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    Kings Of Leon Say Tour Opener In London Will Be 'Tough To Beat'
    06/17/13

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    Kings of Leon drummer Nathan Followill says the band's recent gigs at London's O2 Arena will likely be "tough to beat." In an update to Twitter, Nathan admitted their triumphant return to the city that helped break their career will be one for the history books. ; "London, 2 words. ***k Yes! Hell of a way to start a tour. Gonna be tough to beat. Thanks for the love. See you soon. Beer me." The Kings are currently on tour throughout the U.K., ramping up to the release of their sixth studio album, Mechanical Bull, due September 24. Followill recently sat down with NME.com to dish on the new LP: "[The fans] like the energetic direction they're going in, which is like our earlier stuff. Going into this record we knew we wanted to have fun and make songs that are fun to play on stage. We challenged ourselves quite a bit. I think it was very hard for Jared to have to dumb down his bass playing on some of these songs, but it fits the songs . . . there are some songs where I don't even hit a cymbal."

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    Phoenix Announce Tour Dates Following Lollapalooza
    06/17/13

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    Phoenix has firmed up their itinerary post-Lollapalooza, announcing a North American run of dates after they play the Chicago festival on August 4.The latest leg sets off Aug. 6 at the Omaha Music Hall in Omaha, Neb., and will travel through 11 cities including Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles and beyond, before wrapping up October 10 at the RIMAC in San Diego, Calif.

    Flaming Lips To Hit Oklahoma Tornado Benefit Concert
    06/17/13

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    The Flaming Lips have signed on to appear at the upcoming Rock for Oklahoma concert planned to benefit the victims of the recent tornado in the town of Moore. The show is scheduled to take place on July 23 in Oklahoma City and will also feature the Kings of Leon.

    Flaming Lips front man Wayne Coyne, an Oklahoma City resident, shared his thoughts on the benefit in a statement: ; "Shakespeare said 'It is not enough to help the needy up, but to support them after and in our small way we are trying to not just be here at the moment of immediate need, but to stay and help with the rebuilding. After all, this is our home and they are us and we are them."Kings of Leon bassist Jared Followill also shared a statement: ; "We couldn't be more proud to lend a hand to our home state. We were all devastated by what happened there . . . we have family and friends that were affected by the tornadoes . . . this is the least we could do."

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    Mumford And Sons' Bassist Released After Brain Surgery
    06/17/13

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    Mumford and Sons bassist Ted Dwane has been released from the hospital following brain surgery to remove a blood clot. The band released news on their Facebook page, assuring fans that Dwane is expected to make a full recovery: "It is with great joy that we can announce that Ted has been discharged from hospital and is on the road to a full recovery. The surgery went well, and the excellent medical team helping him are very pleased with his progress. He has been nothing short of heroic in how he has handled the whole ordeal." The group postponed a handful of U.S. tour dates while Dwane recovers from the surgery, including stops in Dallas and Woodlands, Texas, as well as New Orleans. They have, however, confirmed that at this point there are "no plans to cancel or postpone any other appearances along this current tour." Copyright(c) 2013 RTTNews.com. All Rights Reserved

    Daryl James "Dirty D"
    Weeknights 7pm - 12am, High Five at Eight. Tune in for 10'oclock Tool every weeknight at 10pm. Don't forget about the LOUDEST show on the radio! Xtreme X Sat Night 11pm-2am

    “I wanted to be the loudmouth night time guy that stepped over the line a little bit and played the harder stuff” - Dirty D

     

    When he's not working: Self-proclaimed “offender” of Mexican food all around the Inland Empire!

     

    Favorite Music:

    Tool, Pantera, SuicidalTendencies, The Doors, PinkFloyd, Beatles, Sublime, Pennywise, and Too Short

     

    Daryl “Dirty D” Jamesis on air weeknights from 7PM to 12AM. Dirty prides himself as local guy, and was born and raised in Southern California. His father worked in radio, so for as long as he can remember, Dirty D has been passionate about the radio industry and got his first job at KAZY when he was 16. From there he has worked at a few other stations, but truly felt like the X was the place for him when he first became a listener.

     

    A Typical Day at the X:

    Dirty D rolls into the station during the late afternoon and heads straight to working on the station's programming and production, to “make sure the station sounds sparkly and clean”. He goes live at 7PM and does the High Five at Eight, then he presents 10 O'ClockTool on a nightly basis, and keeps late night listeners entertained until 12AM.