I had the opportunity to chat with Dayton Gem's Center Forward Dan LaPointe last evening during the Gems vs. Icehawks hockey match.

Like many of the Dayton Gems, Dan comes from a family with a strong hockey history.
His grandfather, Ron Maxwell, was a legendary junior coach in Canada, best known for his strong leadership of the Brandon Wheat Kings and Victoria Cougars.

Dan's uncle, Bryan Maxwell, played for a decade in the NHL with various teams. Dan's late father, Rick LaPointe played for 11 years in the league as a defenseman– 664 NHL games with the Detroit Red Wings, Philadelphia Flyers, St. Louis Blues, Quebec Nordiques and Los Angeles Kings — before finally retiring fromhockey back in 1986.

Dan chats with me about coming off of the Injured Reserve (IR), playing hockey for a California team and the dedicated play by his team mates.

Thanks Dan for the opportunity for the interview, and we hope to see you out on the ice Sunday night.

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For the hard rock quartet megaphone, the mission has been simple: Saving rock n’ roll from the machine, and bringing it back to where it should be – loud, catchy and in your face.

That they’re succeeding with that mission is obvious; a huge draw in their native Orlando, Florida, extensive radio play, gigs opening for arena headliners and festival appearances. And with their new album, Exit Silent Mode, filled to the brim with unforgettable hooks, melodies and songs, megaphone is poised to take everything about their band to the next level.

Here is just one cut from their album now featured on Get Social Radio

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Artist Klaryssa Korol states on her website that she finds "noise strangely musical" you can hear influences of Kate Bush, Depeche Mode and (the look of) Evanescence. Described as industrial experimental dance-rock paired together with noise, avante-garde fx, atmospherics, rigid drums, layered synths, and unusual organic instruments from around the world. Her music has now been added to our rotation schedule.

We do hope you enjoy our new feature artist!

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Mike and Greg were there as the Dayton Gems took home ice against the Bloomington PrairieThunder at Hara Arena Wednesday night. Some of the show highlights included an interview with Gems 5'11" Forward Mike Mullen (Injured Reserve) and then after the second period an interview with Jill Sanders (Public Relations) All the while Mike and Greg strain through their first play-by-play sporting event. Listen in to laugh cry, or just root on your Dayton Gems in their highest scoring game of the season winning in a shoot-out 8-7.

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