OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE

As of June 2nd, the Chop Shop and Chop Shop Classic will be available in 1 and 2 hour versions.  Both versions will contain two feature interview segments as well as the exclusive Chop Shop Hall of Fame feature, where such guests as Ted Nugent, Brian May, Leslie West, and hundreds others pay tribute to guitar legends Eddie Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix, Angus Young, Slash and more.  The expanded show will also feature weekly updates on bands and tours, web exclusive content, and special guests all while playing 10 songs an hour.

Host Steve Black (WRIF/ Detroit) comments on the ongoing success of the show, “The thing that makes the Chop Shop stand out among other syndicated radio shows is that it’s not pigeon holed by its concept.”  “The Chop Shop is dedicated to playing music that includes a guitar, in other words, ALL rock music!”  Black continues, “From classic to punk, pop to grunge, metal to current, all rock music incorporates the guitar, so the show can always stay relevant.”

In the last three years, guitar sales for the first time ever hit the billion dollar mark, selling 1.02 billion in 2004, 1.15 billion in 2005 and 2006 according to the musictrades.com website.  The Guitar Hero video games have been wildly successful, and the interest in rock music is on the rise. 

The Chop Shop is the only established show to center on guitar music and musicians.  The show is currently in its 5th year of syndication.