RTP-area local music and culture

[James Hepler <jameshepler AT yahoo.com>]

Speaking of metal bands, Colossus is worth 300 bands
of any other genre.

--- Ben Davis <ben_dontspamme_davis AT unc.edu> wrote:

> ya
> I always say to people outside of the area that
> there has to be like 2 
> to 300 bands playing around right now -
> 
> and I usually am not even counting metal or
> bluegrass bands in that 
> figure - which adds a whole other dimension -
> 
> 
> 
> grady wrote:
> > A bajillion?
> > 
> > I have been somewhat slack at moving inactive
> bands into inactive status 
> > on my website, so I can't do a quickie database
> count & let you know 
> > that way (although this does act as a nudge for me
> to go through & do 
> > some cleanup in that area). Plus I have also been
> remiss at adding new 
> > bands, at least according to those bands that keep
> emailing me to let me 
> > know that.
> > 
> > Here's a random metric for you, though: In 2005
> WXDU playlisted at least 
> > 70 local releases, including several comps which
> featured bands who 
> > didn't manage to otherwise release anything. We
> received probably at 
> > least that many more (from all across NC) which
> didn't make playlist, 
> > due to nobody liking them well enough. (note: if
> your band's CD didn't 
> > get playlisted at WXDU in 2005, it might also be
> because it got lost in 
> > the mail; Duke's mail system is fucked up.)
> > 
> > We probably actually playlisted closer to 80, but
> my recordkeeping kinda 
> > blows in that area, which is also why I don't have
> a 2005 best-of list.
> > 
> > There are at least another 50-100 local bands who
> didn't manage to 
> > release anything in 2005 (like yours, for
> instance, right?).
> > 
> > If I can crunch some numbers, I might be able to
> give you a half-assed 
> > stab at the number of local bands who gigged
> locally in 2005, but it 
> > would take more time than I have at this instant.
> We'll see if work 
> > slacks later in the week.
> > 
> > xo
> > 
> > Ross
> > 
> > Ben Davis wrote:
> > 
> >>Ross
> >>Do you (or anyone) have a rough guess at how many
> active bands are 
> >>around in the triangle right now -
> >>seems like a really fertile time for good music -
> >>
> >>Ben
> >>
> >>grady wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>It wouldn't hurt, either, if the Indy would host
> mp3 samples of the 
> >>>nominated songs in their music poll. Would it be
> so hard to make that a 
> >>>condition of being nominated, that the bands have
> to make the songs 
> >>>available, at least for streaming?
> >>>
> >>>Hmm. I just went looking for this year's ballot
> but it's not at the 
> >>>logical place, http://www.indymusicawards.com
> >>>
> >>>It's linked from here, though: 
> >>>http://indyweek.com/durham/2006-01-25/cover.html
> >>>
> >>>I did a zine once with a CD in it. It was fun to
> put together. I was 
> >>>gonna do another one but, um, circumstances
> intervened. If I do another 
> >>>one, it'll be a DVD instead of a CD, though.
> Video being the new audio, 
> >>>of course.
> >>>
> >>>xo
> >>>
> >>>Ross
> >>>
> >>>bendy wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>The editors of a certain music publication burn
> mix cds of stuff that 
> >>>>they like, mixing accesible fare like The Go!
> Team with the Locust and 
> >>>>such. Then they drop off the things in coffee
> shops where the *straight 
> >>>>but indie-curious* hang out. Seeding the
> potential readers, as  it were. 
> >>>>There's no identifying features beyond the track
> list- they're just 
> >>>>trying to open up minds and ears.
> >>>>
> >>>>copyright is theft!
> >>>>
> >>>>- bendy
> >>>>
> >>>>Chris Rossi wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>I think most people equate "free" with "suck". 
> Giving away something
> >>>>>for free is the best way in the world to
> completely devalue it.  The
> >>>>>vast majority of those CDs would go straight
> into the landfill.
> >>>>
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