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98-404: Christopher Derek Foley , commonly known as KiddChris . (AKA Foley / Cobra / The Morning Mayor ) (born 1974) is an American radio host . He has hosted radio shows in several cities since 1998. The radio show originated in his hometown of Syracuse, New York . His controversial radio show made its way to Wichita, Kansas ( KICT-FM T-95FM, KDGS Power 93.9FM, KANR FLY 92.7FM), which raised

196-736: A rock and roll band. He said they had more in common with punk bands, but with their own unique sound, Motörhead is embraced in both punk and metal scenes. Their lyrics typically covered such topics as war, good and evil , abuse of power , promiscuity , substance abuse and, most famously, gambling, the last theme being the focus of their hit song " Ace of Spades ". Lemmy died on 28 December 2015 from cardiac arrhythmia and congestive heart failure , after being diagnosed with prostate cancer . The day after his death, longtime members Dee and Campbell both confirmed that Motörhead had disbanded. By 2018, all three members of Motörhead's best-known line-up (Lemmy, Taylor and Clarke) had died. Lemmy

294-472: A talk radio show that may take calls from listeners; interviews celebrities or guests; or gives news, weather, sports, or traffic information. The radio personality may broadcast live or use voice-tracking techniques. Increasingly in the 2010s, radio personalities are expected to supplement their on-air work by posting information online, such as on a blog or on another web forum. This may be either to generate additional revenue or connect with listeners. With

392-512: A DVD of some of Motörhead's performances from the 1970s and 1980s along with some stock footage of the band was released as The Best of Motörhead . Two weeks earlier, the Hammered album was released and supported by the "Hammered" tour, which kicked off in the States at around the same time. The United States dates continued until late May, and a European leg followed between June and August. In October,

490-707: A bachelor's degree had a salary range of $ 19,600–60,400. The salary of a local radio personality will differ from a national radio personality. National personality pay can be in the millions because of the increased audience size and corporate sponsorship. For example, Rush Limbaugh was reportedly paid $ 38 million annually as part of the eight-year $ 400 million contract he signed with Clear Channel Communications. Mot%C3%B6rhead Motörhead ( / ˈ m oʊ t ər h ɛ d / ) were an English rock band formed in London in 1975 by bassist and lead vocalist Lemmy Kilmister , guitarist Larry Wallis and drummer Lucas Fox . Lemmy

588-507: A band before, the band met with Singerman and decided to take him on board, firing Banker. In the midst of this, the band were recording an album at Music Grinder Studios, in the city's east part of Hollywood during the 1992 Los Angeles riots . Three drummers participated in the making of the March ör Die album: Phil Taylor, who was fired because he did not learn the drum tracks on the song "I Ain't No Nice Guy"; Tommy Aldridge who recorded most of

686-604: A break to appear at the Reading Festival , the band were working on their next album, Bomber . Released on 27 October, it reached number 12 on the UK Albums Chart. On 1 December, it was followed by the " Bomber " single, which reached number 34 on the UK Singles Chart. The "Bomber" Europe and UK tour followed, with support from Saxon . The stage show featured a spectacular aircraft bomber -shaped lighting rig. During

784-718: A choke on the English music charts and proved to all that a band could succeed without sacrificing its blunt power and speed". To coincide with the Ace of Spades release, Big Beat , who had inherited the Chiswick catalogue, put together four unused tracks from the Escape Studios sessions in 1977 and released them as Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers , which reached No. 43 on the UK Singles Chart in November. The band had more chart hits in 1981 with

882-644: A few reasons. It replaced the Opie and Anthony Show. In January, the show was second to rival Philadelphia morning show hosts Preston and Steve among men ages 18–34. In May 2008, KiddChris was fired over a guest's racist parody song (three months after it was aired.) Also fired was program director John Cook. After Foley's firing, he then hosted his own internet radio show for several months in 2009 until his transfer to KUFO in Portland, Oregon . KiddChris announced in May 2011 on

980-501: A film in which Lemmy appears as the narrator. The band decided to continue as a three-man line-up and a tour of Europe was performed throughout October and the first two days of November. A three-day tour of South America followed the week after. Lemmy celebrated his 50th Birthday later that year with the band at the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles; Metallica played at the event under the name

1078-603: A post-high school education, but some do hold degrees in audio engineering . If a radio personality has a degree it's typically a bachelor's degree level qualification in radio-television-film, mass communications, journalism, or English. Universities offer classes in radio broadcasting and often have a college radio station, where students can obtain on-the-job training and course credit . Prospective radio personalities can also intern at radio stations for hands-on training from professionals. Training courses are also available online. A radio personality position generally has

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1176-471: A second tour with Black Sabbath, this time supported by Tiamat , until the band succumbed to influenza and headed back to Los Angeles and Cherokee Studios in Hollywood where they were to record an album. During the sessions it became clear that Würzel was not extending himself and left the band after the recording. The title track from the album, Sacrifice , was later used in the movie Tromeo and Juliet ,

1274-600: A show at the Brixton Academy on 25 October, where the guest musician was Paul Inder, Lemmy's son, for "Ace of Spades". A further four dates in October in Russia concluded the year 1997. Lemmy recalled that the touring was going particularly well, with some countries like Argentina and Japan putting the band in larger venues, and the English promoters discovered that "they could turn a nice profit with Motörhead shows". In his opinion,

1372-849: A talk format in 1965, and WCBS (AM) followed two years later. Early talk radio personalities included Bruce Williams and Sally Jesse Raphael . The growth of sports talk radio began in the 1960s, and resulted in the first all-sports station in the US, WFAN (AM) that would go on to feature many sports radio personalities such as Marv Albert and Howie Rose . Notable radio personalities include pop music radio hosts Wolfman Jack , Jim Pewter , Dick Clark , Casey Kasem , John Peel , Charlie Gillett , Walt Love , Alan Freed , Mamy Baby , Frida Amani , The Real Don Steele and Charlie Tuna ; sports talk hosts such as Mike Francesa ; shock jocks and political talk hosts such as Don Imus , Howard Stern and Rush Limbaugh . Many radio personalities do not have

1470-535: The Hammered album in the States, and on the three dates Phil Campbell had to miss, his mother having died, Todd Youth stood in for him. Between late May and mid-July the band played seven dates at Summer Festivals in Europe and from late-July until the end of August, they were touring the United States with Iron Maiden and Dio. On 7 October a comprehensive five-disc collection of the band's recordings covering 1975–2002

1568-763: The Howard Stern Show that he was bringing his morning show to WKLS "Project 9-6-1" in Atlanta . Project 9-6-1 was discontinued in August 2012. In October 2012, he began to host mornings at WEBN in Cincinnati . As of June 2024, he remains at WEBN and it is his longest tenure in any city/station. In April 2024, KYRV in Sacramento started airing KiddChris from 3pm to 7pm. Radio host A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses genres of music; hosts

1666-519: The Marquee Club in London. Lemmy had become acquainted with Ted Carroll from Chiswick Records and asked him to bring a mobile studio to the show to record it for posterity. Carroll was unable to get the mobile unit to the Marquee Club on 1 April 1977, but showed up backstage after the engagement and offered them two days at Escape Studios with producer Speedy Keen to record a single. The band took

1764-492: The New York Ritz on 14 August. A new producer was sought for the band's next album and eventually Howard Benson , who was to produce the band's next four albums, was chosen. The band recorded at A&M Studios and Prime Time Studios in Hollywood and the resultant album, titled Bastards , was released on 29 November 1993. The single " Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me " included the song " Born to Raise Hell ", which also appeared on

1862-548: The " Bambi " episode in the British television series, The Young Ones . Scenes of the band playing are interspersed with the characters' antics as they rush to the railway station, in a parody of the Beatles ' comedy film A Hard Day's Night . Taylor quit the band after that recording, causing Lemmy to quip: "Did I leave them or did they leave me?". Before joining Motörhead, Phil Campbell had met former Saxon drummer Pete Gill , and

1960-640: The "Beyond the Threshold of Pain Tour" with the Count Bishops , a band who were gaining some popularity on the early punk rock and pub rock scene. In August, Tony Secunda took over the management of the band, and their cohesiveness became so unstable that by March 1978, Clarke and Taylor had formed and were performing as the Muggers with Speedy Keen and Billy Rath of American punk band The Heartbreakers . In July 1978,

2058-560: The "Bomber" tour, United Artists put together tapes recorded during the Rockfield Studios sessions in 1975–1976 and released them as the album On Parole , which peaked at number 65 on the UK Albums Chart in December. On 8 May 1980, while the band were on tour in Europe, Bronze released The Golden Years , which sold better than any of their previous releases, reaching number eight on the UK Singles Chart. The band had, however, preferred

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2156-448: The 2005 BBC Live & In-Session album), and appeared for the first time on BBC Television 's Top of the Pops on 25 October. Pub rock and early Punk rock label Chiswick Records capitalised on this new level of success by re-issuing the debut album Motörhead on white vinyl through EMI Records . The single's success led to Bronze extending their contract, and put the band back into

2254-622: The Lemmy's. In 1996, the band began touring the States in early January and played 30 venues up to 15 February; a seven-date tour of Europe in June and July was followed by two engagements in South America during August. A tour of the United States with Belladonna and Speedball began with two shows (Los Angeles & Hollywood) in early October 1996 and concluded in Washington on 4 December. During this time

2352-599: The Millennium" tour with Manowar , Dio and Lion's Share , ending the Millennium with two shows at the London Astoria. The two shows were billed under the Kerrang! "X-Fest" banner and at the first show were supported by Backyard Babies and during the second show guest vocals were provided by Skin from Skunk Anansie and Nina C. Alice from Skew Siskin for "Born to Raise Hell", and Ace from Skunk Anansie played "Overkill" with

2450-631: The Ozzfest Tour and played dates across the States during early July until early August and were in Europe from early October until late November. The British leg of the tour was dubbed the "No Speak With Forked Tongue" tour and included support bands Groop Dogdrill , Radiator and Psycho Squad, which was fronted by Phil Campbell's son Todd. In 1999 Motörhead made a tour of the states between 20 April and 2 June, before going to Karo Studios in Brackel , Germany to record their next album, We Are Motörhead , which

2548-550: The Pacific coast. While in Sacramento, Chris gained national attention by sending a series of prank phone calls made to O. J. Simpson to the popular Opie and Anthony and Howard Stern nationally syndicated shows and Thomas Kitajima eventually joined the show in Sacramento. In the fall of 2002, KiddChris took a hiatus from radio and retired to upstate New York. There, he rejuvenated himself and prepared for his return, which occurred on

2646-602: The Rich" as its second track, the band commented that the album was virtually "nailed together". On 2 July 1988 Motörhead were one of the performers at the Giants of Rock Festival in Hämeenlinna , Finland. The tracks were released as No Sleep at All on 15 October. A single from the album was planned with the band wanting "Traitor" as the A-side, but " Ace of Spades " was chosen instead. When

2744-679: The UK Album charts. The band were involved in a court case with Bronze over the next two years, believing that their releases were not being promoted properly, and the record company banned them from the recording studio. The band looked to more touring for income; Australia and New Zealand in late July to late August, a brief tour of Hungary in September, and the No Remorse "Death on the Road" tour between 24 October and 7 November. They kicked off their tour in

2842-621: The UK by making a live appearance on the early morning children's TV show The Saturday Starship . Their set, which included "Iron Fist", "Ace of Spades", and "Overkill", was performed in the car park of the Central TV studios , Birmingham, prompting complaints about the noise from local residents. On 26 October the band made a live appearance on the British Channel 4 music programme The Tube , performing "Killed By Death", "Steal Your Face" (over which

2940-437: The album and would later be re-recorded with collaborative vocals from both Ice-T and Ugly Kid Joe frontman Whitfield Crane for the soundtrack of the movie Airheads (in which Lemmy also made a cameo appearance) and released as a single in its own right. Although Bastards received airtime, the record company ZYX Music would not pay for promotional copies, so the band sent out copies themselves. A further tour of Europe

3038-424: The band and Taylor returned to appear in the band's cameo as "In House Club Band" alongside Würzel and Campbell. The band wrote " Eat the Rich " especially for the film, its soundtrack featured tracks from Orgasmatron and Würzel's solo single "Bess". The band's second album for GWR was Rock 'n' Roll , released on 5 September, after a tight work schedule in the studio. While having some popular tracks and using "Eat

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3136-697: The band conducted their "Orgasmatron" tour in Great Britain, supported by fledgling act Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction . In October they toured America and in December were in West Germany. In 1987, during the filming of Eat the Rich – in which Lemmy was taking a starring role alongside well-known comedy actors such as Robbie Coltrane , Kathy Burke , the regulars from the Comic Strip ensemble, and various other musician cameo appearances – Gill left

3234-628: The band gave a one-song performance for Triple H 's entrance at WrestleMania X-Seven at the Reliant Astrodome in Houston. The second leg of the "We Are Motörhead" tour began in May in Ireland, moving across to the United Kingdom. In Manchester, the band were supported by Goldblade , and by Pure Rubbish at the two London shows. The second London show also included Backyard Babies and Paul Inder, who

3332-450: The band had recorded Overnight Sensation , at Ocean Studio and Track House Recording Studio. The album was released on 15 October, the first official album of the band as a three-piece since Another Perfect Day and the best distributed album the band had had for years. The band concluded the year's touring with 13 dates in Germany. During 1997, the band toured extensively, beginning with

3430-471: The band noticed the change, they refused to allow the single to be distributed to the shops, and it was withdrawn and became available only on the "No Sleep at All" tour and through the Motörheadbangers fan club. While they continued to play live shows during 1989 and 1990, Motörhead once again felt unhappy with their career, and a court case with GWR followed, which was not resolved until mid-1990. With

3528-654: The band played at the Los Angeles Coliseum with Metallica and Guns N' Roses . The band toured Argentina and Brazil during October and conducted the "Bombers and Eagles in '92" tour of Europe with Saxon throughout December. Motörhead played two dates at the Arena Obras Sanitarias in Buenos Aires in April 1993 and toured Europe from early June until early July, returning to the United States to play one show at

3626-576: The band played at the Monsters of Rock at Castle Donington and was recorded by BBC Radio 1 for a future Friday Rock Show broadcast. The performance closed with a flypast by a couple of Second World War German aircraft. Also that day Lemmy was filmed giving his views on spoof metal act "Bad News" for inclusion in a Peter Richardson Comic Strip film entitled "More Bad News" since the band featuring Rik Mayall , Peter Richardson, Nigel Planer and Adrian Edmondson were also performing at Donington. In September

3724-484: The band played five dates in Great Britain with Anthrax , Skew Siskin and Psycho Squad. The final venue was the Wembley Arena in London, where instead of Psycho Squad, the band were supported by Hawkwind, with Lemmy performing "Silver Machine" on stage with them. Throughout the rest of October and better part of November, the band were on a European tour with Anthrax. In April and May 2003, the band continued to promote

3822-764: The band played five dates in Japan and five dates in Australia and New Zealand. Between July and August, they played across the United States with Judas Priest , Alice Cooper , Metal Church and opener Dangerous Toys on the "Operation Rock 'n' Roll" tour. The band finished the year with six dates in Germany during December. On 28 March 1992, the band played what would turn out to be Taylor's last engagement at Irvine Meadows, Irvine, California. The band had been wanting Lemmy to get rid of their manager, Doug Banker, for some time and after an unsolicited visit from Todd Singerman, who insisted he should manage them despite never having managed

3920-503: The band played five dates in Japan, and from mid-October until mid-November they toured Europe. From late May until early July, the band conducted the "Another Perfect Tour", followed by an American tour between July and August, and another European tour in October and November. Robertson began to cause friction in the band as a result of his on-stage attire, consisting of shorts and ballet shoes, and with his refusal to play old standards that Motörhead audiences expected to hear. Robertson left

4018-503: The band returned to the management of Douglas Smith, who secured a one-off singles deal with Gerry Bron 's Bronze Records . The resulting " Louie Louie " single (a cover version of Richard Berry and The Kingsmen standard) was issued in September peaking at number 68 on the UK Singles Chart , and the band toured the UK to promote it, recorded a BBC Radio 1 John Peel in session on 18 September (these tracks were later issued on

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4116-568: The band soon after their concert at the Berlin Metropol on 11 November 1983. After Robertson's departure, the band received tapes from guitarists from all over the world who wished to be considered for a place in Motörhead. The group returned to the concept of dual lead guitars by hiring unknowns Würzel and Phil Campbell (formerly of Persian Risk ). In February 1984, the Lemmy, Campbell, Würzel, and Taylor line-up recorded "Ace of Spades" for

4214-659: The band was short on gear. Their first engagement was supporting Greenslade at The Roundhouse , London on 20 July 1975. On 19 October, having played 10 gigs, they became the supporting act to Blue Öyster Cult at the Hammersmith Odeon . The band were contracted to United Artists by Andrew Lauder , the A&;R man for Lemmy's previous band, Hawkwind. They recorded sessions at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth with producer Dave Edmunds , during which Fox proved to be unreliable and

4312-432: The band went off air on their earlier appearance on The Tube programme. A week later the band, dressed in tuxedos, played four songs on the live Channel 4 music show ECT (Extra-Celestial Transmission). To celebrate the band's 10th anniversary, two shows were arranged at Hammersmith Odeon on 28 and 29 June, a video of the second show was taken and later released as The Birthday Party . From early June until early August

4410-503: The band were on their "Ace Up Your Sleeve" UK tour with support from Girlschool and Vardis , and also made an appearance as guests on the ITV children's show Tiswas on 8 November. The "Arizona desert-style" pictures used on the album sleeve and tour booklet cover were taken during a photo session at a sandpit in Barnet . "Ace of Spades", considered to be the definitive Motörhead anthem, "put

4508-713: The band were on their 'It Never Gets Dark' tour of Sweden and Norway, an American tour followed in mid-November until late December. From 26 March to 3 April 1986, the band toured West Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark on their "Easter Metal Blast" and in June, played two dates in Bologna and Milan in Italy. The court case with Bronze was finally settled in the band's favour. The band's management instigated their own label, GWR . Recording took place in Master Rock Studios, London and

4606-406: The band were still under contract to them, despite the label's refusal to issue their debut album. Initial reactions to the band had been unfavourable; they won a poll for "the best worst band in the world" in the music magazine NME . By April 1977, living in squats and with little recognition, Taylor and Clarke decided to quit the band, and after some debate, they agreed to do a farewell show at

4704-584: The band's 25th anniversary concert on 22 October at the Brixton Academy in London, where guest appearances were made by "Fast" Eddie Clarke, Brian May , Doro Pesch , Whitfield Crane , Ace, Paul Inder and Todd Campbell. The show also featured the return of the Bomber lighting rig. The event was filmed and released the following year as the 25 & Alive Boneshaker DVD, and the CD of the show, Live at Brixton Academy ,

4802-488: The band's break-up in 2015, the group consisted of Lemmy, guitarist Phil Campbell and drummer Mikkey Dee . Motörhead released 23 studio albums, 10 live recordings, 12 compilation albums and five EPs over a career spanning 40 years. Usually a power trio , they had particular success in the early 1980s with several successful singles in the UK Top 40 chart . The albums Overkill , Bomber , Ace of Spades and, particularly,

4900-566: The band's first headlining North America tour from 12 May until Clarke's last engagement at the New York Palladium on 14 May. Clarke left as a consequence of the band recording Stand By Your Man , a cover version of the Tammy Wynette classic, in collaboration with Wendy O. Williams and the Plasmatics . Clarke felt that the song compromised the band's principles, refused to play on

4998-467: The band. In May 2000, the release of We Are Motörhead and the single from it, a cover of the Sex Pistol's " God Save the Queen ", coincided with the start of the band's "We Are Motörhead" tour across South and North America during May and June, with a further nine shows across in Europe in July. Shows in the United States and France were followed by the release of a double-disc compilation album, The Best Of , on 26 August. Four dates in Japan preceded

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5096-463: The chance, and instead of recording a single they laid down 11 unfinished tracks. Carroll gave them a few more days at Olympic Studios to finish the vocals and the band completed 13 tracks for release as an album. Chiswick issued the single " Motorhead " in June, followed by the album Motörhead in August, which spent one week in the UK Albums Chart at number 43. The band toured the UK supporting Hawkwind in June, then from late July they commenced

5194-501: The court case resolved, Motörhead signed to Epic/WTG and spent the last half of 1990 recording a new album and single in Los Angeles. Just prior to the album sessions the band's former manager, Doug Smith, released the recording of the band's 10th anniversary show, much against the bands wishes, having previously told him that they did not want it released, in 1986. In the studio they recorded four songs with producer Ed Stasium , before deciding he had to go. When Lemmy listened to one of

5292-510: The drive-time hours of 3pm-7pm, was announced during the KiddChris Show. Moments before the announcement, Chris, with Opie and Anthony in-studio, commented that "It would be a hoot if they fired us live right after the big announcement." After announcing the format change, the station dropped to music and The KiddChris Show did not return to the air, causing confusion on multiple listener-run message boards as to their fate. On September 14, 2007, Chris appeared on The Opie and Anthony show and there

5390-416: The end of each side of the album. During the sessions between 19 and 25 May 1984 at Britannia Row Studios, London, the band recorded six tracks for the single's B-side and the album. The single " Killed by Death " was released on 1 September and reached No. 51 in the UK Singles Chart, the double album No Remorse was released on 15 September and reached silver disc status, attaining the position of No. 14 in

5488-481: The exception of small or rural radio stations, much of music radio broadcasting is done by broadcast automation , a computer-controlled playlist airing MP3 audio files which contain the entire program consisting of music, commercials, and a radio announcer's pre-recorded comments. In the past, the term " disc jockey " (or "DJ") was exclusively used to describe on-air radio personalities who played recorded music and hosted radio shows that featured popular music. Unlike

5586-399: The final week of the month they conducted the "Short Sharp, Pain in the Neck" UK tour from which the recordings for No Sleep 'til Hammersmith were made. From April through to July, the band toured North America for the first time as guests of Blizzard of Ozz , an early incarnation of Ozzy Osbourne 's band, but were still able to make an appearance on Top of the Pops on 9 July to promote

5684-481: The first leg of the Overnight Sensation tour in Europe on 12 January at the London Astoria , where the guest musicians were Todd Campbell, Phil Campbell's son, on "Ace of Spades" and "Fast" Eddie Clarke for "Overkill". The European leg lasted until March and was followed by four dates in Japan, from late May to 1 June, and an American tour with W.A.S.P. throughout the rest of June. In August, three dates in Europe were followed by seven dates in Britain, which ended with

5782-420: The following requirements: Due to radio personalities' vocal training, opportunities to expand their careers often exist. Over time a radio personality could be paid to do voice-overs for commercials, television shows, and movies. Radio personality salaries are influenced by years of experience and education. In 2013, the median salary of a radio personality in the US was $ 28,400. A radio personality with

5880-409: The future of KiddChris in morning drive. However, there was no official voiceover to these clips, no direct mention of "The KiddChris Show" or any date of return. The KiddChris Show officially returned to the airwaves on Monday, November 26, 2007, at 6 AM EST. Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Michael Klein reported in his Sunday column of the show's return. The move to the morning slot was notable for

5978-429: The ire of local church groups. Many religious organizations attempted to band together and remove KiddChris from the airwaves, but he remained on the air. Chris then moved to Sacramento, California , where he hosted a morning show on a hip-hop station KSFM . After several months, he moved into an evening show on the sister FM talk station KXOA . KiddChris's four-hour talk show was one of the highest-rated radio shows on

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6076-496: The live "Motorhead" single. In October the band recorded tracks at BBC's Maida Vale studio for the David Jensen show broadcast on 6 October. The band commenced a European tour on 20 November, supported by Tank , after which Clarke produced Tank's debut album Filth Hounds of Hades at Ramport Studios in December and January. Between 26 and 28 January 1982, the band started recording their self-produced new album at Ramport Studios, before moving onto Morgan Studios to continue

6174-466: The live album No Sleep 'til Hammersmith cemented Motörhead's reputation as a top-tier rock band. The band are ranked number 26 on VH1 's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. By 2023, the band has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. Most often classified as heavy metal, Motörhead has been credited with being part of and influencing numerous musical scenes, thrash metal and speed metal especially. Lemmy, however, always insisted that they were

6272-453: The material on the album; and Mikkey Dee , who recorded " Hellraiser ", a song originally written by Lemmy for Ozzy Osbourne's No More Tears album. March ör Die features guest appearances by Ozzy Osbourne and Slash . Lemmy had known Mikkey Dee from the time when King Diamond had toured with Motörhead. He had asked Dee to become Motörhead's drummer before, but Dee had declined due to his commitment to King Diamond. On this occasion, Dee

6370-475: The mixes of "Going to Brazil", he asked for him to turn up four tracks, and on doing so heard claves and tambourines that Stasium had added without their knowledge. Stasium was fired and Peter Solley was hired as producer. The story according to Stasium was that Lemmy's drug and alcohol intake had far exceeded the limitations of Stasium's patience so he quit. The single " The One to Sing the Blues " issued on 24 December 1990 (7" and CD) and 5 January 1991 (12"),

6468-466: The modern club DJ who uses beatmatching to mix transitions between songs to create continuous play, radio DJs played individual songs or music tracks while voicing announcements, introductions, comments, jokes, and commercials in between each song or short series of songs. During the 1950s, '60s and '70s, radio DJs exerted considerable influence on popular music, especially during the Top 40 radio era, because of their ability to introduce new music to

6566-418: The morning of January 5, 2004, in San Antonio, Texas . He hosted a highly rated show at San Antonio's KSRX K-Rock until early August 2005. KiddChris signed with Philadelphia rock station WYSP and The KiddChris Show began broadcasting on Monday, August 29, 2005. While Chris made remarks that the show was "gay" and that "it'll be gone in six months," this incarnation of his show lasted for over two years, and

6664-506: The past that if anything were to "go down" in regards to the show, he would play that song (though he originally claimed the song would play in the background and he would continue on as if nothing was happening). No morning or afternoon show aired for about a month. On November 6, 2007, KiddChris was called by possible evening DJ Tic-Tac about his future with the station. In so many words, he stated that he "will be back", but claimed not to know when or in what time slot. Callers asked whether he

6762-407: The programme's end-credits were played) and the unbroadcast "Overkill", before going on to their next engagement that evening. From 19 November to 15 December the band toured America with Canadian speed metal band Exciter and Danish heavy metal band Mercyful Fate and from 26 to 30 December performed five shows in West Germany. On 5 April 1985, ITV broadcast four songs that were recorded after

6860-434: The radio audience and promote or control which songs would be given airplay. Although radio personalities who specialized in news or talk programs such as Dorothy Kilgallen and Walter Winchell have existed since the early days of radio, exclusive talk radio formats emerged and multiplied in the 1960s, as telephone call in shows, interviews, news, and public affairs became more popular. In New York, WINS (AM) switched to

6958-430: The recommendation of Mick Farren , based on Wallis' work with Steve Peregrin Took 's band Shagrat , and Lucas Fox on drums. According to Lemmy, the band's first practice was at the now defunct Sound Management rehearsal studios, in Kings Road, Chelsea in 1975. Sound Management leased the basement area of furniture store The Furniture Cave, located in adjacent Lots Road. Kilmister has said they used to steal equipment, as

7056-551: The recording and resigned, later forming his own band, Fastway . Lemmy and Taylor made numerous telephone calls to find a guitarist, including one to Brian Robertson , formerly with Thin Lizzy , who was recording a solo album in Canada. He agreed to help out and complete the tour with them. Robertson signed a one-album deal resulting in 1983's Another Perfect Day and the two singles from it, " Shine " and " I Got Mine ". In June and July

7154-505: The releases St. Valentine's Day Massacre EP, their collaboration with Girlschool which reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart in February; the live version of " Motorhead ", which reached No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart in July; and the album it was taken from, No Sleep 'til Hammersmith , which reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart in June. During March 1981, the band had been touring Europe, and in

7252-465: The sessions throughout February. On 3 April the single " Iron Fist " was released, reaching No. 29 on the UK Singles Chart, followed by the parent album Iron Fist , released on 17 April and peaking at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart. They were the last releases to feature the Lemmy, Clarke, Taylor line-up, though the line-up continued to perform in the Iron Fist UK tour between 17 March and 12 April, and

7350-506: The single " Deaf Forever " was released on 5 July as a taster for the Orgasmatron album, which was released on 9 August. On the same day as the release of the album, Lemmy and Würzel were interviewed by Andy Kershaw on the BBC Radio 1 Saturday Live show and "Orgasmatron" and "Deaf Forever" were played. The single reached No. 67 and the album reached No. 21 in the UK charts. On 16 August,

7448-539: The single reaching number 39 on the UK Singles Chart. These releases were followed by the "Overkill" UK tour which began on 23 March. A subsequent single was released in June, coupling the album track " No Class " as the A-side with the previously unreleased song "Like a Nightmare" on the B-side. It fared worse than both the album and previous single but reached number 61 on the UK singles chart. During July and August, except for

7546-458: The station began to air short recordings featuring the "Are You Ready?" tagline, as well as the opening of "The Game" by Motörhead (the theme song of The KiddChris Show). The recordings varied; they included short clips from the show, clips from Brad the Cripple interviews, recordings of callers asking what happened to the show and if he was going to return in the mornings and Howard Stern discussing

7644-523: The station exercised their right to extend his contract for one more. On August 21, 2006, it was announced that The KiddChris Show had been syndicated to a rock station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . The show entered syndication on August 28, 2006. On September 13, 2007, the Philadelphia station announced a format change from all talk to a rock/talk hybrid. The official change, which left KiddChris on during

7742-535: The studio to record an album, this time with producer Jimmy Miller at Roundhouse Studios . A hint of what the band had recorded for the album came on 9 March 1979 when the band played " Overkill " on Top of the Pops to support the release of the single ahead of the Overkill album, which was released on 24 March. It became Motörhead's first album to break into the top 40 of the UK Albums chart, reaching number 24, with

7840-690: The three-piece line-up was performing excellently and it was high time they made another live record. The band did eventually, but made another studio album first, Snake Bite Love , recorded in various studios and released on 3 March 1998. The band joined with Judas Priest at the Los Angeles Universal Amphitheatre on 3 April, to begin their "Snake Bite Love" tour. On 21 May, Motörhead were recorded at The Docks in Hamburg. The tracks from this performance were later released as Everything Louder Than Everyone Else . The band were invited to join

7938-670: The title Flying Tonight , in reference to the "Bomber" lighting rig. On 20 August, the band had a 40-minute filmed slot, along with Girlschool 's 20 minutes performing live at the Nottingham Theatre Royal for the Rockstage programme, broadcast on UK television by the ATV on 4 April 1981. During August and September 1980, the band were at Jackson's Studios in Rickmansworth, recording with producer Vic Maile . The " Ace of Spades " single

8036-492: The topic of conversation to Chris' employment at the station, claiming a "pretty good source" told him Chris would take over the morning slot from Opie and Anthony relatively soon. Chris had no comment on the rumor. On October 23, 2007, the Philadelphia rock station ended their syndication of Opie and Anthony 's morning show. There was no mention of it on-air by Chris. KiddChris ended his show that night unexpectedly with Journey 's "Don't Stop Believin'." He has stated on-air in

8134-410: The trio decided to call him to see if he would like to visit London. The try-outs went well and Gill was hired. Bronze Records thought the new line-up would not make the grade and decided to "nail down the lid" on the group with a compilation album. When Lemmy found out, he took over the project, selecting tracks, providing sleeve notes and insisted that Motörhead record four brand new tracks to go at

8232-421: Was also the primary songwriter and only constant member. The band are often considered a precursor to the new wave of British heavy metal , which re-energised heavy metal in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Though several guitarists and drummers have played in Motörhead, most of their best-selling albums and singles feature drummer Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor and guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke . From 1995 until

8330-516: Was available and met the band to try out. Playing the song "Hellraiser" first, Lemmy thought "he was very good immediately. It was obvious that it was going to work." After recording "Hellraiser" and "Hell on Earth" in the studio, Dee's first engagement with Motörhead was on 30 August at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center . The new line-up then went on tour, playing dates with Ozzy Osbourne, Skew Siskin and Exodus . On 27 September,

8428-498: Was continuing to tour with a reformed Pink Fairies, quit immediately after the auditions and Clarke remained as the sole guitarist. This trio of Lemmy/Clarke/Taylor is today regarded as the "classic" Motörhead line-up. In December, the band recorded the Holland–Dozier–Holland composition " Leaving Here " for early punk rock and pub rock label, Stiff Records , but United Artists intervened to prevent its general release as

8526-688: Was dismissed from Hawkwind in May 1975 after being arrested in Canada for drug possession; he said "the band dismissed me for doing the wrong drugs". Now on his own, Lemmy decided to form a new band called Motörhead, the name was inspired by the final song he had written for Hawkwind. Lemmy wanted the music to be "fast and vicious, just like the MC5 ". His stated aim was to "concentrate on very basic music: loud, fast, city, raucous, arrogant, paranoid, speedfreak rock n roll ... it will be so loud that if we move in next door to you, your lawn will die". He recruited guitarist Larry Wallis (formerly of Pink Fairies ) on

8624-505: Was followed by the album 1916 on 21 January. The single, which was issued in 7", cassette, shaped picture disc , 12" and CD single, reached No. 45 in the UK Singles Chart, the album reached No. 24 in the UK Album Charts. The band conducted their "It Serves You Right" tour of Britain in February, the "Lights Out Over Europe" tour followed, lasting until early April, when the band returned to Britain to play another six venues. In June

8722-709: Was guest musician for "Killed By Death". Between June and August, Motörhead played at a number of rock festivals in Europe; including as the Graspop Metal Meeting in Belgium, the Quart Festival in Norway, and the Wacken Open Air on 4 August, where four songs were recorded for the 25 & Alive Boneshaker DVD. The band returned to the States for a seven show tour between late September and early October. In April 2002,

8820-426: Was joining the Howard Stern Show staff and he said that would be impossible since he is staying in Philadelphia. He reminded fans that if he was fired, he would no longer be featured on the website. During the week of November 18, 2007, Chris's website was changed to a countdown with the tagline "Are You Ready?", set to end on Monday, November 26 at 6 AM. The countdown also appeared on his MySpace page. Prior to this,

8918-612: Was made throughout December that year. In February and March 1994, Motörhead toured the United States with Black Sabbath and Morbid Angel . In April the band resumed their tour of the States until early May, playing an engagement with the Ramones on 14 May at the Estadio Velez in Buenos Aires, attracting a crowd of 50,000 people. The band toured Japan in late May and Europe in June, August and December. The band's 1995 touring schedule began in Europe in late April. In June, they went on

9016-516: Was no mentioning of a firing. The show returned to the air on September 17, 2007, but with old recordings in-between music, leaving fans of the show confused as to its fate. Soon after, Chris stated that they needed to "establish the rock first. The show WILL be back", which confirmed the statements made by other sources that the show will be returning to its original form. On the Howard Stern Show on October 22, 2007, KiddChris called in to discuss Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel. Howard quickly turned

9114-531: Was quite brutal, involving two 18-hour drives back-to-back and little time off, at the Warsaw venue the band did not arrive until 11 o'clock and the crew were still loading into the venue at one in the morning, while the fans waited. After taking a month off, the band began working on a new album at Chuck Reid's house in the Hollywood Hills . This album, Hammered , was released the following year. On 1 April 2001,

9212-618: Was released as Stone Deaf Forever! . On 1 September 2003, the band returned to Hollywood's Whisky A Go-Go club for the Hollywood Rock Walk of Fame Induction. During October, the band performed a tour of Great Britain with the Wildhearts and Young Heart Attack. The band performed seven shows across Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain between 21 and 28 October and from late November until early December they were in Germany and Switzerland, touring with Skew Siskin and Mustasch . On 9 December,

9310-483: Was released in May the following year. During the time the album sessions took place, the band played at venues around Europe, the first of which was at Fila Forum in Assago , near Milan , where Metallica's James Hetfield joined the band on-stage to play "Overkill". In October and early November, the band toured the states with Nashville Pussy . Throughout the rest of November, the band conducted their European "Monsters of

9408-525: Was released on 27 October 1980 as a preview of the Ace of Spades album, which followed on 8 November. The single reached No. 15 and the album reached No. 4 on the UK charts, the latter being the highest position in the band's history. Bronze celebrated its gold record status by pressing a limited edition of the album in gold vinyl. Motörhead made an appearance on Top of the Pops in November that year with "Ace of Spades", and between 22 October and 29 November

9506-509: Was released two years after that. Lemmy states the reason for the DVD as wanting "to record it for the posterity or whatever it is. I nodded off through the 10th anniversary, we never did anything on the 20th, so the 25th made sense." A tour of West and East Europe followed the anniversary concert, taking the band through October, November and December. The schedule for the Eastern European tour

9604-437: Was replaced by drummer Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor , a casual acquaintance of Lemmy's. Their record label was dissatisfied with the material and refused to release it, although it was subsequently issued as On Parole in 1979 after the band had established some success. In March 1976, deciding that two guitarists were required, the band auditioned an acquaintance of drummer Taylor's named "Fast" Eddie Clarke . Wallis, who

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