The Prog Report

Casey Crescenzo from The Dear Hunter checks in with what he has been up to during the coronavirus time including some exciting new projects.

Legendary Deep Purple and Flying Colors guitarist Steve Morse joins the podcast to pick the top 5 Deep Purple songs with hosts Roie Avin and Geoff Bailie. We talk about life in quarantine, how he joined Deep Purple and some other great stories along the way.

Drummer, singer, and all around musician Nick D'Virgilio (Big Big Train, ex-Spock's Beard) has been in a number of bands and on a number of records as a guest musician.  On this podcast we go through his whole discography and pick some highlights from his career, including from his upcoming solo album Invisible, which is out on June 26th, 2020.

On this Top 5 episode, Caligula's Horse singer Jim Grey joins Roie Avin and Daniel Levy from to pick the best songs from his band.  The Australian proggers have just released a new album titled Rise Radiant.  We talk about that album and more.

Legendary group Kansas are back with a spectacular new album.  Guitarist Zak Rizvi and keyboardist Tom Brislin join the podcast to talk about the new album and more. 'The Absence of Presence' is out on June 26th, 2020.

Haken Guitarists Richard Henshall and Charlie Griffiths join the podcast to talk about their upcoming album Virus, finding out their US tour was cancelled, and how they are dealing with the current situation.  Virus is out on June 5th. 

Guitarist/Singer Randy McStine and drummer Marco Minnemann have a new project in the works and they joined the podcast to talk about it, and all the other things they have going on.  We also have a sneak peak at some of their new music.  

Pattern-Seeking Animals lead songwriter and Keyboardists John Boegehold joins the podcast to talk about the band's second album Prehensile Tales, his work with Spock's Beard, and more.  

British DJ/Author/Cruise to the Edge co-host and friend of the show Jon Kirkman joins Roie Avin and Geoff Bailie for a chat about the top debut prog albums.  

Pure Reason Revolution are back with their first album in 10 years titled Eupnea.  Songwriter Jon Courtney joins the show to talk about the new album, which is out April 3rd, 2020.

The Prog Report team got together to create the ultimate 70s prog album. Join host Roie Avin, Geoff Bailie, Victor Giol, Daniel Levy, and Kyle Fagala for a fun discussion.

A look at some of the latest prog releases from the early part of 2020.

Big news came down on March 4th when it was announced that Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, and Tony Banks would reform for a series of shows as Genesis along with Nic Collins and Daryl Stuermer.  Roie Avin, Geoff Bailie, and Prog Nick talk about the news and the pros and cons.  

One of prog's most eclectic and risk-taking artists is Devin Townsend released one his latest critically acclaimed album Empath in 2019. Just days before the launch of his Empath 2020 North American tour, Devin joined host Roie Avin and guest contributor Jordan Blum for a lengthy discussion on his best songs.  A must-listen for any Devin Townsend fan.  

Neal Morse Band keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist Bill Hubauer joins the podcast to talk about the band's new Live in BRNO set and debate the Top 5 songs by Jeff Lynne and the Electric Light Orchestra, who have a surprisingly prog background.  

Vocalist Ross Jennings, also from Haken, and Guitarist/Keyboardist Harrison White discuss the new album from their band Novena - Eleventh Hour, out on March 6th, 2020.

Roie Avin and Geoff Bailie look at one of the great prog debuts of all time, Spock's Beard - The Light, as is turns 25th years old.  Released in Jan of 1995, this album launched the career of this long-running band and one of prog rock's brilliant songwriters in Neal Morse.  We play interview clips, demos, and live track from this epic masterpiece.  

Roie Avin, Geoff Bailie, and Kyle Fagala share some stories, and recap the enormous legacy and influence of Neil Peart, dead at 67. 

Mike Portnoy returns to kick off 2020 on our Top 5 Albums of the Decade podcast. We also discuss Mike's favorite movies and TV shows from the past decade, the upcoming Sons of Apollo albums MMXX, and much more. Mike, along with Neal Morse, were The Prog Report's Artists of the Decade.  

2019 was a banner year for progressive rock with dozens of incredible new releases. In this final podcast of 2019, the Prog Report team including host Roie Avin and contributors Geoff Bailie, Victor Giol, Daniel Levy, and Kyle Fagala, discuss their picks for the Top 15 Prog albums of 2019.  

Legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Steve Hackett joins the podcast to talk about the Top 5 songs from his solo material. Host Roie Avin, Geoff Bailie and Steve also discuss his highly successful Genesis Revisited Tour and recent live release, Genesis Revisited: Live at the Royal Festival Hall.  

Founding member and vocalist for Gentle Giant, Derek Shulman, joins the podcast to talk about the band's history and their new boxset Unburied Treasure.  We also talk about his time as a record executive, including having the distinction of signing Dream Theater among many others.  

Neal Morse returns to the podcast and makes his first Top 5 appearance as we discuss the best Flying Colors songs.  The band has just released their 3rd album Third Degree and are on tour. Neal also talks about the recent Transatlantic recording sessions and more. 

Roine Stolt returns to the podcast to talk about the new album from his band The Flower Kings - Waiting For Miracles, working on the upcoming Transatlantic album, and much more.  Waiting For Miracles is out Nov. 8th, 2019.

The Pineapple Thief frontman Bruce Soord joins the podcast to talk about his new solo album All This Will Be Yours, his band The Pineapple Thief, the upcoming US Tour and more.  All This Will Be Yours is out now.