May 01
Welcome to Maytallica month at Mojo Radio. Last year Metallica closed out their 30th anniversary with a string of December shows at the Fillmore in San Francisco. Friends old and new joined the festivities to celebrate three decades of the band’s enormous impact on heavy metal, and music as a whole. At a time when …
Mar 01
From their inception in August of 1968, Canadian power trio Rush has been long known as one of the icons in progressive rock and metal. The band has been members of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame since 1994, and they possess 24 gold records and 14 platinum records. Current members Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, …
Feb 01
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 …
Jan 01
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 …
Dec 02
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 …
Oct 02
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 …
Aug 31
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: …
Jun 01
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, …
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