About The Author:

Jay Philpott
Weekends: Sat 10a-3p, Sun 12n-4p CT
jphilpott@1065thearch.com

SCROLL DOWN for JAY's BIO -

I was born in St. Louis and grew up here, Minneapolis and San Jose, California...a multi-city childhood that prepared me well for the rock band-style, gypsy touring life that is a career in radio.

It's been a blast seeing America by working and living in all quadrants of the USA - I've been to 46 of our states and seen a lot of our amazing country, living and working in places like San Jose/San Francisco, Minneapolis, Seattle, Milwaukee, Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Springfield, IL, Dallas and Charleston, SC. I previously worked in St. Louis radio from 1995-97 when KSD was classic rock - (I think they play Polkas of the Antarctic now).

I came back to StL for good in 2006 to take care of family matters and have been with THE ARCH since June of 2007. It is the most perfect music station I have ever worked for, allowing me to indulge my rawk side as much as my love for pop music. It's my passion to bring all kinds of music to you and to dig around for the fun facts and stories behind the tunes and the people who make them.

I'm really lucky to be on TEAM ARCH, and I really appreciate that YOU listen. Thanks!

I like this post!

by Jay Philpott

The story

  Alice In Chains was one of the key bands of the grunge era.  Along with Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, AIC was part of one of the greatest (and speediest) shifts in rock music tastes in history.   It seemed that one day we were all "crankin' it up to 11" with our Winger Check out the full story.