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On February 20, 2006, KROQ added streaming music from the radio station to its website. On June 9, 2006, KROQ launched an HD sub-carrier, KROQ HD-2, which airs new wave and alternative tracks from the 1980s which were popular during KROQ's heyday (and is also branded "KROQ 2: Roq of the 80s").
Like Omigod! The 80s Pop Culture Box (Totally) is a seven-disc, 142-track box set of popular music hits of the 1980s. Released by Rhino Records in 2002, the box set was based on the success of Have a Nice Decade: The 70s Pop Culture Box, Rhino's box set covering the 1970s. Original release sets had a 3D rubber cover.
The album cover, a baby sucking on a bottle of whipped cream, was a frequent target of critical reviews, though the music itself was widely praised and led to Killradio touring with bands like Lostprophets, playing on the Warped Tour, and being a featured new artist on LA-based radio station KROQ's annual CD. [4] The music is an eclectic mix of ...
In 1973, KROQ's owners bought KPPC-FM, and on November 12 it began simulcasting KROQ, with the new call sign KROQ-FM. [16] Less than a year later KROQ and KROQ-FM experienced financial difficulty, and owed employees over $73,000 in unpaid salaries and owed over $14,000 to the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists pension and ...
UK 1 – May 1983, US BB 1 – July 1983, US BB 1 of 1983, Canada 1 – May 1983, Republic of Ireland 1 – June 1983, US CashBox 2 of 1983, Sweden (alt) 2 – June 1983, Norway 2 – June 1983, KROQ 3 of 1983, Poland 5 – June 1983, South Africa 5 of 1983, Netherlands 6 – May 1983, Switzerland 6 – July 1983, Austria 8 – August 1983 ...
KROQ LA Invasion was an annual autumn rock festival organized by KROQ radio. [1] It began under the name "KROQ Inland Invasion" with a retro theme focus and was held at the Hyundai Pavilion in Devore, California, from 2001 to 2006. In 2007, it was renamed "KROQ LA Invasion" and moved to the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. [2]
Oglio Records is an American record company started in 1993 by Carl Caprioglio. The label issues compilations of rare 1980s modern rock and new wave songs, many previously unreleased on CD.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 January 2025. Music genre For the radio format associated with this genre, see Modern rock. Alternative rock Other names Alternative music alt-rock alternative Stylistic origins Punk rock post-punk new wave hardcore punk Cultural origins Late 1970s to early 1980s, United States and United Kingdom ...