Anthony Rowsick

Anthony Rowsick (aka the Progsquatch) has been a fan of Progressive Rock for roughly 35 years. When the last of his four children moved out a few years ago he suddenly found himself with some things he had been lacking for many years – extra room in the house, spare time, and spare money! So he decided to invest in some computer recording software and an interface, moved all of his instruments and equipment into one of the kids’ old bedrooms, and began writing and recording his own music again. His friend Nelson W Pyles – the lyricist and vocalist in his recording project (called Novus) – is an author and podcaster and gave Tony the idea of doing his own podcast. Thus, Prog-Watch was born! When he is not working, listening to Prog Rock, or preparing shows, Tony likes to pick up heavy things and put them down. He also reads avidly and enjoys craft beer.

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Prog-Watch 938 – Fantasy

September 22, 2022

Visit fantastical realms with Prog-Watch this week, where our theme is indeed fantasy! Tune in to hear lots of great sounds from Aldo Nova, The Tangent, Billy Joel, Introitus, The Kinks, Traffic, Patrick Moraz, Black Bonzo, Trevor Rabin, Mike Pinder, Paul Sutin & Steve Howe, Uriah Heep, Triumph, Mediaeval Baebes, and Steve Hackett! https://feedpress.me/link/14857/15653429/prog_watch_938_fantasy.mp3Podcast: Play […]

Prog-Watch 937 – Variety with a Guest DJ Feature

September 15, 2022

This week’s Prog-Watch is a variety show with a Guest DJ Feature! Our Guest DJ is Brody Peddle of Canada, who has suggested some great stuff from UK, Anekdoten, Nektar, Broken Social Scene, Gosta Berlings Saga, Knifeworld, and Igorrr! For my part I will be mixing in new music from Sudler’s Row, John Beagley, Fearful […]

Prog-Watch 936 – Variety

September 8, 2022

Lots of fantastic stuff has come across my digital desktop lately, so this week’s Prog-Watch is a straight-up variety program full of awesome, mostly contemporary progressive rock! I’ve got great music from Big Big Train, John Holden, the Intelligent Music Project, Geoff Downes, Cosmograf, Dave Kerzner, Moon Letters, Ryo Okumoto, Armageddon, Fearful Symmetry, and Paul […]

Prog-Watch 935 – The Psychedelic Special (Remastered + Bonus Tracks)

September 1, 2022

Another oldie but goodie that I thought could use a little remaster: The Psychedelic Special! A special feature on a very fascinating time in the history of music. More specifically, the Psychedelic period in the mid-to-late 1960s. This was a very creative and fertile time in which established bands such as the Beatles, the Who, […]

Prog-Watch 934 – Explorations, Vol. 3 – Progressive Folk

August 25, 2022

This week’s Prog-Watch is another edition of our Explorations series, this one looking at Progressive Folk! In this program we’ll explore the Prog Folk sub-genre through great music from Fairport Convention, Comus, Spirogyra, Jethro Tull, Magna Carta, Jan Dukes de Grey, The Strawbs, Harmonium, Steeleye Span, and Clannad!   https://feedpress.me/link/14857/15588202/prog_watch_934_explorations_vol_3_prog_folk.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | […]

Prog-Watch 933 – School Days

August 18, 2022

This week’s Prog-Watch is a themed special called School Days! With fabulous music by The Kinks, Argent, Comedy of Errors, Pete Townshend, Godley & Creme, Big Country, Gentle Giant, Stone Temple Pilots, Frank Zappa, Van Halen, Joe Walsh, Paul Simon, Jon & Vangelis, Jethro Tull, and Rush! https://feedpress.me/link/14857/15573760/prog_watch_933_school_days.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Prog-Watch 932 – Epix, Vol. 11

August 11, 2022

This week’s Prog-Watch is another edition of Epix! But this time around I’ve done something a little different. The songs are all still 10 plus minutes in length, but this time there is more emphasis on the contemporary. Only one track comes from the 70s…the rest are from this century, with one from 2001, one […]

Prog-Watch 931 – Variety

August 4, 2022

A plethora of fantastic stuff has come across my digital desktop lately, so this week’s Prog-Watch is a straight-up variety program full of awesome, mostly contemporary progressive rock! I’ve got great music from Combinator, Evership, Grombira, The Bedlam Furnaces, Numen, Robert Berry’s 3.2, The Samurai of Prog, Lucifer Was, Head Spin, Porcupine Tree, and Glass […]

Prog-Watch 930 – Shaking the Yes Family Tree (Remastered + Bonus Track)

July 28, 2022

I sometimes listen to old shows to see how I’ve progressed. In listening to this first edition in my “Shaking the Tree” series, I really liked the content, but feel the sound quality leaves a little to be desired. So I decided to remaster it, and in many cases used tracks from remastered versions of […]

Prog-Watch 929 – The Musical World of Jon Lord – A Tribute

July 21, 2022

I hope you will join me on Prog-Watch this week when I will be exploring some of the vast Musical World of the late Jon Lord! We’ll hear great music from Deep Purple and his solo career, of course, as well as some of his other work with Tony Ashton, Whitesnake, and George Harrison! https://feedpress.me/link/14857/15439513/prog_watch_929_the_musical_world_of_jon_lord_a_tribute.mp3Podcast: […]