Re: (TV) "live" music-get the microscopes out!!!!

[esgregory@uswest.net]

ahh....is that socialism?

g grant wrote:

> In Canada, one does not hear a lot of new Canadian
> bands however the CRTC enforces that 10 or 15% of
> radio must be Canadian content.  Established acts such
> as Blue Rodeo, BTO, Alanis, Bryan Adams and the like
> are consequently played to death.  Sarah McClaughlin
> gets a minimum of 8 songs of radio airplay from 8 am
> to 5 pm a day.  It gets worse on the oldies station,
> Paul Anka's Puppy Love and She's Having my Baby are
> consistent, "favorite" staples.  Holy o Crap!  As I
> type this, the 2nd Sarah McClaughlin song is pouring
> out of the radio and it's only 8:30 am!  It will be a
> long day...
>
> --- Raymond <ray@wavewalker.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
> > You have my deepest sympathies!...on the other hand
> > you are probably spared
> > a lot of  the cheesy pap they relentlessly churn out
> > this side of the
> > Atlantic too-so we're evens! let's face it it's a
> > grim time for
> > mainstream,corporate popular music whereever you are
> > at the
> > moment....aaaargggh!....and most of all so hard to
> > AVOID unless you
> > barricade yourself in your own home or
> > car....(hhhmmmm that gives me an
> > idea)...
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <esgregory@uswest.net>
> > ....here in the states, we're more inundated with
> > > rap-rock fusion cheeseheads like kid rock &
> > hemorrhoids like lit or train
> > or
> > > counting crowes...heaven help me if i can remember
> > anymore.
> >
> >
> >
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