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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The Podcast of This Week’s Prog-Watch is Available!

July 15, 2021

This week’s Prog-Watch is a themed special called Home Sweet Home! With fabulous music by Peter Gabriel, Magenta, Blind Faith, Genesis, Jon & Vangelis, The Alan Parsons Project, Rod Argent & Colin Blunstone, Big Big Train, Boston, Paul & Linda McCartney, The Electric Light Orchestra, Jethro Tull, Kansas, Big Country, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and […]

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The Podcast of This Week’s Prog-Watch is Available!

July 8, 2021

Be on the lookout for an awesome assemblage of astounding progressive rock music on this week’s Prog-Watch! We’ll hear from Frost*, Luca Zabbini, Gentle Giant, Bend The Future, Kayak, Barebone, 22 Layers, Franklin Mint, Paul Cusick, Jon Anderson, Ciccada, and Liquid Tension Experiment! As Yoda would say, “Miss it not!” 827: Variety  

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The Podcast of This Week’s Prog-Watch is Available!

July 1, 2021

This week on Prog-Watch it’s Part Two of my coverage of Simon Collins! More chat with Simon, and more great music from his most recent albums, plus a guest appearance on a Genesis re-make by Steve Hackett! 826: In Conversation with Simon Collins, Pt. 2  

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The Podcast of This Week’s Prog-Watch is Available!

June 24, 2021

I hope you will join me on Prog-Watch this week when I will be exploring some of the vast Musical World of Ritchie Blackmore! We’ll hear great music from Deep Purple, Rainbow, and his latest endeavor, Blackmore’s Night! http://progwatch.com/825/  

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The Podcast of This Week’s Prog-Watch is Available!

June 17, 2021

This week on Prog-Watch my special guest is Simon Collins, eldest son of Phil, singer and multi-instrumentalist, solo artist, and former member of Sound of Contact! Simon and I chat about his illustrious career, and along the way I will of course be spinning lots of great music! http://progwatch.com/824/  

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The Podcast of This Week’s Prog-Watch is Available!

June 10, 2021

More great, contemporary progressive sounds await on this week’s Prog-Watch! We’ll hear music from Frost*, Nad Sylvan, The Checking For Echo Project, and Sylvan! Plus, our friend and resident reviewer, Dr. Rob Fisher, returns to take us on a voyage of Progressive Discovery with the latest album by Raven Sad!   http://progwatch.com/823/  

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The Podcast of This Week’s Prog-Watch is Available!

June 3, 2021

This week on Prog-Watch it’s Part Two of my coverage of Oliver Wakeman! More chat with Oliver, and more great music from his time with Yes, his solo career, and his collaborations with Gordon Giltrap and Clive Nolan! From the latter: a nice helping of music from the new Nolan and Wakeman box set Tales […]

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The Podcast of This Week’s Prog-Watch is Available!

May 27, 2021

This week’s Prog-Watch is a straight-up variety program full of great contemporary progressive rock! I’ve got fantastic stuff from Liquid Tension Experiment, Karmamoi, Jon Anderson, Sylvan, Steven Wilson, Ciccada, Renaissance, Bob Lord, The Franky Valentyn Project, The Man From Ravcon, RPWL, and Raven Sad! I hope you will join me! http://progwatch.com/821/  

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The Podcast of This Week’s Prog-Watch is Available!

May 20, 2021

This week on Prog-Watch my very special guest is Oliver Wakeman! Tune in to hear some of our chat and lots of great Yes, Strawbs, Nolan and Wakeman, and solo Oliver Wakeman music! http://progwatch.com/820/  

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The Podcast of Prog-Watch 819 is Available!

May 13, 2021

Go stargazing with Prog-Watch this week, with our theme of stars and constellations! Tune in to hear lots of stellar sounds from The Alan Parsons Project, Jethro Tull, King’s X, Robert Fripp, IQ, Redshift, Mike Oldfield, FM, Steve Hackett, Pallas, Guy Manning, Hawkwind, Billy Sherwood, Enya, and Jon Anderson! http://progwatch.com/819/  

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