By Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor "Australia, the chance of a lifetime" - Ray Davies, 1969 The list of great music to come out of Australia is massive! From heroes of the 1960 like the Easybeats and Bee Gees, through the glam era of Skyhooks, punk pioneers the Saints, hard rockers the Angels and […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor Let us rewind back to the olden days when radio was a genuine force of power and influence. No, seriously! Way back before anyone's Tik had even thought about Toking, radio had a significant presence on the musical landscape. From the 1960s through the early 80s in particular, […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor "I felt like I was going f***ing crazy," Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brian told Q Magazine looking back on the time period just before writing what would become 'Kid A.' "Every time I picked up a guitar I just got the horrors. I would start writing a song, stop […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor Hold on a moment. The Summit FM and Metallica? No, that is not a misprint and yes your rafters will shake and your neighbors will tremble, but that's alright, honest! ‘Ride The Lightning’ turns 40 this year. Heavy Metal is a peculiar beast to say the least. The legions of metal fans are among the […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor Released in the fall of 1973, 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' somewhat encapsulated everything Elton John had been working towards since his debut, 'Empty Sky,' back in 1969. Taking a variety of styles, melding them together in perfect fashion, Elton's seventh album remains a high-water mark of a long, […]
Read MoreThe Summit FM is proud to celebrate the 50th episode of "From Akron & Beyond," airing on Thursday, July 10th at 10PM featuring interviews with members of Chi-Pig and The Poor Girls. This is a special two-part episode that will continue on Thursday, July 18th. “From Akron & Beyond” is a captivating radio show and […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor There are certain albums that evoke a specific moment in time, a particular era. Those albums tend to be very special, as they often connected people from across many miles who were all in a similar mindset or point in their lives. The way Nirvana's 'Nevermind' is forever […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor From his first LP back in 1973, Bruce Springsteen proved himself a powerhouse of rock and roll, both onstage and on record. Seemingly with each release, he would raise the stakes, and summon the fire, as he rose above the 'swamps of Jersey.' By 1975, the masses had […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor Back in 1980, the music landscape was full of all sorts of sounds from punk to post-punk to new wave, disco hangover, heavy metal, roots rock, you name it. It was into that landscape that the debut album by Kevin Moore, 'Rainmaker,' landed. Released on the Parliament related […]
Read MoreBy Dave Swanson - Summit FM Contributor The post 'Nevermind' world of music in the mid-1990s truly was the wild wild west. It seemed at the time, that any new band, regardless of genre, was being run up the flagpole to see who would salute. This was a world where, at least temporarily, Beck, Butthole […]
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