
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

Sole surviving Moody Blues member Justin Hayward announces UK tour for October
By Jerry Ewing published
Justin Hayward's The Story In Your Eyes UK tour runs through 11 cities in October

Great new prog you must hear from Devin Townsend, Green Carnation, Midge Ure, Teramaze and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week
By Jerry Ewing published
Cool new prog you must hear from Hanry, Advent Horizon, Coal & Crayon and more in all new racks Of The Week

“It’s definitely earned its keep”: David Gilmour on the guitar he sold for $4m – that’s just sold again for $14.5m
By Jerry Ewing published
The Black Strat was with him from 1970 until 2019, when it was one of more than 120 instruments he auctioned for charity

Yes to release expanded and remastered edition of From A Page in April
By Jerry Ewing published
Oliver Wakeman's era as keyboard player in Yes is reassessed with a new in-depth edition of the band's 2019 release From A Page

Jon Anderson announces more UK live shows for September
By Jerry Ewing published
Former Yes singer Jon Anderson will now play shows in Brighton, Oxford, Nottingham and Portsmouth

Cool new proggy sounds you need to hear from Long Distance Calling, VLMV, Lorenzo Bedini and Amanda Lehmann and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week
By Jerry Ewing published
Ace new prog you must hear from Maebe, Port Noir, Holosoil, Marley Davidson and more in all new racks Of The Week

We celebrate Keith Emerson on the cover of the new issue of Prog Magazine, which is on sale now!
By Jerry Ewing published
Plus Francis Dunnery, Pat Metheny, Gong, Clive. Nolan, Soft Machine, Ulver, Bill Nelson's Orchestra Futura, Godsticks, Magnus Martin and loads more...

"The noise is deafening. The whole hotel shakes. It’s very frightening." Asia guitarist John Mitchell caught up in Middle East conflict
By Jerry Ewing published
Prog musician John Mitchell is currently holed up in Dubai as the Iran conflict literally explodes all around him!

"It’s a song about inventors and invention." New Peter Gabriel single What Lies Ahead was a work-in-progress performed during 2014's Back To Front tour
By Jerry Ewing published
Peter Gabriel is releasing a new single every full moon at midnight in the build-up to new studio album o\i.

Cool new proggy sounds you'll want to hear from Anneke Van Giersbergen, Gazpacho, Einar Solberg, The Claypool Lennon Delirium and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week
By Jerry Ewing published
Great new prog you must hear from Heavy Axe, Antariksh, Hedvig Mollestand Weejuns, Dennis Atlas and more in Tracks Of The Week

Rush announce first European and UK live dates for 13 years
By Jerry Ewing published
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson have announced the UK and EU leg of the band's Fifty Something tour - but you'll have to wait a while

“We were like, ‘We can’t record this! Oh, wait a minute…’”: The Stranglers’ Golden Brown started as a prog suite
By Jerry Ewing published
As JJ Burnel dispelled myths about the alleged prog-punk wars of the 70s, he revealed a fascinating fact about his band’s highest-charting single

"It makes me very optimistic for a release at some point this year..." Marilllion update fans on progress on the new album
By Jerry Ewing published
Marillion are currently working on a follow-up to 2022's An Hour Before It's Dark album

Great new prog you need to hear from Neal Morse Band, I Built The Sky, worriedaboutsatan and more in Prog's new Tracks Of The Week
By Jerry Ewing published
Cool new proggy sounds you need to hear from Pothaums, Oli Duerden, Wildernesses and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week

Jon Anderson announces September UK tour dates
By Jerry Ewing published
Jon Anderson returns to the UK for live shows for the first time in three years, this time supported by The Band Geeks

Steven Wilson announces two Royal Albert Hall dates in October, his only live shows this year
By Jerry Ewing published
Steven Wilson will perform with an orchestra and choir for the very first time with a live show featuring previously unheard arrangements of The Overview

Cool new proggy sounds you need to hear from Crown Lands, System 7, Major Parkinson in Prog's Tracks Of The Week
By Jerry Ewing published
Great new prog from Myrkus, Godsticks, Koyo Bloom and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week

"This is a much more insular record." Steven Wilson reveals details of his upcoming studio album
By Jerry Ewing published
Steven Wilson is expected to release the follow-up to last year's The Overview later this year

Marillion share new remix of Go! as they announce 25th anniversary reissue of marillion.com
By Jerry Ewing published
Marillion will release a new Deluxe Edition of 1999's marillion.com on CD and vinyl in June

Rick Wakeman launches new weekly podcast with comedian Griff Rhys Jones
By Jerry Ewing published
Rick Wakeman and Griff Rhys Jones will launch new podcast, The Sound Of The Seventy Year Olds, on February 27

Great new prog you must hear from Green Carnation, Magenta, Exploring Birdsong, A.A. Williams and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week
By Jerry Ewing published
Cool new proggy sounds from Chris Braide & Dean Johnson, HeKz, EchoVerse and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week

Steve Hackett's on the front cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now!
By Jerry Ewing published
Plus Big Big Train, Neal Morse, Karnivool, Darryl Way's Wolf, Happy The Man, Soen, Wolverine, Textures, Tiger Moth Tales, Esoterica and loads more...

Think Men Without Hats were all new wave and no prog? Think again
By Jerry Ewing published
The classically-trained Canadians were wearing their influences with pride by fifth album Sideways. And they were making a concept album about UFOs when their label dropped them
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