Moments that Rock is a cornucopia of all things... that rock! Early episodes includes a selection of archive interviews with the likes of The Ramones, U2 , The Cramps, Steve Winwood etc. From there we delve into the storytelling where artists and music industry veterans share their stories and what we call affectionately call 'Moments That Rock'. Storytelling is the name of the game and we have the storytellers. We’re here to help keep the legacy alive of some of the greatest artists that ever lived. Moments That Rock is proud to be a part of the Pantheon Podcast family, the perfect podcast network for the true music fans. .
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episode 50: Program Director of legendary US radio station WLIR, Denis McNamara shares the story and the history behind it's success.
In the early 80's one radio station in the US stood head and shoulders above the rest by being the first to move away from traditional formats by becoming the first to play new and emerging artists of the time.... who just happened to be the likes of U2, David Bowie, The Alarm, The Cure, Billy Idol etc etc. Program Director Denis McNamara takes us back to that place at that time and shares the passion that propelled them into music history.
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