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