Urban Achiever

Thank God, 2016 is finally coming to a close. It was mostly bad, but not all bad. I'm going to talk about some of the not-so-bad things from the year.

As a teenager, Aaron Stone (My Epic) saved up his own money to buy his first guitar, a Gibson SG. This was an early indication of the kind of vision and purposefulness he would show in the years to come. On today's program, we discover the fate of that guitar, explore Aaron's upbringing and his five years living with friends and bandmates in Charlotte, North Carolina neighborhood Optimist Park serving the local community.

We just had an election and I have some thoughts about it. These are those thoughts.

Tune in to URBQ.fm this Sunday, November 6th at 8pm for the 2 hour debut of the Make America Punk Again radio show. Then tune in Friday November 11th at 9pm Eastern for The Street Justice Radio hour with Dan Brimstone. Thanks for your support!

Taylor Weston (Alderbrook, Vanguard Symphony) loves living in Arkansas, except for the humidity. And we will make fun of Taylor's home state, but I assure you it's all in good fun! We also learn what it's like to be in a graduating class of 8 people. And Taylor makes the case for still buying music on CD...in a store!

Bryan Patton (The Meltdown, Echo Broke Alone, Something Beautiful Records) has been doing podcasting a lot longer than me. He also thinks it's a good idea to start a record label in 2016, so like a lot of us, he's a mixed bag. I kid! I kid! Speaking of kids, Bryan was the oldest of 8! Sensitive listeners beware, we do talk about Bryan trying to murder his sister at least twice! OK, maybe he didn't try to murder her, but he did try to chop off her fingers. After all that, he finally found a Church that accepts his crazy views on Genesis. There may or may not be a story about Bryan physically running into Henry Rollins at Whole Foods. How much of this is true? Tune in and find out!

This week we're going to conclude my look back on 40 years of Rodney On The ROQ and that shows priceless influence not only on me but countless bands, musicians and fans. But, really this is just the beginning of something.

This week we're continuing our celebration of the 40th anniversary of legendary Los Angeles based radio show Rodney On The Roq. This was the show that primarily introduced me to punk rock and underground music, changing me in the process. That was the day classic rock died for me and I pretty much never looked back. We're going to imagine what it might have been like in the summer of 1979 for me to turn my radio dial and discover this music for the very first time. Join me as we try to Make America Punk Again Vol. 2!

This week we're celebrating the 40th anniversary of legendary Los Angeles based radio show Rodney On The Roq. This was the show that primarily introduced me to punk rock and underground music, changing me in the process. That was the day classic rock died for me and I pretty much never looked back. We're going to imagine what it might have been like in the summer of 1979 for me to turn my radio dial and discover this music for the very first time. Join me as we try to Make America Punk Again!

What could this be? What does this mean? What is this strange transmission?