Free Online Retro Music!
Gen X Mix is a diverse blend of Alternative, New Wave, and Popular hits from the 80s and 90s with minimal interruptions for the ultimate free retro music listening experience.
Safe for Work Programing
From 6:00 am to 1:00 am – Gen X Mix plays music that is Safe For Work. During this period, songs with explicit lyrics may be censored or contain altered/alternative lyrics – sometimes known as the radio edit. Averaging only four minutes of ads per hour, Gen X Mix online radio has far fewer ads than terrestrial am/fm radio and is cheaper than satellite radio for a totally awesome & free listener experience!
From 1:00 am to 6:00 am our “After Dark” program has more edgy-alternative, dance/club/DJ mixes, obscure album tracks, and other songs that may contain profanity or adult/objectionable subject matter and may not be safe for work depending on your place of employment.
Join us Monday through Friday from noon to one and pump up your afternoon with the Lunch Hour recharge.
Gen X Mix is based in metro Detroit, Michigan so all times are Eastern.
Ways to Listen for Free
There are several ways to listen to Gen X Mix streaming radio:
- Use the player above
- Listen online at Live365;
- The Live365 app for Android;
- The Live365 app for iOS;
- Amazon Alexa say “Activate Live 365” then say “Play Gen X Mix” when prompted; and
- Other popular radio streaming apps & websites.
Generation X Bands & Artists
There was a ton of great music released from the late 70s through the early 2000s that influenced and entertained us. Most of the music played on Gen X Mix are songs from the 80s & 90s in the Alternative, New Wave, and Popular “Pop” music genres. Here is a small sample of the bands & artists you’ll hear
Alternative: Tori Amos, Beastie Boys, Bush, The Clash, Counting Crows, Foo Fighters, Front 242, Green Day, Jane’s Addiction, Midnight Oil, Alanis Morissette, Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails (NIN), No Doubt, Oasis, The Offspring, REM, Reel Big Fish, Smashing Pumpkins, Stone Temple Pilots, U2, Violent Femmes, Weezer
New Wave: A-ha, ABC, The B-52s, Blondie, The Cars, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Echo & The Bunnymen, Erasure, Eurythmics, Human League, INXS, The Jam, Level 42, Madness, New Order, OMD, Pet Shop Boys, The Police, The Psychedelic Furs, Simple Minds, The Smiths, Talk Talk, Talking Heads, Tears for Fears, The Thompson Twins, XTC
Popular: Ace of Base, Aerosmith, Pat Benatar, David Bowie, Jackson Brown, Culture Club, Def Leopard, Peter Gabriel, Genesis, The Go-Gos, Whitney Houston, Billy Idol, Janet Jackson, Joe Jackson, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Elton John, Howard Jones, La Bouche, Madonna, Men at Work, The Outfield, Queen, Sting, Wham!