Indie 103.1

Los Angeles Radio Station Indie 103.1 Goes Web-Only

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 16, 2009 - 1:10pm.

Los Angeles - Five-year-old Los Angeles radio station Indie 103.1 FM this week announced that it would cease broadcasting over the air, and instead provide only a Web feed of music programming. The stream will be devoid of DJs like former Sex Pistol Steve Jones, host of the station's popular "Jonesy's Jukebox." "Because of changes in the radio industry and the way radio audiences are measured, stations in this market are being forced to play too much Britney, Puffy and alternative music that is neither new nor cutting edge," reads a note on the station's website.

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Sex Pistols to Play Hollywood’s Roxy

Authored by Scott Goldberg on September 28, 2007 - 6:08am.

The Sex Pistols are reuniting for some fall dates

The Sex Pistols will play a private club show at the Roxy in West Hollywood on October 25th, the first Los Angeles show for the group. The appearance will honor the 30th anniversary of the band’s lone album, Never Mind the Bollocks…Here’s the Sex Pistols. Radio station Indie 103.1, where Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones hosts a daily program called Jonesy’s Jukebox, is putting the show together, along with Helio and RedOctane, creator of the game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, which will feature a new recording of God Save the Queen.

6 Audio Entertainment Sources Better Than XM-Sirius

Authored by Scott Goldberg on February 22, 2007 - 5:43pm.

If the Department of Justice and the FCC allow the proposed XM-Sirius merger, the battle will be far from over. Free internet radio is advancing at warp speed with thousands of sites offering new music and quality news. MySpace is a legitimate source of free music and social entertainment. Mobile phones are bridging the gap between listeners and diverse content forms, including music and games, more each day. And let’s not forget iTunes, with its handy Podcasts and cutting edge music catalogue, along with dozens of other digital music stores and their subscription offerings. And we can’t leave out “illegal” file sharing sites, which still thrive. In short, yes, XM-Sirius will put Howard & Oprah in the same room, and the NFL and NBA will finally join Major League Baseball on the same menu, but there will still be a lot to fight for. Convincing customers to pay for XM-Sirius will continue to be difficult. Here are 6 sources of audio entertainment better than XM-Sirius.