Beat of the Week | Fun. “We Are Young”
Beat of the Week | Fun. “We Are Young” I’m like totes, diggin on this snappy little tune.
Beirut @ ACL Live
This was my first time to experience Beirut and the ACL Live venue. In one word: amazing. I had been looking forward to this show for a while so expectations were high and easily exceeded. My camera doesn’t really do the experience justice so use your imagination.
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Weezer!
What a show! I got to see one of my favorite childhood(ish) bands perform the soundtrack to my middle school years. Weezer came to Austin as a part of the 101x 16th Birthday Concert Series and performed the Blue Album, in its entirety, on Monday night (6.6). As if all that were not enough- the opening band (the Knux) didn’t show so Weezer came out and performed a few classics prior (including a cover of Paranoid Android that had outsiders thinking it was Thom Yorke on stage). Essentially, Weezer, opened for Weezer. What a show.
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My Morning Jacket- Black Metal | WEEKLY BEAT
SONG: Holdin’ On To Black Metal
ARTIST: My Morning Jacket
ALBUM: Circuital (5.31)
WEB: http://www.mymorningjacket.com/gogo/
Beastie Boys – Make Some Noise | WEEKLY BEAT
SONG: Makes Some Noise
ARTIST: Beastie Boys
ALBUM: Hot Sauce Committee Part 2
WEB: beastieboys.com/
PLAY: Beastie Boys – Make Some Noise
The Kills – Satellite | Weekly Beat
SONG: Satellite
ARTIST: The Kills
ALBUM: Blood Pressure (Out 4.05)
WEB: thekills.tv
PLAY/DOWNLOAD: Satellite
…Trail of Dead – Weight of the Sun | Weekly Beat
SONG: Weight of the Sun
ARTIST: …And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead
ALBUM: Tao of the Dead (Out Now)
WEB: trailofdead.com
PLAY/DOWNLOAD: Weight Of The Sun
The Rural Alberta Advantage – Stamp | Weekly Beat
SONG: Stamp
ARTIST: The Rural Alberta Advantage
ALBUM: Departing (Out 3.1)
Web: theraa.com
PLAY/DOWNLOAD: Stamp
Fancy Dale | SONG
A version of Drake’s song Fancy I made for the Dudley and Bob Song Parody Song Contest. I am currently in first but can’t win… so you must enter! $1,000 for first prize, email info and mp3 to songs@daledudley.com.
Short Version
DOWNLOAD: Fancy Dudley
Extended Version
DOWNLOAD: Fancy Dudley Extended
Ballad of Chippewa Chu | SONG
I wrote and composed (with the help of Dro Dinunno-Corsetti) this track for my friend Chuy. Let me know what you think!
DOWNLOAD: Ballad of Chippewa Chu
SORNE | MUSIC
My friend Morgan’s album came out today and I encourage you to check it out. He is a very talented musician, artist and a fellow weirdo. You can check out his band’s website here: http://sorne.com/.
Band: SORNE
Album: House of Stone
Top 1o Songs | 2010 IN REVIEW
Check out Numbers 11-25: HERE
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Alas! I am finished with my lists and have assembled the greatest collection of music from 2010! Ok so I left out pop, rap and a lot of electronica. Either way; download it, make a playlist or just give it a listen here AND let me know what you think by making coments. Also, remmeber to check out my other lists by clicking on the 2010 In Review tab.
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10) Afraid of Everyone – The National
DOWNLOAD: Afraid of Everyone – The National; Atlases
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9) Home – Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
DOWNLOAD: Home – Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
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8 ) I Walked – Sufjan Stevens
DOWNLOAD: I Walked – Sufjan Stevens
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7) Round & Round – Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti
DOWNLOAD:Round & Round – Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti
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6) Crystalised – The xx (2009)
DOWNLOAD: Crystalised – The xx
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5) The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
DOWNLOAD: The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
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4) Nobody Gets me But You – Spoon
DOWNLOAD: Nobody Gets me But You – Spoon
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3) Ready to Start – Arcade Fire
DOWNLOAD: Ready to Start – Arcade Fire
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2) Lights – Interpol
DOWNLOAD: Lights – Interpol
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1) Odessa – Caribou
DOWNLOAD: Odessa – Caribou
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Check out Numbers 11-25: HERE
Top 10 Concerts | 2010 IN REVIEW
10) Dr. Dog & Deer Tick
Venue: Emos
Date: May 5
Dr. Dog is always good and I was really excited to see Deer Tick. I had a great view with friends and managed to score an extra pair of tickets so my beer was free.
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9) Nas & Damian Marley
Venue: Stubbs
Date: June 9
Dope ass beats and an all out dance party that wreaked of patchouli, pot and good times.
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8 ) Flaming Lips
Venue: Austin Music Hall
Date: Mar 12
What a way to kick off my SXSW! The energy of the crowd and great music made up for the lack of a view.
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7) The National
Venue: ACL Fest
Date: Oct 9
I did not make it onto the side stage and wandered off into the park to get more beer so I missed the beginning. Midway through my drunken stupor at Cage the Elephant I realized “WTF! National is playing right now!”. I ended up catching the last half of the set (at the same stage I first saw them 3 years ago) and was blown away by their passion and performance.
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6) Interpol
Venue: Stubbs
Date: Oct 28
Not a spectacular show but getting to meet the band and listen to a sound check before the show notches this one of my top concert memories.
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5) Iron and Wine w/ Calexico
Venue: Paramount
Date: July 29
Simply a beautiful performance! I randomly fell into tickets for the MANA & HAAM benefit they do every year and was SO glad I went. It was a great mix of casual and entertaining under the rooftop the Paramount Theatre.
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4) Muse
Venue: ACL Bud Stage
Date: Oct 8
While hanging out at the Budweiser Lounge I discovered the meaning of right place/right time. After seeing the line, I was not expecting or worrying about seeing Muse from the side stage. As soon as the first song ended though, two girls came down and the security guy grabbed me and said “all right your up”. It was my first time on the side stage and even better- Bdoe was there.
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3) Passion Pit
Venue: Stubbs
Date: Jun 18
I got to hang out next to the stage with all my friends/co-workers in the 101X lounge and witness an amazing set! I danced my ass off and apparently there’s video.
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2) Muse
Venue: Stubbs (SXSW)
Date: Mar 18
No way could I top my birthday and day one of SXSW. No way…. right? Well night two began with an epic 6th street roof-top session with Doug Benson followed by BDoe and I actually making it into Muse at Stubbs. We met up with co-workers, my lady and best friend just in time for Muse. About halfway through the set, a refreshing gust of cold wind timed perfectly with the beginning of Undisclosed Desires and lasers to send the crowd into a frenzy. This was probably the best overall concert experience I’ve ever had.
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1) Neil Young
Venue: Bass Concert Hall
Date: June 5
Nothing, and I mean nothing, was more special to than getting to take my father to see his favorite artist. Since I was a kid both my dad and I shared an appreciation for music – especially Neil Young. When I found out he was coming to town I thought it would be impossible to get tickets but I knew I had to. I secured tickets two days before the show and my parents were able to drive nine hours to make it….
The show itself? Amazing. If you have yet to see a show at the Bass Concert Hall then you must do so. We could not take pictures or video but the experience itself would not translate even if I did. Between songs Neil appeared old, fragile and quiet. While playing he was an absolute beast! Young bounced between three organs/pianos, six guitars and two harmonicas. The man has not missed a beat! I was- and still am- amazed at how incredible this show was! I do not know what was better: hearing my dad sing along to songs like Hey Hey My My, Down by the River and After the Gold Rush; seeing Neil wreck on his own 15 minute psychedelic version of Cortez the Killer or the fact I was sitting next to my Pa when Young came out for the encore and played Old Man.
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I’d love to hear about your favorite shows! Please Comment Below:
Top 25 Songs (25-11)| 2010 IN REVIEW
Numbers 1-10: HERE
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Here it is! My long awaited, highly sought after, Top 25 Darkive Songs of 2010.
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25) Solid Ground – Maps & Atlases
DOWNLOAD: Solid Ground – Maps & Atlases
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24) Ghost Pressure – Wolf Parade
DOWNLOAD: Ghost Pressure – Wolf Parade
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23) The End- Kings of Leon
DOWNLOAD: The End- Kings of Leon
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22) Madder Red- Yeasayer
DOWNLOAD: Madder Red- Yeasayer
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21) You Hands (Together)- The New Pornographers
DOWNLOAD: You Hands (Together)- The New Pornographers
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20) Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)- Arcade Fire
DOWNLOAD: Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)- Arcade Fire
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19) Barricade – Interpol
DOWNLOAD: Barricade – Interpol
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18) Pumped Up Kicks – Foster The People
DOWNLOAD: Pumped Up Kicks – Foster The People
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17) Success – Interpol
DOWNLOAD: Success – Interpol
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16) O.N.E. – Yeasayer
DOWNLOAD: O.N.E. – Yeasayer
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15) The Only One – The Black Keys
DOWNLOAD: The Only One – The Black Keys
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14) The High Road – Broken Bells
DOWNLOAD: The High Road – Broken Bells
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13) Paloma – We Are Wolves
DOWNLOAD: Paloma – We Are Wolves
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12) 20 Miles – Deer Tick
DOWNLOAD: 20 Miles – Deer Tick
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11) Here To Fall (De La Soul Remix) – Yo La Tengo
DOWNLOAD: Here To Fall (De La Soul Remix) – Yo La Tengo
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Numbers 1-10: HERE
Music Video of the Year | 2010 IN REVIEW
Yes music videos do still exist. MTV has defiantly kicked the beautiful audio/visual art form it spawned to the curb but the internet and social media brought it back to relevance. Here is my clear-cut favorite for Best Music Video of 2010:
*by the way you have to watch it in YouTube. Thanks Sony Music Entertainment.
Miike Snow – The Rabiit
Top 10 Albums | 2010 IN REVIEW
I did not purchase or peruse as many albums as in previous years and only a few really stuck out… Either way, I feel confident enough to declare these my ”Top Ten” of 2010.
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10) Plastic Beach – Gorillaz
9) Expo 86 – Wolf Parade
8 ) Together – New Pornographers
7) High Violet – The National
6) Before Today – Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti
5) Age of Adz - Sufjan Stevens
4) Odd Blood – Yeasayer
3) Brothers – The Black Keys
2) Transference – Spoon
1) The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
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Honorable Mention: Teen Dream – Beach House, And We Saw Land – Tung, Interpol – Interpol
Muse at ACL
Thanks to the Budweiser Crew I got in line and eventually backstage for Muse. Check out the pics and video:
Hipster, Hobo or in a Band?
ACL Fest is right around the corner, so once again I’ll be capturing photos of bands, hipsters and hobos. Here’s a re-post of my popular SXSW game: Hipster, Hobo or in a Band.
Music Festivals (especially SXSW) seem to bring out the weird. Sometimes it’s difficult to tell whether someone is in a band, a homeless guy or just a good ole hipster. You can’t always rely on your sense of smell, which is why I am creating this database. Now we can learn to track and classify whether someone is a hipster, hobo or in a in a band.
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- Music badge and deep look, must be a hipster
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- iPhone + skinny jeans= hipster
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- Just because he’s in the convention center and smoking doesn’t mean he’s in a band.
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- Manager or just REALLY into the show?
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- Don’t be fooled by the Google sweater
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- Regardless of how blurry the picture is, the jacket and jeans tell the story.
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- Is there a badge under that blanket?
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- Those shoes are to nice for a hobo or hipster.
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- Hobos aren’t the only ones drinking on the street.
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- Hipster! Oh wait, that’s me.
Foster The People “Pumped Up Kicks” | BEAT OF THE WEEK
ARTIST: Foster The People
SONG: Pumped Up Kicks
WEBSITE: fosterthepeople.com
DOWNLOAD: Pumped Up Kicks
I heard this on Chillville a while back and it’s been stuck in my head since. I don’t know a lot about the band and had a difficult timing finding an MP3 to purchase online. Check them out on facebook and at your local record distrubutor.
What’s Your Top Ten? My Top 50 | MUSIC
Not top ten all time, not even your top ten favorite songs. I want to know your Top Ten Most Played Songs (according to your iTunes or Windows Media account). Just open your iTunes, sort by play count and post your list.
Why you ask? It’s a scientific experiment. I want to know your song preferences and how far back that data goes so I can sell that information to Google and the government.
Unfortunately, my iTunes statistics have reset over the years so my top songs only range from 2008-until now. That being said, here’s my Top 50 Most Played Songs:
| # | Song | Artist | Play Count |
| 50 | The Prayer | Bloc Party | 50 |
| 49 | Velvet | The Big Pink | 50 |
| 48 | New Slang | The Shins | 51 |
| 47 | Boneless | The Notwist | 51 |
| 46 | Ghosts | Ladytron | 51 |
| 45 | Heinrich Maneuver | Interpol | 51 |
| 44 | The Storm | Doves | 51 |
| 43 | Venice | Beirut | 51 |
| 42 | Ready to Start | Arcade Fire | 51 |
| 41 | Hearing Damage | Thom Yorke | 52 |
| 40 | Knights Of Cydonia | Muse | 52 |
| 39 | Frank Sinatra | Cake | 52 |
| 38 | Obstacle 1 | Interpol | 54 |
| 37 | Leave Me Alone | Neutral Milk Hotel | 55 |
| 36 | The Suburbs | Arcade Fire | 55 |
| 35 | Daylight | Matt & Kim | 56 |
| 34 | Smiley faces | Gnarls Barkley | 56 |
| 33 | Odessa | Caribou | 57 |
| 32 | For Real | Okkervil River | 58 |
| 31 | Jezebel | Iron & Wine | 58 |
| 30 | Mistaken For Strangers | The National | 60 |
| 29 | Bodysnatchers | Radiohead | 61 |
| 28 | Young Bride | Midlake | 61 |
| 27 | Touch Too Much | Hot Chip | 62 |
| 26 | Time Is Running Out | Muse | 63 |
| 25 | Roscoe | Midlake | 63 |
| 24 | I Might Be Wrong | Radiohead | 64 |
| 23 | Make It Wit Chu | Queens of the Stone Age | 64 |
| 22 | Alone Again Or | Calexico | 64 |
| 21 | Nantes | Beirut | 64 |
| 20 | Leaf House | Animal Collective | 64 |
| 19 | They Are Night Zombies… | Sufjan Stevens | 65 |
| 18 | The Funeral | Band of Horses | 65 |
| 17 | Against All Odds | The Postal Service | 66 |
| 16 | Wait for the Summer | Yeasayer | 67 |
| 15 | Do the Whirlwind | Architecture In Helsinki | 67 |
| 14 | Kissing Families | Silversun Pickups | 68 |
| 13 | Buildings and Mountains | Republic Tigers | 68 |
| 12 | Dashboard | Modest Mouse | 70 |
| 11 | Leif Erikson | Interpol | 70 |
| 10 | 2080 | Yeasayer | 71 |
| 9 | Touch Me I’m Going to Scream, Pt. 2 | My Morning Jacket | 72 |
| 8 | Untitled | Interpol | 73 |
| 7 | Postcards from Italy | Beirut | 73 |
| 6 | Young Folks | Peter Bjorn And John | 74 |
| 5 | Staring at the Sun | TV On the Radio | 78 |
| 4 | Well Thought Out Twinkles | Silversun Pickups | 88 |
| 3 | Stars And Sons | Broken Social Scene | 89 |
| 2 | No Cars Go | Arcade Fire | 93 |
| 1 | Blues From Down Here | TV On The Radio | 94 |
Sufjan Stevens | BEAT OF THE WEEK
A special Sufjan Double Dip. The man who once ambitiously embarked an a journey to dedicate an album to each state has now given us a national tour, EP and full length- all within a month or so. Relish whilst you can…
ARTIST: Sufjan Stevens
ALBUM: The Age of Adz (10/12)
TOUR: Long Center Austin, (10/19)
SONG: I Walked
DOWNLOAD: 01 I Walked
ARTIST: Sufjan Stevens
ALBUM: All Delighted People EP (8/23)
TOUR: Long Center Austin, (10/19)
SONG: Heirloom
DOWNLOAD: 03 Heirloom
Black Keys “The Only One” | BEAT OF THE WEEK
SONG: The Only One
ALBUM: Brothers
TOUR: 9.22- Houstin (Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion), 9.23 Dallas (Superpages.com Center), 10.08- Austin (ACL Festival)
DOWNLOAD: 07 The Only One
Can’t Get a Job on the Radio Podcast Now on iTunes!
Apparently they let anyone have a podcast… even me! Subscribe to the CGJR Podcast on iTunes now: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=387304935
Arcade Fire | BEAT OF THE WEEK
A Special Two-Song Beat of the Week featuring the one and only Arcade Fire. The new album The Suburbs drops tomorrow and I got to give it a bit of a listen today. In addition to the amazing single, Ready to Start, four other songs immediately snagged my interest. Here’s two of them:
ARTIST: Arcade Fire
ALBUM: The Suburbs (8/3)
TOUR: Lollapaloza (8/8)
SONG: The Suburbs
SONG: Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
Silversun Pickups | VID
Silversun Pickups stopped by the studio to play a special acoustic 101X-Session for listeners and staff:
Mic Check
hi There
Edit Bay
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros “Home” | BEAT OF THE WEEK
ARTIST: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
SONG: Home
ALBUM: Up From Below
TOUR: Austin- La Zona Rosa (7/6)
DOWNLOAD: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros- Home
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros are definitely a big summer buzz band and after you listen to this track you will understand why. They’ve played many of this summer’s top festivals, been featured in commercials and are currently getting airplay on 101x as Lynn’s staff pick. I first saw them on Letterman and have not been able to get “Home” out of my head since.
Passion Pit
Passion Pit played two nights in Austin as part of the 101x 15th Birthday Concert Series. Both shows sold out in less than an hour, so needless to say, it kicked ass. The band and the crowd was full of energy and I was full of booze. Here’s some crappy iPhone pics and video from Friday’s show.
Interpol “Lights” | BEAT OF THE WEEK
ARTIST: Interpol
SONG: Lights
ALBUM: Interpol
DOWNLOAD: Interpol- Lights
Interpol is one of my favorite bands and I absolutely dig this track. It harkens back to Turn on the Bright Lights so hipsters should like it too. The forthcoming album should be a good one as well. It is the last with bassist Carlos Dengler, whom many consider to be the face of the band.
Malachai “Snowflake” | BEAT OF THE WEEK
ARTIST: Malachai
SONG: Snowflake
ALBUM: Ugly Side of Love
DOWNLOAD: Snowflake
Radio, Ratings and Rants
“KGSR doesn’t play any local music…they never broadcast live anymore… I hate the new music on KGSR…” or “101X doesn’t even play this band, why are they presenting the show” or “all KLBJ does is talk. They never play any of the good music anymore” and even “Austin Radio sucks”.
-A small but powerful summary of the online love a few Austin radio stations have been getting recently. I am currently writing an article/essay in which I shall defend Austin Radio. But first, if you love music and radio (and want to hear something other than Nirvana, Nickelback, Maroon Five and Sublime) I recommend you do something other than e-whine.
Here are some suggestions:
First, get the new ratings meter… well that probably won’t happen, but you should understand a bit about how they work. Basically, a small device (similar to a pager) picks up frequencies from a station as you listen. The station then gets credit for a portion of that hour (well if you listen for at least five straight minutes). The system of course, has many flaws. Worse perhaps, the sampling number in Austin will be ridiculously small- only a few hundred out of the one-million that live in the surrounding area. Needless to say, an individual with a meter holds a lot of sway. I’m not sure what other dynamics I can get into so just Google it: Personal People Meter.
Second, tell your Congressman and Senators to vote against any kind of Performance Tax. The record industry wants radio stations to foot the bill for their losses and failing business plan. And in case you didn’t know, radio stations ALREADY pay to play music. While you’re at it, remind your elected officials that they owe you. It was, after all, their shady backroom dealing that allowed the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and Clear Channel to effectively drive the radio industry into ruin (post 2003 FCC also contributed a bit).
Next, raise some Kane. Petition, protest or find out why one ratings company- Arbitron, is allowed to continually operate a flawed and outdated ratings system (Diary & PPM) while maintaining a monopoly over the radio ratings industry. Radio stations are forced to purchase the ratings books which are provided to advertisers and ad agencies. Ratings basically determine how much a station can charge. This is a multi-billion dollar business and a ratings system known as ‘the best we got’ just doesn’t cut the cheese (that was a fart joke, I hope to have a morning show some day).
Last, have some understanding. When I first got into radio, I would love to play some avant-garde Wilco deep cuts followed up by 12 minutes of ambient noise from Radiohead. But that was college radio. And college radio does not make money nor is it rated very well. Unfortunately, most radio is programmed for the “lowest common denominator’. Not everyone’s a music snob. Not everyone likes local bands. That’s just the way it is. After all, you can just listen to your iPod or CD’s.
So in the world of PPM expect radio stations to tighten their broadcast belts: Smaller play-lists with only popular tracks, less talk, no specialty programs, no live broadcasts and no local bands.
Or maybe not? Austin and the above mentioned stations are different beasts. My prediction? The opposite. After the initial freeze up, PPM will bring more local entertainment, more local talk radio and force stations to utilize the internet and live events to bring in listeners and revenue… but that’s another story.
Oh and if by some chance you should get a ratings meter… perhaps we could go out for a drink?
NOTE: THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ABOVE DO NOT REPRESENT THOSE OF MY EMPLOYER OR ANY OF THE AFFILIATED STATIONS, AGENCIES OR ADVERTISERS. ALL OF THE INFORMATION, OPINIONS AND CONCLUSIONS DISCLOSED ABOVE ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR FURTHER RESEARCH AT WWW.GOOGLE.COM.
GRAMMAR D’S: I MADE IT THROUGH BROADCAST JOURNALISM SCHOOL WITHOUT AN AP STYLEBOOK SO I APOLOGIZE. IF I MESSED UP, PISS OFF. IT’S BLOG.
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