February 2012 Artist of the Month ~ Nightwish

Grabbing the spot of Mojo Radio’s February Artist of the Month is one of the pioneers of symphonic/power metal, Nightwish. The band was formed in 1996 in Finland by keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, who brought in friend and guitarist Erno “Empu” Vuorinen and vocalist Tarja Turunen.  The name Nightwish came while they recorded a three song demo [...]

January 2012 Artist of the Month ~ Queen

January 2012 marks the two-year anniversary of Mojo Radio. We knew we had to pick an exceptional and legendary artist to celebrate. In 2010 we kicked it all off with Cheap Trick, and in 2011 we started the year celebrating UFO. This month Queen drummer Roger Taylor announced that there would be no new studio albums forthcoming from Queen. There had [...]

December 2011 Artist of the Month ~ Toby Keith

From his debut single “Should’ve Been A Cowboy, to his most recent hit “Red Solo Cup”, Toby Keith has proven he’s a good ole boy with a sense of humor and flair. Almost two decades since his 1993 debut album took country music by storm, Keith has mixed classic and contemporary styles with a mix [...]

November 2011 Artist of the Month ~ Nickelback

Join Mojo Radio as we celebrate the amazing success, and the music, of Nickelback in November.

October 2011 Artist of the Month ~ Indigo Girls

For the past twenty-four years, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have been making wonderful music together as the Indigo Girls. The two met in junior high, in an Atlanta suburb. They formed a friendship based on their love of music, but were never sure where that love would take them. In 1986, the two recorded [...]

September 2011 Artist of the Month ~ Styx

If one believes Adam Sandler, Styx is the “greatest American rock band, ever…” And really, who wants to argue with Happy Gilmore? From the band’s early 70′s years of earthy, progressive rock and roll, to the arrival of Tommy Shaw and a more straight forward anthemic rock feel in the late 70′s, to the band’s (read: [...]

August 2011 Artist of the Month ~ Tesla

If one were to look up the term ‘rock band’ in the dictionary, Tesla might be the band you’d find. The Sacramento, California quintet is arguably the epitome of what a rock band is and should be. Among hard rock and metal bands and fans of all sub-genres, Tesla is one of the few acts [...]

July 2011 Artist of the Month ~ Def Leppard

I first caught wind of Def Leppard back in 1978. There was a local record store (anyone old enough to remember those?) who stocked all sorts of great stuff from the burgoning New Wave of British Heavy Metal bands. Yes, believe it or not, Leppard was once considered a metal band, and before Iron Maiden [...]

June 2011 Artist of the Month ~ Brad Paisley

I hate Brad Paisley. Okay, I don’t hate him, I’m just jealous. And what’s not to envy? He plays guitar like a rockstar. He’s an incredibly gifted songwriter. And oh yeah, he’s married to that all American hottie from Father of The Bride. No one should have such talent and good fortune…unless its me. Hey, [...]

May 2011 Artist of the Month ~ Journey

Few bands, if any, have the same multi-genre and multi-generational appeal of Journey. For some four decades the boys from the Bay Area have made a name for themselves as one of pop-rock’s most talented and prolific hit music makers. Their song “Don’t Stop Believin’” has been used by sports teams, telveision programs and has been [...]

April 2011 Artist of the Month ~ Guns N’ Roses

Whether you’re a fan of Axl Rose and the new era Guns N’ Roses or not, you cannot discount the impact or role he and his original bandmates played in the 1980′s hard rock/metal scene. From the moment we first heard the opening notes of “Welcome To The Jungle”, a nation was hooked on the [...]

March 2011 Artist of the Month ~ Within Temptation

While an unknowing American music movement was busy tripping all over Amy Lee and Evanescence in the late 90′s, all but the fortunate few missed out on the birth of the Netherland’s, Within Temptation. The quinetet, led by vocalist Sharon den Adel and her partner, guitarist Robert Westerholt have developed and built their own signature [...]

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