From: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org (shindell-list-digest) To: shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: shindell-list-digest V6 #172 Reply-To: shindell-list@smoe.org Sender: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk shindell-list-digest Thursday, August 26 2004 Volume 06 : Number 172 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [RS] Radio [Chip Robertson ] Re: [RS] (RS) heartache [rfoxwell@wso.williams.edu] Re: [RS] Radio [Tom Neff ] [RS] Vuelta Cover Photo ["ptpowerlists@juno.com" ] [RS] Radio Radio [B Gallagher ] Re: [RS] Vuelta Cover Photo [Rongrittz@aol.com] Re: [RS] Complete Vuelta Tour Info at richardshindell.com ["kunigunda" Subject: [RS] Radio You are absolutely right, Jennifer. A lot of deserving artists are getting squeezed by the influx of bigger name singer-songwriters to stations like WFUV and WXPN. However, there are still some pretty decent college stations (ie: WBJB from Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, NJ... my alma mater) where you can hear up and comers like Dave Murphy and Erik Balkey, as well as somewhat more popular artists like Rod Picott. The problem with college stations is that their signals don't carry very far, for the most part. Maybe a grass roots movement to get the WFUV's of the world to spend more time on new artists would help. Hey, it sure can't hurt. Chip ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 12:49:06 -0400 From: Jennifer Coia Subject: [RS] Radio There has been some good talk about the change of AAA radio on this list. I think it's all just a part of the changing industry. There was a day when stations like WFUV and WXPN could break a lot of unknown artists. But then commercial radio got seized by Clear Channel and the likes, and suddenly there was no one to play Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, Randy Newman, Steve Earle, etc (the more well known in the songwriter genre), so all of those major label artists turned to the WXPN's of the world and now most of them have so little room for the "smaller" independent artists. Sad indeed. There are still a few stations out there who still break artists like KCRW..Nic Harcourt is a good example of someone who will play what he likes and since he is somewhat of a taste maker, a lot of other DJs may follow suit if he really gets behind something. Someone who will get behind music they like...and don't have to abide by a playlist. Some of these stations still have great specialty programs where a dj can do his/her own thing and help introduce music that isn't necessarily getting a big push from a label, etc. Vin Scelsa's show Idiot's Delight would be a good example. I don't know have Satellite Radio. I had Sirius in a rental car once and it was fun, but on all the stations I heard or all the music I heard, I didn't come across music from anyone that wasn't really well known, so I don't know how much hope there is for that medium. hope everyone is enjoying their day... jc - ------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 09:24:33 -0400 From: rfoxwell@wso.williams.edu Subject: Re: [RS] (RS) heartache Quoting "Sandra J. Smith" : > Second, and more to the point, I'm leaving the house I adore because > I lost my job and can't keep up with the mortgage payments. The > movers came today and packed everything into boxes; tomorrow they'll > move us into the new rental place. My condolensces, Sandra. I hope you are able to build a home every bit as wonderful in your new place, wherever and whenever things settle down. - --Chris ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 09:28:11 -0400 From: Tom Neff Subject: Re: [RS] Radio At the risk of sounding like another brag :) - one thing we've always done at Grassy Hill Radio is to explicitly encourage independent and new-artist submissions, and favor them heavily in the playlist alongside "the usual suspects." (Wonderful as the latter are!) That way our listeners make a lot of new discoveries. When a disc comes in, we listen and play the good songs, no matter what the name on the jewel case says. So if you know anyone who fits the description, tell 'em to visit http://radio.grassyhill.org and follow the instructions. Format is basically folk/acoustic with some world, folk/pop etc thrown in. Of course there's plenty of Richard too :) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 13:58:37 GMT From: "ptpowerlists@juno.com" Subject: [RS] Vuelta Cover Photo Anyone notice how very similar the image of Richard is on the cover of "Vuelta" to the back cover image of "Sparrow[no apostrophe]s Point"? Pat ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 11:43:18 -0400 From: B Gallagher Subject: [RS] Radio Radio Yes, Jennifer. You are indeed on to something about the state of Radio. Playlists. We have a decent commercial adult rock/pop station here on Long Island, WEHM (92.9 FM) that plays older pop/rock like Van Morrison and also plays new releases from up and coming artists as well as those that are established. But, they'll play only one song from the new album for several weeks then rotate it out of the playlist. And just forget the Clear Channel stations, unless you want to be 'hooked up' with some Boston or any of the same three songs from the same 30 bands that get played over and over. My local college station is WUSB (90.1 FM) (www.wusb.org) in Stony Brook NY. Charlie Backfish has an excellent folk program called 'Sunday Street' that airs Sunday mornings from 9:00 am to 11:30 am. He plays some traditional stuff and lots of contemporary music. I truly think most of the people here on this Shindell list will enjoy Charlie Backfish. Charlie is followed by a traditional country show. There is a traditional folk program on Monday evening and a blues show on Tuesday nights. Also worth a mention is Jim Dexter's show on Tuesday 7:00 am to 9:00 am. Jim plays artists like Pat Methany, Joni Mitchell, Robbie Robertson, Will Ackerman, with some local singer/songwriters in the mix. Aside from Charlie and Jim, the station overall is more amateur/college than WFUV or WUMB. Let Charlie spin some tunes for your Sunday morning coffee, you'll like what you'll hear. (available on line) Oh, and since I've gone on about playlists I should say that Charlie does indeed have one that he makes available by e-mail after each show. Rest assured, Charlie's playlist changes weekly. "And the radio is in the hands of such a lot of fools tryin' to anaesthetize the way that you feel Radio is a sound salvation Radio is cleaning up the nation They say you better listen to the voice of reason But they don't give you any choice 'cause they think that it's treason. So you had better do as you are told. You better listen to the radio." Bart Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 12:49:06 -0400 > From: Jennifer Coia > Subject: [RS] Radio > > There has been some good talk about the change of AAA radio on this > list. I think it's all just a part of the changing industry. There > was a day when stations like WFUV and WXPN could break a lot of unknown > artists. But then commercial radio got seized by Clear Channel and the > likes, and suddenly there was no one to play Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, > Randy Newman, Steve Earle, etc (the more well known in the songwriter > genre), so all of those major label artists turned to the WXPN's of the > world and now most of them have so little room for the "smaller" > independent artists. Sad indeed. There are still a few stations out > there who still break artists like KCRW..Nic Harcourt is a good example > of someone who will play what he likes and since he is somewhat of a > taste maker, a lot of other DJs may follow suit if he really gets > behind something. Someone who will get behind music they like...and > don't have to abide by a playlist. Some of these stations still have > great specialty programs where a dj can do his/her own thing and help > introduce music that isn't necessarily getting a big push from a > label, etc. Vin Scelsa's show Idiot's Delight would be a good example. > > I don't know have Satellite Radio. I had Sirius in a rental car once > and it was fun, but on all the stations I heard or all the music I > heard, I didn't come across music from anyone that wasn't really well > known, so I don't know how much hope there is for that medium. > > hope everyone is enjoying their day... > > jc ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 13:00:24 -0400 From: Rongrittz@aol.com Subject: Re: [RS] Vuelta Cover Photo >> Anyone notice how very similar the image of Richard is on the cover of "Vuelta" to the back cover image of "Sparrow[no apostrophe]s Point"? << Interestingly (well, it's interesting to me), a few years ago I was at a photo shoot for a print ad for my job here at Sony, and I was having a cup of coffee with the photographer. We got to talking about music, and I took out my copy of "Sparrows Point" and asked him if he was familiar with Richard Shindell. Indeed he was; it turns out that he was the guy who shot the SP photos! RG ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 11:39:28 -0500 From: "kunigunda" Subject: Re: [RS] Complete Vuelta Tour Info at richardshindell.com Scott sez > I just noticed that almost of the dates for Richard's upcoming tour are > on his website at richardshindell.com. I hope you can make it. Hmmm, I wonder what "almost all of the dates" means. Could it be there are others.... and that maybe they are holding out on posting the Kansas City gig? Carrie in KC ------------------------------ End of shindell-list-digest V6 #172 ***********************************