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HIT IT or QUIT IT Hot For Crime - Ya Need It

October 6, 2023 @ 10:00 am

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HIT IT or QUIT IT Westcreek - Let Me Bleed

September 29, 2023 @ 9:37 am

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HIT IT or QUIT IT Lines of Loyalty - My Addiction

September 22, 2023 @ 10:00 am

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Two New Tracks From Blink-182

September 21, 2023 @ 3:35 pm

Blink-182 went a little heavier with the title track from their upcoming album. You can wrap your ears around “One More Time” below. Mark,...

HIT IT or QUIT IT Austin John Winkler / Shaylen - Lips of an Angel

September 15, 2023 @ 7:45 am

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HIT IT or QUIT IT Dead Poet Society - Running In Circles

September 8, 2023 @ 10:00 am

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HIT IT or QUIT IT Blind Channel - Dead Zone

September 1, 2023 @ 11:20 am

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HIT IT or QUIT IT Aranda - The Light and Dark (Reimagined)

August 25, 2023 @ 11:37 am

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HIT IT or QUIT IT Blacklist Union - Dirty Halo

August 18, 2023 @ 12:10 pm

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HIT IT or QUIT IT Pistols at Dawn - Fly

August 11, 2023 @ 10:00 am

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HIT IT or QUIT IT Ghost Hounds - Make It Shake

August 4, 2023 @ 10:00 am

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HIT IT or QUIT IT Code Orange ft. Billy Corgan - Take Shape

July 28, 2023 @ 9:36 am

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HIT IT or QUIT IT Royal Blood - Pull Me Through

July 21, 2023 @ 10:00 am

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Real Rock Report 07-21-23

July 21, 2023 @ 9:19 am

Creed reunite on a boat, Avenged Guitarist is Injured, Mammoth WVH to headline a tour this fall, and the Deftones come out with another...

Real Rock Report 07-21-23

Real Rock Report

Tool of the Week 07-21-23

July 21, 2023 @ 8:35 am

This week’s Tool of the Week comes from our own back yard. Let’s play a game of “How Did He Get Caught?” Listen to...

Tool of the Week 07-21-23

Tool of The Day

HIT IT or QUIT IT Foundry - Crocodile Tears

July 14, 2023 @ 9:36 am

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HIT IT or QUIT IT Austin Meade - Blackout

July 7, 2023 @ 9:57 am

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HIT IT or Quit IT Enter Shikari - It Hurts

June 30, 2023 @ 1:18 pm

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The Morning X This Week Podcast 06-30-23

June 30, 2023 @ 11:18 am

All the clips we liked from the Morning X this week, all in one podcast. Which is why we call it The Morning X...

The Morning X This Week Podcast 06-30-23

The Morning X This Week Podcast

HIT IT or QUIT IT Sin Shake Sin - "Congratulations, You're in a Cult"

June 23, 2023 @ 1:35 pm

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The Morning X This Week Podcast 06-23-23

June 23, 2023 @ 10:19 am

Some clips from this week’s morning show you thought you’d like, all in one podcast, including Mike Mushok of Staind, Comedian Matt Hall, Comedian...

The Morning X This Week Podcast 06-23-23

The Morning X This Week Podcast

HIT IT or QUIT IT Fever 333 - $wing

June 16, 2023 @ 12:42 pm

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Tool of the Week 06-16-23

June 16, 2023 @ 11:16 am

This week’s Tool of the Week actually got away with the money he stole… for a little while… how he lost it is what...

Tool of the Week 06-16-23

Tool of The Day

HIT IT or QUIT IT Shallow Side - You're The Reason

June 9, 2023 @ 1:29 pm

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HIT IT or QUIT IT Christopher Shayne - One More Round

June 2, 2023 @ 10:00 am

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Tool of the Week 05-26-23

May 26, 2023 @ 11:59 am

This week’s Tool of the Week shot his roommate in the butt. What tips it into the net is WHY he did it. Listen...

Tool of the Week 05-26-23

Tool of The Day

HIT IT or QUIT IT Awaken I Am - Relic

May 26, 2023 @ 10:00 am

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HIT IT or QUIT IT Sleep Theory - Numb

May 19, 2023 @ 2:03 pm

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HIT IT or QUIT IT Jared James Nichols - Easy Come, Easy Go.

May 12, 2023 @ 1:01 pm

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Tool of the Week 05-12-23

May 12, 2023 @ 11:27 am

This week’s Tool of the Week makes the grade not because of his DUI arrest, but because of what he was WEARING during that...

Tool of the Week 05-12-23

Tool of The Day

The Morning X This Week Podcast 05-12-23

May 12, 2023 @ 11:22 am

All the clips from the Morning X this week. All in one podcast. For free? That’s like getting free donuts because Dunkin Donuts is...

The Morning X This Week Podcast 05-12-23

The Morning X This Week Podcast

HIT IT or QUIT IT Plush - Left Behind

May 5, 2023 @ 10:00 am

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HIT IT or QUIT IT Archetypes Collide - What If I Fall

April 28, 2023 @ 11:00 am

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The Morning X This Week Podcast 04-28-23

April 28, 2023 @ 9:48 am

All our favorite clips from this week, including an interview and live performance from Black Satellite, Mike Peck stops by, and things you learned...

The Morning X This Week Podcast 04-28-23

The Morning X This Week Podcast

HIT IT or QUIT IT Black Heart Saints - Human Xstacy

April 21, 2023 @ 11:36 am

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Tool of the Week 04-21-23

April 21, 2023 @ 10:06 am

We believe this week’s Tool of the Week… kind of overreacted. What do you think? Listen to the episode to find out what happened....

Tool of the Week 04-21-23

Tool of The Day

Win for Mom this Mother's Day

April 14, 2023 @ 4:19 pm

Hey Mom! What’s your Mother’s Day wish? A weekend getaway? A clean house? Whatever it is, The X has teamed up with First Northern...

HIT IT or QUIT IT Any Given Sin - Calm Before The Storm

April 14, 2023 @ 12:46 pm

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The Morning X This Week Podcast 04-14-23

April 14, 2023 @ 11:41 am

All the clips we liked from the Morning X this week piled into one podcast. Guests include Comedian Matt Hall, Comedian Kevin Haas, Comedian...

The Morning X This Week Podcast 04-14-23

The Morning X This Week Podcast

Tool of the Week 04-14-23

April 14, 2023 @ 11:36 am

This week’s Tool of the Week has a soft spot that ended up getting her into trouble. Find out what happened by listening to...

Tool of the Week 04-14-23

Tool of The Day

HIT IT or QUIT IT - The Exies - Spirits High

April 7, 2023 @ 12:40 pm

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HIT IT or QUIT IT The Plot In You - Left Behind

April 3, 2023 @ 12:03 pm

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Tool of the Week 03-31-23

March 31, 2023 @ 11:51 am

This week’s biggest tool stole some luggage, but managed to give himself away in a very dumb manner. Listen to the episode to find...

Tool of the Week 03-31-23

Tool of The Day

The Morning X This Week Podcast 03-31-23

March 31, 2023 @ 11:48 am

All our favorite clips from this past week, including Comedian Paul Reiser, and a bunch of other bullsh that’s not that. ...

The Morning X This Week Podcast 03-31-23

The Morning X This Week Podcast

Brendan Hunt from Ted Lasso with Lou

March 28, 2023 @ 4:46 pm

Lou had a chance to talk with Brendan Hunt from Ted Lasso at the NASCAR race in Austin Texas last weekend. Check out what...

HIT IT or QUIT IT Royal Bliss x Citizen Soldier - Through Hell

March 24, 2023 @ 4:08 pm

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The Morning X This Week Podcast 03-24-23

March 24, 2023 @ 12:28 pm

Here’s this week’s compilation of our favorite segments from The Morning X. They want me to type more, but I’ll just let you listen...

The Morning X This Week Podcast 03-24-23

The Morning X This Week Podcast

Tool of the Week 03-24-23

March 24, 2023 @ 12:14 pm

We don’t know if he can SPELL irony… but this week’s Tool of the Week certainly knows how to demonstrate it. Listen to the...

Tool of the Week 03-24-23

Tool of The Day

Hit It or Quit It GXTP - Contraband

March 17, 2023 @ 2:13 pm

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Tool of the Week 03/17/23

March 17, 2023 @ 11:35 am

Our Tool of the Week is a real creep. You’d think with a name like he has, he would be a bit less obvious...

Tool of the Week 03/17/23

Tool of The Day

The Morning X This Week Podcast 03/17/23

March 17, 2023 @ 11:30 am

Look what we put together for you. Our favorite clips from the week, all in one podcast. Lucky you....

The Morning X This Week Podcast 03/17/23

The Morning X This Week Podcast

Bert Kreischer at The BMO Center

March 15, 2023 @ 11:26 am

Bert Kreischer is brining his “Tops Off World Tour” to the BMO Canter in Rockford on March, 26th. Tickets are on sale now. Click...

Tool of the Week 03-10-23

March 10, 2023 @ 11:41 am

No matter what you’re planning, whether it be a vacation, a business strategy, or — in this case — a crime… it pays to...

Tool of the Week 03-10-23

Tool of The Day

HIT IT or QUIT IT Rise Among Rivals - Convictions

March 10, 2023 @ 10:00 am

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Slightly Stoopid & Sublime With Rome at Chicago's Northerly Island

July 28, 2023 @ 6:00 pm

Slightly Stoopid and Sublime with Rome will hit Chicago’s Huntington Bank Pavilion on July, 28th. Tickets are on sale Friday 3/11. Click here for...

Metallica: "If Darkness Had a Son"

March 6, 2023 @ 9:12 am

Metallica released another track of of their upcoming album “72 Seasons.” The video for “If Darkness HAd a Son” is below. “72 Seasons comes...

The Morning X This Week Podcast 03-03-23

March 3, 2023 @ 12:04 pm

The top clips from the Morning X this week, including Rockford Missed Connections, Mike Peck from the Icehogs, Comedian Kevin Haas, Comedian Matt Hall,...

The Morning X This Week Podcast 03-03-23

The Morning X This Week Podcast

Tool of the Week - 03-03-23

March 3, 2023 @ 11:58 am

This week’s biggest Tool gets the title because not only did his attempt to burn leaves and garbage go VERY wrong.. but what happened...

Tool of the Week 03-03-23

Tool of The Day

HIT IT or QUIT IT Starcrawler - Stranded

March 3, 2023 @ 10:51 am

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The Morning X This Week Podcast 02-24-23

February 24, 2023 @ 12:14 pm

All the best from this week on The Morning X, including Stix Zadinia from Steel Panther, Heff (aka Comedian Kevin Kellam) talking WWE, Filmmaker...

The Morning X This Week Podcast 02-24-23

The Morning X This Week Podcast

Real Rock Report 02-24-23

February 24, 2023 @ 11:23 am

Steve Vai walks back Ozzy album remarks, the Hu have a documentary coming out, plus this weeks new music releases. All in today’s Real...

Real Rock Report 02-24-23

Real Rock Report

Tool of the Week 02-24-23

February 24, 2023 @ 11:10 am

This Tool of the Week made a threatening phone call to the Hollywood police, threatening to blow up the Hollywood sign… one small problem...

Tool of the Week 02-24-23

Tool of The Day

HIT IT or QUIT IT Little Image - Out of My Mind

February 24, 2023 @ 10:00 am

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Guns N' Roses at Wrigley Field

February 21, 2023 @ 8:55 am

Guns N’ Roses are making their way back to Chicago’s Wrigley Field on Thursday, September 24th. Presale tickets go on sale Monday, February 27th...

Hit It or Quit It Sammy Hagar and The Circle - Father Time

February 17, 2023 @ 12:53 pm

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Tool of the Week 02-10-23

February 10, 2023 @ 12:46 pm

Another week, and another champion. This one goes into the Tool of the Day hall of fame. This man did what on the floor...

Tool of the Week 02-10-23

Tool of The Day

HIT IT or QUIT IT For The Fallen Dreams - No Heaven

February 10, 2023 @ 10:00 am

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Photos: 815 Ale Fest at Tebala Event Center

February 4, 2023 @ 4:05 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app CHERRY VALLEY — Hundreds of people filled the Tebala Event Center on Saturday for...

HIT IT or QUIT IT Cairo Knife Fight - Churn

February 3, 2023 @ 1:34 pm

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HIT IT or QUIT IT Last In Line - Ghost Town

January 27, 2023 @ 2:05 pm

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Tool of the Week 01-27-23

January 27, 2023 @ 11:47 am

This week’s Tool of the Week left a present that may just get him caught. Listen to the episode to find out what happened....

Tool of the Week 01-27-23

Tool of The Day

HIT IT or QUIT IT Black Oxygen - Laceyville

January 20, 2023 @ 12:53 pm

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The Morning X This Week Podcast 01-20-23

January 20, 2023 @ 12:01 pm

Lots packed into this podcast, including Food News, what restaurant workers want you to stop doing, Kassidi from the Rock River Valley Blood Center,...

The Morning X This Week Podcast 01-20-23

The Morning X This Week Podcast

HIT IT or QUIT IT Jared James Nichols - Down The Drain

January 13, 2023 @ 12:37 pm

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HIT IT or QUIT IT Avatar - The Dirt I'm Buried In

January 6, 2023 @ 2:27 pm

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