Prog Takes - Is Selling Out A Bad Thing?
Welcome to our new Prog Report series called Prog Takes. In this first episode, Roie and Kyle debate what is selling out, and if it is bad thing or just a band evolving? What do you think?

Welcome to our new Prog Report series called Prog Takes. In this first episode, Roie and Kyle debate what is selling out, and if it is bad thing or just a band evolving? What do you think?
Styx guitarist, songwriter, and producer Will Evankovich talks about the new album Circling From Above, his history with the band, how he joined, touring, and more.
Guitarist/vocalist Jakko Jakszyk joins Roie Avin and Geoff Bailie to talk about his new solo album Son of Glen, how his book inspired the new music, King Crimson, and more. Son of Glen is out on June 27th, 2025.
Simon Bergseth and Martin Utby of Avkrvst join the podcast to chat about their new album 'Waving At The Sky, which is out on June 13th, working with Ross Jennings, playing live, and more.
Roie, Vic, and Jeremy check out new music from Styx, Big Wreck, Edensong, Ihlo, Nad Sylvan, and Avkrvst.
Drummer Mark Zonder (Fates Warning, Warlord) returns to talk about the second A-Z album 'A2Z2', working with Ray Alder again, Nick Van Dyke from Redemption and more. The A-Z album is out on June 6th, 2025.
Derek Shulman returns to the podcast to talk about the new Gentle Giant 'Playing The Fool' The Complete Live Experience’ Reissue, signing Dream Theater and Pantera, and more.
Roie, Vic, and Dan check out new music from Katatonia, Jakko Jakszyk, Avkrvst, Haken, A-Z, and Lux Terminus.
Guitar legend Alex Lifeson joins the podcast to talk about his new band Envy of None and their new album Stygian Waves, as well as his love of playing guitar, getting together to jam with Geddy Lee, and what the future might hold for them. Stygian Wavz is out now.
Neal Morse and Chester Thompson join the podcast to talk about the new band Cosmic Cathedral and their debut album 'Deep Water.' We also talk about Genesis, songwriting and more.
Roie and Dan talk about their experience on Cruise to the Edge 2025!
Roine Stolt returns to talk about the new 17th studio album from The Flower Kings titled Love.
Roie, Vic, and Dan check out new music from The Flower Kings, Echolyn, Altesia, Solstice, Cosmic Cathedral and Nad Sylvan.
Roie, Dan, Vic, and Geoff discuss the highly-anticipated new album from Steven Wilson - The Overview.
Guitarist Andy Glass of Solstice joins Roie to talk about the band's latest album Clann, their history, their resurgance, and more. Clann is out on April 4th, 2025.
Steven Wilson returns to the podcast to talk with Roie and Nick about his new album The Overview, the upcoming tour, the future of AI, and more. The Overview is out on March 14th, 2025.
Singer Peter Nicholls and guitarist Mike Holmes from legendary UK prog group IQ join Roie Avin to talk about their new studio album 'Dominion', their long career, songwriting, picking setlists, and more. Dominion is out on March 28th.
Echolyn members Brett Kull, Christopher Buzby & Ray Weston join the podcast to talk about the pair of new albums 'Time Silent Radio' II & vii, the band's history, songwriting process, and more.
Roie, Vic, and Kyle check out new music from Neal Morse/Cosmic Cathedral, Nospūn, IQ, Karmakanic, Phase Transition, and Dim Gray.
Rock icon Ian Anderson joins Roie and Geoff to talk about the new Jethro Tull album 'Curious Ruminant', songwriting, reissues, his views on social media, and more. Curious Ruminant is out on March 7th.
Bassist Jonas Reingold joins the podcast to talk about the new Karmakanic album 'Transmutation', touring with Steve Hackett, Cruise to the Edge & more. Transmutation releases on 7th March 2025 and will be available on CD, vinyl, and streaming platforms. Celebrating independent artistry, all formats will be released on Jonas’s own label, Reingold Records: https://www.jonasreingold.se/ Reingold has enlisted a stellar lineup of world-class musicians to bring his vision to life. Among them is hi...
John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy take some time from rehearsals to chat about their new album 'Parasomnia', the Dream Theater 40th-anniversary tour, all those Drumeo videos, songwriting, and more. Parasomina is out on Feb 7th, and the US leg to the tour kicks off on Feb 7th, as well. Host: Roie Avin
Roie, Vic, and Dan check out new music from Tiktaalika, Jason Bieler, Sometime in February, Royal Sorrow, Pattern-Seeking Animals, and of course, Dream Theater. Watch on YouTube to see the videos.
Dave Meros and John Boegehold of prog group Pattern-Seeking Animals join host Roie to pick their top 5 Pattern-Seeking Animals songs from the band's 5 albums, including the new album Friend of All Creatures, which is out on Feb 14th, 2025.
The Prog Report crew recap another great year and pick their favorite albums of 2024 including the Top 10 albums of the year. What were your favorites? Panel: Roie, Geoff, Dan, Nick & Victor
Vola frontman/guitarist Asger Mygind joins Roie and Dan to talk about the band's new album Friend of a Phantom, the tour and more.
Devin Townsend has a new album out called PowerNerd. We chat about the album, his love of coffee, thoughts on Halloween, and more in this new episode.
Welcome to Quid Prog Quo, a show where two hosts recommend an album to each other and then share their opinions. This premiere episode features the show's creator Notes Reviews, who has kindly let The Prog Report use this concept on our channel. Notes recommends 'Imaginal Disk' by Magdalena Bay and Roie recommends 'Fables From A Mayfly' by Fair to Midland. Let us know what you think of these albums.
Violinist/singer Joe Deninzon & drummer Jason Gianni join the podcast to talk about the album by Joe Deninzon's Stratospheerius - 'Impostor' which is out on October 11th. We also talk about Joe now being a member of Kansas following David Ragsdale retiring.
Neal Morse talks about the new band Neal Morse & The Resonance - 'No Hill For A Climber', upcoming Morsefests, and more. The new album 'No Hill For A Climber' is out on Nov. 8th, 2024.