The Prog Report

It has been a really busy first half of 2021, with a lot of great albums released.  Roie Avin is joined by Daniel Levy to discuss some of the year's big stories, albums, and songs from an already incredible year. 

Bassist, songwriter, and founding member of Big Big Train, Greg Spawton, returns to the podcast to talk about the band's upcoming new album Common Ground, due out on July 30th.  We also talk about the upcoming tours and more.  

Guitarist/Singer Randy McStine joins the podcast to talk about the latest with his group McStine and Minnemann with drummer Marco Minnemann, touring in a Pink Floyd tribute band, and helps us create the Ultimate Pink Floyd album.

Lead singer for Kansas, Ronnie Platt, talks about the band's upcoming live album 'Point of Know Return - Live & Beyond', and the group's return to the stage after more than 14 months away. 

In this special Hard Rock edition of the podcast, Rick Allen, Hall of Fame legendary drummer from Def Leppard, joins Roie Avin and Kyle Graves to talk about his art, philanthropy, and discuss the best Def Leppard deep cuts. For more info on Rick's art and more visit: https://rickallen.com

British rock DJ and author Jon Kirkman joins the podcast to talk about the 30th anniversary of the Yes - Union album and tour. We also talk about the Cruise to the Edge, which Jon has hosted since its inception.

Jem Godfrey and John Mitchell from Frost* join the podcast to talk about the band's latest release Day and Age, and to pick prog songs from pop artists for the Ultimate Pop Prog Album. Day and Age is out on May 14th. 2021.

Asger Mygind, guitarist/vocalist for the band Vola talks about the band's history and newest album Witness, which is due out on May 21st, 2021.

Singer Nad Sylvan talks about his latest solo album, Spiritus Mundi, touring with Steve Hackett performing Genesis songs, and helps us put together the Ultimate Genesis Album.  (Audio Note: there is a beep that happens in the background when Nad speaks in the first 10 minutes)

Legendary singer Geoff Tate, formerly of Queensryche, joins the podcast to talk about his latest album with his project Sweet Oblivion titled Relentless, touring, performing with Queensryche at the Grammys, and more.