Week of July 29, 2024
Happy Birthday wishes to Leander Reading-Gloversmith (UNFD), Syd Duran (Valora), Brian Ball (Ernie Ball) (July 30); Michelle Kandalaft (Live Nation) (July 31); Dan Rozenblum (33 & West), Thomas Caser (Napalm Records) (August 01); Dante Bonutto (Spinefarm Music), Guy Kozowyk (The Red Chord) (August 02); Natalie Schaffer (Big Picture Media), Beckie Sugden (CAA), Paul Gargano (Metal Edge) (August 03); Aaron Pauley (Of Mice & Men), and Carson Slovak (Galactic Empire) (August 04).
Wausau, Wisconsin’s 94.7 Flips Back To Rock
Midwest Communications flipped WOZZ (Rock 94.7)/Wausau, WI, from Mainstream Rock to Adult Hits as 94.7 Jack FM, simulcast on 102.9 (W275AC), in September 2021. Now, the Rock format returns with the launch of 94.7 & 102.9 The Beast, bringing back the likes of AC/DC, Five Finger Death Punch, Linkin Park, Metallica, and all the rest to the Wausau airwaves. Longtime Central Wisconsin air personality Terry Stevens will join The Beast for the afternoon drive. This news comes via RAMP.
Colorado’s KILO Seeks Nighttime Jock
Ross Ford from Colorado's Bahakel Active Rock Bahakel Active Rock 94.3 KILO/Colorado Springs, CO, shot me a note to pass along that the station is looking for a nighttime jock to take over for Joe B., who will leave soon for another (non-radio) opportunity. Candidates across all skill sets are encouraged to apply, but having LIVE on-air experience is a huge plus. A love of rock music, live shows, and "the Colorado lifestyle" are a must. Experience with MusicMaster, VoxPro, Adobe Audition, and WideOrbit is great but not required. This is a full-time position with an insurance plan
JERRY CANTRELL, DOROTHY Crack Active Rock Top 40
Jerry Cantrell is back in the Active Rock Top 40 with "Villified." The first single from his forthcoming solo album, I Want Blood (due out October 18) is No. 39 on this week's Mediabase Active Rock chart. DOROTHY is new in the Top 40 as well, with "MUD" at No. 35. The Active Rock chart remains dominated by Falling In Reverse and Jelly Roll's "All My Life." The song also remains at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Hard Rock Songs chart, which takes into account streaming, sales, and radio. Falling In Reverse was No. 1 on the first-ever Hot Hard
HARDY Enjoys Big Debut
HARDY has more chart positions to make his team happy. Quit!! did 24,000 in total activity this week, landing at No. 23 on the all-genre Billboard 200. Thirteen thousand of those units were album sales, including 3000 on vinyl. 13M audio and 540k video streams came to roughly 11,000 in streaming equivalent albums. Quit!! is No. 9 on the Album Sales chart, No. 5 on the Current Rock Albums, and No. 1 on the Current Hard Music Albums.
Week of July 22, 2024
Happy birthday wishes to George Vlahakis (Majik Ninja Entertainment), Joe Divita (Loudwire), Andy Farrow (Northern Music), Shan Dan Horan (Republic Records), Byron Davis (God Forbid) (July 24); Nick Major (idobi), Ulrich Wild (producer) (July 25); Todd Nakamine (publicist), Dave Baksh (Sum 41), Kragen Lum (Nuclear Blast Records) (July 26); Ian Edwards (Earth Crisis), Vique Simba (Pirates Press Records) (July 27); Melissa Cross (vocal coach) (July 28).
Hopeless Records Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
My good friends Louis Posen, Ian Harrison, Erin Choi, and the rest of the team at Hopeless Records are celebrating the label's 30th anniversary this year. The Southern California-based label played a huge role in the careers of Avenged Sevenfold, All Time Low, The Wonder Years, Waterparks, Fame On Fire, and more. The traveling "Hopeless Museum" exhibit, boasting over one thousand label artifacts, will stop at the Rock Hall in Cleveland on August 24 and 25th. An additional Hopeless Records exhibit will open in the Rock Hall's main exhibit hall on August 24. The same day will feature performances by Awsten
