Joel - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Listen to Interstellar Overdrive live every Wednesday at 6:00pm Eastern, 3:00pm Pacific, on ProgRock.com , the first name in progressive rock, and the best prog station on the net since 1998. And be sure to join us in chat as well. If you can't listen live, you can download or subscribe to the show in podcast format at PodCast Alley . Shows are available for 4 weeks after broadcast.

Interstellar Overdrive plays the best in symphonic, neo, melancholic, art rock, and psychedelic progressive rock, and the best variety as well. We have a personal library of over to 9000 songs, as well as access to the over 20,000 song library of ProgRock.com, so you won't be constantly bombarded by the same 3 artists every week. We're constantly acquiring and playing new music in order to keep the show fresh and exciting. Progrock.com has Flash-based chatroom as well, where you can interact with the DJs during live broadcasts, as well as listeners from all over the world.

You can also visit my personal website to find out more about the show. While you're there, make sure to visit My Blog where weekly playlists and other goodies are posted.

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My Interests

Outside of my musical interests, I share my life with the most amazing woman on the planet (I wish she could see that!). She is my sunshine, my strength, my muse, and the only reason I have survived the past 5 years without completely losing my mind, or jumping off a cliff. We also have Trooper, best described as the male dog version of Christine. Never has their been a dog with more personality, and the ability to bring happiness. Bella and Whiskey are Trooper's feline antagonists, yet he is their referee and protector. My daughter Anna is my pride and joy, and she is currently a college student. Anna's baby is Oliver, an adorable and energetic orange Tabby who keeps me company, and is currently keeping me off of anti-depressants.

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Music:

I like music with melody, emotion, atmosphere. Some of my favs, in no particular order (OK, maybe alphabetical):

Anathema
Antimatter
Badfinger
Collage
Enchant
Jadis
Karnataka
Kate Bush
Kevin Gilbert
King Crimson (pre-1974)
Magenta
The Monkees (everyone needs a guilty pleasure ;-)
Pallas
Parallel Or 90 Degrees
Pete Ham (one of my favorite song writers ever)
Phideaux
Pink Floyd (and all related)
Porcupine Tree
Quidam
The Ramones
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Riverside
RPWL
Satellite
Sylvan
The Tangent
Timothy Pure
Transatlantic
U.K.
XTC

My Blog

Rosfest Recap

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 - ...
Posted by Joel on Thu, 08 May 2008 08:08:00 PST

No Show this week

Due to my many obligations at home before traveling to Rosfest on Thursday morning, there will be no IO webcast this week. We'll be back on the air next Wednesday, May 7 at 6pm EDT on ProgRock.com wit...
Posted by Joel on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:42:00 PST

Two hundredth show

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 i...
Posted by Joel on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:12:00 PST

Will prog for food

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 b...
Posted by Joel on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:19:00 PST

Magenta podcast update

Hello everyone,The response to last night’s show has been phenomenal to say the least. Feelings seem to be that Metamorphosis could be Magenta’s best yet. That’s the good news...I re...
Posted by Joel on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:05:00 PST

Metamorphosis

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 li...
Posted by Joel on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:10:00 PST

Crushed by the weight of the world

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-recordi...
Posted by Joel on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:45:00 PST

Swedes Gone Wild

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:Øresund Space...
Posted by Joel on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:20:00 PST

Nothing but f’n epics!

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 1-8RPWL - SilencedTh...
Posted by Joel on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:41:00 PST

Visionary Position

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 availab...
Posted by Joel on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:41:00 PST