
Jerry Ewing
Writer and broadcaster Jerry Ewing is the Editor of Prog Magazine, which he founded for Future Publishing in 2009. He grew up in Sydney and began his writing career in London for Metal Forces magazine in 1989. He has since written for Metal Hammer, Maxim, Vox, Stuff and Bizarre magazines, amongst others. He created Classic Rock Magazine for Dennis Publishing in 1998, serving as its first Editor, and is the author of a variety of books on both music and sport, including Wonderous Stories; A Journey Through The Landscape Of Progressive Rock, as well as sleevenotes for many major record labels. He lives in North London and happily indulges a passion for AC/DC, Chelsea Football Club and Sydney Roosters. He hosted the Prog Magazine radio show for TeamRock Radio from 2015-2017.
Latest articles by Jerry Ewing

Lonely Robot issue call to arms with new single Show The Way
By Jerry Ewing Published
Lonely Robot release their sixth and final album, An Ending, in September

“Abrasiveness replaced with a desire to break boundaries”: How Tool, slowly but surely, went prog rock
By Jerry Ewing Published
When the band finally made their music available on streaming services, the path of their creative development became clearer than ever

Hot new prog from Asia, Maiah Wynne, Jonas Bjerre and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week
By Jerry Ewing Published
Top new proggy sounds you must hear from Exist Immortal, Hippotraktor, Dualisis, End Of Abyss and more in our all-new Tracks Of The Week

Roxy Music share previously unreleased 1971 demo of Grey Lagoons as they announce For Your Pleasure Deluxe Edition
By Jerry Ewing Published
Roxy Music will reissue second album, For Your Pleasure, as a four-disc Super Deluxe Edition, double CD, on vinyl and Blu-ray in November

“A feeling of loss but a sense of relief”: When David Gilmour auctioned 123 of his guitars
By Jerry Ewing Published
Just before he raised a record-breaking $21.5m, the Pink Floyd axe hero showed and played some of the historic instrument’s he’d decided to part with

“Prog taught me to do whatever the hell you want”: 10 times Iron Maiden went shamelessly all-out prog
By Jerry Ewing Published
A fan of Jethro Tull and Genesis, Steve Harris always had the longform genre among his influences. Over the past four decades his band have made more and more of it

King Crimson unveil 2014 (The Complete US Tour) double Blu-ray set
By Jerry Ewing Published
King Crimson's new two-disc set 2014 (The Complete US Tour) features every date in the tour, plus a family and friends show at The Egg in Albany

"It shows off the rockier side of our collaboration." Hackett & Rothery up the tempo on new single, Red Dragon
By Jerry Ewing Published
Steve Hackett & Steve Rothery will release their instrumental guitar album, The Roaring Waves, in August

Top new prog from King Gizzard, Green Carnation, Temic and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week
By Jerry Ewing Published
Brilliant proggy sounds you must hear from Kavus Torabi, Dikajee, Castle Mountain Moon and more in our all-new Tracks Of The Week

Get an exclusive t-shirt and signed lyric sheet with Prog's great new Anchoress bundle
By Jerry Ewing Published
Prog's new Anchoress bundle features a great As We Once Were t-shirt, exclusive to Prog readers, and a signed lyric sheet. Get yours here...

We explore the enigma of the Alan Parsons Project on the cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now!
By Jerry Ewing Published
Plus Phil Collins, Supertramp, Popol Vuh, The Anchoress, Dave Greenslade, Dee Palmer, Phideaux, Sleeping Pulse, Plini, Jarboe, Ian Neal, Prince Of Failure and more...

No-Man plot 2027 return, promising poignant ballads, twisted pop and electronic excursions to art rock's heart of darkness
By Jerry Ewing Published
No-Man last released an album back in 2019 with the upbeat electronica of Love You To Bits

Nine Kansas albums to listen to and one to avoid
By Jerry Ewing Published
Buying guide Kansas were the gods of US prog rock until Jesus came on board and they started singing from a different hymn book

"He's back from the dead!" Peter Gabriel's grandiose new nine-minute single One By One reintroduces his Mozo character to o\i
By Jerry Ewing Published
Peter Gabriel is releasing a new single every full moon in the build-up to his new studio album o\i.

“There has always been friction”: Richard Wright’s feud with Pink Floyd colleague Roger Waters
By Jerry Ewing Published
Keyboardist's feud went as far back as refusing to give band leader a cigarette in their early days

Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford reunite for remixed and remastered deluxe five-disc reissue of Genesis's 1969 debut album
By Jerry Ewing Published
From Genesis To Revelation will be reissued as a five-disc set and as a double vinyl release in October

Cool new prog from Lesoir, Chelsea Wolfe, Pattern-Seeking Animals and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week
By Jerry Ewing Published
Ace proggy sounds you must hear from Arthur Brown, Hypno5e, Russian Circles and more in our all-new Tracks Of The Week

Space proggers Ozric Tentacles share suitably psychedelic trailer for new album, Harmonic Mind
By Jerry Ewing Published
Ozric Tentacles will release their seventeenth studio album, Hamronic Mind, in September

A beginner's guide to progressive rock in five essential albums
By Jerry Ewing Published
50 years on from its arrival, arguments still rage about what exactly constitutes progressive rock - but there's no quibbling about these five essential albums, surely?

"I've had the time of my life!" Singer Jess Holland parts ways with Solstice
By Jerry Ewing Published
Jess Holland, Solstice's lead singer since 2020's Sia album, is leaving the band to spend more time on her teaching career and her life outside the band

Rick Wakeman shares trailer for his new prog album, Return To The Red Planet
By Jerry Ewing Published
Rick Wakeman will release his latest album, Return To The Red Planet, in October

"I hope Lonely Robot fans find this to be a fitting epilogue." John Mitchell announces final Lonely Robot album, An Ending
By Jerry Ewing Published
John Mitchell will release his sixth and final album under the Lonely Robot banner in September

Strawbs share live video of Benedictus as 1972 classic Grave New World gets new limited edition live release
By Jerry Ewing Published
Grave New World Live was recorded in the US in 2019 and will be released on limited edition vinyl in October, the only ever concert rendition of the album

Awesome new prog from Asia, Teiger, Aisles and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week
By Jerry Ewing Published
Top roggy sounds you must hear from Crumbling Ghost, Fallen Letters, Gardenhead, Winter In Eden and more in our all-new Tracks Of The Week

A new petition calls on the BBC to recognise and celebrate the compositional talents of Keith Emerson
By Jerry Ewing Published
ELP will be celebrated at this year's BBC Proms season's Prog Rock: A Fanfare For The Common Man, which takes place at the Royal Albert Hall on July 18
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