Radio X -
Radio X was born in a garage in Hamilton, New Zealand in 2015 and, honestly, it never left. It exists because rock radio usually makes you choose: crusty old classics on endless repeat, or shiny new stuff that whines more than it riffs. Nothing wrong with the classics. Just not 24/7.
Radio X lives in the middle ground. Familiar, loud, and still breathing. The core artists are the usual suspects and proudly so: Foo Fighters, Audioslave, Guns N’ Roses, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Rage Against the Machine, Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, Faith No More, and Green Day.
No ads. No announcers. No corporate overlords breathing down the playlist. It runs on enthusiasm, stubborn independence, and a Buy Me A Coffee page where listeners can chuck in a few bucks to keep the lights on and the stream alive.
Basically, it’s like hitting a rock playlist on Spotify, without the algorithm having a panic attack and slipping in something that kills the mood.
Radio X.
Built in a garage.
Still sounds like it.
Turn it up or turn it off.