For years, "Rock 101" was a radio staple in the Upstate. The station -- WROQ -- has now gone country as Big Buck Country.
Classic rock radio recently turned thirty years of age -- Billboard spoke to the format's creator, and key representatives in the radio business, to assess where it sits in 2015. By Marc Hogan On ...
“Why did you become a disc jockey?” It is a question most jocks have been asked. For many in the past, the answer was, “Because I get to play the songs I like on the air.” Of course, these days, ...
It was quite a year for rock radio and all of the artists who found success through it. Despite the increasing popularity of streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music, radio is still ...
The history of rock radio as told by the deejays and the artists they made stars. Airplay shares the story of the 50-year struggle for the soul of music radio, told by the deejays and the artists they ...
Music critics these days love to argue about "rockism," the unexamined prejudices we bring to our musical judgements, and "poptimism," an effort to celebrate commercial stuff that some think goes way ...