Once a week, Stack delivers a mix of the most interesting new music on the web, handpicked by the Hype Machine team. Here's a recent mix.
Latest kroq-classics tracks
X - The Once Over Twice
Star Maker MachineFollow “X: The Once Over Twice [purchase] I think that the impetus behind this theme is the end of the Trump…” on Jan 20th, 2021 →
The Cars - Up And Down
ReselectFollow “The Panorama finish flag feels poignant now: Ric Ocasek, 1944-2019 You have most likely heard by now that Ric Ocasek…” on Oct 29th, 2019 →
The Pretenders - Message Of Love
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “TALK ABOUT GREAT POP MUSIC The cover of the NME from 18 October 1980 featuring James Honeyman-Scott and Chrissie Hynde…” on Jan 2nd, 2019 →
Lene Lovich - New Toy
ReselectFollow “And if it’s not too much to ask for, Santa, a new album cover too? No? Well, okay, just the…” on Mar 20th, 2013 →
The Kinks - Destroyer
scruffy the yakFollow “The British Olympic Organizers contacted me about a do-over for the closing ceremonies, something about the music not being "Great…” on Aug 12th, 2012 →
X - White Girl
Star Maker MachineFollow “ X: White Girl [purchase] When I graduated from high school in 1978, rock radio in New York was still mostly…” on Feb 12th, 2012 →
Lene Lovich - New Toy
Star Maker MachineFollow “ Lene Lovich: New Toy [Purchase] In the fall of 1981 I was a freshman in college who had unfortunately been…” on Jan 7th, 2012 →
Surf Punks - My Beach
The Lost TurntableFollow “Now that I have a great turntable and pre-amp, I’ve been visiting the archives to see which albums and singles…” on Nov 10th, 2011 →
Devo - Jerkin' Back 'n' Forth
FEEL MY BICEPFollow “Love Devo (it’s pretty hard not to), their unique and rather wacky style has sleazed between punk, art rock, post-punk,…” on Oct 26th, 2011 →
The Cars - Touch And Go
POPOPFollow “Et kõik ikka teaksid, et The Cars on tagasi ja Sad Song tuli märtsi alul singlina välja. The Cars –…” on Mar 22nd, 2011 →
Josie Cotton - Johnny, Are You Queer?
27 LeggiesFollow “My dear friend Mister F (of F-Life fame) celebrates yet another birthday today. At various points in the last twelve…” on Mar 2nd, 2011 →
David Lindley - Mercury Blues
PopdoseFollow “Â Â Week #30 sees us closing out another letter as we’ve been travelling quickly through the middle of the alphabet over…” on Dec 8th, 2010 →
Heart - Even It Up
The Giant PantherFollow “I can’t possibly report back on every show I attend, but sometimes, when I have a great time, I can’t…” on Jul 30th, 2010 →
The Pretenders - Pack It Up
The Giant PantherFollow “I can remember when The Pretenders first album hit the stores in January of 1980 here in the States.  MTV…” on May 22nd, 2010 →
Gene Loves Jezebel - Heartache
The Giant PantherFollow “ We’ve reached February, shockingly enough, and it’s the Hallmark month of Love.  Luckily I won’t have to concern myself…” on Feb 3rd, 2010 →
The B-52's - Give Me Back My Man
CLUMSY & SHYFollow “Much of the music below (and oh so many other late-'70s, '80s songs that could be added) remind me of…” on Aug 12th, 2009 →