RTP-area local music and culture

[James Hepler <jameshepler AT yahoo.com>]

I would say rather than bars, there should be a CD
given out in the pit.  We have to take this shit TO
the students!

You know how every other year the Chronicle puts out
some scathing editorial about college radio sucking? 
I've always thought that XDU is pretty accessible to
students, even though maybe six listen to the station.
 I wonder if there is anything XYC can do to connect
more with students instead of trying to broaden their
horizons all the time!

That was tongue in cheek, so please no angry replies.

--- Jeremy Blair <jerblar AT gmail.com> wrote:

> We need a compilation CD of local bands to hand out
> at the bars during
> enrollment or other grab-bag type events. You could
> get to the target
> audience where they are, at the bars. Anyone have a
> spare $20k laying around
> to sponsor this?
> 
> On 1/30/06, Katherine Carpenter <wwkd AT hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Actually most folks agree that the issue that made
> the powers that be
> > support Fetzer in '93 was not the scheduling czar,
> but the public
> > financing
> > of practice space rent. Wayne even agrees on that
> one.
> >
> > ----Original Message Follows----
> > From: grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>
> > Reply-To: RTP-area local music and culture
> <ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> > To: RTP-area local music and culture
> <ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> > Subject: Re: Tuesday Indie Rock at the Library and
> bigger issues
> > Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 18:55:39 -0500
> >
> > Can't we all just get along?
> >
> > Back when Wayne Taylor was running for Raleigh
> Mayor, one of his
> > platform planks was the appointment of a rockshow
> scheduling czar who'd
> > make sure we'd never have to pick between 2 great
> shows on the same
> > night again. Needless to say, the vested Raleigh
> political interests
> > couldn't afford to let that happen, and they went
> so far as to throw the
> > election to Tom Fetzer as punishment for Wayne
> even bringing it up.
> >
> > Remember when we used to joke on this very list
> about the indie-rock
> > cabal? Hoo boy, that really brings back some
> memories. Good times.
> >
> > Oops, shit, gotta run, I'm late for the *real*
> indie-rock board meeting,
> > the one Calloway's pissed that we never tell him
> the location of.
> >
> > xo
> >
> > Ross
> >
> > Katherine Carpenter wrote:
> > > Actually, there's already such a 'Board' that
> has been meeting, at 7:30
> > a.m.
> > > the second and fourth Saturdays of every month,
> in the Durham public
> > > library. Please feel free to come on out!
> > >
> > > ----Original Message Follows----
> > > From: Sarah Freeman <sfree18 AT gmail.com>
> > > Reply-To: RTP-area local music and culture
> <ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> > > To: RTP-area local music and culture
> <ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> > > Subject: Re: Tuesday Indie Rock at the Library
> and bigger issues
> > > Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 17:59:27 -0500
> > >
> > > maybe this sounds completely lame and would just
> hit a dead end, but
> > > what about some board/group made up of club
> owners (both durham and
> > > chapel hill), musicians, and duke and unc
> students, whose purpose
> > > would be to take a good look at the situation
> and see what can be done
> > > to improve it (if anything). something big
> enough to have a decent
> > > supply of ideas and brainpower, but small enough
> to cut out
> > > bureaucratic nonsense and worthless sidetracking
> on trivial issues.
> > > it seems like there is a lack of communication
> between the students
> > > and the local music scene... is there any
> interest out there for
> > > something like this? s
> > >
> > >
> > > On 1/30/06, James Hepler <jameshepler AT yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > >  > I didn't think I had any expectations at all.
>  Maybe a
> > >  > reply.  That was it.
> > >  >
> > >  > --- grady <grady AT ibiblio.org> wrote:
> > >  >
> > >  > > Did you really expect the DTH to leap up &
> take
> > >  > > notice? "Flash! -- Local
> > >  > > Band to Perform at Local 506!"
> > >  > >
> > >  > > Please tell me you didn't send an email
> encouraging
> > >  > > them to check out
> > >  > > your www.myspace.com/engarde webpage again.
> Hasn't
> > >  > > that chick gotten
> > >  > > enough play already?
> > >  > >
> > >  > > I mean, I have lately taken to checking out
> as many
> > >  > > local bands' Myspace
> > >  > > pages as I can find, and downloading
> (whenever
> > >  > > possible -- c'mon y'all,
> > >  > > I don't know exactly how it works, but if
> it's up to
> > >  > > you, enable the
> > >  > > freaking "download" option on your Myspace
> mp3s --
> > >  > > you're not going to
> > >  > > lose a sale of your precious 4-tracked
> demo) mp3s to
> > >  > > play on the radio,
> > >  > > but I'm willing to bet that most folks
> aren't
> > >  > > necessarily willing to go
> > >  > > to the trouble, even those who're
> ostensibly
> > >  > > responsible for doing that
> > >  > > sort of thing. Other than Grayson, I mean;
> I'm
> > >  > > convinced that cat has
> > >  > > taken to hanging around outside various
> > >  > > practice-spaces, so eager is he
> > >  > > to hear the latest from every-fucking-band
> in town.
> > >  > > But he is clearly in
> > >  > > the minority.
> > >  > >
> > >  > > I could provide you a fairly long list of
> local
> > >  > > bands whose CDs we've
> > >  > > never even received at WXDU. What's the
> matter,
> > >  > > y'all, afraid of blowing
> > >  > > up BIG in northwestern Durham and the
> unincorporated
> > >  > > portions of
> > >  > > northern Durham & Orange counties?
> > >  > >
> > >  > > I don't know that it's time for me to
> resend my
> > >  > > primer on how to send
> > >  > > your CD to radio (DO: send a full-size
> jewel box,
> > >  > > with something
> > >  > > resembling cover art. bonus points for
> marking
> > >  > > tracks with dirty words.
> > >  > > DON'T: bother with the highschool
> portfolio-folder
> > >  > > with the B&W glossy &
> > >  > > your manager's business card stuck in the
> little
> > >  > > slits). I also don't
> > >  > > know if anybody listens to radio. Actually,
> scratch
> > >  > > that: the guys who
> > >  > > built my house, honest-to-god Chatham
> County
> > >  > > construction workers, did
> > >  > > the entire thing while flipping back and
> forth
> > >  > > between XDU & XYC as the
> > >  > > mood struck them. And no, I had nothing to
> do with
> > >  > > it.
> > >  > >
> > >  > > Of course, they don't go to a lot of
> rockshows. Hmm.
> > >  > >
> > >  > > Ross
> > >  > >
> > >  > > James Hepler wrote:
> > >  > > > Maybe the marketplace is cluttered, but I
> don't
> > >  > > buy
> > >  > > > it.  I mean, that's probably why WXYC was
> so
> > >  > > behind
> > >  > > > the curve on new releases.  But I don't
> buy 
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