Back to 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…
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Episode 93: Memories of the 97X station signoff in 2004
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…
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Episode 63: Robin James is writing the book on 97X
Author and college professor Robin James is a self-described “philosopher of popular music.” She grew up in West Chester, Ohio listening to 97X and is writing a book about the station and the community that…
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500 Reasons to Remember This Weekend
Memorial Day Weekend was a big deal back in the 97X days… it was Modern Rock 500 time! I can still hear Bakerman’s great liners in my head… and of course the Indy 500 race…
This Week in Live Music: January 20-26
Can’t go wrong with that gif, amiright? Let’s get to the tunes. Monday is a holiday for most folks… including touring bands, it appears. Also, please note that the Yola show originally slated for Tuesday…
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…
Episode 25: Mark Griffin, Superfan and Mixmaster
Mark Griffin tuned in to 97X as a teenager, and “the future of rock and roll” shaped his future. Listen to the podcast to learn how Mark ruled his high school art room with an…
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Episode 3: Pork and Ponderosa
Pork Queens and Ponderosas Dave (“The Dick Clark of Modern Rock”) and Damian (“The Dick Sargent of Modern Rock”) chat about the Modern Rock 500 and artists/bands that stopped by the station. And you’ll find…