soft Machine drummer Robert Wyatt joined the Communist Party of Great Britain and cut a string of idiosyncratic yet impassioned socialist pop.

Billy Corgan tells us about his new tour with The Machines of God, Smashing Pumpkins reissues and his love for Howard Stern.

A full complement of Doobie Brothers is on hand for the group's latest album -- its first with Michael McDonald since 1980 -- ...

The members of Saving Abel have issued a statement clarifying the band's current status amidst singer Jared Weeks playing shows using the band's name. In a new statement, the remaining members of ...

Robert Wyatt, Kevin Ayers, Alan Holdsworth and Daevid Allen were all members along the way. Soft Machine became an all-instrumental powerhouse with 1971's skronky Fourth, having left behind psych ...

TICKETS are still on sale to see a psychedelic band who are set to perform at Huntingdon Hall. Soft Machine will perform on Saturday, March 15, which follows the band's tour of Canada and the US.

Mike Ratledge, a founding member of the English rock band Soft Machine, has died aged 81 following a brief illness. Along with Robert Wyatt, Daevid Allen and Kevin Ayers, Ratledge founded Soft Machine ...

Mike Ratledge, keyboardist and founding member of the English rock band Soft Machine, has died at the age of 81. The musician’s death was confirmed by former bandmate and current Soft Machine ...

Ratledge was with Soft Machine when it started in 1966, and was the last founding member to leave the band in 1976. Louder called Soft Machine “pioneers of both progressive rock and jazz fusion.” ...

A LEGENDARY psychedelic band is set to perform at Huntingdon Hall. Soft Machine will perform on Saturday, March 15, which follows the band's tour of Canada and the US. Known for their influence in ...

In addition to being the longest remaining original member of Soft Machine—sticking around from their 1966 self-titled debut to 1976’s Softs—Ratledge was also arguably the band’s most ...

Mike Ratledge, keyboardist and founding member of Soft Machine, has died ... friends he discovered jazz music and played piano in a band called the Daevid Allen Trio. He attended University ...