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Contemporary Rock that proves it's not dead just yet, ironically enough.
— GTA IV website.
Radio Broker is a radio station featured in Grand Theft Auto IV and Episodes from Liberty City that plays contemporary rock.
Description[]
“
Juliette Lewis is back with more contemporary rock to keep Broker's hipsters buzzing all night long.
— The Lost and Damned website.
Hosted by Juliette and the Licks founder and singer Juliette Lewis, Radio Broker serves as a manifestation of the Brooklyn-based Bohemian hipster scene of the 2000's. The station focuses on the sounds of Dance-Punk, New Rave and Indie Rock, genres that were of particular relevance within that scene. Each stand-alone game has an exclusive tracklist, but downloading The Lost and Damned for Grand Theft Auto IV updates the station to include all songs.
This is one of the preferred stations of Mori Kibbutz, Brucie Kibbutz, and the Liberty City Triads.
Tracklist[]
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
| Song: | Preview: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|
| "Arm in Arm (Shy Child Mix)" by The Boggs (2006) | ||
| "Cocaine" by Cheeseburger (2007) | ||
| "Disneyland, Pt 1" by Get Shakes (2007) | ||
| "Get Innocuous" by LCD Soundsystem (2007) | ||
| "Homicide" by The Prairie Cartel (2008) | Removed on April 26, 2018 due to the 10-year licensing agreement on them expiring. | |
| "Inside the Cage (David Gilmour Girls remix)" by Juliette and the Licks (2008) | "David Gilmour Girls remix" is not available on Spotify. |
|
| "Mayday" by UNKLE feat. The Duke Spirit (2007) | ||
| "No Sex for Ben" by The Rapture (2008) | ||
| "One Horse Race" by Tom Vek (2005) | ||
| "Pony" by Teenager (2006) | ||
| "Raging in the Plague Age" by Les Savy Fav (2007) | ||
| "Riot in the City" by White Light Parade (2007) | ||
| "Sleep is Impossible" by Deluka (2007) | ||
| "Strange Times" by The Black Keys (2008) | ||
| "Take it With a Kiss" by The Pistolas (2007) | ||
| "The Teacher" by Ralph Myerz (2006) | Removed on April 26, 2018 due to the 10-year licensing agreement on them expiring. | |
| "Vagabond" by Greenskeepers (2008) | ||
| "Wrap it Up" by Whitey (2006) | ||
| "Yadnus (Still Going to the Roadhouse mix)" by !!! (2007) |
Episodes from Liberty City[]
| Song: | Preview: |
|---|---|
| "Shake It Loose" by Blonde Acid Cult (2007) | Not available on Spotify. |
| "Hell on Wheels" by Kill Memory Crash (2008) | |
| "Get Ready to Die" by Magic Dirt (2008) | |
| "Nouveau Americain" by Brazilian Girls (2008) | |
| "Borderline" by Freeland (2009) | |
| "The Hunger (Blood in My Mouth)" by Kreeps (2009) | |
| "Radical Businessman" by Japanther (2008) | |
| "Command" by Foxylane (2009) | Not available on Spotify. |
| "Body Language" by Monotonix (2007) | |
| "Dance Girl (GTA MIX)" by Game Rebellion (2009) | |
| "Blood on the Steps" by The Yelling (2008) | |
| "I Walk Alone" by The Jane Shermans (2008) |
Deleted Songs[]
- The Virgins - "One Week Of Danger" (2008)[1]
- Celebration - "Fly The Fly" (Holy Fuck Remix) (2007) [2]
- Blonde Acid Cult - "Calypso" (2008) [3]
- Free Blood - "Quick and Painful" (2007) [4]
- The Carps - "Porgie & Bess (Big Booty Girls)" (2008) [5]
- The Carps - "Veronica Belmont" (2008) [6]
- TK Webb & The Visions - "Shame" (2008) [7]
- Scissors for Lefty - "Consumption Junction" (2008) [8][9]
- The Soft Pack - "Nightlife" (2008) [10]
- Foxylane - "Same Shirt" (2007) [11]
- Kudu - "Give Me Your Head" (2009) [12]
- Tame Impala - "Half Full Glass of Wine" (2008) [13]
- The Bronx - "Knifeman" (2008) [14]
The following songs were requested and approved to be in the game, however for whatever reason they didn't make the cut:
- VHS or Beta - "Burn It All Down" (2007)[15]
- Shiny Toy Guns - "Ricochet!" (2008) Planned for The Lost And Damned[16]
Additionally following songs were mentioned in the press releases, that didn't make a cut: [ref?]
- Datarock - "Computer Camp Love" (2005)[17]
- The Go! Team - "Junior Kickstart" (2003)
- UNKLE feat. Josh Homme - "Restless" (2007)
Prominent Appearances in Gameplay[]
Radio Station[]
- The station plays at the following locations:
Individual Tracks[]
- "Inside The Cage" by Juliette and the Licks plays in the credits for Grand Theft Auto IV.
- "Arm in Arm (Shy Child Mix)" by the Boggs is featured in the second trailer for Grand Theft Auto IV, "Looking for That Special Someone".
- "Vagabond" by the Greenskeepers is used in the official TV commercial for Grand Theft Auto IV.
- "Get Innocuous" by LCD Soundsystem was used in the "Liberty City" commercial for Grand Theft Auto IV, as well as the end credits for the game.
- "Blood On The Steps" by The Yelling is featured in Billy Grey's trailer.
- "Nouveau Americain" by Brazilian Girls is featured in Johnny Klebitz's trailer.
- "Get Ready To Die" by Magic Dirt is featured in Brian Jeremey's trailer.
Gallery[]
There are two billboards[18] for the station in the city.
Trivia[]
- During one of Juliette's comments, she may say "stuff that comes out of computers that isn't some bullshit video of 2 girls and a cup". This is an obvious reference to the infamous 2 Girls 1 Cup.
- Another comment of Juliette's describes Liberty Rock Radio as "a radio station for posers that is playing bad rock from 30 years ago".
- "Borderline" by Freeland, "The Hunger (Blood in My Mouth)" by Kreeps and "Command" by Foxylane anachronistically appear in the game as they were released in 2009, despite the storyline of the game taking place in 2008.
- The song "Inside the Cage (David Gilmour Girls remix)" by Juliette and the Licks (2008) that is featured on this radio station uses a sample from another song: "Eisbär" by Grauzone (1980), which is featured on Kult FM in Grand Theft Auto Online.
- The song "Get Innocuous" by LCD Soundsystem (2007) that is featured on this radio station is also featured in a TV ad for the Xbox 360 version of Grand Theft Auto IV. In the ad, there is a part of the song that is actually not featured in the game.[19]
- The song "Hell on Wheels" by Kill Memory Crash (2008) that is featured on this radio station was supposed to be featured in the Rockstar San Diego game, Midnight Club: Los Angeles.[20]
- In The Ballad of Gay Tony, if Luis Lopez is in a Taxi and asks the driver to switch to this station, he will refer to it as "the hipster rock station."
See Also[]
- It's Unleashed FM - a hard rock and alternative rock radio in Grand Theft Auto.
- King 130.7 - a punk and hard rock radio in Grand Theft Auto 2.
- V-Rock - a hard rock and heavy metal radio in GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories.
- Wave 103 - a new wave and post-punk radio in GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories.
- K-DST - a classic rock radio in GTA San Andreas.
- Radio X - an alternative rock and grunge radio in GTA San Andreas.
- Liberty Rock Radio - a classic rock and alternative radio in GTA IV and Episodes from Liberty City.
- Liberty City Hardcore - a hardcore punk and extreme metal radio in GTA IV and extreme metal in GTA Episodes From Liberty City.
- Prairie Cartel - an alternative/electronic rock instrumentals radio in GTA Chinatown Wars and only tracks by The Prairie Cartel.
- Tortoise - a post-rock instrumentals radio in GTA Chinatown Wars.
- Anvil - a heavy metal instrumentals radio in enhanced versions of GTA Chinatown Wars.
- DFA - a dance-punk instrumentals radio in enhanced versions of GTA Chinatown Wars.
- Radio Mirror Park - an indietronica and contemporary synthpop radio in GTA IV that plays a song by !!!.
- Vinewood Boulevard Radio - an alternative rock radio in GTA V.
- Los Santos Rock Radio - a classic rock and pop rock radio in GTA V.
- Channel X - a punk rock and hardcore punk radio in GTA V.
- Pre-Millennium Radio - an alternative rock and grunge radio in GTA V that was cut from the final version.
- Santos Surf - a surf music radio in GTA V that was cut from the final version.
- Kult FM - a post-punk, indie rock, and mixed genre radio in enhanced versions of GTA Online.
References[]
- ↑ American.gxt (IV):
T182_204 = Zit! Spotted THE VIRGINS: One Week Of Danger - ↑ American.gxt (IV):
T182_252 = Zit! Spotted CELEBRATION: Fly The Fly (Holy Fuck Remix) - ↑ American.gxt (TLAD):
T182_501 = Zit! Spotted BLONDE ACID CULT: Calypso - ↑ American.gxt (TLAD):
T182_503 = Zit! Spotted FREE BLOOD: Quick And Painful - ↑ American.gxt (TLAD):
T182_504 = Zit! Spotted THE CARPS: Porgie & Bess (Big Booty Girls) - ↑ American.gxt (TLAD):
T182_505 = Zit! Spotted THE CARPS: Veronica Belmont - ↑ American.gxt (TLAD):
T182_509 = Zit! Spotted TK WEBB & THE VISIONS: Shame - ↑ American.gxt (TLAD):
T182_511 = Zit! Spotted SCISSORS FOR LEFTY: Consumption Junction - ↑ The Royality Network Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20120209073148/http://www.roynet.com/archive_current_events/110108.cfm
- ↑ American.gxt (TLAD):
T182_512 = Zit! Spotted THE SOFT PACK: Nightlife - ↑ American.gxt (TLAD):
T182_514 = Zit! Spotted FOXYLANE: Same Shirt - ↑ American.gxt (TLAD):
T182_552 = Zit! Spotted KUDU: Give Me Your Head - ↑ American.gxt (TLAD):
T182_553 = Zit! Spotted TAME IMPALA: Half Full Glass Of Wine - ↑ American.gxt (TLAD):
T182_554 = Zit! Spotted THE BRONX: Knifeman - ↑ The Royality Network Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20120209072642/http://www.roynet.com/archive_current_events/090108.cfm
- ↑ The Royality Network Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20081012055552/http://www.roynet.com/archive_current_events/050107.cfm
- ↑ Datarock lydlegger «Grand Theft Auto» - www.dagbladet.no: https://web.archive.org/web/20140705081935/http://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/2008/01/21/524530.html (archived)
- ↑
Billboard advertisement texture file
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAz2SabbQj4
- ↑ https://vgost.fandom.com/wiki/Midnight_Club:_Los_Angeles#Beta_Songs
