June 12, 2010
Added two more airchecks from the Bates collection
Apr 17, 2010
Added a Pirate Radio commercial (didn't make it to air)
Apr 3, 2010
Added another aircheck of Jamie Osbourn
Mar 26, 2010
Behind the scenes video with Cadillac Jack! On the Airchecks page...
Mar 5, 2010
Updated info on Smash
Mar 4, 2010
Updated info on Batman Gomez
Added Batman's perspective on Behind The Scenes
Feb 16, 2010
Added photo of Pirate Harley Girl Karen Rambat
Dec 4, 2009
Updated Chuck aMok bio
Added six pictures of Brandy Nappi, Pirate Harley Girl
Oct 9, 2009
Added a Shadow Steele aircheck from Fall, 1989
Oct 3, 2009
Added another list of music courtesy of Darryl (Music page)
Sept 17, 2009
Added the Pirate Radio Survey 1990 (pictures page)
July 14, 2009
Added picture of the Pirate Radio Collectors Edition CD
Apr 4, 2009
Added picture of Jani Lane wearing a Pirate Radio tee shirt
Mar 25, 2009
Updated info on Francis The Talking Mule (jocks page)
Mar 17, 2009
Added Jim Duncan to the Staff page. And a very big thank you to him for providing the KQLZ.com sweeper!
Also added the story about the original sweeper "The Mothership Has Landed" to the bottom of History page 1.
Mar 15, 2009
Added an interview with Shadow Steele originally broadcast on KQLZ.org on March 14, 2009
Added full three hour anniversary show originally broadcast on KQLZ.org on March 14, 2009
Mar 14, 2009
Added a picture of Layne Staley of Alice in Chains sporting a Pirate Radio shirt
And in honor of the Pirate's 20th birthday, we've put up the 1st hour as it was broadcast on March 17, 1989 at 5:00 am. We've put it up in
blazing MP3 quality. Enjoy!
Nov 25, 2008
Added a Smurfs collage on the Airchecks page
Sept 30, 2008
Updated info on Randy Maranz
Sept 28, 2008
Added another Watusi aircheck from Bates.
July 27, 2008
Updated info on Oz Medina.
Added aircheck of Steven O. Sellers in 1993, when the station had been stripped of the Pirate moniker, and just before the sale.
July 20, 2008
Added more airchecks from Bates.
May 25, 2008
Wacky Iraqi Bootleg Tape - finally here! Thanks Terry Olsen!
Mar 8, 2008
The first of many new airchecks! Thanks Bates!
Feb 2, 2008
Five new pictures sent in by former Pirate Harley Girl, Brandi Nappi. Thanks Brandi!
Sept 21, 2007
Added four new liners to the Airchecks page, and a new Behind The Scenes piece from Brad Alan
July 14, 2007
Added aircheck from the Scott Shannon's last show
May 14, 2007
Updated info on Baltazar
April 12, 2007
Added the Smurfs Night Out sound file
July 23, 2006
Added picture of a Pirate Radio tank shirt
June 18, 2006
Updated info on Oz Medina (jocks page)
May 17, 2006
Added picture of a second generation Pirate Radio hat
May 17, 2006
Added picture of a second generation Pirate Radio hat
Apr 30, 2006
Added info on Tim Patterson & Bill Thomas
Apr 27, 2006
Added two 40+ minute airchecks of the Pirate Morning Show bits from early 1990. Thanks go out to Erran Tabakman!bak45 mShow>
Jan 2, 2006
Added some Scott Shannon pictures to the pictures page
Sept 7, 2005
Updated info on Cadillac Jack on Jock page
May 29, 2005
Added picture of the purple Pirate Radio Rocks t-shirt
Apr 2, 2005
Added five songs to the Playlist
Mar 21, 2005
Updated info on Brian Wilson
Jan 30, 2005
Updated info about Adam Goodman, Asst PD
Jan 23, 2005
Added picture of a black shirt with skull and guitars (thanks Craig!) and updated info on Tawn Mastrey (thanks Tawn!)
Dec 25, 2004
Added an airchecks of Scott Shannon, Shadow Steele, Whitney Allen, Jeff Davis and Katie Manor. AND a Pirate Radio USA demo!
Dec 12, 2004
Added a few songs to the list of music played on the Pirate.
Sept 24, 2004
Added Cadillac Jack's account of how he got the gig at Pirate (see Behind The Scenes)
Sept 4, 2004
Added images of the Pirate Xmas card
Added some camera ready artwork
Added a series of pictures from a listener party at Gladstone Restaurant, all courtesy of Alice Puente
July 9, 2004
Added images of the Pirate Radio Harley Girls & Westwood One shirts
February 23, 2004
Added picture of shirt with multi-colored Pirate logo (see History Page 3)
December 14, 2003
Added info about the original airstaffs (see Behind The Scenes) courtesy Steve Hoffman
Added Francis The Talking Mule's comments to Behind The Scenes
September 28, 2003
Added pictures of two Pirate Radio Rocks shirts (History page 3).
September 27, 2003
Added the first hour of Pirate Radio (unscoped) back to the Airchecks page.
August 27, 2003
Added update on Francis the Talking Mule (Jocks Page)
Added Behind The Scenes info on the April Fool's Joke of 1994
August 13, 2003
Updated Shadow Steele's info on Jocks page
August 10, 2003
Updated Cadillac Jack's current whereabouts
May 20, 2003
Added some additional info on the demise of KQLZ (see History, page 3)
May 3, 2003
Added five more liners, a commerical for The Knack in concert, and a tribute to the troops in Iraq
April 21, 2003
Added the following liners: 'Attn K-mart shoppers,' 'What the hell is this' and 'Too late now' (courtesy of aircheck provided by Cadillac Jack)
March 3, 2003
Added aircheck from Fall, 1989
January 1, 2003
Scott Shannon's real name exposed! See Staff page.
December 31, 2002
Added a picture of the Pirate Radio Lonn Friend tee shirt
(History Page 3)
November 30, 2002
Added a picture of the Pirate Radio peechee folder
(Promos section)
November 9, 2002
Added a ten page fax promo for Pirate Radio USA
Courtesy Dave Michaels
July 5, 2002
Added "Bang on Hussein" audio clip
June 12, 2002
Added picture of the Pirate Party Pig keychain
Updated info on Alice Puente
May 27, 2002
Added picture of Martine from the Pirate Harley Crew
May 4, 2002
Added to airchecks from December, 1990 and Sky Daniels R&R Sampler
Added info on Alice Puente (Staff page)
March 31, 2002
Added a slew of articles provided by Brian Wilson (see History pages 1 & 2)
Added the Pirate Phone List (see STAFF)
February 2, 2002
Added info on Jamie Osborn's current gig & updated info on Brian Shook (Jocks page)
Added info on the Pirate Harley Girls & Steve Denny, updated info on Brian Wilson (Staff page)
Added a picture of Scott Shannon in the Westwood One Culver City Studio
Added a picture of the infamous Pirate Radio Pocket Rocket giveaway, an FM radio fixed on 100.3!
Added more about what Tawn Mastrey was playing in 1992 (Music page)
and noted her phone op was Marteen (Staff page)
January 22, 2002
Added a chat room. Now you can chat with fellow Pirate fanatics!
January 20, 2002
Added update on Greg Stevens (Jocks page) and new info on Chuck aMok (Staff page). Also added blurb on Adam Goodman and a picture of Tawn Mastrey, updated info on Cadillac Jack on the jocks page, added info on Screwball Productions.
January 11, 2002
Added a picture of 1st Birthday Shirt (History Page 3)
December 21, 2001
Added a link to KQLZ.org and the experimental weekend broadcasts. The link can be found on the HISTORY page.
December 16, 2001
Added a picture of a green on black Pirate shirt, some bumpers stickers and a Pirate Xmas card (see History page 3)
December 5, 2001
Added a picture of the 1st birthday shirt (see History, Page 2)
November 29, 2001
Added a picture of a billboard advertisement (see Promos)
Thanks to John Poppolo
November 10, 2001
Added chat room and Instant Messaging
(see History Page)
November 2, 2001
Made KQLZ.net email addresses available.
September 28, 2001
Added some history about the Pirate's playing of a Kiss song a month before the album's release, and Polygram Records' reaction.
September 16, 2001
Added a picture of a Pirate Radio shirt "Less Music By Dead Guys" (History Page 3)
September 3, 2001
Added a picture of the Pirate Radio scarf (Promos page)
August 4, 2001
Added an aircheck played on Pirate Radio USA dedicated to the American men & women in Iraq
Special thanks to David Adams
August 2, 2001
Added two new airchecks (thanks again Dave!)
Added new Behind The Scenes area with initial stories from Randy Kabrich, Jamie Osborn, Thrasher, Jason Rappaport and Steven O. Sellers.
July 10, 2001
Added a DOZEN new airchecks (a BIG thank you Dave!)
Added some pictures sent by Cadillac Jack!
June 21, 2001
Added staff info on Jason Rapp
June 9, 2001
Cadillac Jack sent along some great airchecks--thanks Jack! The first three (of Jack in 1989 & 1990) have been added.
May 18, 2001
Added pictures of a 1989 Pirate Radio music survey (courtesy of Cadillac Jack!)
May 10, 2001
Added two airchecks of Mark Miller from summer 1992
Added picture of a SCREW THE RULES tee shirt (page 3 of the history)
May 3, 2001
Updated info on Tawn Mastrey (Jocks page)
Updated info on Mark Miller
May 1, 2001
Added demo tape of Lonn Friend doing Pirate Radio Saturday Night, a syndicated show from Westwood One
April 14, 2001
Added picture of the late Gary Gears
April 7, 2001
Added info on Michael Kakoyiannis (Staff Page)
March 11, 2001
Updated info on Shadow Steele (Jocks page)
March 6, 2001
Added fascinating info on how the KQLZ call sign came about! See the second page of history.
November 18, 2000
Added two pictures of the lobby and one of the sales office
November 9, 2000
Updated history of Cadillac Jack
November 8, 2000
Added a picture of the Bite Me Hat & studio pictures
November 3, 2000
Added a picture post card & three airchecks of Cadillac Jack.
Thanks to Robert Larson!
October 24, 2000
Added airchecks of Tawn Mastrey, Spring, 1992
and Mark Miller, Summer, 1992.
Added a huge song list provided by Trip.
October 19, 2000
Updated the Jocks page with new info on Gary Poole, Mark Miller, Greg Stevens, Thrasher and Oz Medina. Also updated the 1992 lineup and history page 3. Added a picture of Oz Medina.
October 14, 2000
Added info on the music of 1992, gleaned from an aircheck with Tawn Mastrey on it. Also added the 1992 toll free Pirate phone number (Promo page).
September 17, 2000
Added a link to our streaming audio site. The link is on the bottom of Page 1 of the History page.
September 4, 2000
Added picture of Pirate Radio Rocks pin
(See Promos page)
July 15, 2000
Added four new airchecks
July 14, 2000
Corrected the info on how the Pirate Radio moniker came to be--THANKS Scott Shannon!
June 16, 2000
Updated info on Baltazar
June 4, 2000
Added The Original Pirate Crew picture
May 2, 2000
Added an aircheck of KROQ listeners calling in panick stricken--Pirate Radio had taken over 106.7 on April Fool's Day 1994!
May 1, 2000
Added airchecks of Knarly Charlie
and Francis the Talking Mule
Added numerous updates to profiles on the Jocks and Staff pages
Added info on 1990 MTV Music Awards to the History page
Added info from Jeff Axelrod about the first morning of KQLZ
April 27, 2000
Added airchecks:
Pirate Radio USA syndicated satellite show
Batman Gomez & Baltizar May, 1990
Cadillac Jack 1990 aircheck
Big Watusi & end of a Shannon in the Morning Show
April 19, 2000
Updated info on Whitney Allen
April 18, 2000
Updated info on Baltazar
April 3, 2000
Updated info on Oz Medina
March 31, 2000
Added some Staff info
March 23, 2000
Added some Airchecks:
The First Hour
Two Whitney Allen scoped airchecks
A one of a kind Pirate Radio EBS Test!
