tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67226355738161078.post4221730662353668004..comments2023-10-10T09:10:27.382-04:00Comments on I Remember Dayton (Punk and Indie Rock): Off-Site: WWSU audio at reunion pagejones()http://www.blogger.com/profile/15356608359911667268noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67226355738161078.post-81386394353461639212008-09-20T13:46:00.000-04:002008-09-20T13:46:00.000-04:00This should be required reading for anyone who eve...This should be required reading for anyone who even considers working for college radio today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67226355738161078.post-42927811461602625352008-05-01T10:55:00.000-04:002008-05-01T10:55:00.000-04:00WWSU radio could be pretty cool, but it was hard t...WWSU radio could be pretty cool, but it was hard to pick up anywhere off campus. I do remember driving in my car and pulling over near the Belmont drive-in theatre to listen to Laurie Anderson/O Superman.dannynonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12837549528578093287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67226355738161078.post-66459768495818326052008-04-14T11:22:00.000-04:002008-04-14T11:22:00.000-04:00Two points I'd like to underscore from this excell...Two points I'd like to underscore from this excellent post:<BR/><BR/>1) "in the '80s...a lot of music which was otherwise commercially viable suddenly found itself shut out of the commercial market simply because it was not on a major, corporate label." 100% accurate; what serious person interested in music today doesn't consider bands like the Replacements, the Pixies, Jane's Addiction, etc. to have been major artists? And none of these guys had a mainstream hit; they took a halfhearted stab with the Replacement's "Don't Tell a Soul" (probably their worst album IMO; "all shook down" is really just a Paul Westeberg solo effort), but I doubt they cracked AT40. College radio then was not like the minor leagues, where obvious talent may get its start but would eventually graduate to the majors, rather the real talent was simply ignored because it wasn't on a major label, these folks didn't fit the 80's rock star paradigm, or they came from somewhere other than NY or LA.<BR/><BR/>2) "the real difference between Alternative Rock artists and commercial radio artists was that the people making Alternative Rock were far more human and real to me than the people who made commercial rock." Prior to Lollapalooza, the top bands in this category would headline at a thousand-seat venue, like St. Andrews in Detroit or the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. More often they were playing places like Lounge Ax, intimate places which allowed for a real connection with the artists.<BR/><BR/>BTW you should check out Lollapalooza now that it's taken up permanent residence as a 3-day summer festival in Chicago. A TON more artists and you can easily get away from the nostalgia crowd if you need to (though seeing the Pixies live there a couple years ago was heaven, even if Weezer was tuning up on the adjacent stage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67226355738161078.post-43809419168605839422008-04-11T20:04:00.000-04:002008-04-11T20:04:00.000-04:00you're just jealous that kim deal made it and you ...you're just jealous that kim deal made it and you DIDN'T.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67226355738161078.post-13050252048591712322008-04-11T16:48:00.000-04:002008-04-11T16:48:00.000-04:00Wanna go as a couple to save $$?Wanna go as a couple to save $$?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com