Sirius and Nordic Rox free for two days
Written by tevensso on October 24, 2006 to Misc.
NEW YORK (UPDATED) - 
Satellite radio station Sirius will be free to listen to all over the world on October 25 and 26 with stars from around the world participating in the free global radio event.
Per Gessle, who has a regular weekly show called Nordic Rox on The Spectrum (channel 18), will be a guest DJ on Big ’80s (channel 8) where original MTV VJs – and current Sirius DJs – Mark Goodman, Nina Blackwood, Alan Hunter and Martha Quinn will share their biggest ’80s moments. Another Swede, Ace of Base’s Ulf Ekberg, will guest DJ on The Pulse (channel 9).
Special editions of Nordic Rox, including an exclusive interview with Roxette’s Per Gessle by original MTV VJ Mark Goodman, and interviews with ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus and the Hives’ Pelle Almquist will be aired on The Spectrum (channel 18).
Nordic Rox is on Wednesday between 12.00-15.00 CET.
To be able to listen you have to register.
Sirius has more than 75 channels of talk, entertainment, sports and commercial-free music and is launching the internet service for $12.95 a month.
Update: Per Gessle’s shows will be re-run tomorrow, Thursday. Interview at 13.00 CET and his show at 18.00.
Ron Wienand contributed to this article.
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50 comments
abysmo said on October 24, 2006 17:50:
Maybe we´ll get another great interview from Ian.
gyllene_tjej said on October 25, 2006 11:01:
I’m listening to Nordic Rox now, pretty nice and so cool to hear Per again, among others.
what about the Big 80ties show, what time exactly is it aired on Channel 8? Today or tomorrow? Hopefully it will be on the time it is still possible to listen online for free.
dubacik said on October 25, 2006 11:40:
According to the SIRIUS web page it should be today at 3:00 pm CET and re-broadcasted tomorrow I think at 1:00 pm CET.
gyllene_tjej said on October 25, 2006 12:02:
Confusing - I actually found this:
Today 9:00 am ET
Roxette’s Per Gessle drops by the SIRIUS Studios to hang out with Mark Goodman and chat about the band’s 20th anniversary and their upcoming greatest hits CD from the band.
Rebroadcast: Thurs., Oct. 26th @ 7 am ET.
Isn’t ET European Time? If so then it’s alrady been aired. We gotta wait till 7 in the morning tomorrow.
What’s this?: Roxette’s Per Gessle Hosts Random Access
Today 12:00 pm ET
Roxette’s Per Gessle couldn’t get enough of the Big ’80s, so he stuck around for some more quality time... he’s going to be hosting Random Access. Hear Per’s favorites from the decade of big hair, including (of course) some tunes from Roxette, as we hand over the controls to the SIRIUS airwaves to Per.
Rebroadcast: Thurs., Oct. 26th @ Noon ET.
What channel is Random Access then, the same as Big 80 ties?
Viewtiful said on October 25, 2006 12:23:
ET means Eastern US Time. 9 a.m. should be 15 pm European time, so the show will start in roughly 40 minutes :-)
shammes said on October 25, 2006 13:16:
This is SO cool! I’m glad I saw this. FINALLY, something special for us here in the States! Out of the blue it’s going to be a big Roxette day! It’s not often you can say that in the U.S.
shammes said on October 25, 2006 13:18:
Don’t forget, Per will also be on Random Access as a guest DJ at noon EDT! It just keeps getting better...
gyllene_tjej said on October 25, 2006 13:26:
I’m sorry I turned to be a bit ignorant of the timezones.... Per does not tell us many new things but it is still sweet to hear his warm voice!
Can someone answer my question: Random access, is it also on Channel 8 or where? Thanx!
shammes said on October 25, 2006 13:49:
Random Access is on Big 80’s, Sirius Channel 8 at 12:00pm EDT
gyllene_tjej said on October 25, 2006 13:56:
thank you, shammes!
now that was funny - doesn’t he remeber what year he and Åsa got married? >:-) He starts saying we’ve been married since.... and than he finishes off by saying many years. Lol!
Hope I’ll manage to listen to the whole thing before I have to head for work...
meradi said on October 25, 2006 14:15:
playing ’reveal’ right now... wish they’d say more about the new cd.
DanJKroll said on October 25, 2006 14:16:
It is 1014am here in Philadelphia (EST) and the Big 80s station is playing Reveal. It is always such a rush of a feeling to hear a Rox track on the radio – but to hear something brand new is even more cool. :-)
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Lars-Erik_Olson (moderator) said on October 25, 2006 14:17:
This is GREAT promotion for Roxette, especially in the States (where almost all of the Sirius listeners are located). This whole deal with Per being involved with Sirius started because a Roxette fan (and occasional TDR reader!) is one of the executives there.
They’re playing “Reveal” right now !!
meradi said on October 25, 2006 14:21:
in a bit they’re going to play the other new song - one wish. it’s cool to hear something new on the radio.
Roxrider_USA said on October 25, 2006 14:22:
It’s 10:20 am ET and Per just talked about driving cars and then they will talk about the GH CD after the in a few minutes.
Cool!
Carlos E., New York.
Lars-Erik_Olson (moderator) said on October 25, 2006 14:24:
Did he REALLY just ask Per if he has sex in those fancy cars?!?
Roxrider_USA said on October 25, 2006 14:27:
Yes, in a biit they will play One Wish. Well, i guess it can only be One Wish!
What a nice felling!
Carlos E., New York.
DanJKroll said on October 25, 2006 14:28:
You can tell that MTV has come a long way from its crazy 80s beginnings. The DJ not only asked Per if he has sex in the cars, but he was pushing Per to divorce his “expensive wife” Asa! lol. Now MTV is trying to be all grown up and I am not even sure that they have VJs any more...
dubacik said on October 25, 2006 14:37:
Btw. the wedding day is not the only day Per doesn’t remember. He also can’t remember the year he met Åsa; he should say 1984 except of 1986. Anyway, soooooo great show, will listen also the re-broadcast tomorrow.
Sascha said on October 25, 2006 14:40:
Seems to be quite funny! :-) I can’t listen here at work...
Roxrider_USA said on October 25, 2006 14:40:
They are playing it now! One Wish!! 10:40 am ET.
Lars-Erik_Olson (moderator) said on October 25, 2006 14:46:
The interviewer, who seemed to know how big Roxette is in South America... asked Per about it. Per said “South America was enormous for us... still is...”, and explained a bit about the recording of the Spanish tracks... but... even though the interview asked AGAIN for Per to explain just HOW big Roxette is there (the implication being compared to the States I think)... Per didn’t (in my opinion) do a very good job of making it clear that Roxette STILL has such a large fan base there.
DanJKroll said on October 25, 2006 14:49:
I agree that Per was a little too laid back on the interview. It could have been more of a hype-up session for the release.
There is talk elsewhere about Per being on at Noon as well. Is that a mistake or is there another channel that I need to dial up on here to listen to him again?
mareo said on October 25, 2006 14:54:
I’m hearing it now... It’s awesome. Love you Rox
mareo said on October 25, 2006 14:56:
But it’s 17 CET now... wasn’t it between 12 & 15 Central European Time? Tomorrow I should stay connected 24h!
Roxrider_USA said on October 24, 2006 17:31:
Cool!
Will use these two days to listen to Nordic Rox and listen to some Roxette and related songs on the radio, something that is rare over here. :-)
Take care!
Carlos E., New York.
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