NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM
announced today that David Fricke,
esteemed music critic and rock journalist, will host a new weekly
music show on SiriusXM's The Spectrum channel.
In The Writer's Block, Fricke will hand-select an hour of
music and share stories from his four decades of experience
covering the biggest names in rock. The show will blend tracks from
an array of classic and influential artists such as the Beatles,
Bob Dylan, Nirvana, Blur, Joy Division, Foo Fighters, The Grateful
Dead, and the Ramones, as well as brand-new music from artists such
as The Arcs and the Dead Weather.
"With The Writer's Block, my life in music and journalism has
come full circle on SiriusXM," said Fricke. "I got my start in
radio, and it is an amazing honor and opportunity to bring my
passions for great music and telling stories to the medium where I
began."
"David Fricke has chronicled the
history and world of rock and roll at the highest levels, but now
he gets a journalist's dream assignment: picking and playing music
from the stars he's interviewed," said Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM's President and Chief
Content Officer. "In an age of playlists that are
automated, the picks from David will be debated and scrutinized,
and we think thoroughly enjoyed by our listeners nationwide. The
combination of great songs and David's stories to go with them can
be found nowhere else but SiriusXM."
The Writer's Block will premiere on Thursday, September 24 at 8:00 pm ET on SiriusXM's The Spectrum, via
satellite on channel 28 and through the SiriusXM App on smartphones
and other connected devices, as well as online at
siriusxm.com. The show will replay Saturday, September 26 at 4:00 pm ET.
Subscribers will also be able to listen to The Writer's
Block via SiriusXM On Demand through the SiriusXM App for
smartphones and other mobile devices and online
at siriusxm.com.
David Fricke has been a music
critic and journalist for more than four decades, and more recently
has sat down with major artists such as Keith Richards, Chris
Cornell and Buddy Guy for
special one-on-one interviews on SiriusXM. Fricke is a senior
writer at Rolling Stone, contributes to the acclaimed British
magazine MOJO and is a three-time winner of the ASCAP-Deems Taylor
Award for excellence in music journalism. He is a Grammy-nominated
writer of liner notes for reissues by the Byrds, the Velvet
Underground, Metallica and Led Zeppelin, among others, and has
appeared in major rock documentaries about Wilco, Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana and Lou Reed.
The Spectrum plays the past, present and future adult album rock
artists. Listeners will hear U2, Rolling Stones, The Black Keys,
David Bowie, Mumford & Sons,
Tom Petty, R.E.M., Hozier and The
Police.
For more information on SiriusXM, please visit www.siriusxm.com.
About SiriusXM
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