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OCTANE BIG ‘UNS COUNTDOWN (FEBRUARY 2023 RECAP) The chart below shows the Top 15 Octane Big ‘Uns Countdown Songs (by HRD’s unique ranking system) for February 2023. RANK ARTIST SONG TITLE 1 MOTIONLESS IN WHITE Werewolf 2 I PREVAIL Deep End 3 BAD OMENS Just Pretend 4 DAUGHTRY/LZZY HALE Separate Ways 5 SHINEDOWN Dead […]
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OCTANE BIG ‘UNS COUNTDOWN (FEBRUARY 2023 RECAP) The chart below shows the Top 15 Octane Big ‘Uns Countdown Songs (by HRD’s unique ranking system) for February 2023. RANK ARTIST SONG TITLE 1 MOTIONLESS IN WHITE Werewolf 2 I PREVAIL Deep End 3 BAD OMENS Just Pretend 4 DAUGHTRY/LZZY HALE Separate Ways 5 SHINEDOWN Dead […]
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Written by Shaun Soho (Crash Midnight) The Crash Pad (Part 1) We called him “Jasper” (we never knew his real name). He was the door guy at our apartment, and during the three years we lived there, I can’t recall him ever saying anything but a very raspy version of the Matthew McConaughey “alright, alright” line […]
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By Joe Cotela (DED) I’ve been told that I used to run around singing “Born in the USA” by Bruce Springsteen when I was three years old, but I don’t remember it. I guess that would be the first hint that I would someday become a musician. As early as I can remember, my parents used […]
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By Marc Adam Kahn (Thirteen Reasons) Music has always been a blessing and a curse for me. The not-so-lighthearted concept of duality is one that has always remained a constant throughout my life. It’s funny, the first memory of music that I have is my father singing in the car while we were taking road […]
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Each week, Hard Rock Daddy will post a video playlist of Octane’s Big ‘Uns Countdown featuring the top 15 hard rock songs of the week. The playlist can also be found on www.HardRockDaddyNetwork.com (the HRD YouTube channel). The top 15 songs on this week’s Octane’s Big ‘Uns Countdown are listed below the videos #15 – […]
Billboard Hard Rock Album chart. Top 15 albums ranked by sales data and compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. THE TOP 15 THIS WEEK: Ghost B.C. – Infestissumam Volbeat – Outlaw Gentlemen And Shady Ladies Stone Sour – House Of Gold And Bones Part 2 Device – Device Killswitch Engage – Disarm The Descent Bring Me The Horizon – Sempiternal Jimi Hendrix – […]
In the summer of 1989, I interned with D.I.R. Broadcasting, producers of the nationally syndicated radio show, King Biscuit Flower Hour. The requirements of the internship were largely administrative, but a few weeks after I started, I was asked if I was interested in being a production assistant for Ozzy Osbourne at the Tower Theater […]
