Thursday, January 18, 2007

Thursday Newsy Bits

*No recap, once again. It's been so damn cold and payday is tomorrow so I promise more shows next week. But it was another tv night and Paula wasn't drunk on the second installment of American Idol so I channel surfed. The best thing about watching Fox was discovering that a new show called "The Winner" is starting soon and starring my favorite Daily Show correspondent, Rob Corddry. Hot.

*I also caught The Real World which is lame but after the show, the "Lazy Eye" video by Silversun Pickups was featured. I don't know how I feel about that but better than having to see the Pussycat Dolls stripping on a subway, in my opinion.

*Tonight, if you're home, stay tuned for TV greatness, when Steven Colbert is a guest on The O'Reilly Factor and then Bill O'Reilly is a guest on The Colbert Report. Keep and eye out for youtube clips tomorrow.

*Bad Marketing? The Spazmatics are an 80's cover band that have been playing at 4th and B. They are playing again next week. Admission is free with a student ID. Last night I got to thinking that the majority of college students are in the 18-24 age range (generously). People who are 21 (since 4th & B is a 21+ venue), were born in 1985, meaning they were barely entering kindergarten as the 80's ended. Are they really into an 80s cover band? I mean, maybe they've adopted the bangle bracelets and legwarmers and those horrible mid calf tights, but that's because they don't know any better. I'm just sayin...

* In honor of Lindsey Lohan heading to rehab, Anya Marina and Tristan Prettyman have written a song with background help from Greg Laswell. You can listen to it on Anya's MySpace page here.

*I missed this piece of news last week: FCC commissioners trying to find resolution to the payola scandal are considering a proposal by A2IM (American Assoc. of Independent Music) to force stations to set aside time for indie labels. My feeling is that it would be "crazy awesome". Maybe I wouldn't have to hear Red Hot Chili Peppers every 5 minutes. Maybe more independent artists wouldn't just tour the "big" cities on their small club tours (New York, Chicago, LA, Seattle) Maybe more of our local artists could get better exposure in other cities.

FCC commissioners are mulling a staff proposal that could resolve the agency's
investigation into payola allegations between the record labels and major radio
broadcasters, according to industry and government sources.

While details of the Enforcement Bureau's proposal were sketchy, sources said that radio station groups would be required to set aside a certain amount of airtime
for music produced independently. The radio groups also would agree to a code of
conduct and an education program, the sources said. As part of the deal, the
radio broadcasters would not admit to any wrongdoing.
You can read the Hollywood Reporter article
here.

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