Episode 97.7 – yet another end of an era
Nearly five years ago, Dave and Damian started a podcast about 97X. They had no idea what they were doing. They still don’t know what they’re doing, but they DO know that as they stumbled…
Musical musings from aging hipsters
Nearly five years ago, Dave and Damian started a podcast about 97X. They had no idea what they were doing. They still don’t know what they’re doing, but they DO know that as they stumbled…
I let you down yet again (you should be used to it by now). I’m tardy with my list of gigs so I didn’t get to tell you about the New Pornographers show at Memorial…
After 97X signed off in 2004, “the future of rock and roll” stayed alive as woxy.com – with many fits and starts (and stops) along the way. “Angel investors”… LaLa.com… Future Sounds… Oxford… Longworth Hall…
Continue Reading Episode 95: woxy.com signoff – the end of the future
Perhaps you’ve heard that the 97X Modern Rock 500 is making a comeback? More than 30 former on-air folks (Steve Baker, Julie Maxwell, Dan Reed, Rictile, Barb, Shiv, et al.) will be counting down the…
It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly two decades since that fateful evening when Steve Baker said “goodbye to the future of rock and roll.” For current and former staffers and loyal listeners, it was…
Continue Reading Episode 93: Memories of the 97X station signoff in 2004
97X, BAM, THE FUTURE OF ROCK AND ROLL RETURNS WITH THE 2023 97X MODERN ROCK 500 (Oxford/Cincinnati, OH) – March 9, 2023 – It’s been 20 years since the legendary Oxford, OH-based alternative radio station…
Continue Reading Start spreadin’ the news – 97X is back (for a limited time)!
Former 97X/woxy.com DJ Barb Abney will be back on The Current in Minneapolis St. Paul this evening! You’d be hard pressed to find a radio host more dedicated and more engaged with listeners than Barb.…
Anthony Hartke was really into music even in grade school. He discovered 97X around 6th grade and stuck with the station throughout its existence. (He even tuned in to woxy.com when he was deployed overseas…
Continue Reading Episode 74: Anthony Hartke comes full (vinyl) circle
Here’s more from our chat with 97X/woxy.com alum Barb Abney. In this episode, Barb discloses her 97X souvenirs, we try to solve the mystery of where 97X’s music library wound up, a secret prankster is…
Barb Abney, who was on-air at 97X and woxy.com from 1994-2006, returns to talk about weird promotional giveaway items, why corporate radio still sucks… oh, and her great podcast “Tied to the Tracks.” Barb has…