Mike Maidment 
Progtastic #49: This week Progtastic takes a nostalgic rummage through a few early influences plus a few recent belters. 1. Talk Talk – Happiness is Easy 2. Kraftwerk – Trans Europe Express 3. Simple Minds – Boys from Brazil 4. Gary Numan – Bed of Thorns 5. The Stranglers – North Winds Blowing 6. Porcupine … Read more
Progtastic #48: Highlights of 2024: A celebration of some of the splendid sounds that have been created this year by the beautiful, talented people of Planet Prog. And also a big shout out to all of you who support all these great musicians. This show is for all of you – people of Progland, I … Read more
Progtastic #47: A Prog Christmas Party Special -direct from the snug of the Rising Parsnip: We’ve got a veritable plethora of festive related treats for you tonight so put your feet up, grab a glass of something tasty and join me for a yuletide musical feast. 1. The Darkness – Christmas Time (Don’t let the … Read more
Progtastic #46: Bringing it home this week are, er, Home. On the way we take in some splendid aural architecture from Godley & Crème, Saro Cosentino, The Cyberiam and Glenn C Victor. We stop off for a bit of Al Stewart and The Empty Pockets plus check out Zappa, Farm and Ultravox for good measure … Read more
Progtastic #45: A Prog-packed show tonight featuring Arthur Brown, The Pineapple Thief, Kansas, Unitopia and new tracks from The Vegetarians and Blacksmith Tales. Plus a bit of fusion from the Fents, psychedelic rock from Wellington and, er, Yngwie Malmsteen. How did he get in here? 1. Jean Michel Jarre – Ethnicolour 2. The Vegetarians – … Read more
A Zapp-tastic episode to mark the anniversary of Frankie’s departure from this earthly dimension, featuring lots of Zappa magnificence with sterling contributions from Dweezil, Banned from Utopia, The Muffin Men , Captain Beefheart, John Lennon, Sting and Treacherous Cretins. 1. Frank Zappa – Filthy Habits 2. Dweezil Zappa – Camarillo Brillo 3. Treacherous Cretins feat. … Read more
May the Prog be with you as we pay homage to Peter Sinfield before tuning in to new sounds from Rainbow Face and Sendelica. We then turn on to Rush, Zappa, Traffic, Steve Winwood and The Wedding Present before dropping out with a classic Ozzy creation with a little help from Randy Rhodes. 1. King … Read more
Prog is a many genre-d thing and this week we stroll through the forest of prog starting with Focus we wend an aural path all the way to Uriah Heep. Along the route we take in new releases from Beardfish and Thymeshift, suffer a battering from Pantera followed by a smooth chillout with Larry Carlton, … Read more
Progtastic is straight out of the traps this week with a deep cut from Little Feat. We roar along with new sounds from Arkadien and Imaginary Kings, then race through some classics from Atomic rooster, Zappa, Gentle Giant and Steve Hillage before hitting the home straight with a new Cure masterpiece. What a show! What … Read more
This week the pebble of prog ripples the pond of musical endeavour with new tracks from Raven Sad and Bitu, some recent retro folk from Steeleye Span, jazz from Knats, classic cuts from Supertramp and the Monochrome Set and a tribute to former Iron Maiden frontman Paul Di’Anno. We finish with a first rate psychedelic … Read more