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Retro is cool.
This sh*t? cooler.

A rock radio stream you tune, from Sunset Strip to Slipknot. Your music, your vibe, your format.

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The Format

Three dials. One station.

Not a settings menu. Not a preference quiz. Three physical controls that shape what the station plays. Set them once. Adjust when the mood shifts.

MUSIC
GLAMHEAVY

Turn left for 80s hair metal. Turn right for modern heavy. Park it in the middle for everything. The same station plays Bon Jovi power ballads and Slipknot — you just decide which direction you want today.

VIBE
MELLOWINTENSE

Not your mood. The music's texture. Thin and atmospheric or dense and relentless. You know the difference between Sunday morning rock and Friday night driving. So does Dead Air.

DJ
OFFFULL

Pre-recorded drops by a real music director. Not AI. Not a bot. A human voice that sounds like it belongs on a radio station. Turn it up. Turn it off. It's your call.

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The Distinction

It's radio.
Not a playlist.

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What Dead Air gives you
  • A station with a format
  • Music that responds to your dials and your weather
  • A real DJ voice — or silence if you want it
  • 7-day free trial, then $7.99/month
  • Radio you tune in to
“Rock radio, shaped by you.”

Tune it. Don't shuffle it.

The Voice

A real DJ.
Not a bot.

All drops are recorded by a human music director. Not AI. Not text-to-speech. A real voice that knows the music.

DJ Dial — Position
OFFFULL
1

Pure music. The station shuts up and plays.

3

Occasional drops. Station ID. You know someone's there.

6

Regular liners, sweepers. Starts to feel like a broadcast.

9

Full show density. Drops, liners, sweepers, the works.

“If you want the station to shut up and play music, it will. If you want it to feel like you're tuned into something real, turn the dial.”

The Environment

Dead Air reads
the room.

Dead Air checks your local weather every 15 minutes. Not to tell you it's raining — you know it's raining. To make the music feel right for it.

You won't notice it. You'll just feel it.

Overcast

Darker. Slower. The station leans in.

Storm

Heavier. Relentless. You feel it.

Clear

Opens up. Lighter. Room to breathe.

Live Music

Shows near you.

When an artist comes up in your feed, Dead Air checks for upcoming shows near you. If they're playing within your radius, a card surfaces. One tap. Venue direct.

Jun 14
Mastodon
The Fillmore · San Francisco, CA
Venue →
Jun 21
Clutch
House of Blues · Chicago, IL
Venue →
Jul 3
Baroness
Bowery Ballroom · New York, NY
Venue →

Dead Air connects you to the live music scene — and we'll never send you to the ticket nation scene to get shaken down.

We know you know exactly what that means.

Pricing

Clean. No tricks.

7-Day Free Trial
Full access · No credit card required to start
then$7.99/month
Annual pricing available
One tier. No "free" tier with ads.
No algorithm pretending to know you.
No 30-second ads at full volume.
If you like it, subscribe. If you don't, no hard feelings.
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No ads. No freemium. No algorithm pretending to know you. Just a station.

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The Secret

So...listen... there's a backroom on this app. We left the door open on the edge of our server. That's all we can say. You'll figure it out or maybe ask someone who found the hack.

Just be warned, if you find it — you have the choice to turn it off, so don't be a karen or gary and bitch about the unhinged content. cool? cool.