Favorite TV Shows Community, The Office, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Chuck, Burn Notice, Bones, Saved By The Bell, New York Undercover, Scrubs, Smallville, Transformers, Ghostbusters and Chappelle's Show, just to name a few. Oh yeah, the Nick Toons from the '90s, like Doug and Ren & Stimpy, were dope. Favorite Movies Terminator 2: Judgment Day (saw that when I was 8 years old. Gotta love cousins who don't care about movie ratings), Office Space, Superbad, Old School, Wedding Crashers (I love Rachel McAdams), Jurassic Park, Above The Rim, Friday, The Hangover, Serendipity (shut up, I love Kate Beckinsale too), Underworld, and Napoleon Dynamite (which I saw TWICE in theaters before it got popular with bandwagon fans). Favorite Music Now this is the tough one. Well, here goes. I love The Cure, Aaliyah (R.I.P. Baby Girl), 2Pac, Taking Back Sunday, Brand New, Rise Against, Mat Kearney, The Starting Line, Feist, My Chemical Romance, New Order, Depeche Mode, Stevie Wonder, R. Kelly, Lifehouse (shut up), Avenged Sevenfold, Eminem, Kid Rock, White Stripes, Interpol, The National, Editors, Joe, Joshua Radin, Anberlin, and so many more artists that it would take forever to list. As you can see, I like a lot of different music. Favorite Sports Teams Of course I have to list my hometown teams, like the Red Wings, Pistons and Tigers. Lions who? Don't get it twisted. I am not a bandwagon fan. I've supported the Pistons through the teal jersey era and went to Tigers games when they were losing 100+ games a season. Favorite Video Games Street Fighter II, The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past, Mortal Kombat, Final Fantasy VIII, Metal Gear Solid, NHL '94, NBA Live '98, NBA Jams, Master Blaster, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game, Goldeneye 64, Persona 3 and a couple of TurboGrafx-16 games. Yes, I own a TurboGrafx-16. Don't judge.
Dave Kim
Jackie and the GRD Roadies Celebrate 4/20 at the Twisted Monkey
Our night girl Jackie and the GRD Roadies were out at The Twisted Monkey in Kentwood earlier today (April 20) to help celebrate 4/20! Listeners came to buy gear for their "extracurricular activity" and score GRD swag. Look through our photo gallery from the broadcast.
Shinedown’s Brent Smith Talks New Album, Band Evolution, Being Famous + More
Shinedown took over The Orbit Room in Grand Rapids this past Saturday (April 14) for a sold out show. The band is currently headlining the 2012 Avalanche Tour with Adelitas Way and Art of Dying as support. Shinedown frontman Brent Smith sat down with me on their tour bus to discuss their latest album, Amaryllis, the mentality of today's music consumers, handling rock fame and more.
Linkin Park Reveal Album Title, Will Co-Headline Honda Civic Tour With Incubus
Linkin Park sure know how to drop some bombshells. We already knew that the band was releasing the first single from their upcoming album, called "Burn It Down", this week. We now have a name for the record and a release date. Living Things will drop in stores on June 26. However, it gets better as Linkin Park announced that they are co-headlining this year's edition of the Honda Civic T
Shinedown Pack the Orbit Room for Avalanche Tour
The Avalanche Tour came strolling into Grand Rapids Saturday night (April 14) for a packed house at The Orbit Room. Contrary to the tour name, the night was hot, sweaty and sold out thanks to Shinedown, Adelitas Way and Art of Dying. Check out our photo gallery from the show.
Nickelback for Pyro: Photos From Band’s Grand Rapids Show
Nickelback are one of the most polarizing bands in music today. People either love them or hate them. Almost 10,000 of the former packed Van Andel Arena last night (April 12) to see a larger-than-life rock show. The Canadian exports were happy to oblige. View our photo gallery from the concert below.
Vote for Which Free Beer and Hot Wings Show Member Should be a Bobblehead
The 2012 West Michigan Whitecaps season is underway! 97.9 GRD has teamed up with the Whitecaps to turn one of the members from the Free Beer and Hot Wings Show into a bobblehead. We couldn't decide who would be the best choice so we're giving YOU the power to make the decision for us.
Puddle of Mudd’s Wes Scantlin Faces Prison Time for Cocaine Possession
Things have not been going well lately for Puddle of Mudd frontman Wes Scantlin. From divorcing his wife to owing back taxes, the man has been through some setbacks. The latest one may land Scantlin in prison as the singer is charged with cocaine possession.
Foxy Shazam Reschedule Grand Rapids Show at The Intersection
Update: The Foxy Shazam show originally scheduled for April 6 is now moved to April 29 at the Intersection.
Original Story: We have some really bummer news to report. The Foxy Shazam show that was scheduled for this Friday at The Intersection is now cancelled due to illness within the band.
Mastodon’s Brann Dailor Talks Tour With Opeth, Mushrooms + More
Mastodon are gearing up to hit the road with fellow metal heavyweights Opeth starting this week. The tour will hammer its way to The Intersection in downtown Grand Rapids on April 14. Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor called us to talk about the upcoming road trip, their album The Hunter, watching Aqua Teen Hunger Force while trippin' on 'shrooms and more.
Soundgarden Teases New Song From ‘Avengers’ Soundtrack
Ever since Soundgarden reunited back in 2010, fans have been patiently waiting for new music to be released. The grunge icons have been hard at work on a new album and are now giving a brief preview of what they have in store for us.
The Offspring Complete Work on New Album
It's been four long years since The Offspring released their last album, Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace. The punk veterans revealed to the world that they just completed work on their new record.
Black Keys’ Patrick Carney Discusses Road Life, Spotify Vs iTunes, Mixtapes + More
The Black Keys played a raw and energized set at Van Andel Arena in downtown Grand Rapids a week ago. I was lucky enough to sit down with drummer Patrick Carney for a one-on-one interview before the show. Topics we touched on included their massive tour with Arctic Monkeys, Spotify Vs iTunes, making mixtapes for girls and more.