The Prog Report

Colin Edwin, formerly from Porcupine Tree, joins the podcast to talk about his current band O.R.k. and the group's new album 'Ramagehead' which is out now.  We discuss the making of the record, Edwin's other projects and look back at Porcupine Tree.

Prog Report contributors Prog Nick and Daniel Levy join Roie Avin to recap the events of Cruise to the Edge 2019, which occurred Feb 4th-9th out of Tampa, Fl.  The cruise, headlined by Yes, also includes more than 30 performers like Steve Hackett, Mike Portnoy, Haken, Riverside, and many more.

In this new series, Roie Avin and Geoff Bailie look into the history of the Neal Morse Band and its members. The band have just released the double concept album The Great Adventure.  In this first episode, we look at Neal Morse and Mike Portnoy, from the beginning of Spock's Beard to Transatlantic.  Episode 2 to follow soon.

Dream Theater's John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess join Roie Avin to discuss the Top 5 Prog Instrumental songs of all time.  The two icons also discuss the new Dream theater album Distance Over Time and the upcoming world tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of Scenes From A Memory. 

Neal Morse and Eric Gillette of the Neal Morse Band join Roie Avin on the podcast to talk about the band's new album, The Great Adventure, the upcoming tour, streaming, and more.

Host and Prog Report editor Roie Avin looks at some of the new albums and songs coming out in the first few months of 2019.  

In anticipation of the upcoming Cruise to the Edge, Feb 4-9. 2019, and in celebration of Yes' 50th Anniversary, here is a Top 5 on the greatest Yes songs with Prog Report editor Roie Avin, contributor Geoff Bailie, and legendary drummer Mike Portnoy.  Find out his favorite Yes songs.

Steven Wilson joins Prog Report editor Roie Avin for a quick chat before the first of 2 shows in Ft. Lauderdale, FL as they discuss the tour, his career and what's next.

Prog Report editor Roie Avin and fellow prog reporters Geoff Bailie, Prog Nick, Victor Giol, and Kyle Fagala discuss some of the best albums on 2018.

Queen flirted with prog rock, especially on their earlier albums, and even on their masterpiece A Night at the Opera, so the timing seems perfect to tackle the Top 5 Queen songs.  Joining Prog Report editor Roie Avin for the discussion are two guests who have had their share of ties with the band themselves, legendary writer/editor Lonn Friend (Rip Magazine, Rolling Stone and MTV) and powerhouse v...

The Flower Kings founding member and main songwriter, Roine Stolt, also of Transatlantic and The Sea Within, joins Roie Avin and Geoff Bailie to discuss the Top 5 songs from Stolt's band The Flower Kings.  We also talk about his upcoming album Manifesto of an Alchemist.

Simon Godfrey of the group Shineback joins us to share his choices for My Prog Five, with a wide-range of picks including the Beach Boys, Queen, Echolyn, and more.

Mikael Stanne from death metal group Dark Tranquillity and Prog Report contributor Jordan Blum join Roie Avin to discuss the best Riverside songs.

Ever wished you could make your dream band lineup?  Well, in this episode, we do!  5 of the Prog Reporters (Roie, Nick, Victor, Kyle, and Geoff) pick their own special dream prog band lineups in the form of a fantasy football style draft.  And the results are not what you would expect.  

Haken guitarist Richard Henshall returns to talk about the band's upcoming 5th studio album, Vector, the group's 10th anniversary, working with Mike Portnoy, and more.

Enchant bassist Ed Platt talks shares some his influences from Yes and Kansas through new acts like Sons of Apollo on this episode of My Prog Five.

On this episode of the Prog Report Top 5, Mike Portnoy returns to join Prog Report editor Roie Avin and contributor Kyle Fagala as they share their top 5 bands that are not generally not known as prog, but are bands that prog fans might enjoy. We also find out what is happening in Mike's world in the coming year.

Prog Report editor Roie Avin is interviewed by host of another podcast The European Perspective, David Elliott about his book the Essential Modern Progressive Rock Albums.  They discuss different albums and bands featured in the book and the reasons behind their significance.

Mariusz Duda of Riverside returns to The Prog Report to talk about the group's latest studio album, Wasteland, the band's first without guitarist Piotr Grudziński who passed away in 2016. 

Joining the show are InsideOut label rep/author/Rush expert Jeff Wagner and special guest, guitarist/singer/songwriter John Wesley (Porcupine Tree, Fish).  We discuss one of the greatest Prog acts ever in Rush and try to tackle their top 5 albums. 

Steve Babb, bassist and founding member of Glass Hammer, shares a few songs that have inspired him over the years in this episode of My Prog Five.

Guitarist Randy McStine joins The Prog Report's Roie Avin and Prog Report contributor Kyle Fagala for an in-depth discussion on the top 5 prog rock drummers from 3 very distinct eras.  

Singer Nad Sylvan takes time out from his tour as lead singer for Steve Hackett's Genesis Revisited band, to take us through some of the music that inspired him when he was younger and inspires him today.

Prog metal icon Devin Townsend returns to talk about the new live Ocean Machine release, his new boxset Eras, the disbanding of the Devin Townsend Project, and even some thoughts on the current political climate.  

In celebration of the release of Haken's first live album and their 10 year anniverary, Between the Buried and Me bassist Dan Briggs, joins The Prog Report's Roie Avin and contributor Victor Giol to discuss the Top 5 Haken Songs.