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The story behind The Goo Goo Dolls radio beef that happened around the time of their 1998 album Dizzy Up The Girl. Podcast on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-rock-n-roll-true-stories-podcast/id1876614383 My second YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@RockNRollTrueStories2 In September 1998, the Goo Goo Dolls were standing on the absolute precipice of the biggest commercial triumph of their entire career. After spending over a decade grinding through the underground punk circuit, sleeping on beer-stained club floors, surviving devastating contract lawsuits, and battling through crippling writer's block, Johnny Rzeznik and Robby Takac had finally broken through into mainstream rock royalty. Their single "Iris" was shattering airplay records nationwide, and their landmark sixth studio album, Dizzy Up the Girl, was scheduled to hit store shelves on September 22nd. Then, in less than twenty-four hours, their entire album launch was nearly derailed by the single most powerful and chaotic tastemaker in American morning media: shock jock Howard Stern. Ahead of the record's release, the band was scheduled to appear on Stern's nationally syndicated radio program to perform live acoustic sets. But Howard decided to turn their appearance into an outrageous spectacle. Mocking the sensitive nature of their hit acoustic ballads on the air, Stern demanded that if the Goo Goo Dolls performed in his studio, they had to do so while a group of gay men in thongs and sailor suits danced around them alongside his staff. When the band's management declined the request, Stern launched an aggressive retaliatory strike, using his immense influence over New York's flagship alternative rock station, 92.3 K-Rock, to pull the band's music off the air entirely. Whenever a Goo Goo Dolls track was scheduled to play, K-Rock aired hostile on-air promos announcing that the band was officially blacklisted from New York radio. Philadelphia affiliate stations quickly joined the boycott, leaving label executives at Warner Bros. in a state of absolute panic during the most critical sales week of the band's lives. The most absurd part of the entire standoff was that the band members had no idea any of it was happening until a frantic phone call from a family member alerted them while traveling on tour. Once Johnny Rzeznik and Robby Takac stepped in, they agreed to the stunt immediately, resulting in the infamous "Gay Wednesday" broadcast featuring guest comedian Jon Stewart and dancers dressed in sailor gear. In this video, we explore the full story behind the 1998 radio war that almost ruined the Goo Goo Dolls' biggest album, how Johnny Rzeznik and Howard Stern resolved the feud, and how what started as a potential disaster transformed into a legendary promotional victory and a lasting friendship between rock stars and the shock jock Have a video request or a topic you'd like to see us cover? Comment below or send in your idea: https://bit.ly/3stnXlN CONNECT ON SOCIAL TIKOK:https://www.tiktok.com/@rocknrolltruestory Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rnrtruestories/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RNRTrueStories Twitter: https://twitter.com/rocktruestories Blog: www.rockandrolltruestories.com #howardsternshow #iris #googoodolls These videos are for entertainment purposes only. DISCLAIMER https://rockandrolltruestories.com/youtube-disclaimer/