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Steve wrote:

> gbfmif wrote:
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> > Well Steve, actually, I like some (not all) of "French rock", then again, I
> > like only some, not all, of current "American rock" (to be honest, not real
> > sure what that is anymore however) - though recently, most of what I hear
> > identified as rock has odd, to me, similarities in beat, scansion and
> > harmonics to songs from the mid to late 60's or very early 70's. (OK - yes I
> > am an OLD fart)
>
> AS am I LOL. back when I was listening to CHOM Montreal, the DJ's, both English
> and French Canadian had some very humorous things to say about "French rock", and
> they did a lot of apologizing.
>
> >
> >
> > Your 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration comment, I would fully agree with,
> > within a somewhat level playing field, which I am not convinced is presently
> > the situation (of course, stacking the deck without detection, always wins).
> > Never thought a boycott, per se, was viable within today's reality, however,
> > have some difficulty with the concept of those with the power own the game
> > (Atlas Shrugged comes to mind - though am not sure we have a culture today
> > consistent with the ability to enable a John Gault or Hank Reardon view of the
> > world and implement those required actions)  Let's be real, you do your trip
> > and I am doing mine - I have no interest in saving the world or ending world
> > hunger or necessarily boycotting Dallas radio - (though your one liner, "Learn
> > to play that game" is cute) "Learn to play that game"  is incredibly
> > condescending without basis or substance or substantiation. I just asked a
> > simple question, to which you did not answer, so let me ask again, and I
> > quote,
> >
> > would you support a requirement that any
> > > > commercial station must play a local artist or a presently "unknown"
> > > > artist, whose music falls within their format, at least every 20th
> > > > song?
>
> Not really. I know the airwaves belong "to the people", but market forces
> effectively are "the people".

But  the problem is they aren't me or anybody else that is outside of their targeted
audience,
If you are not a person that advertisers want listening, then you will be
marginalized.
And remember radio is NOT just for corporations to make money. Matter of fact it
began
with all non commercial radio stations (as did TV). Perhaps a historian out there
knows more
about this than I do.

> Perhaps if someone could show an example of a commercial station that follows
> something akin to this format that experiences success because of it, I could be
> sold.
>
> Who would "administrate" this policy/program. Would they not be come programming
> nazis in their own right?
>
> As I recall from my promo days, there were several attempts (okay maybe just one
> or two) to have Texas-only music shows on some of the area stations. As I recall,
> I think they were discontinued. Why is that?
>
> I'm not against the concept of local music, and I do believe that given enough
> public demand, the stations might play more of it. I suppose a boycott may be one
> way to achieve this, but I doubt it. I believe that if enough listeners
> "demanded" more local music, they stations would respond, but I think the
> majority really doesn't care - they have CD players in their car LOL.

Not to belabor the point but, don't forget the CD's you paid for were priced
artificially high
through a marketing campaign by the Big 5 ( the same companies who are the only
companies
to get their music played on mainstream radio) that the Justice Dept. investigated,
told them to
quit or they'd take them to trial, then they pleaded no contest (if that's the right
legalese) and
changed their tune.  CD's in your car, played on the radio, its all the same
monopoly.
You really can't escape them. I think it's time to draw a line in the sand and say
enough is enough.


And note how they are now carving up music on the net with no indies even being
allowed to
license their music (Napster was the main focus - but even companies that are
totally willing to
obey every rule and law, are having a hard time getting to play music from these 5
(Warners and
the 4 foreigners).

Now the boycott info
   * * *
It is time to stand up for local musicians and end the real boycott
the radio boycott of local music.

Do it because you support local music
Do it because you hate local radio
Do it because you don't wear wingtips
Do it because it'll be fun to stir things up for the first time in 20 years
Do this or anything you think would help or work better.

Thanks for adding your thoughts and keeping the thread moving,

to others reading this:
Please, for the sake of local musicians, don't drop out - instead
Support local musicians, and oppose the media/art monopolies by refusing

to by  products
advertised on local radio until local radio plays local music . Give
your comments and keep
this thread/boycott going, thanks

Tom Hendricks, editor of the zine Musea and Hunkasaurus of Hunkasaurus and
His

Pet Dog Guitar
http://musea.digitalchainsaw.com




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