The Prog Report

In this podcast, we celebrate anniversaries of Dream Theater's Scenes From A Memory turning 20 years old (released Oct. 26th, 1999) and Transatlantic's The Whirlwind turning 10 years old (released Oct. 23rd, 2009). Host Roie Avin and fellow Prog Reporters - Geoff Bailie, Daniel Levy, Victor Giol and Kyle Fagala, tell the stories behind the albums' origins, discuss the best songs, and share personal stories about the albums. We also have interview clips from various members of both bands, including Mike Portnoy, who has the distinction of being in both of these classics.  Enjoy celebrating two of the best prog rock albums ever made!

22 Loka 20191h 19min

Lead singer and songwriter from Leprous, Einar Solberg, returns to talk about the band's new album Pitfalls, touring, and more.  The new album Pitfalls is out Oct. 25th, 2019.

10 Loka 201931min

Legendary vocalist Ray Alder joins host Roie Avin and Prog Report contributor and Fates Warning superfan Kyle Graves to chat about his new solo album What The Water Wants and also discuss the Top 5 Fates Warning songs.

1 Loka 20191h 24min

Host and Prog Report editor Roie Avin looks at some of the new albums and songs released over the last few months.

25 Syys 20191h 5min

One of our favorite new discoveries is the band Moron Police out of Norway.  Their recent release 'A Boat on the Sea' is a refreshing fun ride through prog, jazz, alternative, and whatever else they could throw in.  Lead singer/guitarist Sondre Skollevoll joins the podcast, along with keyboardist Lars Bjørknes to talk about the band, the album, and more.  Please enjoy and check out their album.

11 Syys 201930min

Brett William Kull (producer, audio engineer, and member of Echolyn, Grey Eye Glances, and Francis Dunnery’s New Progressives) and J.D. Beck (Beck-Fields, The Scenic Route, author & playwright) join the podcast to talk about their new collaboration Rise Twain.  The self-titled album is out on Sept 6th. We talk about the album, their backgrounds, touring, and more.

4 Syys 201930min

Fresh off his new role as lead singer for Asia on the recent Royal Affair Tour with Yes, Sons of Apollo guitarist Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal joins the podcast, with his guitar in hand, to talk about the best Asia songs, what he learned in his new role with the classic band, his appreciation for Kerrygold Butter, and tons more, for one of our most entertaining podcasts.

19 Elo 20191h 33min

Bryan Beller, bassist for The Aristocrats and a number of other artists like Joe Satriani, joins the podcast to talk about the new Aristocrats album 'you Know What' and their current tour, as well as his upcoming solo album 'Scenes From the Flood'.

8 Elo 201936min