On Prog-Watch this week I'm Shaking the Family Tree of the classic band Queen! I'll be spinning some tracks from the band proper and delving a little into the solo careers and side projects of Brian May, Roger Taylor, and the late Freddie Mercury! Come and see what shakes out! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement...
Jun 04, 2019•1 hr 25 min
This week on Prog-Watch my special guest is Australian singer and songwriter Mark Trueack, formerly of Unitopia and now with the United Progressive Fraternity! Mark and I chat about his past and present, and in between interview segments I'm spinning lots of great Unitopia and UPF music (including a few epics and one from the new UPF album Planetary Overload Part One: Loss)! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https...
May 28, 2019•1 hr 27 min
This week on Prog-Watch: More ALL NEW Prog Rock Variety from Lonely Robot, Brighteye Brison, Great Wide Nothing, Green Desert Tree, BangTower, Cosmograf & Alan Parsons! Plus, a visit from THE DOCTOR, Rob Fisher, who will be taking a look at “Solipsystemology”, the latest album by 't' (Thomas Thielen), on Progressive Discoveries! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisem...
May 21, 2019•1 hr 29 min
On this week's Prog-Watch I'm finishing up my coverage of composer, bassist, and vocalist Steve Babb and his band Glass Hammer! Hear more of my chat with Steve and lots of great music from the band's most recent albums, including a few from their latest offering, Chronomonaut! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement...
May 14, 2019•1 hr 27 min
This week on Prog-Watch: ALL NEW Variety! I'll be spinning new stuff from Mansun, Big Big Train, Joost Maglev, Alan Parsons, Jon Anderson, The Far Meadow, Dream Theater, Lonely Robot, Devin Townsend & Cosmograf! Come along for the ride and catch up with some of the great new music that has recently been released! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement...
May 07, 2019•1 hr 26 min
(Somebody pinch me so that I know that I'm not dreaming as I type this! OW! Thanks, Mrs. Progsquatch!) This week on Prog-Watch my very special guest is the legendary keyboardist, composer, and vocalist Rod Argent! Rod rose to fame with The Zombies, and was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame as a member of that seminal band! After the Zombies disbanded in the late 1960s, he enjoyed much success with his own band Argent and with various solo albums and collaborations, before get...
Apr 30, 2019•1 hr 29 min
This week on Prog-Watch I'm serving up a Variety program with music from Cyril, Kinetic Element, The Far Meadow, and Coma Rossi, plus newcomers Last Flight To Pluto and Astralingua! Also, I'll have some Guest DJ selections chosen by long-time listener Rick Gibbs. Rick has suggested some great songs by IQ, Steven Wilson, Lonely Robot, and Subsignal! So I hope you will join me! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at http...
Apr 23, 2019•1 hr 29 min
Multi-instrumentalist, composer, music engineer and producer, and head of the Unicorn Digital record label...Michel St-Père does it all! And this week he also guests on Prog-Watch! Tune in to this week's program to hear some of our chat and lots of great music from his band Mystery! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement...
Apr 16, 2019•1 hr 26 min
This week I'm spinning fabulous stuff from The Room, The Franky Valentyn Project, Residuos Mentales, John Lodge, Premiata Forneria Marconi (or PFM, for short), Grand Tour, and Now In Colour! Plus, our friend and resident reviewer, Dr. Rob Fisher, will be taking us on a voyage of Progressive Discovery with the German duo Manuel Schmid and Marek Arnold, with a look at their collaborative album called Zeiten! So kick back and get ready to rock...progressively, of course! This show is part of the Sp...
Apr 09, 2019•1 hr 26 min
This week on Prog-Watch I'm chatting with the talented and prolific Andrew Colyer! Aside from his work with his own band Circuline, Andrew has guested on many side projects, released solo piano albums, and done soundtrack work, as well. He will also be touring later this year with Robert Berry in the live band for Robert's 3.2 project. Andrew and I talked about all of this and more, and in this week's program you can hear some of our chat. Of course there will also be a boatload of great music f...
Apr 02, 2019•1 hr 24 min
This week on Prog-Watch I'm spinning some great new(er) stuff from O.R.k., VAK, Mostly Autumn, Ed Wynne, Tim Bowness, and Weezer (yes, Weezer)! I'll also be mixing in some great older selections from a Guest DJ by the name of Reno Faoro! Reno's picks include stuff by Carmen, Minimum Vital, Duncan Browne, Bloodrock, and Golden Earring! If you haven't heard of some of these artists, I strongly suggest you come along for the ride and expand your “Prog-cabulary”! All are interesting and worth hearin...
Mar 26, 2019•1 hr 27 min
This week on Prog-Watch it's A Numbers Game! Every song will have a number in the title! Can you guess what I will be playing? I'll give you some hints...there will be music from King Crimson, Yes, Gentle Giant, David Bowie, Traffic, Kansas, Tiger Moth Tales, Chris Squire, Bruce Soord, Steely Dan, Moody Blues, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Renaissance, and The Nice! Intrigued? I hope so! Be there or be square! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in adv...
Mar 19, 2019•1 hr 30 min
This week on Prog-Watch I'm spinning a diversity of fabulous music from around the Progressive Rock world! Hear (mostly) new music from Karfagen, Radius Funk, Bram Stoker, RPWL, Grand Tour, The End Of The Ocean, Coma Rossi, Soft Machine Legacy, Falling Edge, and Whiteside's Daughter! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement...
Mar 12, 2019•1 hr 30 min
This week on Prog-Watch I'm in conversation with Steve Babb, one of the founding members of the venerable U.S. band Glass Hammer! Steve and I chat about the early days of the band and the role that television shopping played in getting them going, among other things. Along the way I also naturally play lots of great Glass Hammer music! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/adverti...
Mar 05, 2019•1 hr 29 min
This week I've got another boatload of great new Progressive Rock from Kenny McCormick, Red Bazar, The Room, Ed Wynne, Voices From The Fuselage, Manuel Schmid and Marek Arnold, Overhead, and The Enid! As if that wasn't enough, there will also be a Progressive Discoveries segment with our friend and resident reviewer Dr. Rob Fisher, on a great project called Zeelley Moon! Patrick Molesworth of Zeelley Moon even provides some commentary! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are ...
Feb 26, 2019•1 hr 28 min
This week's Prog-Watch is a variety program with a few special features! There will be a little feature on Thomas Thielen and a sneak peek at the next "t" album called Solipsystemology! (Thomas loves those titles that just roll off the tongue, doesn't he?) I also have a Guest DJ, Bill Dunaway of High Ridge, Missouri, USA! Bill checks in with some of his Prog Rock favorites, and I mix in a few newer tracks, as well. So in addition to the "t" music, you can expect a boatload of great stuff, new an...
Feb 19, 2019•1 hr 26 min
This week on Prog-Watch I've got a fun little themed special called "Interrogative Prog"! Every song asks a question. What will I be playing? That's a good question, but you will have to tune in to find out! I will tell you this...there will be music from The Moody Blues, Zebra, Uriah Heep, The Strawbs, Blackfield, Gentle Giant, Asia, Billy Sherwood, Ken Hensley, Steve Hackett, Golden Earring, Pete Townshend, Guy Manning, Saga, and The Eloy! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if yo...
Feb 12, 2019•1 hr 27 min
On this week's Prog-Watch I've got great music from Deep Energy Orchestra, Voices From The Fuselage, The Tangent, RPWL, Simon Godfrey, Phil Keaggy, Tony Levin & Jerry Marotta, Residuos Mentales, and Hedfuzy! Plus Pymlico on Progressive Discoveries with Dr. Rob Fisher! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement...
Feb 05, 2019•1 hr 28 min
On this week's program I'm shaking the family tree of the band 10cc! We'll hear music from the pre-10cc days, from the classic period of the band in the 1970s, and from the individual members Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley & Lol Creme, post-10cc! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement...
Jan 29, 2019•1 hr 24 min
This week's Prog-Watch is a straight up variety program with lots of great stuff from around the progressive rock world! I'm spinning mostly newer tunes from Kenny McCormick, Regal Worm, OAK (Oscillazioni Alchemico Kreative), The D Project, Nikki Squire & Dweezil Zappa, Karibow, Pinn Dropp, Heather Findlay, Be Bop Deluxe, and Glass Hammer! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310...
Jan 22, 2019•1 hr 28 min
This week's Prog-Watch is a Variety program with a new feature...The Guest DJ! My first Guest DJ is a long time friend and supporter of the show, Mr. Thaddeus Wert of Nashville, Tennessee, USA! We'll be playing a number of Thaddeus's favorite Prog tunes and enjoying some of his personal commentary on those selections. With music from Phil Keaggy, Tony Levin and Jerry Marotta, Somewhere Out, Drifting Sun, Manuel Schmid and Marek Arnold, Luke the Lone, UK, Big Big Train, Sanguine Hum, and Glass Ha...
Jan 15, 2019•1 hr 25 min
This week on Prog-Watch my esteemed guest is Daniele Giovannoni, drummer, keyboardist, and main musical composer of the band Karmamoi! Daniele and I chat about the history of the band and their new concept album The Day Is Done. And of course I play plenty of great Karmamoi music along the way! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement...
Jan 08, 2019•1 hr 24 min
Start the New Year with some Prog Rock EPIX from the likes of Änglagård, The D Project, Rush, Dream Theater, and Pink Floyd! One mini rock symphony from each decade of our favorite musical genre! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement
Jan 01, 2019•1 hr 27 min
Well, it's that time of year again...when Prog-Watch teams with The Progressive Aspect to bring you our end of year round-up of some of the best albums released in the Progressive genre this year! Seven of the fine reviewers from TPA provided short lists of their favorites, and brief reviews. Your humble host has also selected one of his own. With contributions from Mel Allen, Shawn Dudley, Rob Fisher, Magnus Moar, Jez Rowden, Roger Trenwith, and Leo Trimming, and music from 3.2, Dukes of the Or...
Dec 18, 2018•1 hr 27 min
On this week's Prog-Watch I'll be playing fantastic prog rock music from Astral Bazaar, Anathema, Oscillazioni Alchemico Kreative (O.A.K.), Jussi Petäjä, Spriggan Mist, Daniel Eliseev Project, Roxy Music, All Traps on Earth, and The Tangent! Plus, a great feature on the new album by Canadian proggers mystery on Progressive Discoveries with Dr. Rob Fisher! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/...
Dec 11, 2018•1 hr 28 min
On Prog-Watch this week my special guest is Oliver Rüsing of Karibow! Oliver and I have an interesting (and at times fun) conversation about the making of the spectacular new Karibow album, Monumento! Along the way I also play lots of great Karibow music, including a couple from the new one! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement...
Dec 04, 2018•1 hr 24 min
This week on Prog-Watch I have another awesome variety program! With music from El Tubo Elastico, Riverside, Sunchild, Nosound, D'AccorD, & Gosta Berlings Saga! Plus, Dr. Rob Fisher dishes on the great new album by Aussie proggers Southern Empire! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement
Nov 27, 2018•1 hr 25 min
This week on Prog-Watch I'm shaking the family tree of Traffic! Hear lots of great music from the band proper and the four original members, Jim Capaldi, Dave Mason, Steve Winwood, and Chris Wood! Everything you hear will not be progressive rock in the strictest sense, but rest assured it will be fabulous classic rock from an influential and storied band, and the wildly talented individual members. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podc...
Nov 20, 2018•1 hr 28 min
Viva variety! That's the spirit of this week's Prog-Watch which features a boatload of fabulous prog rock sounds! With music from IQ, We Could Build an Empire, The Pineapple Thief, Saul Blease, Oak, Tiger Moth Tales, Sunchild, Overhead, Pymlico, Psychoyogi, Vola, Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate, and Pinn Dropp!! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement...
Nov 13, 2018•1 hr 30 min
This week on Prog-Watch my esteemed guest is Guy Manning of Manning, United Progressive Fraternity and Damanek! Guy and I chat about his various projects and the upcoming Damanek tour with Southern Empire! And of course there is plenty of great music to be heard along the way! Also: hear Tony clarify how Guy likes to pronounce "Damanek" and then revert to his own pronunciation for the rest of the program! I guess you really can't teach an old prog rock show host new tricks. This show is part of ...
Nov 06, 2018•1 hr 29 min
