The Prog Report

Producer/Musician Paul Meany on his work with Mutemath, Twenty-One Pilots, and his new solo album

Producer/Musician Paul Meany is known for his band from the mid-to-late 2000s called Mutemath, but has since gone on to work as a producer with the hugely successful Twenty-One Pilots, and others. We talk about his career and his new solo album Forever Phase, which is out now.

Prog Takes - Is Rush touring again a good thing?

Big news with the announcement of Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson touring again as Rush with drummer Anika Niles. Roie, Kyle, and Jeremy discuss what this means and if this is a good thing. How do you feel about it? Will you go see it?

Ian Thornley of Big Wreck on the band's latest album 'The Rest of the Story', songwriting, and more.

Big Wreck songwriter, vocalist, and guitar player, Ian Thornley, returns to the podcast to talk about the band's new album, 'The Rest of the Story,' his songwriting process, and more.

New Music Reaction: Dream Theater, Spock's Beard, Echolyn, Soen, Jonas Lindberg, Time's Forgotten

Reaction to new music from Dream Theater, Spock's Beard, Echolyn, Soen, Jonas Lindberg & The Other Side, and Time's Forgotten.

Prog Takes - Modern Prog is better than Classic Prog!

Welcome to our new Prog Report series called Prog Takes. In this episode, Roie and Kyle debate whether modern prog is actually better than classic prog? What do you think?

Prog Takes - Vinyl Is Overpriced Nostalgia!

Welcome to our new Prog Report series called Prog Takes. In this episode, Roie and Kyle debate if vinyl is just overpriced nostalgia or something that should be valued? What do you think?

New Music Reaction: Lunatic Soul, Gazpacho, Moron Police, JackTheJoker, Asymmetric Universe, Leprous

Reacting to new music from Lunatic Soul, Gazpacho, Moron Police, JackTheJoker, Asymmetric Universe, and Leprous. Host: Roie Avin Panel: Vic Giol, Daniel Levy, Kyle Fagala

Tommy Rogers and Dan Briggs from Between the Buried and Me on their new album 'The Blue Nowhere'

Tommy Rogers and Dan Briggs from Between the Buried and Me talk about their new album 'The Blue Nowhere,' songwriting, touring, and more.  

'The Blue Nowhere' is out on Sept. 12th. 2025

James LaBrie on the Dream Theater 40th Anniversary & Parasomnia Tours

Dream Theater singer James LaBrie joins the podcast to talk about the 40th Anniversary Tour, working with Mike Portnoy again, the Parasomnia comic, Ozzy and more.

Arjen Lucassen on his latest solo album 'Songs No One Will Hear'

The multi-talented Arjen Anthony Lucassen returns to talk about his latest solo album 'Songs No One Will Hear', the upcoming 30th Anniversary of Ayreon, and more.