🚀 go-pugleaf

tones wrote:

> Tom Hendricks <112374.474@compuserve.com> wrote in
> <3BB2183A.E39175D2@compuserve.com>:
> >
> >Don't you think that it is strange that no local band anywhere in the US
> >is played on mainstream radio?
> >None zero, zip.
>
> You've been to every town then? You've reached this conclusion from your
> own experience, or are you just making a biased assumption?
> When I visited NYC recently, I heard lots of NYC artists on the radio.
> Even here in Dallas, just a couple of years ago, we had quite a few bands
> being played.. Hagfish, Nixons, Toadies..
> People just aren't buying them today. Radio accomodates it's listeners.

No, radio just isn't playing them any more. But you are exactly right when you
say that Dallas (mostly in the late 80's early 90's) was playing some locals
on even mainstream radio. And what happened - a few airplays and a number of
them went national - IMO they weren't any better or worse than the format
radio they were being played on, but it showed that local music could be the
equal of corporate radio. I think it could be better.

>
>
> >As to popularity I've offered cash on my website if you can find a hit
> >from 1981 - now. That fits some simple 'good song' requirements. There
> >hasn't been one by any star  - period.
>
> This gets more and more absurd, Tom.
> 1981?
> Earth, Wind & Fire - Let's Groove ?
> Blondie - The Tide is High ? (and Rapture, too)
> Yarbrough & Peoples - Don't Stop The Music ?
> Robinson, Smokey - Being With You ?
> Rolling Stones - Start Me Up ?

Nope, not good enough. Go to the website for details.

>
>
> Though I prefer the Bauhaus, Throbbing Gristle, PiL at that time (with no
> radioplay, BTW) any of these hits above should fit into anyone's "simple
> good song requirements".
>
> (I don't see your offer on your website, so you can just email me on how to
> claim my cash.)

I've listed it on another post. I think the last song that won was the 1981
Police song
Every Breath You take. so you can't re-win with that one. It must be after.

>
>
> >If you can think up ANY way that would test which is more popular Big 5
> >clone music vs. indy music, I'll do it.
>
> Sales.

Sales? You mean after the Big 5 spend 100,000 per band in marketing vs. a
local musician with none?
Ain't fair. Try again.

Here's a quote about  radio from the radio reporter at the conservative and
business geared
Dallas Morning news.
"In the 6 years I've been covering radio, the prevailing sentiment among
people

who've taken the time to call or write is that 'radio sucks."  Al Brumley

This protest is about

1. the end of payola (which I think is illegal and should stop)
see http://www.salon.com and search payola for 6+ articles on the new payola
2. Radio following the license agreements that they freely signed with
the FCC to get their licenses, which included
local support. If not they should loose their licenses.
3. The refusal of local musicians to keep supporting radio that refuses
to support them. Why should they.

Tom Hendricks, musea
http://musea.digitalchainsaw.com
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It is time to stand up for local musicians and end the real boycott
the radio boycott of local music.