New Year’s Eve Concerts to Air Live on SiriusXM
Sirius XM Radio announced today that it will ring in the new year with an extensive lineup of live concerts, special performances, DJ sets, a New Year’s Eve music channel and various year-end countdowns hosted by some of the year’s biggest artists.
SiriusXM listeners will hear live concert broadcasts from all over the country featuring a wide-ranging lineup of musicians, including Furthur (featuring Phil Lesh and Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead) at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, CA (Grateful Dead Channel, channel 23); Willie Nelson from the Moody Theater in Austin, TX (Willie’s Roadhouse, channel 56); Southside Johnny at Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, NJ (E Street Radio, channel 20); Patti Smith at Bowery Ballroom in New York City, NY (The Loft, channel 30); Cheap Trick’s concert at Jannus Live in St. Petersburg, FL (Classic Rewind, channel 25); Widespread Panic at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, NC (Jam_On, channel 29); and Little Feat’s concert at The Fillmore in Silver Spring, MD (Radio Margaritaville, channel 24).
SiriusXM will present live DJ sets by internationally-renowned DJs live from across the country. Listeners will hear Paul Oakenfold spin from Rain in Las Vegas (Electric Area, channel 52); Avicii from Pier 94 in New York, NY (BPM, channel 51); and Laidback Luke from Pacha in New York, NY(Electric Area, channel 52).
SiriusXM will also broadcast special New Year’s Eve programming, including shows hosted by 2011′s biggest artists. Justin Bieber , T Pain andAvril Lavigne will each count down their 15 favorite songs of 2011 on SiriusXM Hits 1, channel 2. On The Heat, channel 47, Mary J. Blige will play her favorite male R&B singers of the year and Trey Songz will count down his favorite female R&B singers of 2011. Robin Thicke will guest host a special year end countdown of Heart & Soul’s performances from 2011 on Heart & Soul, channel 48, and electronic dance music icon Armin van Buuren will host a countdown of his top electronic dance music songs of the year on Electric Area, channel 52.
Real Jazz, channel 67, presents NPR’s annual “Toast of the Nation” featuring coast to coast live jazz performances from Wynton Marsalis,Dianne Reeves and Terence Blanchard.
SiriusXM listeners will hear special in-studio performances and concert broadcasts by artists including Naughty By Nature on Backspin, channel 46, The Little Willies (with Norah Jones) on Outlaw Country, channel 60, as well as Daughtry, O.A.R., Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump and Christina Perri from Napa, CA on The Pulse, channel 10.
SiriusXM’s Raw Dog Comedy, channel 99, will present an evening of non-stop comedy performances by comedians like George Carlin, Doug Stanhope, Christopher Titus, Jim Breuer, Jim Florentine, Jeff Garcia and Bob Marley.
New Year’s Nation, channel 3, will feature the biggest, upbeat party hits from genres across SiriusXM’s music platform. The channel will launch onSaturday, December 31 at 3:00 pm ET.
Ian Schrager Takes Listeners Behind the Scenes and Even Into the Basement of Studio 54 on SiriusXM Radio
Sirius XM Radio announced today that, for the first time ever, Ian Schrager will share a behind the scenes look at the legendary club Studio 54, on Studio 54 Radio, channel 15.
The exclusive, revealing two-part interview special, “Schrager on Studio,” will feature the visionary Studio 54 co-founder and international hotelier sitting down with fashion icon Norma Kamali to share the inside story of the legendary and iconic nightclub.
“Ian Schrager unquestionably has had his finger on the pulse of pop culture for decades. Along with Steve Rubell, he created the world’s ultimate dance explosion and a club so unique it is still a household name today all over the world,” said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM. “In this one of a kind interview, Ian Schrager talks about an era, time and place that still resonates and whose cultural impact is still being felt today. And who better to pair him with than Norma Kamali, a designer who helped define an unforgettable and enduring period of fashion and style.”
“I never talked about Studio 54 until now,” said Schrager. “And I thought SiriusXM was the perfect place to do it.”
“Schrager on Studio” Part 1 will air Saturday, December 24 at 6:00 pm ET and “Schrager on Studio” Part 2 will air on Sunday, December 25 at12:00 pm ET. The interview special will be rebroadcast on Saturday, December 31 at 4:00 pm ET and Sunday, January 1 at 2:00 pm ET.
SiriusXM launched Studio 54 Radio, a 24/7 commercial-free channel devoted to the best classic dance and disco, as a tribute to the music often played in the legendary club created by Rubell and Schrager. The channel, launched in August, features music that comes from the vaults and special record collections of insiders, much of which has never been heard since the club permanently closed its doors. Studio 54 Radio also includes The Marc and Myra Show, the weekly interview series featuring Studio 54 insiders sharing many never before told personal stories and anecdotes about the renowned club.
On October 18, SiriusXM, along with members of the original Studio 54 team, reopened Studio 54, at its original location, for “One Night Only.”
Regis Philbin Returns as Special Guest Host of “Bing Crosby Christmas Radio” Channel on SiriusXM
Sirius XM Radio announced that legendary entertainer Regis Philbin will return as the special guest host of “Bing Crosby Christmas Radio,” a limited-run holiday channel devoted to classic Bing Crosby radio broadcasts from 1944 -1962 from Crosby’s personal vault, brimming with comedy skits and musical performances from celebrity guests, and also featuring a rare recording of Crosby reciting the iconic poem “The Night Before Christmas.”
“Bing Crosby Christmas Radio” will air from December 19 through December 26 at 3:00 am ET on SiriusXM channel 146, online on SiriusXM Internet Radio channel 814 and through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App on smartphones and mobile devices on Limited Engagements 4.
Bing’s wife Kathryn Crosby, daughter Mary Crosby and sons Harry and Nathaniel share memories, introduce songs and shows and reflect on Crosby’s life and work on “Bing Crosby Christmas Radio.”
In addition, citing passages from the chapter devoted to Crosby in his new book How I Got This Way, Philbin shares with listeners why Crosby’s songs mean so much to him as he plays his favorite Bing Crosby Christmas records.
“I must have been 6 or 7 years old at the time… every night at 9:30 I sat beside my little radio in the kitchen and listened to a half-hour of Bing’s records regularly… his voice was so clear, so pure and so warm, that after a while I thought of him as my good friend,” said Regis Philbin. “Even though he was out in faraway, glamorous Hollywood and I was in the humble little Bronx, in my mind, I truly thought we were friends and we’d always spend that special half-hour together—just the two of us.”
“Once again, we are thrilled to work with Regis and the Crosby family this holiday season to bring Bing’s extraordinary music and broadcasts to millions of listeners across the country on ‘Bing Crosby Christmas Radio,’” said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM.
“Bing Crosby Christmas Radio” features Crosby with special guests including Rosemary Clooney, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Bob Hope, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, The Andrews Sisters, Jimmy Stewart, Phil Silvers, Jimmy Durante, and Edgar Bergen and his daughter, a young Candice Bergen. The channel also features his most popular recording ever, “White Christmas,” as well as multiple Christmas radio specials hosted by Bing over the years including “Christmas Sing with Bing,” “The Bing Crosby Show,” “Philco Radio Time” and “Kraft Music Hall.” ”Bing Crosby Christmas Radio” also features a recently discovered rare recording of Crosby reciting the classic poem “The Night Before Christmas.”
Crosby was a major radio star from 1931 to 1962. He appeared on approximately 4,000 radio broadcasts, nearly 3,400 of them his own programs.
Philbin is the recipient of five Emmy® Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, a Broadcasting & Cable Lifetime Achievement Award, the Walter Camp Distinguished American Award at Yale University and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2006, he was inducted into both the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame and the Television Academy’s Hall of Fame.
Visit www.siriusxm.com/holiday and www.bingcrosby.com for more information.
Howard Stern’s “SNL on STERN” to air on SiriusXM
Sirius XM Radio announced today that it will broadcast SNL on STERN, a five-part original series hosted by Howard Stern that offers an uncensored, backstage history of Saturday Night Live as told by the show’s cast, guest hosts and writers from three decades of memorable appearances on The Howard Stern Show.
SNL on STERN premieres on December 19 and airs through December 23 beginning at 6:00 am ET daily on Howard 100 and 6:00 am PT on Howard 101. SNL on STERN will air in five original installments, with encore performances all day and throughout the weekend on Howard 100.
A lifelong fan, Howard’s entertaining and in-depth interviews with the cast, writers and guest hosts of Saturday Night Live have provided some of the most entertaining radio in the show’s history since his first with Gilda Radner in 1983.
SNL on STERN features interviews with nearly fifty former and current SNL stars including Chris Rock, Bill Murray, David Spade, Chevy Chase,Tina Fey, Jimmy Fallon, Dan Aykroyd, Jim Belushi, Jim Breuer, Dana Carvey, Billy Crystal, Robert Downey Jr., Julia Louis Dreyfus, Jimmy Fallon, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Al Franken, Gilbert Gottfried, Darrell Hammond, Phil Hartman, Victoria Jackson, Chris Kattan, Colin Quinn, Fred Armisen, Jon Lovitz, Ben Stiller, Norm MacDonald and Lorne Michaels, SNL’s creator and executive producer.
Highlights from SNL on STERN include:
- Chevy Chase opens up about his backstage brawl with Bill Murray
- Classic Stern Show interviews with the late Phil Hartman
- Gilda Radner’s disastrous 1983 interview with Howard
- Darrell Hammond shares his experience meeting former President Bill Clinton
- Norm MacDonald recalls his bizarre firing from the “Weekend Update” desk
- Jim Breuer gives the behind-the-scenes scoop on Joe Pesci and Robert DeNiro’s famous cameos
- Audition horror stories from Jimmy Fallon, Kevin Nealon and Gilbert Gottfried
- Robert Downey Jr., Ben Stiller and Sarah Silverman discuss their short stints as cast members
- Stern’s commentary on Ashlee Simpson lip synching and other infamous moments in show history
SNL on STERN is produced by The Howard Stern Production Company. Visit www.siriusxm.com/howard100 for daily show highlights, exclusive audio clips, a comprehensive cast guide plus the official SNL on STERN poster.
SiriusXM to Air Every Bowl Game This College Football Postseason
Sirius XM Radio announced today that it will offer listeners, for the first time, live play-by-play of every bowl game during the 2011-12 college football postseason.
Sirius and XM listeners will get access to 35 games, more than any season before, including the BCS National Championship, the Rose Bowl, Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Discover Orange Bowl, and Allstate Sugar Bowl.
The schedule will begin with the Gildan New Mexico Bowl on Saturday, December 17 (2:00 pm ET, on ESPN Radio, SiriusXM channel 84) and continue through Monday January 9, when #1 ranked LSU faces #2 Alabama in the Allstate BCS National Championship Game (8:30 pm ET on ESPN Radio, SiriusXM channel 84). A complete schedule of games and channels appears below.
Fans can stay up to date on everything happening throughout the bowl season with SiriusXM College Sports Nation, channel 91, SiriusXM’s 24/7 college sports channel. From the best games, to the latest news and biggest stories happening around the college football landscape, SiriusXM College Sports Nation covers it all with a daily programming lineup that features 24/7 Sports Radio’s on Campus with Bill King (weekdays, 6:00 am ET); SiriusXM College Sports Today (weekdays, 9:00 am ET), hosted by Mark Packer and Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George; SiriusXM College Football Playbook (weekdays, 12:00 pm ET), hosted by veteran college football voice Jack Arute, the acclaimed Paul Finebaum Show(weekdays, 3:00 pm ET), College Football Coast-to-Coast with Chris Childers (weekdays, 7:00 pm ET), plus several college coaches shows.
SiriusXM College Sports Nation will broadcast live from New Orleans, the site of the Allstate BCS National Championship game from Thursday, January 5, through game day, January 9. Hosts Jack Arute, Paul Finebaum, Eddie George, Mark Packer, Bill King and Chris Childers will be live on site where they will interview LSU and Alabama players and coaches, cover pre-game practices and preview the game.
Tiesto to Launch Tiesto’s Club Life Radio Channel Exclusively on SiriusXM
Sirius XM Radio announced today that it will launch Tiesto’s Club Life Radio, the 24/7 commercial-free music channel featuring music curated by electronic dance music superstar DJ Tiesto.
The exclusive channel, created by Tiesto, will feature a variety of electronic dance music including progressive house, electro, trance and downtempo hand selected by the world-renowned DJ and producer. Other superstar and up and coming DJs are also expected to appear on the channel.
Each week, Tiesto’s Club Life Radio will air a countdown of Tiesto’s current favorite songs during the weekly special “Tiesto’s Top Ten,” as well as new and classic editions of Tiesto’s “Club Life” radio show, which currently airs on SiriusXM’s Electric Area, channel 52, on Saturdays at 10:00 pm ET.
“I’m really excited to be taking my relationship with SiriusXM further by developing my own Club Life channel,” said Tiesto. ”It will be an awesome way to showcase the incredible artists on my own label, Musical Freedom, play new material of my own as well as other music that I’m really passionate about.”
Tiesto’s Club Life Radio will be available in the Dance/Electronic category through the SiriusXM App for smart phones and mobile devices. It will also be available on channel 340 on Edge satellite radios and on SiriusXM Internet Radio. Tiesto’s Club Life Radio will launch in early 2012.
Tiesto is a DJ, performer, producer and universal cultural phenomenon. His achievements include a Grammy nomination, MTV awards, performing at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Athens Olympics and selling out venues around the world to millions of fans. He recently set the record for the largest single DJ show in U.S. history with his performance in Los Angeles. Tiesto has collaborated with some of the music industry’s biggest names. Mix Mag recently voted Tiesto as “The Greatest DJ of All Time.”
Rock Radio Pioneer Jim Ladd to Join SiriusXM
Sirius XM Radio announced today that rock radio pioneer Jim Ladd will host a daily free-form music show on Deep Tracks, channel 27.
For the first time ever, Ladd’s daily show will be broadcast to a national audience and will be heard exclusively on SiriusXM. The live show will air nightly starting in January 2012.
Ladd will continue to personally select all the music heard on his show, as he has done from the start of his legendary career on FM radio. He will also conduct regular interviews with classic rock legends that he has developed personal relationships with during his 40+ years as one of North America’s most beloved rock radio personalities.
“I am thrilled to bring the Jim Ladd free-form rock radio show to SiriusXM. By joining SiriusXM, I will be bringing my ‘free-form’ show nationwide,” said Jim Ladd. “Traditional FM radio has turned its back on the very thing that made rock radio the magical experience it was intended to be. SiriusXM is kicking down the doors of the stagnant, preprogrammed fodder that passes for radio today by encouraging me to do my free-form show so we can all share this experience live as it happens.”
“I will be playing everything I want, from Pink Floyd to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, from The Doors to Moby Grape, freely and with no play lists. As I have always done throughout my career, I will be choosing all my own music, creating thematic sets, inviting the biggest rock stars in the world, many of whom I am proud to call my friends, to join me in the studio, and commenting on the world around us by using the most compelling music of our time. I’ll also be taking phone calls from listeners all across America and instantly communicating with my audience through social media networks to help spread the word that true free-form rock radio is back and more powerful than ever.”
“Jim Ladd is a classic rock radio icon who turned curating a list of songs into an art form. We are proud and excited to welcome his free-form style to SiriusXM,” said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM.
SiriusXM’s Opie, Anthony and Jim Norton Celebrate the Life and Work of Comedian Patrice O’Neal on Weekend-Long Tribute
Sirius XM Radio announced today that Opie, Anthony and Jim Norton will pay homage to their longtime friend and beloved comedian Patrice O’Neal with a marathon tribute airing nonstop this weekend.
The extensive and colorful tribute will offer listeners and fans across the country the chance to revisit O’Neal’s many memorable appearances from his long history as a favorite guest on The Opie & Anthony Show—from his first visit in 2004 to his most recent this past October—as well as tributes and memories from comedians including: Louis C.K., Colin Quinn, Dane Cook, Bill Burr, Dave Attell, Kurt Metzger, Rich Vos, Amy Schumer, Joe DeRosa, Bob Kelly and Jim Florentine.
The special programming kicks off at 6:00 am ET on Saturday, December 3 and will air nonstop throughout the weekend on The Opie & Anthony Channel (XM 105, Sirius 206 with Sirius Premier, formerly known as “The Best of XM”).
Highlights include O’Neal getting career advice from Chris Rock, reviewing popular country music songs and offering his take on the Illuminati. O’Neal’s interview with SiriusXM’s Ron Bennington from SiriusXM’s Unmasked series will also air as part of the weekend’s tribute.
Visit www.siriusxm.com/theopie&anthonychannel for more information.
SiriusXM Presents Live Town Hall Event with Coach K on Dec. 14
Sirius XM Radio announced today that Duke University men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski — who became the all-time winningest coach in Division I men’s basketball history this month — will sit down for a Q&A session with an audience of SiriusXM listeners, Duke fans and other invited guests at storied Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC .
“SiriusXM’s Town Hall with Coach K,” a two-hour broadcast event, will air live nationwide on Mad Dog Radio, channel 86, on Wednesday, December 14 (7:00-9:00 pm ET). The special will be moderated by SiriusXM’s Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, who will interview Coach K before opening it up to questions from SiriusXM subscribers in the audience.
The event is part of SiriusXM’s “Town Hall” series, an intimate gathering with an iconic figure and an audience of SiriusXM listeners. Previous “SiriusXM Town Hall” specials have featured Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty and Coldplay.
“This will be a unique radio event in a very distinctive setting that is special to everyone at Duke — Cameron Indoor Stadium,” said Krzyzewski. “We look forward to hosting Chris Russo and the Mad Dog Radio team, as well as the SiriusXM listeners, that night.”
“Coach K and Duke Basketball are in the midst of a historic season and this is an exciting opportunity for us to bring SiriusXM listeners to Cameron Indoor to celebrate their accomplishments,” said Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM’s President and Chief Content Officer. “Our Town Hallevents have been a huge hit with our subscribers, time after time delivering memorable conversations and terrific insight. We’re thrilled to have Coach K be the first sports figure featured.”
“Coach K has had one of the most extraordinary careers of any coach, in any sport, in history,” said Russo. “We’ve spoken several times over the years and he’s one of the all-time greats. To talk with him after this latest milestone, at Cameron Indoor, in front of a live studio audience will be fun.”
On November 14, Coach K recorded his 903rd win, a 74-69 Blue Devils’ victory over Michigan State at Madison Square Garden — to become the all-time winningest head coach in men’s Division I basketball history. In 36 years as a head coach, Coach K has built one of the top coaching resumes of all-time. He has compiled an extraordinary 907-284 record, led Duke to four NCAA Championships (1991, 1992, 2001 and 2010) and guided the Blue Devils to 13 ACC Tournament championships and 11 Final Four appearances. His teams consistently boast one of the best graduation rates in college basketball.
As head coach of the USA Senior National Team, Krzyzewski guided the team to gold medals at the 2010 FIBA World Championships and the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. He will coach the squad in the 2012 London Olympic Games. Coach K was inducted in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001.
Krzyzewski can be heard every week on SiriusXM hosting his talk show, Basketball and Beyond with Coach K, (Wednesdays at 7:00 pm ET) on Mad Dog Radio, channel 86. Basketball and Beyond, which is co-hosted by Dave Sims, features discussions on a wide array of topical issues and showcases Krzyzewski’s personal perspective on principles for life on and off the court, plus interviews with a variety of guests, including business leaders, entertainers, coaches and athletes. The show replays Wednesday nights at 11:00 pm ET on SiriusXM College Sports Nation, channel 91.
Pearl Jam’s Final Concert from “Pearl Jam Twenty Tour” in Mexico City to Air on SiriusXM’s Pearl Jam Radio
Sirius XM Radio announced today that its Pearl Jam Radio, the commercial-free music channel devoted to the music of Pearl Jam, will broadcast the band’s final show from the “Pearl Jam Twenty Tour” recorded live in Mexico City.
The concert will air on Friday, November 25 at 2:00 pm ET on Pearl Jam Radio, channel 22, and will include on-site interviews hosted by Pearl Jam Radio host The Rob.
Before the concert broadcast, at 12:00 pm ET, Pearl Jam Radio will air an in-depth conversation with director Cameron Crowe about his new documentary Pearl Jam Twenty, during which he will talk about the creation of the film’s soundtrack and his thoughts on the band’s influence and legacy.
2011 is a yearlong celebration of Pearl Jam’s twenty-year history. The band started off the year with the release of a new live compilation album, Live on Ten Legs, followed by the expanded reissues of Vs. and Vitalogy in March. Things kicked into high gear in September with theAlpine Valley Labor Day anniversary weekend concert, followed by the release of Cameron Crowe’s film, Pearl Jam Twenty, with accompanying book and soundtrack album. The celebration continued with tours in Canada, South and Central America and Mexico, as well as the release of Pearl Jam Twenty on DVD.
Pearl Jam Radio features archival concerts from throughout the band’s celebrated 20-year career, rarities, unreleased material from the band’s personal music library and music from the band’s side projects, including solo and pre-Pearl Jam music.
For more updates and information on Pearl Jam, please visit: www.pearljam.com
For more information on the Pearl Jam Twenty documentary, please visit: www.pj20.com
