Michael's Record Collection

Dream Theater and Liquid Tension Experiment keyboard wizard Jordan Rudess joins me to discuss his upcoming solo album, Permission to Fly. Unlike many keyboard player solo albums, which focus on the k…

Jon Courtney is the founder, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist who drives modern prog rock outfit Pure Reason Revolution. The band is set to release its sixth album on Sept. 6, Coming Up to Conscio…

Four members of the New York-based progressive rock band IZZ are my guests on this episode as we discuss their first new album in five years, Collapse the Wave. The new record is a fresh and energeti…

Andy Tillison from The Tangent returns to talk to me about the new album To Follow Polaris, which is a unique record in the band's catalog. The primary reason for this is because it's all Andy this t…

My guest, Ian Crichton, has long been an underrated yet exciting guitarist primarily known for his work in the Canadian progressive pop/rock band Saga. Ian's still a member of that band, but he's als…

Canadian power pop-infused party rockers The Kings are my guests for this episode. Well, at least bassist/vocalist David Diamond and guitarist Mister Zero, anyway. We discuss the band's 2023 release,…

Big Big Train has been building momentum in the progressive rock world for years with their brand of quintessentially English, pastoral prog, but the sudden and tragic death of lead vocalist David Lo…

Independent progressive rockers Shadow Circus are back after a long hiatus with a brand new album, From the Shadows. The band released its fourth album on Halloween digitally and started shipping out…

After a 10-year absence, Swedish melodic progressive rock masters Moon Safari are back with their soaring five-part harmonies, melodic hooks, and fantastic musicianship on Himlabacken Vol. 2, the lon…

Ryan Murphy and Jim Benner from the Rushfans community on YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter are my guests as we celebrate the recent 30th anniversary of Counterparts by Rush. It's hard to believe that …

My guest for this episode is composer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Robert Reed, who is best known for his work with the outstanding modern progressive rock band Magenta. However, before there…

Dave Kerzner returns for the first time since way back in Episode 24, when he and I discussed the Genesis classic, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, along with his music career up to that point. Dave's…

My guest this week is multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and vocalist Nick D'Virgilio, who is perhaps best known as the drummer for progressive rock greats Spock's Beard and Big Big Train. Nick joine…

Stuart Nicholson and Dean Baker from Galahad kindly returned to the show for this episode to discuss the band's brand new release, The Long Goodbye. This album was written at the same time as the son…

Just when you think you know Glass Hammer, everything changes...the lineup, the vocalist, the style. Arise is another concept album from the Tennessee-based progressive rock project headed by Steve B…

I'm delighted to bring you this interview with Spock's Beard and Pattern-Seeking Animals bassist Dave Meros. Dave was kind enough to spend some time telling me about the upcoming Pattern-Seeking Anim…

Australian songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sean Timms has had a charmed 2023 as part of four progressive rock releases this year. His new albums with Unitopia and Southern Empire came out a few …

Greetings, dear listeners. This episode could not be more different than the others. Rather than having an interview or an album discussion, I wanted to talk about how to choose an album to listen to…

Swedish progressive rock masters The Flower Kings are back with a new album, Look At You Now, which drops here in the U.S. on Sept. 8. I was fortunate enough to catch up with Roine Stolt to discuss t…

Dokken and Lynch Mob legend George Lynch is my guest to discuss a new album he put together with ex-Dokken bassist Jeff Pilson. Heavy Hitters II is the duo's second album of cover songs, done as heav…