show---whore Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 102.1 The Edge will be airing an interview with Criag Mercer on the Indie Hour @ 11:00 pm Thursday night. You can tune in and hear on the WEB CAST Also you can email them here and request some JSB!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 Speaking of CFNY, I was reading this synopsis of Rush the other night and apparently the song, The Spirit of Radio was written about CFNY. I found that hilariously funny because I hate CFNY and their, "New Music" bull-shit attitude. Of course, their "new music" is either shitty modern pop music or washed up "pop" music from back as far as 15 years ago. Obviously Rush had some sort of relationship or respect for them at some point in their existance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 This is going to be a great lead up to the show Friday @ the EL Mocambo.... jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 It's so hard for a band to get radio play these days... it's really all about payola.. meaning, if you have some cash, sure radio stations will play it... Here is Canada, they monitor the playlists of stations across Canada and US every day, comparing their songs, and try to be a close as possible, but if one radio station starts playing a song consistently, then often another radio station will follow suit, then another, sometime it spirals like that... So please tune in tonight and email the station saying you would like to hear more... who wouldn't love to hear more Jimmy Swift Band , Grand Theft Bus, Jomomma, Nero, Blue Quater, Wassabi Collective on the radio? Count me in.. 11PM THURSDAY, May 20th REQUEST PAGE LET's go to Town..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kung Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 I like the concept but seriously isn't JSB the only band of that crop with any chance of getting played on the radio? Wassabi Collective you have got to be kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chase23 Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 Speaking of CFNY, I was reading this synopsis of Rush the other night and apparently the song, The Spirit of Radio was written about CFNY. I found that hilariously funny because I hate CFNY and their, "New Music" bull-shit attitude. Of course, their "new music" is either shitty modern pop music or washed up "pop" music from back as far as 15 years ago. Obviously Rush had some sort of relationship or respect for them at some point in their existance. Thats because in the 80's the Edge was still called "The Spirit of Radio". They gave all indie bands a chance and played them at all times of the day. I agree that their current format that they adopted in the early 90's is lame. They are basically a top 40 station playing "new rock". What the hell is new rock anyways? It's certainly not the crap they play! They even play some hip hop now because it's "cool" with the edgeheads. I prefer to listen to college radio or my own damn cds thank you very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chase23 Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 Another note about CFNY. If your listen to some electronic music, mainly electro or IDM (intelligent dance music...I hate this term), there is an artist based out of Toronto called Solvent. He wrote this track called "My Radio". He grew up on CFNY in the 80's and now hates them like you. Here is a sample of the record cover with part or the lyrics. So your not the only one that has a penchant for hating CFNY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 well these bands won't get a chance to get radio airplay unless 'jammy' bands that have a more radio friendly sound like JSB, BNB and GTB can't get their music played... DO you remember when Phish's Heavy Things made it to the radio... we had a glimpse that maybe we'd hear some jammier stuff on the radio... but now I doubt that song would make it back into rotation anywhere... yeah maybe Wassabi's a stretch... but who knows what they are going to sound like on this new release... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 "I like the concept but seriously isn't JSB the only band of that crop with any chance of getting played on the radio? " No. Jomomma is. WHen i have friends drop by for a 'visit', who aren't familair with the scene, Jomomma by far, goes over the best, with the widest rage of audience. Some Grand Theft Bus is radio friendly, as is some Fat Cats. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guigsy Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 JSB's last album, i felt, was totally geared to try to get themselves some radio exposure. with the exception of a couple songs, the concept of the record was "get us on the damn radio!". so, hey, good for them. craig got on the radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 JSB certainly has been working hard on developing their radio sound, they must realize that without radio, it's hard to keep a lifelong career going... THE JIMMY SWIFT BAND and special guests RIFF RAFT Friday, May 21, 2004 El Mocambo, College/Spadina Toronto, ON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guigsy Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 ... and i can appreciate their intentions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 I was working last night, and I didn't catch it... did anyone by chance check it out? let me know the deets... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phunky Cauldron Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 Nope, I missed it as well, but I'll be checking out the show tonight. Anybody else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelter Posted May 23, 2004 Report Share Posted May 23, 2004 i was there ... great show by both bands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted May 23, 2004 Report Share Posted May 23, 2004 j-dawg... I would have to respectfully disagree regarding one issue you brought up I've been working in radio for ten years and payola does not exist anymore...at least in small and medium markets. nobody pays cash...that i've heard of...the record reps wine and dine ya, invite you to big parties and shit to meet bands, etc so if that's payola, then you're right but no $$$ is ever exchanged. there are a few "trend setting" stations in canada, the small and medium markets watch what they do and add to their weekly lists and are largely influenced by this you are right...but then toronto (for the exception of cancon material) keeps their eyes on the statiosn in NYC, LA and Chicago to keep a vibe of what is going down in those markets.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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