Punk Radio Cast
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Punk Radio Cast is a streaming online alt-rock and punk radio station. Punk Radio Cast employs a team of 18 DJ’s, 6 behind the scenes employees, and is broadcast worldwide to more than 20 million listeners monthly.
The idea was conceived during a summer fishing trip and was put into action with its first broadcast on October 16, 1999 from Danny’s parent’s basement. Danny pieced together a punk looking website and built a studio equipped with two microphones. Due to the consumption of massive amounts of alcohol and punk music at this time, not much is remembered.
During 2000–2001 a lot of focus was placed on advancing the technology in their home based studio, they did not fall behind during their high school years. Punk rocker nerd Danny even managed to graduate a year early. Internet streaming was still developing and it became a constant struggle for Punk Radio Cast to live up to the broadcasting standards they set for themselves. This was a time period of trial and error along with a lot of rigorous study in addition to schoolwork
With the objective of providing as current online broadcasting capabilities possible, Punk Radio Cast spent 2003 enhancing internet streaming when they became the first online station to broadcast live through Flash Macromedia Software. It was deemed impossible at the time (and is still rarely achieved) to create streamed, live, media through the flash software without doing it directly through Macromedia. This accomplishment gave them a mobile, browser based technology which allowed Punk Radio Cast to syndicate the radio station on any site and eliminate the use of third party software (Media Player, ITunes
, Winamp
, etc) and still broadcast the same sound quality.
With this device implemented, Punk Radio Cast began airing a 24 hour stream and an assortment of live shows. With the variety of daily shows the amount of steady listeners took off. Most of the time during 2003 was spent upgrading the servers to handle the growth in listeners and adding more interactive features for the audience.
Punk Radio Cast and Interpunk, the leading online music distributor, joined forces in 2004 to create an interactive voting show, The Interpunk Top 40, to support a striving fraction of the music industry. With the current state of the music media industry, it is almost impossible for independent and new artists to gain exposure. Interpunk has created an innovative way, through their site, to offer artist’s distribution whether or not they receive label support. Punk Radio Cast developed their website to not only allow the listeners to vote upon the Top 40 winner but to offer the listeners a link to the artist’s album on Interpunk. Each week artists are randomly selected by Punk Radio Cast staff members and listeners. It is not mandatory for selected artist to be available on Interpunk; instead it is used to promote two tools that any artist can access, Interpunk and Punk Radio Cast.
Continuing to feed his drive to expand, Danny Keyes spent the latter part of 2004 and 2005 upgrading his studio to have the ability to air live plugged and unplugged performances from his favorite punk rock bands. Equipment was put to the test when the Sloppy Meat Eaters aired a full live set in early 2005. With the successful turnout live performances and in-studio guests became a regular event. Some memorable punk guests and performances include A Wilhelm Scream
, Over It
, Mustard Plug
, The Queers
, Clit 45
, The Dictators
, Manic Panic
creators Tish and Snooky, The Independents
, Lower Class Brats
, Kill Radio, Dr. Hourai, Break the Silence
, Michael Graves
and Riverboat Gamblers.
on 2006, Punk Radio Cast produced and released their first ever compilation CD, Punk Rock Mix Tape 2006. The uniquely devised compilation features 23 punk tracks, selected by the Punk Radio Cast listeners. Punk rock artists on this album included The Descendents, The Aquabats
, MXPX
, A Wilhelm Scream
, Strung Out
, Against Me!
, The Suicide Machines
, Blood for Blood
, Big D and the Kids Table
, Over It
and many others.
, Punk Radio Cast hosted an exclusive VIP only party in downtown Toronto, which was also broadcast live to over 100,000 worldwide listeners. The event featured live performances by Creepshow
, Saint Alvia's Cartel and Keepin' 6. The broadcast performances also included performances from Say Anything
and Set Your Goals
. The Toronto show also hosted the first ever Jones Soda
Martini bar.
from Edge 102.1, a karaoke performance sung by Die Mannequin
and a live broadcast of Josey Vogels and Fat Mike of NOFX
's Sex Talk.
to create a punk pop 6 pack featuring labels designed by PunkRadioCast and five great punk artists – New Found Glory
, Less Than Jake
, Bad Brains
, Thursday
and The Gaslight Anthem
.
The 6 pack includes:
Biography
Aggravated with the availability of music he liked and infuriated with the state of the media, fifteen year old innovator Danny Keyes created and deployed PunkRadioCast as an outlet and pursued it as a hobby. Recognizing the void that he filled with the no holds barred content, the support he offered to artists that is not readily available within traditional media, and with the ability to pioneer online broadcasting technology; PunkRadioCast grew from a childhood pastime into a 24 hour punk station with a library of over 20,000 artists, a team of 18 DJ’s, 6 behind the scenes employees, and is broadcasted worldwide to more than 20 million listeners monthly.The idea was conceived during a summer fishing trip and was put into action with its first broadcast on October 16, 1999 from Danny’s parent’s basement. Danny pieced together a punk looking website and built a studio equipped with two microphones. Due to the consumption of massive amounts of alcohol and punk music at this time, not much is remembered.
During 2000–2001 a lot of focus was placed on advancing the technology in their home based studio, they did not fall behind during their high school years. Punk rocker nerd Danny even managed to graduate a year early. Internet streaming was still developing and it became a constant struggle for Punk Radio Cast to live up to the broadcasting standards they set for themselves. This was a time period of trial and error along with a lot of rigorous study in addition to schoolwork
With the objective of providing as current online broadcasting capabilities possible, Punk Radio Cast spent 2003 enhancing internet streaming when they became the first online station to broadcast live through Flash Macromedia Software. It was deemed impossible at the time (and is still rarely achieved) to create streamed, live, media through the flash software without doing it directly through Macromedia. This accomplishment gave them a mobile, browser based technology which allowed Punk Radio Cast to syndicate the radio station on any site and eliminate the use of third party software (Media Player, ITunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
, Winamp
Winamp
Winamp is a media player for Windows-based PCs and Android devices, written by Nullsoft, now a subsidiary of AOL. It is proprietary freeware/shareware, multi-format, extensible with plug-ins and skins, and is noted for its graphical sound visualization, playlist, and media library features.Winamp...
, etc) and still broadcast the same sound quality.
With this device implemented, Punk Radio Cast began airing a 24 hour stream and an assortment of live shows. With the variety of daily shows the amount of steady listeners took off. Most of the time during 2003 was spent upgrading the servers to handle the growth in listeners and adding more interactive features for the audience.
Punk Radio Cast and Interpunk, the leading online music distributor, joined forces in 2004 to create an interactive voting show, The Interpunk Top 40, to support a striving fraction of the music industry. With the current state of the music media industry, it is almost impossible for independent and new artists to gain exposure. Interpunk has created an innovative way, through their site, to offer artist’s distribution whether or not they receive label support. Punk Radio Cast developed their website to not only allow the listeners to vote upon the Top 40 winner but to offer the listeners a link to the artist’s album on Interpunk. Each week artists are randomly selected by Punk Radio Cast staff members and listeners. It is not mandatory for selected artist to be available on Interpunk; instead it is used to promote two tools that any artist can access, Interpunk and Punk Radio Cast.
Continuing to feed his drive to expand, Danny Keyes spent the latter part of 2004 and 2005 upgrading his studio to have the ability to air live plugged and unplugged performances from his favorite punk rock bands. Equipment was put to the test when the Sloppy Meat Eaters aired a full live set in early 2005. With the successful turnout live performances and in-studio guests became a regular event. Some memorable punk guests and performances include A Wilhelm Scream
A Wilhelm Scream
A Wilhelm Scream is a melodic hardcore band from New Bedford, Massachusetts. Many people have referenced Strung Out, Hot Water Music, Propagandhi, and Strike Anywhere as the band's similar artists. Their name is a reference to the Wilhelm Scream, a famous stock sound effect which mainly is used in...
, Over It
Over It (band)
Over It is a rock band from Orange County, California. Originally from Alexandria, Virginia, the band formed in 1998 to play pop punk, and has since developed a more mainstream rock sound with punk roots. They were most recently signed to Virgin Records, but are currently unsigned.The band,...
, Mustard Plug
Mustard Plug
Mustard Plug is a ska punk band from Grand Rapids, Michigan.Formed in 1991, the band's original members were Dave Kirchgessner, Mike McKendrick, Colin Clive, and Anthony Vilchez. Currently the band consists of Dave , Brandon Jenison , Jim Hofer , Nate Cohn , Colin Clive , and Rick Johnson...
, The Queers
The Queers
The Queers are a punk band formed in 1981 by Portsmouth, New Hampshire native Joe King . The band originally broke up in 1984, but reformed with Joe Queer and a new line-up in 1986. In 1990, the band signed with Shakin' Street Records and released their first album Grow Up...
, Clit 45
Clit 45
Clit 45 was a Streetpunk/Hardcore-band from Long Beach, California that formed in 1996. The band played traditional, fast punk, influenced by The Adolescents, Poison Idea and Bad Religion. Their second and third albums were published by BYO Records and distributed by Cargo Records in Europe...
, The Dictators
The Dictators
The Dictators are an American punk rock band formed in New York City in 1973. Critic John Dougan said that they were "one of the finest and most influential proto-punk bands to walk the earth." The Dictators are represented in the "Punk Wing" of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in Cleveland, Ohio...
, Manic Panic
Manic Panic
Manic Panic is a store chain based in New York City. The company is run by Tish and Snooky Bellomo.-History:Manic Panic opened its doors for the first time in 1977, with a store in New York. Since then, the store has opened establishments in many other places, including Japan...
creators Tish and Snooky, The Independents
The Independents
The Independents may refer to:*The Independents *The Independents *The Independents *The Independents , 1910...
, Lower Class Brats
Lower Class Brats
Lower Class Brats are a punk rock band founded in Austin, Texas in January 1995. They describe their sound as high energy "Rock and Roll Street Noize." They have released a number of recordings including twelve 7" singles, two 12" singles, four full-length albums and one live album...
, Kill Radio, Dr. Hourai, Break the Silence
Break the Silence
"Break The Silence" is the debut and winning single of South African Idols co-winner Jason Hartman. The single was available for digital download via the Nokia Music Store on 4 May 2009. It has since entered major South African radio charts with healthy debuts....
, Michael Graves
Michael Graves
Michael Graves is an American architect. Identified as one of The New York Five, Graves has become a household name with his designs for domestic products sold at Target stores in the United States....
and Riverboat Gamblers.
PRC Compilation CD
Getting a head startHead start (positioning)
In positioning, a head start is a start in advance of the starting position of others in competition, or simply toward the finish line or desired outcome...
on 2006, Punk Radio Cast produced and released their first ever compilation CD, Punk Rock Mix Tape 2006. The uniquely devised compilation features 23 punk tracks, selected by the Punk Radio Cast listeners. Punk rock artists on this album included The Descendents, The Aquabats
The Aquabats
The Aquabats are an American rock band formed in 1994 in Orange County, California. They have released five full-length studio albums and have toured internationally. They are best known for their mythology, in which they claim to be superheroes on a quest to save the world from evil through music...
, MXPX
MxPx
MxPx is a pop punk band from Bremerton, Washington with connections to the Christian punk scene. The band has recorded eight studio albums, four EPs, four compilation albums, a live album, a VHS tape, a DVD and released 20 singles....
, A Wilhelm Scream
A Wilhelm Scream
A Wilhelm Scream is a melodic hardcore band from New Bedford, Massachusetts. Many people have referenced Strung Out, Hot Water Music, Propagandhi, and Strike Anywhere as the band's similar artists. Their name is a reference to the Wilhelm Scream, a famous stock sound effect which mainly is used in...
, Strung Out
Strung Out
Strung Out is a Californian punk rock band from Simi Valley, California, formed in 1992. They are known mainly for their musical style, which fuses aspects of punk rock and heavy metal to form their primary sound. They have released seven albums on Fat Wreck Chords and appeared on numerous...
, Against Me!
Against Me!
Against Me! is an American punk rock band formed in 1997 in Naples, Florida and relocated to Gainesville, Florida in 1999. Their first full-length album, released on No Idea Records in 2002, was Against Me! Is Reinventing Axl Rose. They have released music on Misanthrope Records, Crasshole Records,...
, The Suicide Machines
The Suicide Machines
The Suicide Machines were an American punk rock band formed in March 1991 in Detroit, Michigan and disbanded in May 2006. During the course of their career the band released six full-length albums on the labels Hollywood Records and Side One Dummy Records...
, Blood for Blood
Blood for Blood
Blood for Blood is a hardcore band from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed by Shane Flannery in 1994, motivated by the hardcore scene in Boston and New York City at the time. In 1997 they were signed to Victory Records...
, Big D and the Kids Table
Big D and the Kids Table
Big D and the Kids Table is a ska punk band formed in October 1995 in Allston, Massachusetts when its members converged in college. Their first release was on their own Fork In Hand Records label, but have since teamed with Springman Records and SideOneDummy...
, Over It
Over It (band)
Over It is a rock band from Orange County, California. Originally from Alexandria, Virginia, the band formed in 1998 to play pop punk, and has since developed a more mainstream rock sound with punk roots. They were most recently signed to Virgin Records, but are currently unsigned.The band,...
and many others.
Warped Tour and PRC
To kick off the 2008 Warped TourWarped Tour
The Warped Tour is a touring music and extreme sports festival. The tour is held in venues such as parking lots or fields upon which the stages and other structures are erected. The BMX/skateboarding shoe manufacturer Vans, among others, has sponsored the tour every year since 1995, and it is...
, Punk Radio Cast hosted an exclusive VIP only party in downtown Toronto, which was also broadcast live to over 100,000 worldwide listeners. The event featured live performances by Creepshow
Creepshow
Creepshow is a 1982 American horror anthology film directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King. The film's ensemble cast included Ted Danson, Leslie Nielsen, Hal Holbrook, E.G...
, Saint Alvia's Cartel and Keepin' 6. The broadcast performances also included performances from Say Anything
Say Anything (band)
Say Anything is an American indie-punk band from Los Angeles, California, fronted by Max Bemis. The band was formed in 2000 with Bemis and four of his friends. Within two years, they self-released two EPs, Junior Varsity and In Your Dreams, and the full-length Baseball: An Album by Sayanything.In...
and Set Your Goals
Set Your Goals (band)
Set Your Goals is an American Pop-Punk band from Walnut Creek, CA , formed in 2004. Their musical style typically employs a combination of pop punk and melodic hardcore...
. The Toronto show also hosted the first ever Jones Soda
Jones Soda
Jones Soda Co. is a beverage company based in Pioneer Square, Seattle, Washington. It bottles and distributes soft drinks, non-carbonated beverages, energy drinks, and candy. Jones Soda is a carbonated soft drink that has many unusual flavors that are not offered by other soft drink makers.Founded...
Martini bar.
Gibson Showroom and PRC
On October 9, 2008, Punk Radio Cast hosted an anniversary show at the Gibson Showroom in downtown Toronto. Entertainment included a performance by Keepin' 6, DJ Barry TaylorBarry Taylor
Barry Taylor may refer to:*a presenter on CFNY-FM* Barry Taylor , a fictional character on the British television drama Auf Wiedersehen, Pet...
from Edge 102.1, a karaoke performance sung by Die Mannequin
Die Mannequin
Die Mannequin is a punk rock band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are fronted by 23-year-old guitar player and singer Care Failure . They played the "Next Big Thing" Stage at Edgefest 1 in 2006, have toured across Eastern Canada several times on their own as well as opening for Buckcherry on...
and a live broadcast of Josey Vogels and Fat Mike of NOFX
NOFX
NOFX is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California .The band was formed in 1983 by vocalist/bassist Fat Mike and guitarist Eric Melvin. Drummer Erik Sandin joined NOFX shortly after. In 1991 El Hefe joined to play lead guitar and trumpet, rounding out the current line-up...
's Sex Talk.
Jones Soda and PRC
In June 2009, Internet radio station PunkRadioCast teamed up with Jones SodaJones Soda
Jones Soda Co. is a beverage company based in Pioneer Square, Seattle, Washington. It bottles and distributes soft drinks, non-carbonated beverages, energy drinks, and candy. Jones Soda is a carbonated soft drink that has many unusual flavors that are not offered by other soft drink makers.Founded...
to create a punk pop 6 pack featuring labels designed by PunkRadioCast and five great punk artists – New Found Glory
New Found Glory
New Found Glory is an American rock band from Coral Springs, Florida. Formed in the summer of 1997, founding members were lead vocalist Jordan Pundik, guitarists Chad Gilbert and Steve Klein, bassist Ian Grushka and drummer Joe Marino...
, Less Than Jake
Less Than Jake
Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida. Originally formed in 1992 as a power pop trio, the band evolved into a hybrid of ska punk. Less Than Jake have also been cited as showing influences from a wide variety of genres including post-grunge, heavy metal, alternative...
, Bad Brains
Bad Brains
Bad Brains is an American hardcore punk band formed in Washington, D.C., in 1977. They are widely regarded as among the pioneers of hardcore punk, though the band's members objected to this term to describe their music. They are also an adept reggae band, while later recordings featured elements of...
, Thursday
Thursday (band)
Thursday were an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. Formed in 1997, the group has released six full-length albums, their most recent being No Devolución, which was released in April 2011 on Epitaph Records...
and The Gaslight Anthem
The Gaslight Anthem
The Gaslight Anthem is an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, consisting of Brian Fallon , Alex Rosamilia , Alex Levine and Benny Horowitz...
.
The 6 pack includes:
- Less Than JakeLess Than JakeLess Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida. Originally formed in 1992 as a power pop trio, the band evolved into a hybrid of ska punk. Less Than Jake have also been cited as showing influences from a wide variety of genres including post-grunge, heavy metal, alternative...
– Root Beer - The Gaslight AnthemThe Gaslight AnthemThe Gaslight Anthem is an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, consisting of Brian Fallon , Alex Rosamilia , Alex Levine and Benny Horowitz...
– Cream Soda - New Found GloryNew Found GloryNew Found Glory is an American rock band from Coral Springs, Florida. Formed in the summer of 1997, founding members were lead vocalist Jordan Pundik, guitarists Chad Gilbert and Steve Klein, bassist Ian Grushka and drummer Joe Marino...
– Fufu Berry - Bad BrainsBad BrainsBad Brains is an American hardcore punk band formed in Washington, D.C., in 1977. They are widely regarded as among the pioneers of hardcore punk, though the band's members objected to this term to describe their music. They are also an adept reggae band, while later recordings featured elements of...
– Rootz Beer - ThursdayThursday (band)Thursday were an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. Formed in 1997, the group has released six full-length albums, their most recent being No Devolución, which was released in April 2011 on Epitaph Records...
– Cream Soda - PunkRadioCast – Strawberry Lime