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Tonight's show features new music from Loving The Sun - The Other Side Of The World, and one of my most highly anticipated albums of the last couple of years, Anathema - Hindsight. on - Anathema MaranathaLoving The Sun - Save All ThatLoving The Sun - Moonshine Of My LifeLoving The Sun - Switch Off Your TVLoving The Sun - The Other Side Of The WorldLoving The Sun - TimeLoving The Sun - RefillingAnathema - Fragile DreamsAnathema - Leave No TraceAnathema - Inner SilenceAnathema - One Last GoodbyeAnathema - Are You There?Loving The Sun - Life--Light As A FeatherLoving The Sun - YouLoving The Sun - ChangesLoving The Sun - ShiningLoving The Sun - MirrorLoving The Sun - Old FriendAnathema - AngelicaAnathema - A Natural DisasterAnathema - Temporary PeaceAnathema - FlyingAnathema - Unchained (A Tale Of The Unexpected)Simon Says - Suddenly The RainAnathema - Comfortably Numb (Live)

I had another epidural injection in my back yesterday, so I probably shouldn t have done today s show. However, being the trooper that I am, here s another 3 hours of some of the best music on the planet. Aragon - Rocking HorseGlass Hammer - Into Thin AirFor Absent Friends - The Big RoomThe Black Noodle Project - She Prefers Her DreamsFerris Mudd - Over Your HeadFrost* - Experiments In Mass AppealAgua de Annique - Lost And FoundAntimatter - The Last LaughNemezis - The EndAfter... - The EndJadis - The Beginning And The EndJadis - Holding Your BreathThe Monkees - Daily NightlyAnathema - The Last GoodbyeBlackfield - Miss ULike Wendy - SeventeenNeal Morse - Landslide I forgot to mention at the end of my show that my daughter Anna s grandfather, and my former father-in-law, Ed Kursell had a massive stroke late last week while at work. He was taken to a nearby hospital in Morris, IL and immediately airlifted to Peoria. Today he was transfered to a rehab facility in Wheaton, IL which is much closer to his home in Joliet. Please keep Ed and his family in your prayers as he s got a long struggle ahead of him.

Abel Ganz - So FarAirbag - My ColourBrother Ape - No AnswerExpedition Delta - Assunder HeartsMagenta - Blind FaithAfter... - Hillside Of DreamsAfter... - FingersAfter... - Senses Confuse RealityAfter... - Waiting ForAfter... - HideoutMoon Safari - Methuselah s ChildrenNo-Man - TruenorthAfter... - Healing Our SorrowsAfter... - Fly OnAfter... - Reflecting MeAfter... - Looking For Each OtherAfter... - The EndPhideaux - Thank You For The EvilPresto Ballet - You re Alive

Tonight was one of those night s when nothing felt comfortable, so I played some longer songs and didn t talk much. By popular demand, we take another listen to a preview of the upcoming new album from Anathema. The Tangent - The Full GamutSimon Says - Brother Where You BoundMoon Safari - Other Half Of The SkyAnathema - Inner SilenceAnathema - AngelicaAnathema - Are You ThereAnathema - Fragile DreamsUnifaun - Quest For The Last VirtueUnifaun - ReHacksisNemezis - Without A ReasonAnathema - Angels Walk Among UsBelieve - TimePanic Room - The Dreaming

Lots of new music on tonight s show. Tracks from The Lost Art Of Time Travel by Presto Ballet; the self-titled debut by Unifaun; a video edit from the upcoming Marillion album; a newly-released track from the Mermaid Kiss archives; and a preview of the eagerly-awaited semi-acoustic greatest hits album Hindsight from Anathema. Like Wendy - Falcon SuitePresto Ballet - The Mind MachinePresto Ballet - ThievesPresto Ballet - You re AliveUnifaun - Birth Of A BiggieUnifaun - To The Green FaerieUnifaun - Mr. Marmaduke And The MinisterUnifaun - Swingers PartyMarillion - Whatever Is Wrong With YouMermaid Kiss - ElectricBelieve - TimeNemezis - The EndAnathema - Inner SilenceAnathema - AngelicaAnathema - Are You ThereAnathema - Fragile DreamsPresto Ballet - One Tragedy At A TimePresto Ballet - I m Not BlindPresto Ballet - Easy TomorrowUnifaun - Welcome To The Farm

Great to be back after a three week absense and a whole lot of personal termoil. What better way to ease the pain than with music! We ve got a new band that brings the best of both worlds to the table: progski and a chick singer! That s right, Nemezis is a new band from Poland featuring Karolina Strużycka on vocals and I ll tell ya, this is a great album! Also on tonight s show are two tracks from the upcoming Frost* album Experiments In Mass Appeal , featuring the young Dec Burke on vocals (my thanks to you-know-who for securing these tracks for the show). Tonight s show is a bit short; I was a bit late getting home as I was in Chicago most of the day taking care of a personal matter. Listen to the show to hear all about it. Days Without Stations - LaudanumNemezis - Without A ReasonNemezis - Unknown TomorrowNemezis - With No ReturnNemezis - Somewhere In TimeFrost* - Experiments In Mass AppealFrost* - WonderlandNemezis - A Moment Of LifeNemezis - NemezisNemezis - The EndIluzjon - Your Life

Tonight s show is my last in my home of the past 6+ years. Chris, Anna, and I moved here in February of 2002, and our lives have seen the full gamut as Andy Tillison so aptly put it: joy, sorrow, accomplishment, elation, tragedy, sadness, frustration, but through all of it there has always been two overriding emotions that have held it all together; humor and love. When we moved here we didn t expect to be here this long. I thought we d be able to buy a house after a couple of years, but all that changed with one slip of a ladder. Chris recently got a place in Chicago closer to work. The frustration of fighting traffic for up to four hours a day finally got to be too much, and lately her job has become demanding to the point that all of her time was being spent doing work-related things. Until my work comp case is settled and Anna finishes junior college, I felt I need to stay close to home until all things here are settled. Only problem is my SS Disability isn t enough to afford to stay here, so I m going to be spending some time with my parents for a while. I m hopeful that when everthing is finally settled, Chris and I can buy an old house with a nice yard for Trooper and never have to move again. I m allowed to dream... New music on tonight s show! Carl Westholm of Carptree has a solo project called Jupiter Society and is joined by Declan Burke of Darwin s Radio. The album is called First Contact//Last Warning . We ve also got the 3rd album from fellow Swede s Brother Ape, this album is called, simply, III . And finally, after featuring the new album from Polish proggers Believe last month, we now bring you some bonus material from the special edition verision of Yesterday Is A Friend . Due to my impending move, we won t be broadcasting for the next two weeks. We ll return to the air on Wednesday, July 9 at 6pm EDT at ProgRock, the FIRST name in progressive rock! Stay informed or keep in touch at www.myspace.com/interstellarjoel Abel Ganz - VenturaBrother Ape - Universal EyeBrother Ape - Cosmic Overdose 8pmBrother Ape - Monday BreakfastBrother Ape - No AnswerJupiter Society - The PilotJupiter Society - Bismark ExpenseJupiter Society - Old Rigid and RemoteJupiter Society - AbductionBelieve - I Wish I CouldBelieve - Holy NightBelieve - Best Wishes For Robert FrippBrother Ape - Another Day Of WonderBrother Ape - ImmortalBrother Ape - All I Really WantBrother Ape - Human EquationBrother Ape - ThreeJupiter Society - The EnemyJupiter Society - Solitude Unites UsJupiter Society - 8511Jupiter Society - Presumed DyingBelieve - Mystery Is Closer

Lots of trippy stuff tonight. We start by celebrating the upcoming live performances of Atom Heart Mother by Floyd collaborator Ron Geesin at next weekend s Chelsea Festival to feature a special guest appearance by David Gilmour. We ve also got the new album Third from Portishead. Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother Porcupine Tree - Up The Downstair Phideaux - Space Brother Carptree - Looking For Something Portishead - Silence Portishead - Hunter Portishead - Nylon Smile Portishead - The Rip The Black Noodle Project - Introspection Captain Beyond - Sufficiently Breathless Fabric - Rainclouds Portishead - Plastic Portishead - We Carry On Portishead - Deep Water Portishead - Machine Gun No-Man - Beautiful Songs You Should Know (Alt. Version) chimpan A - The Secret Wish The Unknownn - Nocturnal (Extended Version) Portishead - Small Portishead - Magic Doors Portishead - Threads Days Between Stations - Laudanum Parallel Or 90 Degrees - The Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack On another subject, I ve been working on some family history research lately, and I ve been badgering a first-cousin of my dad to meet with her as she is currently my oldest living relative. She also inherited a lot of pictures and documents from my great aunt when she passed away in 2000. Anyway, she called my tonight right at the end of my show and we have currently agreed to meet next Wednesday afternoon. I ve been working on hooking up with her for months, so I ll take what I can get, though it may interfere with my webcasting schedule. So, if nothing comes up between now and then to change our plans, I will not broadcast, or if I do it will be later in the evening. More on this next week.

Tonight, we re-visit the new album from Spiraling (Time Travel Made Easy) that we debuted a couple of weeks back, as well as the new album from Believe (Yesterday Is A Friend). The Tangent - The Full Gamut Black Bonzo - Sound Of The Apocalypse Moongarden - Solaris Neal Morse - The Door Spiraling - Victory Kiss Spiraling - All Kinds Of Love Spiraling - Choices Spiraling - Time Machine Spiraling - Count To Four Spiraling - Borrowed Time Spiraling - At Every Turn Believe - What They Want (Is My Life) Believe - Mystery Is Closer Simon Says - Circles End Magenta - Blind Faith Mermaid Kiss - The City Of Clouds (Qway-Lin) Panic Room - Moon On The Water

Tonight we debut the very fine second album from former Collage guitarist Mirek Gil and his band Believe: "Yesterday Is A Friend". Don't miss this show, the album is an excellent follow-up to the debut "Hope To See Another Day". Simon Says - Suddenly The Rain Magic Pie - Circus Of Life Parts 1-5 Believe - Time Believe - Tumor Believe - What They Want (Is My Life) Believe - Mystery Is Closer RPWL - Hole In The Sky (Live) Magenta - Metamorphosis Like Wendy - Radioactive Girl Believe - You & Me Believe - Danny Had A Neighbour Believe - Memories Believe - Unfaithful Believe - Together Rocket Scientists - Enjoy The Weather

Today's show features an EP from Polish band Leafless Tree. Due to physical exhaustion on my part, this show is only 90 minutes long. Ritual - A Dangerous Journey Osada Vida - The Rebirth Of Passion Leafless Tree - Cave Leafless Tree - The Last Walk Leafless Tree - Recover You Leafless Tree - Listening To Pop Leafless Tree - Waiting For The Storm Leafless Tree - Czernobyl Leafless Tree - Flames Asia - Parallel Worlds / Vortex / Deya

Tonight we take a look back at a very successful Rosfest 2008. We've also got new music from Abel Ganz - Shooting Albatross; No-Man - Schoolyard Ghosts; and Spiraling - Time Travel Made Easy. Ritual - In The Wild Abel Ganz - Looking For A Platform Abel Ganz - So Far No-Man - All Sweet Things No-Man - Beautiful Songs You Should Know No-Man - Pigeon Drummer No-Man - Truenorth Abel Ganz - Sheepish Abel Ganz - Ventura No-Man - Mixtaped Spiraling - Cold Open Spiraling - The Future Spiraling - The Concept Of The Quantum-Mechanical Bodymind Has Sparked A Great Idea Spiraling - You Might Say Spiraling - Are You Here?

Tonight we celebrate our 200th show. Special thanks to Shawn Gordon of ProgRock.com for hosting this show for the past 3+ years; to all of our faithful listeners, especially those of you who join us in chat every week; and to all of the podcast listeners around the world who download the show every week, tell me how much they enjoy it, and tell their friends about the crazy American with good taste in music. In honor of the special occasion, I thought it would be fun to pretend I ran my own prog fest. So, everything between the first and last song is my line-up: Friday is Chick Night, 3 bands led by female singers. 4 bands each on Saturday and Sunday. The show begins with a blast from the past by 60's Chicago rockers The Buckinghams, a song that is still relevant in these highly political times. It ends with a demo track from the upcoming album from Timothy Pure, "Bones Of Ghosts". The Buckinghams - Foreign Policy Mermaid Kiss - A Different Sky Mermaid Kiss - Walking With Ghosts Panic Room - The Dreaming White Willow - Joyride White Willow - The Lingering Antimatter - In Stone Antimatter - Another Face In A Window The Future Kings Of England - Dunwich The Future Kings Of England - Mustard Men Anathema - Angels Walk Among Us Anathema - Everything Phideaux - Fragment Phideaux - Thank You For The Evil The Black Noodle Project - She Prefers Her Dreams The Black Noodle Project - Not Yet Like Wendy - Radioactive Girl Like Wendy - Subs Timothy Pure - The Aberration Timothy Pure - Behind The Front Quidam - Different Quidam - Kinds Of Solitude At Night Quidam - Depicting Colours Of Emotions Timothy Pure - Sometimes You Hear The Bullet (Demo)

Between my rants about some of the band selections for this year's prog festivals and the damage being done to our favorite bands by music pirates, there's some really excellent music to be heard on tonight's show, so check it out (and if you like what you hear...BUY THE CDS! My next podcast will be #200, but I'm not exactly sure when it will be. On Tuesday the 15th, I'm having my 3rd back surgery (not counting numerous diagnostic and pain-relief procedures). Comedian Jerry Lewis actually had this same procedure done. The trial comes first, and it involves inserting two wire leads from an external control device into my back along the spinal column. The device sends electronic pulses through the wires which hopefully will interrupt the pain signals being sent to my brain. If it works and the trial is a success, I'll have another surgery and the system will be implanted internally and permanently, controlled by an external remote. It would also allow me to go off the morphine and other medications. I'm hoping to back on the air in two weeks, April 23. I'll be posting updates to the bulletin and blog on MySpace, so make sure you befriend "interstellarjoel". I'll also post to the Station Announcements forum of the ProgRock.com message board (ProgTalk Forum link on the homepage). In case you missed what happened after last week's show (and why you can't get the podcast); the short story is that Rob Reed of Magenta kindly asked that we take it down. He was not comfortable with the entire album being contained within the contents of the show, so we of course complied with his request. For more on that, see my Blog entry at MySpace (and comments that follow). Thanks to all for supporting the artists and the show. One more request: if you love what we do, please send a little financial love to our gracious host ProgRock.com. We recently had to buy a new server, and we also have monthly streaming costs. Any little bit will help, and if everyone who listens sends just a little, it'll all add up to a lot ( 1 = $2 these days). Just click the Donate (PayPal) button at the ProgRock.com homepage. My thanks in advanced for helping us do what we do. Here's tonight's playlist: Magenta - Metamorphosis Abel Ganz - The Dead Zone Pallas - The Cross And The Crucible Phideaux - Microdeath Softstar Simon Says - Brother Where You Bound? Moongarden - Dreamlord Panic Room - Moon On The Water Airbag - Steal My Soul Moon Safari - Other Half Of The Sky Rocket Scientists with Lana Lane - Avalon

We've got a great show tonight as we present the internet radio premier of "Metamorphosis", the excellent new album from Magenta. But don't take my word for it, download the podcast and listen for yourself. We've also got a bunch of Magenta-related music on this week's show: Magenta - The White Witch (Live) Panic Room - Reborn Mermaid Kiss - The Blushing Bride Progaid - All Around The World The Fyreworks - Stowaway Magenta - The Ballad Of Samuel Layne Magenta - Prekestolen Cyan - Man Amongst Men Trippa - Where Are You chimpan A - The Last Night On Earth Magenta - Metamorphosis Magenta - Blind Faith Annie Haslam and Magenta - Night And Day Cyan - Nosferatu (Requiem For A Vampire) The Reasoning - Aching Hunger

As if my day wasn't bad enough, I forgot to hit the Record button and didn't notice until about 2:15 into the show, so my apologies to all you podcast listeners. I thought about re-recording it later, but my schedule over the next few days prevents that from happening. So, a shortened podcast this week. Here's what you missed: Panic Room - I Wonder What's Keeping My True Love Tonight? The Tangent - The Full Gamut Timothy Pure - Dissolve Quidam - We Are Alone Together Porcupine Tree - Feel So Low After... - Wonderful Mistake Airbag - Safe Like You Marillion - Beyond You Kevin Gilbert and Thud - Tea For One Karnataka - Out Of Reach Antimatter - Fighting For A Lost Cause Jadis - Counting All The Seconds Arena - Crying For Help IV Fish - Arc Of The Curve The Flower Kings - Love Is The Only Answer ***begin podcast here*** IZZ - Assurance The Unknownn - Raw Toy Matinee - Things She Said Sylvan - That's Why It Hurts Antimatter - The Weight Of The World

Nothing but Swedes on tonight's show. Featured album tonight is the new double CD from Moon Safari called "Blomljud". Enjoy the music and my numerous attempts to pronounce Blomljud: resund Space Collective - Pink Jumps In The Ring Moon Safari - Constant Bloom Moon Safari - Methuselah's Children Moon Safari - In The Countryside Simon Says - The Chosen One Moon Safari - Moonwalk Moon Safari - Bluebells Moon Safari - The Ghost Of Flowers Past Galleon - Fog City Brother Ape - Monasteries Of Meteora Carptree - Heart A.C.T - Today's Report Moon Safari - Yasgur's Farm Moon Safari - Lady Of The Woodlands Moon Safari - A Tale Of Three And Tree Zen - Sound Of Shit Happening Lizette& - Breathe Spektrum - Ivory Tower Moon Safari - Other Half Of The Sky Moon Safari - To Sail Beyond The Sunset Karmakanic - Alex In Paradise

Like Portnoy says, nothing but f'n epics on today's show, including a birthday tribute to David Gilmour. Simon Says - Brother Where You Bound? Ghost Circus - Through The Light Parts 1-8 RPWL - Silenced The Tangent - The Full Gamut Panic Room - The Dreaming Sylvan - Artificial Paradise Quidam - Depicting Colours Of Emotions David Gilmour - Echoes Moongarden - Dreamlord

After a week of the flu, we're back with a vengeance! Four former members of Karnataka are now calling themselves Panic Room and tonight we feature the upcoming debut "Visionary Position" (now available at www.panicroom.org.uk). We've also got a live in-store appearance by Porcupine Tree; double-live album from The Gathering; a preview of the new album from Magenta; and new music from Moongarden, Ayreon, and Simon Says. Ad Infinitum - Physician Heal Thyself Moongarden - Solaris Ayreon - The Earth Extinction Panic Room - Elektra City Panic Room - Endgame (Speed Of Life) The Gathering - A Noise Severe The Gathering - Waking Hour Porcupine Tree - The Sky Moves Sideways Porcupine Tree - Even Less Porcupine Tree - Stars Die Panic Room - Firefly Panic Room - Reborn Panic Room - Moon On The Water Panic Room - Apocalypstick Magenta - The Ballad Of Samuel Layne Simon Says - As The River Runs Panic Room - I Wonder What's Keeping My True Love Tonight? Panic Room - The Dreaming Porcupine Tree - Lazarus Porcupine Tree - Trains Echolyn - Lovesick Morning

Tonight's show features the new album from Ghost Circus titled "Across The Line". This one is a bit harder in places than their very fine debut "Cycles", check it out and see what you think. Also a message to those who feel it is their God-given right to give away someone else's music. Riverside - Rapid Eye Movement Days Beyond Stations - Requiem For The Living Ghost Circus - Reflection Ghost Circus - Pathway Ghost Circus - Holding On Ghost Circus - To Be Ghost Circus - Losing Time Ghost Circus - Through The Darkness The Tangent - Lost In London 25 Years Later Fabric - Smiling Satellite - Heaven Can Wait Ghost Circus - Through The Light Part 1: The Calling Ghost Circus - Through The Light Part 2: The Choice Ghost Circus - Through The Light Part 3: The Essence Of Life Ghost Circus - Through The Light Part 4: The Sea Of Shadows Ghost Circus - Through The Light Part 5: Soaring Above Ghost Circus - Through The Light Part 6: Breaking Through Ghost Circus - Through The Light Part 7: The Distance Memory Ghost Circus - Through The Light Part 8: The Final Steps RPWL - River Quidam - Of Illusions Agua de Annique - Ice Water Ghost Circus - Across The Line

Tonight's show features the album from RPWL: "The RPWL Experience". We've also got two new epics from The Tangent, a tribute to the New York Giants on their Super Bowl victory, and a goodbye to legendary college basketball coach Bobby Knight. Three Dog Night - Eli's Coming Timothy Pure - Behind The Front Porcupine Tree - The Sky Moves Sideways (Alt. Version) RPWL - Silenced RPWL - Breathe In - Breathe Out RPWL - Where Can I Go RPWL - Masters Of War RPWL - This Is Not A Prog Song The Tangent - Four Egos One War The Tangent - The Full Gamut RPWL - Watch Myself RPWL - Stranger RPWL - River RPWL - Choose What You Want To Look At RPWL - Turn Back The Clock Phideaux - Crumble (and of course, The General)

Tonight's show features music from "Not As Good As The Book", the upcoming album from one of modern prog's elite bands The Tangent. We've also got a couple tracks from the Declan Burke-led Frost*, and what happens when Minnesotans are denied their Whopper fix: Eyestrings - Empty Box Magenta - Man The Machine Aragon - Rocking Horse The Tangent - A Crisis In Midlife The Tangent - Lost In London 25 Years Later The Tangent - The Ethernet Frost* - Hyperventilate 2008 (Live in studio) Frost* - The Other Me Frost* - Snowman (Live in studio) BK Freakout The Tangent - Celebrity Puree The Tangent - Not As Good As The Book Darwin's Radio - Windows To Your Soul The Tangent - A Sole Of Two Souls The Tangent - Bet Out Of Basildon Quidam - Kinds Of Solitude At Night

My ol' pal The Lurker featured a couple albums last Friday that I wanted to spend some more time with today, so we feature music from the excellent debut of Days Between Stations, and female stick player Linda Cushma and her Oxygene8 project. About 6 months ago, I debuted some music from Serbian guitar hero Srdjan Brankovic's Expedition Delta. The album, "Constellation Alpha" was recently relelased on our label, so we've got some music from that as well. Some news and music from Antimatter and Timothy Pure round out today's podcast: Days Between Stations - Requiem For The Living Expedition Delta - The Awakening Expedition Delta - Move On Expedition Delta - The Planets Expedition Delta - Reach For The Light Expedition Delta - This Tale Needs A Happy End Oxygene8 - Close Your Eyes Oxygene8 - No Different But Not The Same Oxygene8 - Don't Look Down Oxygene8 - Freak Of Chance Days Between Stations - Either/Or Days Between Stations - Intermission #1 Days Between Stations - How To Seduce A Ghost Days Between Stations - Radio Song Glass Hammer - Rest Quidam - One Day We Find Rocket Scientists - Banquo's Ghost Martigan - Closer Contact Days Between Stations - Intermission #2 Days Between Stations - Laudanum Timothy Pure - Afterglow Timothy Pure - The Interim Timothy Pure - Without Words Antimatter - The Last Laugh Antimatter - The Weight Of The World

In the past I've compared doing this show to my years as a teen when I would make a trip to the record store, come home, and invite friends over to listen to my new albums. Today's show is very similar, as all of this music arrived in my mailbox about an hour before showtime. So come on over and check out "Three Seats Behind A Triangle" from Poland's Osada Vida; "Engines Of Creation" from Galleon of Sweden; Alabama's Ferris Mudd and their self-titled debut; Tangerine Dream's tribute to Syd Barrett, "Madcap's Flaming Duty"; and "Reflection" from Panopticum of Belgium. Riverside - Ultimate Trip Osada Vida - The Passion Osada Vida - Colours & Notes Osada Vida - Unlimited Mind Osada Vida - The Decision Galleon - A.I. Galleon - The Assemblers Galleon - Signals Galleon - Engines Of Creation Galleon - State Insane Ferris Mudd - Time To Fly Ferris Mudd - The Move Ferris Mudd - Over Your Head Ferris Mudd - Anyway Tangerine Dream - Mad Song Tangerine Dream - One Hour Of Madness Tangerine Dream - Man Tangerine Dream - Hymn To Intellectual Beauty Panopticum - Backstage Panopticum - Where Does It Lead To Panopticum - The Angel And Its Drawing Panopticum - The Chaos In Between Panopticum - Between Us Riverside - Rapid Eye Movement

This show features "Sounds That I Hear", a demo album from Airbag of Norway. I also play some of my favorite songs, as well as a new old track from Mermaid Kiss. Satellite - Heaven Can Wait Rocket Scientists - Epitaph (Live at CalProg '06) Yes - Heart Of The Sunrise ELP - Take A Pebble Airbag - Prelude Airbag - Feeling Less Airbag - Safe Like You Airbag - Speed Of Light Airbag - How I Wanna Be Airbag - Sounds That I Hear (Part One) Airbag - Sounds That I Hear (Part Two) Genesis - Behind The Lines/Duchess/Guide Vocal Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (Part One) Mermaid Kiss - In My Dreams Which 1's Pink? - Dogs Alan Parsons Project - Some Other Time Badfinger - Baby Blue Anathema - Angels Walk Among Us Find out more about Airbag at: http://www.airbagsound.com

This first show of 2008 features music from the Rocket Scientists' new box set "Looking Backward". We also take a look backward into the music of our 2007 Band of the Year Phideaux. RPWL - Another Day Rocket Scientists - Escape (Remix) Rocket Scientists - Aqua Vitae Phideaux - Fragment Phideaux - Soundblast Phideaux - Space Brother Lana Lane - Capture The Sun (Out Of A Dream) Retroheads - Living In A Bubble Rocket Scientists - Mariner (Kelly Keeling vocal) Phideaux - Kiteman Phideaux - Chupacabras Rocket Scientists - Pythagoras (Unbound) Rocket Scientists - Picture Show Rocket Scientists - Minstrel Saviour Phideaux - Never Gonna Go Phideaux - Rainboy Rocket Scientists - Oblivion Days Rocket Scientists - Dark Water Parts Five and Six

Tonight's show is our annual countdown of the best progressive music of 2007. We've got the Top 11 albums of the year, as well as the Tops in other catagories (made-up and otherwise). Always fun, always controversial, we bring you the Best (and worst) of the past 12 months: ProgRockRecords Best Release of 2007: Dial - Synchronized (track played: Green Knees) Best Live CD of 2007: The Tangent - Going Off On One (track played: Forsaken Cathedrals) Best Live DVD of 2007: David Gilmour - Remember That Night (track played: Fat Old Sun) Worst Kept Secret in Progski: Wojtek Szadkowski is Peter, vocalist of Peter Pan - Days (track played: Flying Over Paradise) Best Female Vocalist to leave band and return in new band: Anneke van Gierbergen; Agua de Annique - Air (track played: Day After Yesterday) Trippiest Surprise of 2007; Best MySpace submission of 2007: The Unknownn - Unknownn (track played: Raw) WTF were they thinking; Worst Album; Worst Song of 2007: Marillion - Somewhere Else (track played: Most Toys) #11: Knight Area - Under A New Sign (track played: Dreamweaver) #10: Riverside - Rapid Eye Movement (track played: Beyond The Eyelids) # 9: The Reasoning - Awakening (track played: Sacred Shape); Worst Kept Secret; Most highly anticipated return to prog scene by a female vocalist: Rachel Jones joins The Reasoning # 8: (and Best Prog Cover for 2007): Glass Hammer - Culture Of Ascent (track played: South Side Of The Sky) # 7: (and Best Psychedelic Album of 2007): The Future Kings Of England - The Fate Of Old Mother Orvis (track played: Mustard Men) # 6: Blackfield - II (tracks played: 1,000 People, Miss U) # 5: Mermaid Kiss - Etarlis (track played: The City Of Clouds [Quay-Lin]) Best Female Vocal Performance of 2007 - Evelyn Downing # 4: (and Best Progski Album of 2007): Quidam - Alone Together (tracks played: Different, Kinds Of Solitude At Night, Depicting Colours Of Emotions) # 3: Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet (tracks played: My Ashes, Sentimental, Way Out Of Here) # 2: Antimatter - Leaving Eden (tracks played: Redemption, Another Face In A Window, Leaving Eden, The Immaculate Misconception) Best Male Vocal Performance of 2007: Mick Moss # 1: Phideaux - Doomsday Afternoon (tracks played: Micro Softdeathstar, Thank You For The Evil, Microdeath Softstar) Best Band of 2007: Phideaux Song of the Year: Thank You For The Evil Again, our most sincere thanks for your support over the past year. To the artists who provide us with all of this great music, to my brothers-in-arms at ProgRock.com, our great listeners, those who hang with us in Chat and make the time fly by, everyone around the world who downloads and listens to the IO Podcast and tells their friends, and to all fans of progressive music everywhere: thanks for making 2007 such a successful year, and let's all look forward to great and wonderful things in 2008!

Tonight's show features a few obligatory Christmas songs as well as a look back at some of the highlights (for me) of the year 2007. We've also got a premier of another track from the upcoming album from Anathema. Next week, December 26, will be the big annual countdown show. We've also got a short tribute to Dan Fogelberg, who passed away recently at the age of 56. Dan died of prostate cancer. Since a large portion of our audience is male, we want all of you, especially those of you over the age of 40, to schedule a physical, have the PSA blood test, and get a prostate exam. Prostate cancer is a very preventable, curable, and survivable disease if caught early. Give yourselves the gift of life this holiday season and get tested. Rest in peace Dan! And with that, tonight's playlist: Marillion - Seasons End (Live) Ad Infinitum - A Winters Tale David Gilmour - Echoes (Live) Marillion - Gabriel's Message (Live) Peter Pan - Days Satellite - Downtown Skyline TSO - Christmas Eve -- Sarajevo 12/24 Riverside - Parasomnia Iluzjon - Empty Fall Quidam - Depicting Colours Of Emotion ELP - I Believe In Father Christmas Anathema - Angels Walk Among Us Antimatter - Ghosts Phideaux - Crumble (Side 1) TSO - Christmas Canon TSO - O Come All Ye Faithful / O Holy Night The Reasoning - Within Cold Glass Mermaid Kiss - Walking With Ghosts Lana Lane - Lazy Summer Day Agua de Annique - Beautiful One The Unknownn - Blood Glass Hammer - South Side Of The Sky Dan Fogelberg - Part Of The Plan

Tonight's show features new music from two of Poland's very best progressive rock bands: "Into The Night" from Satellite; and "Alone Together", the latest from Quidam. Quidam - Sanktuarium Satellite - Into The Night Satellite - Dreams Quidam - Different Quidam - Kinds Of Solitude At Night Quidam - Depicting Colours Of Emotions Satellite - Downtown Skyline Satellite - Lights Satellite - Don't Walk Away In Silence Satellite - Heaven Can Wait Quidam - They Are There To Remind Us Quidam - Of Illusions Quidam - We Lost Satellite - Forgiven And Forgotten Satellite - Time Stands Still Satellite - Around The World Quidam - One Day We Find Quidam - We Are Alone Together Quidam - P.S. But Strong Together Collage - Eight Kisses Most prog fans are familiar with Satellite due to their Collage roots and connection to Marillion via their Mark Wilkinson album cover artwork. Quidam is probably a different story for many of you, but I've been proud to feature their music from the very beginnings of my webcast. Originally fronted by female vocalist Emila Derkowska, they came back stronger than ever after her departure with male vocalist Bartek Kossowicz and the album "surREVival", an album that saw many a Porcupine Tree comparison, but via the featured flute, still managed to keep their own identity intact. A live DVD and unplugged album followed, and now they are back. "Alone Together" is a strong album, one that should garner them much deserved attention from the prog world, and hopefully an invitation from an American festival promoter.

Tonight we feature the new album "four two" from Fabric (formerly known as Parry:Matthews). Rocket Scientists - After The Revolution Glass Hammer - Into Thin Air The Flower Kings - Love Is The Only Answer Fabric - Breakout Fabric - The State I'm In Fabric - Hold Me Now Fabric - A Message Fabric - Way Out Fish - Circle Line The Future Kings Of England - Bartholomew's Merman Galahad - I Could Be God Fabric - Choking Fabric - Smiling Fabric - Rainclouds Fabric - Aqua Fabric - Doors The Gathering - A Noise Severe The Black Noodle Project - Happy End Blackfield - End Of The World (Live)