Just when you thought radio couldn't get worse...

[vansmack]

I am aware, and I realize now that I posted the 2003 article and not the new article that said they were thinking of going after it agian ahead of a possible takeover of the White House by the deomcrats.  I'll see if I can find the new article.
 
 Thanks for pointing that out and sorry for the confusion.

[Cock Van Der Palm]

2003 article?  Now I'm really glad I didn't read the article!    Anyway the state of commercial radio will only lead more people to satellite, digital and other forms.  I'm finding myself listening to my ipod more and more in the car anyway unless I'm listening to sports talk.

[Venerable Bede]

Originally posted by jeffml:
  2003 article?  Now I'm really glad I didn't read the article!    Anyway the state of commercial radio will only lead more people to satellite, digital and other forms.  I'm finding myself listening to my ipod more and more in the car anyway unless I'm listening to sports talk.

thank you for supporting the xm/sirius merger.

[walkonby]

see, i was correct about the ipod thing . . . and i apologize for stating that you might be stupid, jeff; it was ageless thing to do.

[Cock Van Der Palm]

Believe me no offense taken.  My original post  about summarizing the article was in jest anyway.  (I actually did read the article).

[Bartelby]

As if redundant and limited play lists of crappy bands on the radio isn't bad enuf, catch this, music lovers:
 
 Equally as worrisome is the Live Nation/Clear Channel merger/acquisition and Live/Nation's purchase of MusicToday/Red Light Management in late 2006.  In essence, this giant, in many towns (DC included and exacerbated IF they get their HardRock Hotel permits for DC) will own:
 
 Control of the talent (Mangement of bands thru Red Light)
 Touring (thru LittleBigMan and xray touring)
 Ticketing - thru facility/booking with Live Nation
 CDs and Music downloads (digital music/MusicToday)
 Radio play (Clear Channel's tv/media-PR/radio ownership)
 on-line ticketing (both LiveNations and MusicToday)
 merchandising (order fulfillment/MusicToday/venue concession %)
 
 In essence, Live Nation will decide which bands play DC; what the ticket price is; and what bands will succeed due to media exposure/radio/tv play time.  
 
 Independent club owners won't get a shot at booking Live Nation bands if Live Nation has their "own" facility in that town; and if they do, they have to pay a premium fee and/or larger % of the night's proceeds and merch sales. Where's the Dept. of Justice/FCC/ and FTC NOW? Thoughts or more info?
 
 Check out Wikipedia for Clear Channel/Live Nation:
 
 "Top executives
 
     * Lowry Mays - company founder, chairman; also Director of Live Nation
     * Mark Mays - son of Lowry Mays, chief executive officer, president and chief operating officer; named CEO after serving as interim CEO since his father underwent surgery to treat a blood clot and bleeding in his brain; also Vice Chairman of Live Nation.
     * Randall Mays - son of Lowry Mays, executive vice president and chief financial officer; also Chairman of Live Nation.
     * John Hogan - president and chief operating officer, Clear Channel Radio
     * Tom Hicks, Clear Channel's former vice-chairman, is a past donor to Bush's political campaigning. The two were at the centre of a scandal when Mr. Bush was governor and when Mr. Hicks chaired a University of Texas investment board that awarded large investment-management contracts to several companies close to the Bush family - including the Carlyle Group, on whose payroll Mr. Bush had been until weeks previously.
 
 
 LittleBigMan.com
 Musictoday.com
 Redlightmanagement.com
 http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=194146&p=irol-irhome
 
 http://www.musictoday.com/about/artistServices.asp

[HoyaSaxa03]

How would you define a "crappy band"?  Aren't they all great if they work hard and make a solid effort?

[Bartelby]

I'll leave the formal definition to you, the lawyer. How's that working for you?

[HoyaSaxa03]

how's law school working for me?  exciting! intellectually challenging! stimulating! a means to an end!!

[Bartelby]

Clear Channel's VP said, "We didn't do anything wrong."  I guess that explains why they agreed to pay a $3.5M fine...read more:
 
 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/05/AR2007030501286.html

[Frank Gallagher]

Originally posted by Bartelby:
  I'll leave the formal definition to you, the lawyer. How's that working for you?

Great. just what we need...yet another lawyer.