Progtopia
A podcast dedicated to progressive music in its various forms, including interviews with the musicians themselves.
- Update frequency
- every 16 days
- Average duration
- 55 minutes
- Episodes
- 25
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2020
Episode 170: The Five From...2020
It's the end of a long and trying year, but that doesn't mean that there wasn't plenty of great music to be found in 2020. You'll hear Mark's picks for the top five albums of this year, plus five ho…
00:58:18 |
Tue 29 Dec 2020
Halloween 2020 Special Part 2
For the second part of our Halloween 2020 special, we delve into the heavier side of progressive tracks with spooky titles and themes. Listen to songs from the Fierce and the Dead, Within Temptation…
01:05:20 |
Thu 29 Oct 2020
Halloween 2020 Special Part 1
In the first part of our Halloween 2020 special, we highlight some of the (dare we say?) lighter progressive songs with creepy-sounding titles or themes. Hear tracks from Francis Dunnery, the Alan P…
01:07:06 |
Thu 29 Oct 2020
The Five From...Mike Rutherford
With Genesis founder Mike Rutherford's recent 70th birthday, we thought we'd have a listen to five tracks from his non-Genesis output. That includes solo albums and, of course, his side band Mike + …
00:37:04 |
Sat 17 Oct 2020
The Five From...Eric Woolfson
The late Eric Woolfson spent the 70s and 80s as the silent but equal partner of Alan Parsons in the rock band named after the producer. Having penned hits like "Games People Play" and "Time," and ev…
00:41:39 |
Mon 28 Sep 2020
The Five From...Voyager
Hailing from Perth, Western Australia, Voyager have spent the better part of two decades creating their signature blend of prog metal with hooks aplenty in every instrument and some of the slickest p…
00:39:29 |
Fri 04 Sep 2020
The Five From...Glass Hammer
Under the consistent guidance of Steve Babb and Fred Schendel, American proggers Glass Hammer have been around for close to 30 years without interruption and with quite a sizeable discography to show…
00:46:27 |
Sun 16 Aug 2020
The Five From...Anubis Gate
We're back with a new, and hopefully more sustainable, format for the program: "The Five From...". The rules are: 1) Choose a progressive rock, metal, or electronic band or artist with at least five…
00:47:04 |
Sun 02 Aug 2020
Episode 144 : Lobate Scarp - "Spirals and Portals"
Named after an obscure topographical feature, California-based Lobate Scarp has been sharing their brand of theatrical prog with the world for close to a decade, and while they haven't had a formal r…
00:43:28 |
Wed 18 Sep 2019
Episode 143 : Once There Was - "Breathe, Be, Bleed"
Some prog metal fans will know the name Jessica Lehto from her involvement in the bands Factory of Dreams (Episode 044) and Beto Vazquez Infinity. But there's a softer side to this Swedish singer/so…
00:36:41 |
Sat 31 Aug 2019
Episode 142 : Hemina - "Night Echoes"
We obviously can't get enough of Sydney's Hemina, who have been supporters of this program since its very early days (check the archives at www.progtopia.com if you want proof). So with the release …
00:46:28 |
Thu 15 Aug 2019
Episode 141 : Edison's Children - "The Disturbance Fields"
Edison's Children are no strangers to Progtopia, having been featured twice already, but this is their return to the program after a few years' absence, with their fourth album The Disturbance Fields…
00:50:03 |
Tue 23 Jul 2019
Episode 140 : Zonder Wehrkamp - "If It's Real"
Drummer Mark Zonder and guitarist/keyboardist Gary Wehrkamp are familiar names to progressive metal fans who listen to the likes of Fates Warning, Shadow Gallery, and Warlord. So it may come as a su…
00:47:24 |
Wed 10 Jul 2019
Episode 139 : The Gift - "Antenna"
Back with their fourth album, Antenna, on Bad Elephant Music are UK sextet The Gift (Mike Morton [vocals], David Lloyd [lead and rhythm guitar], Leroy James [guitar], Stefan Dickers [bass], Gabriele …
00:40:43 |
Sun 23 Jun 2019
Episode 138 : The Mariana Hollow - "The Abandoned Parade"
It's been several months since the last episode of the show, but we're back in a big way with long-time friends of the program, London's The Mariana Hollow. In this interview with members Richie Wal…
01:02:56 |
Sat 01 Jun 2019
Progtopia Planetary Premiere 12 October 2018 : Adam Rabin - "Trains That Never Come"
The Vermont-based prog darlings Elephants of Scotland (Episode 055) might be on something of a hiatus, but luckily for us all, keyboardist/singer and founding member Adam Rabin hasn't gone into hidin…
01:12:23 |
Fri 12 Oct 2018
Episode 137 : Dialing It In with Shineback
We devote the entire episode this time to musical gadabout and Englishman-in-Philadelphia Simon Godfrey and his Shineback project. With a cavalcade of guest musicians from bands like We Are Kin and …
00:53:08 |
Sat 29 Sep 2018
Episode 136 : ProgPower Prep with Lux Terminus; Glenn Harveston from the Archives
It's only a few days from the annual installment of ProgPower USA, and although your humble host won't be in attendance this year, he's still in the spirit by speaking with someone who will be shifti…
01:14:50 |
Mon 03 Sep 2018
Episode 135 : The Plagued Raven's Wrath; 50 Years of Yes; and Fast =/= Best
The Plagued Raven's music isn't easily boxed into a word or two, but the one-time solo guitar project of Raven Kyle has branched out with its third album Celeste to add the vocals of Katie Thompson (…
01:09:24 |
Fri 24 Aug 2018
Episode 134 : Head with Wings Soars; Night of the Prog Report; and Sky-High Tracks
Head with Wings is the sort of band you might want to set aside time to concentrate on, as with their debut full-length album From Worry to Shame, they tackle heavy topics like tragic and senseless d…
00:28:01 |
Fri 03 Aug 2018
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