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Mike Whitfield

I'm Mike Whitfield ... presenter of 'The Beginner's Guide To Prog', which started on 2Bays Radio in 2016 and then on Progzilla from 2021. I also co-present 'The American Prog Show' with the very wonderful Brian Watson and I am a member of the Progzilla manglement team. And, it's all my fault!

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Erin Bennett from EBB – Podcast Special

April 21, 2024

(Picture by Joe Timmins) ERIN BENNETT PODCAST (April 2024) In this special 23 minute podcast, EBB’s Erin Bennett talks about the music that inspired her and gives us an insight into the wonderful World of EBB! Featuring music by Rush, Hawkwind, Queen, King Crimson, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band and EBB, of course!   https://podcasts.progzilla.com/specials/Erin_EBB_Podcast_-_April_2024.mp3Podcast: Play […]

The Elgin Marvels – Chapter Three : Oh, For Fawkes Sake (Part Three)

April 17, 2024

A book at bedtime for adults. ‘It takes many layers to make the fabric of society. These are the stories of everyday abnormal people, whose fabric is getting a right unpicking………….. And you think you’re having a bad day?’ THE ELGIN MARVELS – CHAPTER THREE : OH, FOR FAWKES SAKE! (Part Three) Written and voiced […]

The Beginner’s Guide To Prog – Edition 70

April 10, 2024

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Radio Rich Pickings – Tuesday 2nd April 2024

April 10, 2024

My name is Richard Macphail. By being in the right place at the right time I became the first manager, road manager, van driver, chief cook and bottle washer for the band Genesis. I have recently published a memoir about those early days – ‘My book of GENESIS’. It is  available from www.amazon.co.uk/My-Book-of-Genesis   Every Tuesday evening from 6 […]

Teiger Podcast – April 2024

April 3, 2024

Photo by Rafal Chlapinski. An interview with Talie Rose Eigeland from Teiger   conducted by Roger Marsh In this special podcast you can hear more about the eponymous debut album ‘Teiger’ which was released in September 2023 and which is available to buy here :Music | Teiger (bandcamp.com) You will find out more about the debut […]

The Elgin Marvels – Chapter Three : Oh, For Fawkes Sake (Part Two)

March 31, 2024

A book at bedtime for adults. ‘It takes many layers to make the fabric of society. These are the stories of everyday abnormal people, whose fabric is getting a right unpicking………….. And you think you’re having a bad day?’ THE ELGIN MARVELS – CHAPTER THREE : OH, FOR FAWKES SAKE! (Part Two) Written and voiced […]

Dick Dapré Podcast 6

March 31, 2024

Music has a history of using literature as a source of inspiration, so this time Dick has put together a selection of tracks that have some sort of connection – from the firm to the tenuous – with the world of novels, plays and poetry. If that all sounds rather highbrow, don’t worry – the […]

Before The Moon Arrived – Interview (March 2024)

March 28, 2024

An interview with Sandra Spaceflower Zovko and Laura Gonzales Badenes from Before The Moon Arrived  conducted mid-March by Mike Whitfield  In this special podcast you can hear more about the debut album ‘Dreams’ released 2nd February 2024, which is available to buy here : Dreams | Before The Moon Arrived (bandcamp.com) We talk about all […]

Radio Rich Pickings – Tuesday 26th March 2024

March 28, 2024

My name is Richard Macphail. By being in the right place at the right time I became the first manager, road manager, van driver, chief cook and bottle washer for the band Genesis. I have recently published a memoir about those early days – ‘My book of GENESIS’. It is  available from www.amazon.co.uk/My-Book-of-Genesis   Every Tuesday evening from 6 […]

The Beginner’s Guide To Prog – Edition 69

March 27, 2024

  https://podcasts.progzilla.com/Guides/Beginners_Guide_069_-_27032024.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS