Planet Rock (radio station)

Planet Rock is a multiple Sony Award-winning radio station in the United Kingdom owned by Bauer Radio. The station broadcasts classic rock music. It is available nationally via DAB on Digital One, Sky, Virgin Media, Freesat and Online. Planet Rock forms part of Bauer's National portfolio of radio brands.

History

Planet Rock was founded in 1999 as the only classic rock radio station in the UK at that time.

On 11 February 2008, the previous owner GCap Media (now Global Radio), announced that the station would close by 31 March 2008, along with sister station theJazz, unless a buyer was found. According to a statement by former presenter Fish, this was not due to the profitability of Planet Rock itself, which had been reported to be good, but rather to GCap's overall financial state. The station's relative popularity on digital radio brought controversy to the closure threat. Although theJazz ceased broadcasting on schedule, a campaign by listeners meant that a number of buyers expressed interest in Planet Rock, including a consortium publicly headed by Queen guitarist Brian May.

Planet Rock: The Album

Planet Rock: The Album is an old school hip hop album by Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force, released in 1986 as a collection of previous singles. The song "Planet Rock" was one of the earliest hits of the hip hop music genre and remains one of its pioneering recordings. The single's liner notes include members of Kraftwerk with the songwriting credits. In creating the track, portions of Kraftwerk's "Numbers" and "Trans-Europe Express" were interpolated (re-recorded in the studio, rather than through the use of a digital sampler), along with portions of songs by Captain Sky and Ennio Morricone.

Legacy

The song "Planet Rock" was ranked by Rolling Stone magazine at #240 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and went on to become the first gold-certified vinyl 12-inch single. Slant Magazine listed the album at #84 on its list of "Best Albums of the 1980s". The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. "Renegades of Funk", the third track, was covered by Rage Against the Machine on its Renegades album.

Planet Rock

Planet Rock may refer to:

  • "Planet Rock" (song), a 1982 song by Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force
  • Planet Rock: The Album, a 1986 album containing the song
  • Planet Rock (radio station), DAB radio station in the United Kingdom broadcasting classic rock music
  • "Planet Rock", an episode of the anime TV series Eureka Seven
  • Rock, a fictional planet in the animated television series Shadow Raiders
  • Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Planet Rock

    by: Snuff

    [Originally by Africa Bambaata]
    You're in a place where the nights are hot
    Where nature's children dance and set a chance
    On this Mother Earth, which is our rock
    The time has come, and work for soul, show you really got soul
    Are you ready hump bump bump, get bump, now let's go, house
    Rock rock to the Planet Rock, don't stop
    Rock rock to the Planet Rock
    Just start to chase your dreams
    Up out your seats, make your body sway
    Socialize, get down, let your soul lead the way
    Shake it now, go ladies, it's a livin' dream
    Love Life Live
    Come play the game, our world is free
    Do what you want but scream
    Rock rock to the Planet Rock, don't stop
    Rock rock to the Planet Rock
    [3x]




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