This week's Prog-Watch is a variety program with lots of great stuff from David Gilmour, Toto, Ultranova, Glass Hammer, Pendragon, Unifaun, Black Bonzo, Tim Bowness, Procul Harum, and Machines Dream! Plus a great edition of Progressive Discoveries with Dr. Rob Fisher and the German band Blind Ego! Website: Progwatch.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProgWatch/ Twitter: @ProgSquatch Email: progsquatch@gmail.com This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in adverti...
Feb 14, 2017•1 hr 30 min
The focus of this week's Prog-Watch is the band Kyros (formerly known as Synaesthesia)! Adam Warne and Robin Johnson of the band chatted with me via Skype and you can hear some of that conversation on the program! We will also hear a lot of great Kyros/Synaesthesia music, and have the WORLD PREMIERE of two new songs from the band's forthcoming EP "Monster" (which is not even officially released until 10 February)! Hear the future of Progressive Rock and get a sneak peek at the new Kyros music......
Feb 07, 2017•1 hr 29 min
The focus of this week's Prog-Watch is a man who is perhaps one of the most prolific artists in the history of Progressive Rock, Roine Stolt! From his beginnings in Kaipa, through The Flower Kings, Tangent, Agents Of Mercy, Transatlantic, and his recent collaboration with Jon Anderson of Yes, this man has made a lot of great music in a career spanning more than 40 years! I was lucky enough to speak with Roine via Skype, and I'd like to share that conversation with all of my friends out there in ...
Jan 31, 2017•1 hr 30 min
This week's Prog-Watch is a variety program, with music from Ian Anderson, Steven Wilson, Kansas, Erik Norlander, Haken, Odyssice, Jadis Music, Karibow, Yuka & Chronoship, and Stackridge! Plus, another edition of Progressive Discoveries with Rob Fisher, from the latest album by Katatonia! Website: Progwatch.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProgWatch/ Twitter: @ProgSquatch Email: progsquatch@gmail.com This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising ...
Jan 24, 2017•1 hr 29 min
This week on Prog-Watch we are catching up with the Jonses! Or at least one of the Joneses...namely, our friend Peter Jones of Tiger Moth Tales! Peter had a helluva year in 2016, from guesting on albums by Red Bazar and The Colin Tench Project, to live Tiger Moth Tales gigs with a full band, and even touring Japan as part of the legendary Camel! I caught up with him late last year and we discussed all of this and more. Plus, I play a lot of great music in between the chat, so in the words of Yod...
Jan 17, 2017•1 hr 30 min
Greg Lake was kind of a personal hero to me; and as a guy with a Prog Rock show, I couldn't let his passing go without doing a tribute show. I've put together a nice career retrospective here, with some things you might not expect to hear and a few you may never have heard. So join me this week as I take a look back at a little of the impressive body of work left by Greg Lake. Requiescat in pace, Greg. Website: Progwatch.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProgWatch/ Twitter: @ProgSquatch Ema...
Jan 10, 2017•1 hr 19 min
Well, it's a new year, and I've got a boatload of (mostly) new Progressive Rock on Prog-Watch this week! Great stuff from Jason Rubenstein, Paatos, Chickn, This Winter Machine, Circuline, Fair To Midland, The Invisible, UVTraveler, and Triumvirat! Plus a Progressive Discoveries segment with Dr. Rob Fisher on the latest album by Dec Burke! Website: Progwatch.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProgWatch/ Twitter: @ProgSquatch Email: progsquatch@gmail.com This show is part of the Spreaker Prime...
Jan 03, 2017•1 hr 28 min
This week on Prog-Watch?, our guest is Stu Nicholson? of the band Galahad?! We have a little chat and spin some great Galahad tunes along the way. Also, we have a special extended Progressive Discoveries feature with our man Dr. Rob Fisher?, centering on the brand new album by the German artist simply known as "t" (aka Thomas Thielen?). As always, send questions, suggestions or comments to progsquatch@gmail.com . You can also follow the Squatch on Twitter (@ProgSquatch) or visit our Prog-Watch F...
Dec 20, 2016•1 hr 28 min
This week's show? is a special year-end round-up, more than a month in the making! A collaboration between the Progsquatch and 11 of those fine gentlemen who perform reviews at The Progressive Aspect?, to bring you an even dozen of the best Progressive Rock albums of 2016! (With contributions from Roger Trenwith?, Mel Allen?, Jeremy Rowden?, John Wenlock-Smith, Bob Mulvey?, Mark Johnson?, Leo Trimming?, Phil Lively?, Tony Colvill?, Shawn Dudley?, and of course Rob Fisher!) As always, send questi...
Dec 13, 2016•1 hr 30 min
This week's Prog-Watch is a variety program with fabulous music from Verbal Delirium, Glacier, Profuna Ocean, Maschine, Regent, Kyros, Zombie Picnic, and The Alan Parsons Project! Plus another edition of Progressive Discoveries with Dr. Rob Fisher of The Progressive Aspect and Progradar featuring the band Thence! As always, send questions, suggestions or comments to progsquatch@gmail.com . You can also follow the Squatch on Twitter (@ProgSquatch) or visit our Prog-Watch Facebook page. If you fol...
Dec 06, 2016•1 hr 30 min
On this week's show our special guest is none other than Nikki Squire of the band Esquire! In her first interview in a number of years, the former Mrs. Chris Squire talks candidly about what she learned about music from Chris, the early years of her own band, Esquire, and her writing partnership with Nigel McLaren, through to the loss of her former husband and Nigel both in a short period of time last year. Along the way we will hear music from the first two Esquire albums, and their brand new r...
Nov 29, 2016•1 hr 29 min
This week's program is something a little different than the usual...a show focused on epic tracks! Instead of placing undue emphasis on the classic era, however, we are attempting to cover the entire history of Progressive Rock more evenly. With music from Yes, Genesis, David Cross, Gazpacho, and Porcupine Tree! (Former Prog-Watch co-host Dave Luttig should like this one!) As always, send questions, suggestions or comments to progsquatch@gmail.com . You can also follow the Squatch on Twitter (@...
Nov 22, 2016•1 hr 21 min
This week's show is another great variety program, featuring music from Rikard Sjöblom, The Dear Hunter, Ray Wilson, IT, Marco Ragni, Renaissance Rock Orchestra, Emmett Elvin Music, and DeeExpus! Plus, another edition of Progressive Discoveries with Dr. Rob Fisher of The Progressive Aspect and Progradar, with music from CYRIL and Seven steps to the green door (both projects of Marek Arnold)! As always, send questions, suggestions or comments to progsquatch@gmail.com . You can also follow the Squ...
Nov 15, 2016•1 hr 29 min
This week's Prog-Watch focuses on the German band Karibow! I chat with Oliver Rüsing, founder and main creative force of the band, and sample music from their last three albums, Addicted, Holophinium, and the newly remixed and remastered Man Of Rust! Also in this week's show: another edition of Progressive Discoveries with Dr. Rob Fisher of The Progressive Aspect and Progradar, and music from Dwiki Dharmawan! As always, send questions, suggestions or comments to progsquatch@gmail.com . You can a...
Nov 08, 2016•1 hr 28 min
This week's show is a variety program with lots of great new music! Hear brand new tunes from Riverside, Marillion, Kansas, Colin Tench Project, karmakanic, Verbal Delirium, The Gift music UK, and The Far Meadow! Plus music from Dave Bainbridge and another edition of Progressive Discoveries with Rob Fisher and the German project Eureka! As always, send questions, suggestions or comments to progsquatch@gmail.com . You can also follow the Squatch on Twitter (@ProgSquatch) or visit our Prog-Watch F...
Nov 01, 2016•1 hr 30 min
This week we've got a special feature on a very fascinating time in the history of music. More specifically, we're looking at the Psychedelic period in the mid-to-late 1960s. This was a very creative and fertile time in which established bands such as the Beatles, the Who, the Moody Blues, and Cream figured prominently. It also saw the arrival of important nascent talents such as Pink Floyd and the young Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood, David Bowie, Steve Howe, and Chris Squire, to name but a few. We'll he...
Oct 25, 2016•1 hr 20 min
This week's episode begins with another voyage of Progressive Discovery with our resident reviewer, Dr. Rob Fisher of The Progressive Aspect and Progradar! This week, Rob has some insight into the latest album by Swedish band Wolverine! Then we move into the main body of the show: a feature on melodic proggers The Room! You'll hear parts of a fun conversation I had with Andy Rowe and Martin Wilson of the band and we'll hear some great music from The Room along the way! (I also slip in one from M...
Oct 18, 2016•1 hr 26 min
On this week's show I am very proud to begin a new feature in conjunction with Rob Fisher, reviewer at The Progressive Aspect and Progradar! We are calling our joint venture Progressive Discoveries, and this week's feature will center on great new albums from Fates Warning and Flux! Also on this show: new music from Dave Kerzner, Kylver, Opeth, Cirrus Bay, and Grus Paridae, plus stuff from Introitus, Renaissance Rock Orchestra, and Frank Zappa! (My apologies to Renaissance Rock Orchestra...due t...
Oct 11, 2016•1 hr 30 min
Big Big Train won big big kudos at this year's Prog Awards, being named Band Of The Year and honored as the Best Live Event! A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to have a chat with David Longdon of the band and you can hear that conversation (as well as some great BBT music) on this week's Prog-Watch! We covered a lot of ground, from the current state of the music business as regards creativity and a band's connection to their fans, to that time when David auditioned for Genesis! So you won't wan...
Oct 04, 2016•1 hr 30 min
A wide variety of stuff is in store for you on this week's show! There's music from Flying Colors, Thank You Scientist, Joost Maglev, Happy the Man, The Dowling Poole, Magenta, Haken, Trevor Rabin, and Barclay James Harvest! And don't go anywhere when you hear our outro music! I tacked on a last minute addition...the new single from the Colin Tench Project, featuring our friend, Peter Jones! You won't want to miss it! As always, send questions, suggestions or comments to progsquatch@gmail.com . ...
Sep 27, 2016•1 hr 30 min
