Prog (magazine)

Prog magazine is a British magazine dedicated to progressive rock music.

History and profile

Prog is published by TeamRock, who are also responsible for its "sister" publications Classic Rock and Metal Hammer.^[1] The magazine is edited by Jerry Ewing^[2] and focuses on artists and bands from the past and present. The magazine first appeared in March 2009.

Prog was published nine times per year until 2012 when its frequency was switched to ten times a year.^[3]

According to The Guardian in 2010, the magazine was selling 22,000 copies an issue, half the circulation of the NME.^[4] Journalist and broadcaster Gavin Esler described it in 2014 as "one of the few music magazines I can think of whose circulation is healthy".^[5]

Progressive Music Awards

Prog magazine is also behind the annual Progressive Music Awards that was established in 2012.^[6]

2014 winners

The 2014 Progressive Music Award winners in full:^[7]

• Limelight: Messenger
• Live Event: Rick Wakeman - Journey to the Centre of the Earth 40th Anniversary Tour
• Breakthrough: Syd Arthur
• Anthem: Anathema - Anathema
• The Storm Thorgerson Grand Design: Fish - A Feast of Consequences
• Album of the Year: Transatlantic - Kaleidoscope
• Band of the Year: Dream Theater
• Outer Limits: Uriah Heep
• Virtuoso: Arjen Anthony Lucassen
• Guiding Light: Sonja Kristina
• Visionary: Robert John Godfrey
• Lifetime Achievement: Andrew Latimer
• Prog God: Peter Gabriel

2015 winners

The 2015 Progressive Music Award winners in full:^[8]

• Limelight (for up-and-coming bands): Heights
• Live event: Marillion Weekends
• Vanguard (for acts who deserve wider recognition): Purson
• Anthem: Public Service Broadcasting - Gagarin
• The Storm Thorgerson grand design (box set design): Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase.
• Album of the year: Steven Wilson - Hand. Cannot. Erase.
• Band of the year: Opeth
• Commercial breakthrough: Steven Wilson
• Outer Limits: Roy Wood
• Virtuoso: Danny Thompson
• Guiding light: Roger Dean
• Visionary: Bill Nelson
• Lifetime achievement: Gentle Giant
• Prog God: Tony Banks

References

1. William Turvill. "TeamRock unveils online paywall for titles including Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog". Press Gazette. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
2. "The Top 5 Tony Banks Moments as Chosen by Prog Editor Jerry Ewing". TeamRock. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
3. "Prog relaunches and increases frequency". InPublishing. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
4. Alexis Petridis (22 July 2010). "Go back to go forward: the resurgence of prog rock". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
5. Andrew Dickson (20 August 2014). "Gavin Esler: Why I love prog rock". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
6. Adam Sherwin (25 June 2015). "Pink Floyd, Kate Bush, Public Service Broadcasting all nominated for Progressive Music Awards 2015". The Independent. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
7. Tim Masters (12 September 2014). "Peter Gabriel honoured at Prog music awards". BBC News. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
8. "Singer Steven Wilson crowned prog rock king". BBC News. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.

External links

• Official website