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The Traveling Tights: Asking Alexandria Came To America Illegally While Fighting Raccoons [AUDIO]

Dalton Castle — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:05:49 +0000

DOWNLOAD HERE Ben Bruce and Danny Worsnop of Asking Alexandria have an insane story about coming to America illegally to pursue their music dreams. In this episode of the Traveling Tights we dig into the vault to pull out this interview with the dudes from Asking Alexandria. Originally I became a fan of AA [...]

How To Have An Amazing Cookout This Memorial Day

Wes Styles — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:00:24 +0000

Memorial Day weekend, the “unofficial” kick-off to summer and the time to “officially” break out the grill and host a party for family or friends. But when you do, how can you ensure the meal and party is going to be great? Well, let me help (or at least try to, I’m not Bobby Flay [...]

The Best Things That Come In Threes

Wes Styles — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:15:55 +0000

Memorial Day Weekend is of course 3 days of celebration and remembrance of those who serve and protect our great country, as well as the kick off of summer. To help with the “kick off of summer” part, Q103 is celebrating by giving you 3 songs sets throughout the weekend of your favorite artist. Think [...]

Brazil's Version Of A Homemade Waterslide Makes Me Think Syringes Filled With Antibiotics Should Be Ready And Waiting [VIDEO]

Adams — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:10:27 +0000

During those torrential downpours yesterday I found myself driving in Schenectady through urban flooding. It was insane! Broadway went from a major street to a river in no time. The water was literally washing man hole covers and road debris down the street like it was a natural occurrence. It was a bit nerve racking and kind of dirty, to be honest.

Prepare For Traffic Jams – Highways To Be More Congested This Holiday Weekend

Wes Styles — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:16:30 +0000

If your Memorial Day Weekend plans take you either a short distance down the Northway or a long extended drive; be prepared for extra traffic. According to AAA, most Americans will do their travel by vehicle this weekend – that’s up 0.25% from last year. 31.2 million people are expected to hit the roadways for Memorial Day [...]

Heavy Rains And Flooding Hammer The Albany Area [PICS]

Adams — Wed, 22 May 2013 22:36:23 +0000

Say what you want but the torrential rains we received earlier today (Wednesday) were sick. With a friend sending me crazy pics from Scotia and my own personal pics while I was retrieving a friend at the train in Schenectady, I felt like I needed to show you exactly what happens when it downpours for about 30 minutes.

Get Laid On Hump Day, Thanks To Craigslist [POLL]

Adams — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:17:05 +0000

Wednesday is here! Mid-week if ya will: It's Hump Day! You know, middle of the week get over the hump and all that jazz? So you know, I'm gonna spin this in a pure sexual way. I mean come on, I'm a dude and why the hell not? On to the Albany Area 'Casual Encounter' section of Craigslist...

Dalton Is Ready To Speak At Your Graduation

Dalton Castle — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:44:34 +0000

Year after year I see undeserving guest speakers appearing on the stage at college commencements and I start to think “when is it going to be my turn”! I’m getting pretty sick on the lack of honoree doctrines on my shelf. When videos of the dude from “Workaholics” speaking at a college graduation surface I [...]

Dude Asks Albany Area To Send His Pregnant Wife Stewart's Ice Cream, In South Carolina!

Adams — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:06:20 +0000

Not that everyone knows what happens when a pregnant lady goes looking to fill that void in her belly via 'cravings' so let me help you understand. Well, hold on. Let me also preface this with: 'when a pregnant lady starts to crave' expect to be ran around like a taxi cab driver with a passenger looking for crack rock. They go crazy! I've been there, it's nuts.

Asking Alexandria – Rock on the Range Interview [Audio]

Wes Styles — Sat, 18 May 2013 22:17:29 +0000

Day 2 at the SOLD OUT Rock on the Range in Columbus, OH and I got to sit down with British boys of Asking Alexandria. Ben Bruce, lead guitars and key music writer, joined me in Radio Row to talk about their new album, From Death to Destiny – out August 3rd, American living, getting married [...]

Interview: Wayland Is Back In Albany With A New CD? [AUDO]

Dalton Castle — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:30:14 +0000

The Dudes from Wayland have been nothing but awesome friends of the show and they are hitting up the Albany area again. After living the true nomadic life of Rock and Roll for nearly 2 years Mitch, Phil, Tyler and Dingle-Hopper make their way back with in proximity of Q103 to play Bogie’s on [...]

Nonpoint: Q103 Exclusive Acoustic Garage Session [VIDEO]

Dalton Castle — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:24:54 +0000

Move the Q103 van over, throw some chairs down and let the boys from Nonpoint do their thing. The premise of the Q103 Exclusive acoustic garage session is simple. We invite the band, we invite a few lucky Q103 listeners and then everybody wins. Elias and Rasheed of Nonpoint were in town to [...]

Lots of Poo In The Water – Public Pools Are Very Dirty. Have A Great Summer

Wes Styles — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:45:55 +0000

The warm weather have finally graced the Albany region and that means it’s time to take a dip in the pool while the sun is blazing. But before you do that, you might want to consider something – the is VERY dirty in public pools. Studies show that the genetic material from E.coli is found [...]

Elias Soriano Of Nonpoint Does A Solid Billy Idol Impression [VIDEO]

Dalton Castle — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:24:17 +0000

The gentlemen from Nonpoint were in the Q103 studios for an exclusive acoustic garage session and man on man Dalton time. A few lucky Q103 listeners were invited to sit down in a small intimate setting with Nonpoint as they played a solid acoustic set of a few songs of the new album “Nonpoint” which [...]

Watch St. Patrick's Church Bell Tower in Watervliet Come Crashing Down [VIDEO]

Dalton Castle — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:12:30 +0000

So they finally pulled the trigger and tore down the St. Patrick’s bell tower in Watervliet NY and you can watch the video here. I remember every day for about a week I would be driving through Watervliet around 10am and the only thing left standing of the old St. Patrick’s church was its bell [...]

Sweet Brown or Charles Ramsey: Who Had The Better Auto-Tune? [VIDEO+POLL]

Adams — Wed, 15 May 2013 22:19:54 +0000

There comes a time when a random auto-tune poll needs to take place. The time is NOW! We have the lovely Sweet Brown vs. Mr Hero himself, Charles Ramsey. Brush off your chair, grab a cold pop and make time for this! In corner #1: Oh lord Jesus, she dodged fires and drank cold pop [...]

17 Year Old Steals $50K In Merch From Albany Area Home

Adams — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:06:53 +0000

Ahh, to be 17 again. What was that saying- Young, dumb, and full of c–? We were all there right weren’t we? Some of us may have tried some booze while others were trying out their private parts on whatever walked past. Ahh yes, to be 17 again. Speaking of ‘young, dumb and full of [...]

Meet WWE Hall Of Famer Terry Funk In Gloversville NY

Dalton Castle — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:17:50 +0000

If it’s professional wrestling near Albany, you can count on this peacock to get involved. Your chance to meet WWE hall of fame member Terry Funk and catch some solid action is with 2CW.

Drunk-Driving Level Could Be Dropped to .05

Wes Styles — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:45:11 +0000

How much it “too much” to drive. We know the current legal limit is .08. What if it was lower and you could get popped for having 2 drinks in an hour, then driving? Now I’m not condoning drinking and driving but The National Transportation Safety Board has voted to lower the drunk-driving limit from .08 to .05. [...]

Top 5 Shinedown Acoustic Performances

Wes Styles — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:00:58 +0000

Last year, Q103 debuted the Garage Session where your favorite bands play acoustically in our garage while hanging out with you. Pretty cool idea right? Nothing like getting up close and personal in a private setting with a band you love. So far, we've had 6 bands come in to play including Nonpoint, Trapt, and Young Guns.