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The Hard Rock Lunch Box

From the mind (and iPod) of one DJ Pearlman (from the band, REVEL 9) comes HARD ROCK (and MORE!) from all over the place with a couple of surprises thrown in. Based just outside of New York City, DJ talks about life in a hard rock band, in a hard rock family, with hard rock friends and how to get through each and every day, in the funniest ways possible! Join the chat when the BOX appears live, Thursdays at Noon (Eastern) on 99wnrr.com/ and HardRockLunchBox.com
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Episodes

Your Kid is Trash | The Hard Rock Lunch Box Ep. 549 [04/18/2024]

This week, DJ thinks our moms should be embarrassed. Also on today’s show: commenting in your underwear, battles of ideology, vetting the jurors, behind the dirty deeds, what the horns are doing, playing musical guess who and MORE! This ain’t your mom’s lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #lifestyle #yourkidistrash #moms #embarrassed #embarrassment #comments #commenti...

Apr 20, 20241 hr 13 minSeason 10Ep. 549

Guilty Crumbleys | The Hard Rock Lunch Box Ep. 548 [04/11/2024]

This week, DJ talks about the parental responsibility of raising kids. Also on today’s show: not the Billboard top twenty, live shows over pre-recorded, C+ is better than most, ballot measures, vocals for the new Revel 9 songs and MORE! This ain’t your mom’s lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #lifestyle #guilty #crumbley #ethancrumbley #crumbleys #michigan #parentalr...

Apr 13, 20241 hr 14 minSeason 10Ep. 548

No Seats at the Bar | The Hard Rock Lunch Box Ep. 547 [04/04/2024]

This week, DJ is too cool for school. Also on today’s show: incorrect with a side of typos, not Eminem, speaking in gratitude, NY geography lessons, distinguishing your band and MORE! This ain’t your mom’s lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #lifestyle #noseats #bar #toocoolforschool #incorrect #typos #eminem #gratitude #ny #newyork #geography #westchester #distinguis...

Apr 06, 20241 hr 19 minSeason 10Ep. 547

Moron Confidence Ecosphere | The Hard Rock Lunch Box Ep. 546 [03/28/2024]

This week, DJ refuses to be derailed. Also on today’s show: living for likes, paraphrasing vs lying, confirmation bias experiments, Florida’s social media ban, Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced, lyrical cheat sheets and MORE! This ain’t your mom’s lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #lifestyle #moronconfidenceecosphere #mce #derailed #ontopic #tangent #divert #likes #social...

Apr 02, 20241 hr 20 minSeason 10Ep. 546

Dustbowl WiFi | The Hard Rock Lunch Box Ep. 545 [03/21/2024]

This week, DJ has more views than Minnesota lakes. Also on today’s show: increasing the sphere of influence, the significance of NATO, trying to get through Ozark, writing in the genre, when mood controls the music and MORE! This ain’t your mom’s lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #lifestyle #dustbowl #wifi #taxes #infrastructure #youtube #youtubeshorts #views #10k #...

Mar 23, 20241 hr 13 minSeason 10Ep. 545

License Plate Crimes | The Hard Rock Lunch Box Ep. 544 [03/14/2024]

This week, DJ discovers the one inflation proof item… Jameson whiskey. Also on today’s show: celebrating Pi Day, rising corporate profits, scamming the system, not interested in YOUR issues, Whitman Wildcats head to the NY Final Four, bail reform and MORE! This ain’t your mom’s lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #lifestyle #licenseplate #screenguard #stolenplates #ny...

Mar 16, 20241 hr 22 minSeason 10Ep. 544

It’s Always Corporate Greed | The Hard Rock Lunch Box Ep. 543 [03/07/2024]

This week, DJ compares right to work North Carolina with labor friendly California. Also on today’s show: magic tricks, being a department of one, the gesture of more PTO, Aliya breaks PRs, trying to be great, Sweden joins NATO and MORE! This ain’t your mom’s lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #lifestyle #corporategreed #greed #righttowork #northcarolina #nc #atwill ...

Mar 09, 20241 hr 19 minSeason 10Ep. 543

Stem The Bullying | The Hard Rock Lunch Box Ep. 542 [02/29/2024]

This week, DJ ponders the age-old question… to shave or not to shave? Also on today’s show: Happy Leap Day, diverting a nuclear crisis, what a week this year has been, guitar rock in country, releasing songs postmortem, John Oliver PSA and MORE! This ain’t your mom’s lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #lifestyle #bullying #stopbullying #aliya #shave #beard #nobeard #...

Mar 02, 20241 hr 25 minSeason 10Ep. 542

Namaste B*tches | The Hard Rock Lunch Box Ep. 541 [02/22/2024]

This week, DJ discusses the death of Alexei Navalny. NOTICE: Due to a technical error on my part, I only have The Top Twenty minutes of the BOX for you this week. (Sorry about that!) Also on today’s show: smiling no matter how bad everything is, the struggle to promote, the great Republican exodus and MORE! This ain’t your mom’s lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #li...

Feb 24, 202422 minSeason 10Ep. 541

Shake, Hug, Kill | The Hard Rock Lunch Box Ep. 540 [02/15/2024]

This week, DJ discusses what drives him crazy. Also on today’s show: bell curves for intelligence, who to ask for feedback, drinking like a baby, Revel 9 live record update, new local music, there’s a chick in my Incubus and MORE! This ain’t your mom’s lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #lifestyle #shake #hug #kill #superbowl #chiefs #49ers #mahomes #purdy #bellcurve...

Feb 17, 20241 hr 22 minSeason 10Ep. 540

Open His Tab Back Up | The Hard Rock Lunch Box Ep. 539 [02/08/2024]

This week, DJ returns from the South. Also on today’s show: Tony and the blackout dates, hating small talk, allies over enemies, holding in hiccups, being good 40% of the time, discovering Grammy winner boygenius and MORE! This ain’t your mom’s lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #lifestyle #bartab #opentab #bartender #drinks #jameson #guiness #guinessmustache #tony #...

Feb 10, 20241 hr 17 minSeason 10Ep. 539

A Mirror of Gratitude | The Hard Rock Lunch Box Ep. 538 [01/25/2024]

This week, DJ’s beard changes color like a mood ring. Also on today’s show: privatizing healthcare, focusing on the past, present, and future, doing your absolute best but falling short, living with grief, 2024 Revel 9 releases, Does It Box? and MORE! This ain’t your mom’s lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #lifestyle #mirror #gratitude #beard #beardcolor #moodring #...

Jan 27, 20241 hr 18 minSeason 10Ep. 538

Biden’s Weather Machine | The Hard Rock Lunch Box Ep. 537 [01/18/2024]

This week, DJ explains that people don’t want honest reviews. Also on today’s show: walking sidewalks, weather machines, hunting Yogi and Boo-Boo, ramping up local music, double dipping rules, new Revel 9 songs and MORE! This ain’t your mom’s lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #lifestyle #insanity #supporters #walkingsidewalks #weathermachine #iowa #conspiracy #hunti...

Jan 20, 20241 hr 16 minSeason 10Ep. 537

The Biggest Lesson | The Hard Rock Lunch Box Ep. 536 [01/11/2024]

This week, DJ has an overwhelming sense of accomplishment. Also on today’s show: the value of unplugging, how dated are dual vocals, gerrymandering in the House, the Long Island Shore, judging the French and MORE! This ain’t your mom’s lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #lifestyle #biggestlesson #lesson #overwhelming #accomplisment #value #unplug #disconnect #destres...

Jan 13, 20241 hr 13 minSeason 10Ep. 536

Top 23 Countdown of 2023!  | The Hard Rock Lunch Box Ep. 535 [01/04/2024]

This week, DJ forgets the list he made last week. Also on today’s show: why the Top Twenty fits into 20 minutes, trying to lose your moral center, Epstein’s list, the goal of a songwriter, needing to fill time… for once and MORE! This ain’t your mom’s lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #lifestyle #top23 #countdown #special #list #forget #lastweek #moral #morals #mora...

Jan 06, 202459 minSeason 10Ep. 535

If I Was A Reddit Thread… | The Hard Rock Lunch Box Ep. 534 [12/28/2023]

This week, DJ witnesses the origin of creation. Also on today’s show: laziness over narcissism, what we accomplished this year, finding your tennis elbow, taking one small step, this week’s “Songs That Aren’t Really Hard Rock”, mood moving music and MORE! This ain’t your mom’s lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #lifestyle #reddit #thread #redditthread #subreddit #ori...

Dec 30, 202344 minSeason 10Ep. 534

Retirement Fantasies | The Hard Rock Lunch Box Ep. 533 [12/21/2023]

This week, DJ takes a mini vacation from the problems. Also on today’s show: child rearing expressway, au natural ADHD, driving out of state to request a song, beard lighting, Denver visits, breathing local music into the box and MORE! This ain’t your mom’s lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #lifestyle #retirement #retire #fantasies #dinerbreakfast #sudoku #minivacat...

Dec 23, 202340 minSeason 10Ep. 533

Uniquely Unqualified | The Hard Rock Lunch Box Ep. 532 [12/14/2023]

This week, DJ uses PTO… to work? Also on today’s show: pet insurance, society’s perfect teeth, believing misinformation, the LI Rock Unplugged community, skipping the first 30, closing a show and MORE! This ain’t your mom’s lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #lifestyle #unique #unqualified #uniquelyunqualified #pto #work #sidejob #petinsurance #perfectteeth #teeth #b...

Dec 16, 202353 minSeason 10Ep. 532

Not Self-Sabotage, But Sabotage | The Hard Rock Lunch Box Ep. 531 [12/07/2023]

This week, DJ looks like the week he’s been having. Also on today’s show: haircut: the thing you’re not doing, the return of LI Rock Unplugged, chairs for bears, the emotions of a song, Brown Jesus truths, this week’s “What the Hell was DJ Thinking this Week?” and MORE! This ain’t your mom’s lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #lifestyle #selfsabotage #sabotage #under...

Dec 09, 20231 hr 9 minSeason 10Ep. 531

Tony’s Man Cage | The Hard Rock Lunch Box Ep. 530 [11/30/2023]

This week, DJ gets lost with a scarf. Also on today’s show: waking up to the rhythm, thought déjà vu, protecting asylum seekers, a new episode of “Does DJ even like this?”, where to place excellence and MORE! This ain’t your mom’s lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #lifestyle #tony #bassist #mancage #mancave #lost #walking #scarf #wakingup #alarm #rhythm #sleep #slee...

Dec 02, 202352 minSeason 10Ep. 530

Happy BOXgiving 2023! | The Hard Rock Lunch Box Ep. 529 [11/23/2023]

This week, DJ didn’t check the schedule. Also on today’s show: organized chaos, establishing legacy, the purpose this show started with, the B word, our least favorite state and MORE! This ain’t your mom’s lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #lifestyle #boxgiving #countdown #topbands #thanksgiving #gratitude #technicaldifficulties #transmitting #schedule #organizedcha...

Nov 25, 20231 hr 33 minSeason 10Ep. 529

I’ll Probably Have to Bleep This | The Hard Rock Lunch Box Ep. 528 [11/16/2023]

This week, most of DJ’s frontal cortex is NOT paying attention. Also on today’s show: new Revel 9 music, the sleep chemical shuffle, Baghdad Bob’s lies, drinking chocolate milk, lying about Jesus’ birthday, the new segment “What The Hell Was DJ Thinking?” and MORE! This ain’t your mom’s lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #lifestyle #newmusic #newsong #intotheafternoo...

Nov 18, 202356 minSeason 10Ep. 528

Bigger A-Holes & Tiny Cars | The Hard Rock Lunch Box Ep. 527 [11/09/2023]

This week, DJ regales the “Red Light Green Light” champion. Also on today’s show: the Southern State Parkway Wild West, two drops of pee, a slacker move, radio voice lullabies, celebrating Green Day and MORE! This ain’t your mom’s lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #lifestyle #biggerahole #ahole #tinycar #redlightgreenlight #champion #driverstest #southernstate #sout...

Nov 11, 202341 minSeason 10Ep. 527

Being Nervous Feels Good | The Hard Rock Lunch Box Ep. 526 [11/02/2023]

This week, DJ exposes how a tangent is formed. Also on today’s show: understanding adversity, the lost Wikipedia page, the way music should be, this week’s “Even DJ Doesn’t Know What This Song Sounds Like So We’re Gonna Find Out Together”, new songs from Green Day and …The Beatles? and MORE! This ain’t your mom’s lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #lifestyle #nervous...

Nov 04, 202348 minSeason 10Ep. 526

Life: The Job | The Hard Rock Lunch Box Ep. 525 [10/26/2023]

This week, DJ has passed through puberty… a couple times over. Also on today’s show: the sign of a well-rehearsed band, laziness rules supreme, the biggest issue with venues, where the cool people aren’t, double ultraviolet, the importance of perspective and MORE! This ain’t your mom’s lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #lifestyle #life #job #puberty #wellrehearsed #...

Oct 28, 202353 minSeason 10Ep. 525

Kaz and the Christmas Flask | The Hard Rock Lunch Box Ep. 524 [10/19/2023]

This week, DJ always wants to present something great to the audience. Also on today’s show: the host (can’t login), the lazy man’s diet, appreciating Anthony Jeselnik, the first batch of singles, Sidney Powell’s plea and MORE! This ain’t your mom’s lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #lifestyle #kaz #christmas #flask #jameson #jager #sailorjerry #liveperformance #aud...

Oct 21, 202348 minSeason 10Ep. 524

Disrespectful… With a Purpose | The Hard Rock Lunch Box Ep. 523 [10/12/2023]

This week, DJ feels the warmth of the sun on his face. Also on today’s show: food for thought, a Roomba for peanuts, beyond beef biceps, stumbling on heavy, enjoying shorter songs, the guest hosting experience and MORE! This ain’t your mom’s lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #lifestyle #disrespectful #purpose #warmth #sunshine #vitamind #mentalhealth #physicalhealth...

Oct 14, 202345 minSeason 10Ep. 523

The Workers Should Make Everything | The Hard Rock Lunch Box Ep. 522 [10/05/2023]

This week, DJ is searching for a new local wing spot. Also on today’s show: coffee orders, Marty the older guy, growing up dirt poor, the Freedom Caucus, the classiness of Tom Delonge and Matt Skiba, border infrastructure, Does It Box? and MORE! This ain’t your mom’s lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #lifestyle #unions #unionstrike #fairwages #profits #recordprofits...

Oct 07, 202359 minSeason 10Ep. 522

Building With Intention | The Hard Rock Lunch Box Ep. 521 [09/28/2023]

This week, DJ saves money on IQ tests. Also on today’s show: breathing is important, only Miller Lite, no skin in the game, What’s That Smell?, the scarcity of venues, coming full circle and MORE! This ain’t your mom’s lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #lifestyle #intention #iq #iqtests #breathing #breathe #millerlite #noskininthegame #smell #whatsthatsmell #fullcir...

Sep 30, 202354 minSeason 10Ep. 521

The A-Hole Fee | The Hard Rock Lunch Box Ep. 520 [09/21/2023]

This week, DJ shares the “deep cleaning” quota. Also on today’s show: Hey this is George, $7 web support, the Email People, Boebert’s morality, animosity, recognizing Avril Lavigne’s songwriting, the original “Blue” and MORE! This ain’t your mom’s lunch box. #onthebox Be social with DJ and Revel 9! #youtuber #revel9 #hardrocklunchbox #thetoptwenty #todaysrant #99wnrr #streamingradio #radiohost #advice #culture #lifestyle #ahole #aholefee #deepcleaning #dentist #dentalcare #quota #george #kaz #ph...

Sep 23, 202338 minSeason 10Ep. 520
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