Modern Rock 500: The Mother of all Lists
The annual Memorial Day Weekend “Modern Rock 500” was always a highlight of the 97X year. Listener James Brubaker decided to crunch the numbers year by year and create a Meta-list… a “Modern Rock 500…
Month: January 2020
97X shirts last forever – so do West Side connections
Here’s a cool photo of Matt Berninger of The National, sporting a vintage 97X t-shirt: The story behind the shot is even cooler. Next to Matt is my good friend Dale Doyle, with whom I…
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This Week in Live Music: January 13-19
First and foremost, R.I.P. Neil Peart. This NPR tribute by Annie Zaleski is very nice. Love this quote: “He was in many ways like an outsider — the guy who was often different from everyone…
Episode 27: Rob Ervin, Radio Raconteur
Rob Ervin (also known as “Rowdy Rob” when he hosted Gridloxx) worked as a part-timer at 97X in the 90s. He also co-hosted the Chris & Rob Late Night Talk Show on WAIF-FM and later…
This Week in Live Music: January 6-12
Hey gang, Happy New Year! America’s Least Beloved Blog* is back to inflict weekly pain and suffering upon you. (Better call 444-4444.) Let’s see… I forgot how this works… oh, that’s right, I provide an…