Free the Music Festival 6.27.03 @ SGH

[JonSheperd]

Tired of what's going on with the media? Appalled that 70% of our local major commercial radio stations are owned by 2 companies? Tired of paying through the nose to see a concert anywhere in this area, because 8 out of the 10 major venues in a 150 mile radius are owned by one conglomerate?

The Free the Music event at the Southgate House will be a fundraising and awareness event to fight Media Consolidation. ALL PROCEEDS benefit Take Back the Media (http://www.takebackthemedia.com) and The Future of Music Coalition (http://www.futureofmusic.org) .

The Bands: Wojo, Hilltop Distillery, The Decanters (Bloomington, IN), (the return of) Folk?, Shelly Miracle, Abiyah with Chestah T, NSPCREW, Morals Galore, Kohai, Misplaced, Fotos, Coltrane Motion, Starshaker and some Spoken Word from Aaron Kerley.

14 bands and admission is only $7.50. A very meaningful cause. . Please support us. Free The Music (http://www.free-the-music.org)

[the wizard]

if you have any concern for music beyond the beer and lifestyle b.s. sold as alternative, stand up against corporate rock radio...they are silencing independent voices everyday, and don't think the CC is eyeballing your beloved independent station here, licking its chops, and waiting to pummell us into submission with whatever demographically correct pseudo rock they dredge up...

do your bit.

[JonSheperd]

The Wizard is correct.

Take Back the Media and the Future of Music Coalition are excellent information and activist organizations. The information they provide is very vital in helping people take a stand against media moguls who care nothing about the people.

Support this cause. While you're at it, write your congressman. Tell your Representative that he/she needs to fight for the people and against the FCC's short sighted legislation. This can be overturned, but these organizations need your support to mount that fight.

Too often people bemoan the situation, only to say "it won't work" when someone does offer a solution. Don't make this one of those times. You CAN do something and coming to this benefit is a great way to get started.

Be entertained. Support a great cause. Learn about the real media situation and use that to FIGHT.

This is not something to just bitch about on a board. It's real. It's anti-competitive and a serious danger to democracy.

[CBP]

if you think concert ticket prices are bad? just wait

tired of the same 40 or so songs being played? just wait

it is an outrage that more people aren't involved in something like this. i used to work in radio and i left cause i was tired of lying to the public about everything.

this is just the first step....we must take out all the dinosaurs in the biz, ditch all these stupid playlists and formats, get rid of the shock jokes who continue to make jokes about monica lewinsky and just generally aren't funny, get rid of these automation systems and get some real people working and paid.

if you think that 97.7 won't be a target....just wait...and they cower in the corner while we are out there trying to save their jobs....

$ talks....BS walks, thats a song by AC/DC...turn it on EBN they play it about 500 times a day.

[watusi]

methinks someone has multiple personality disorder

[IPrayForSound]

Yup....just like the film festival, I'm not against the idea, just against the tag-team advertising.

[classicgrrl]

yeh, that was a big overdone. I think it will be a good festival though. And I can vouch for Future of Music. I have been on their emailing list for 2 years now...good people.

[teevee]

it is a valiant cause, which is why morals galore is playing it.

Bands get asked to do benefits all the time, and as a rule, I think musicians are always sympathetic to the causes out there...but this one is a little different...

This one affects US.

97X, WAIF, we appreciate all that you all do for us and it's time we all stood up.

And you as listeners as well. I agree with Jon in that if we take a stand instead of just being apathetic...we might be able to change something. The only stations I listen to are 97X, WAIF, WOBO (killer old country and jazz out in Batavia) and REds games and UK basketball, but I know I'm in the minority. People listen to the ClearChannelShit aaaaaaaaalllllllllll the time. We're proud to be involved and I know it's going to be a huge night.

Now...enough with the diatribe....Let's f*ckin party!!!!
WOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

;)

[mattsledge]

A few things:

A couple of you made it sound like 97X was/is going to be on the selling block to the "big conglomerates".

Not so. We've had offers, and have turned them down each and every time.

Also, with the recent TV/Newspaper deregulation that was passed by the FCC on Monday, there was a measure passed along with it to further control what radio stations can own and what they can not in certain market areas. so don't be looking for CC or Infinity to expand anytime soon in the radio world, because it's not going to happen.

There's already some action happening in Washington to repeal the new rules the FCC made on Monday in regards to the TV/newspaper stuff.

Be sure to read up on it!

[CBP]

you are a douche....

if the money was right i think you would sell out in a minute...your station has went WAY downhill in the past few years or so,

you are just as bad in my opinion...you have the automated playlist, you overkill a lot of songs/singles and rarely ever stray off of the "greatest hits/single at the moment" type thing....even though its a "indie" band (and that word is soooo fucking retarded), you still overkill the shit.

its all who you know down here, and you know thats true. i know a few bands who weren't down with kissing your ass to get a song played...you hide behind your "independent/indie/local music" shtick*...when you would sell the bands and everything you stand for down the ohio river in a second....yeah you might have had opportunities...but the price wasn't right.

i have worked in the field...gave it up...too many liars and bullshit artists, tired of the people who didn't know shit about the listeners trying to tell me shit when they have no clue about real music fans

sit behind your desk...doing your blow...and having readymaid suck you off so they can get their latest genius work of art/piece of shit CD played

also, you are full of shit...who cares about other people trying to make a difference in Washington...people are trying to raise awareness down here. are you trying to help? no! quit lying to people on here...you know this is a big threat to america...to bands...its about FREEDOM!

"be sure to read up on it" gee, sledge (wow! how rocking of a last name you have...soo indie) thanks for the PSA! HEY KIDS! 97X SAYS ITS COOL TO READ A NEWSPAPER NOW!

radiohead reads newspapers...jack white does too...you want to be cool like them don't you.

suck my ass matt....keep floating on that cloud of yours...big deal you were in rolling stone magazine...do you really want to be mentioned in that publication? they are really up on the world too.

ahhhhhh cincinnati the armpit of america.....

you have a format too...and a agenda...the almighty $

Brad Thacker

[mattsledge]

someone sounds like he misses the hookers and blow of the music industry in the '70s and '80s.

[shivvy]

Wow, now you've really convinced me to go to your show.

While this probably isn't the thread to get into this, I just have to say one thing. As a listener for over ten years and a person who has helped to shape the playlist here over the past 2...anybody who thinks we "overplay" songs with a MAXIMUM of 25 spins a week is the one living in a cloud.

There isn't another commerical radio station in the country with a playlist or library as large and varied as ours.

[marshallnesta]

dude is extra angry, but raises a question. Does 97x recieve monies from independent promoters for the stuff on larger labels like vagrant and v2?

[mattsledge]

Originally posted by marshallnesta
dude is extra angry, but raises a question. Does 97x recieve monies from independent promoters for the stuff on larger labels like vagrant and v2?
One word answer:

Nope.

[mdewees]

Originally posted by CBP
you are a douche....

if the money was right i think you would sell out in a minute...your station has went WAY downhill in the past few years or so,

you are just as bad in my opinion...you have the automated playlist, you overkill a lot of songs/singles and rarely ever stray off of the "greatest hits/single at the moment" type thing....even though its a "indie" band (and that word is soooo fucking retarded), you still overkill the shit.

its all who you know down here, and you know thats true. i know a few bands who weren't down with kissing your ass to get a song played...you hide behind your "independent/indie/local music" shtick*...when you would sell the bands and everything you stand for down the ohio river in a second....yeah you might have had opportunities...but the price wasn't right.

i have worked in the field...gave it up...too many liars and bullshit artists, tired of the people who didn't know shit about the listeners trying to tell me shit when they have no clue about real music fans

sit behind your desk...doing your blow...and having readymaid suck you off so they can get their latest genius work of art/piece of shit CD played

also, you are full of shit...who cares about other people trying to make a difference in Washington...people are trying to raise awareness down here. are you trying to help? no! quit lying to people on here...you know this is a big threat to america...to bands...its about FREEDOM!

"be sure to read up on it" gee, sledge (wow! how rocking of a last name you have...soo indie) thanks for the PSA! HEY KIDS! 97X SAYS ITS COOL TO READ A NEWSPAPER NOW!

radiohead reads newspapers...jack white does too...you want to be cool like them don't you.

suck my ass matt....keep floating on that cloud of yours...big deal you were in rolling stone magazine...do you really want to be mentioned in that publication? they are really up on the world too.

ahhhhhh cincinnati the armpit of america.....

you have a format too...and a agenda...the almighty $

Brad Thacker

Wow. I think this is quite possible the most ignorant post I have ever seen on a message board (well, at least the WOXY board).

I think if you ever sat down with Matt and talked to him for 5 minutes about what he devotes his entire life to, you would walk away with your ass between your legs.

You're fighting the wrong enemy, methinks.

[JonSheperd]

Originally posted by shivvy
Wow, now you've really convinced me to go to your show.

First and foremost it's MY show. These guys have opinions about it and want to support it. Good for them. If you want to discuss it in further detail, feel free to send me an e-mail.

Originally posted by IPrayForSound
Yup....just like the film festival, I'm not against the idea, just against the tag-team advertising.

Who's doing tag team adversting here? See above.

Originally posted by watusi
methinks someone has multiple personality disorder

This is exactly what I figured would happen here. D.C. did one of these events just two weeks ago and it was a huge success. Why? The community rallied behind it.

If you don't to come to the show, that's perfectly fine.

I'll just exit your board and concentrate on outets where people are receptive to an idea that people can change things. The rest of you can tear eachother to shreds. I've got bigger fish to fry.

[JonSheperd]

Originally posted by mattsledge
A few things:
Also, with the recent TV/Newspaper deregulation that was passed by the FCC on Monday, there was a measure passed along with it to further control what radio stations can own and what they can not in certain market areas. so don't be looking for CC or Infinity to expand anytime soon in the radio world, because it's not going to happen.

There's already some action happening in Washington to repeal the new rules the FCC made on Monday in regards to the TV/newspaper stuff.

Be sure to read up on it!

Matt,

I appreciate that you are knowledgeable in this area, but I would invite you to go to the Government Printing Office website and read PL. 104-104, the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Notice that it's failed miserably to accomplish its goals, and actually created a gross inverse.

The radio/concert/media scene (nationwide) is in terrible shape and has been for years. This recent round of legislation does nothing to make a bad situation better. It merely allows the current conglomerates to operate at the status quo. Clear Channel is already considering their own suit against the FCC, according to the AP. They want more, more, more.

Can you honestly say that the state of radio and live entertainment has only gotten better since 1996? Are the recent FCC proposals are going to vastly improve the state of broadcast media? I say No. If you can prove me wrong, and back it up, I will cancel this event. Why would there be need for people to mobilize in such a utopia?

I would love to discuss this issue more with you Matt, over coffee. You bring your research and I'll show you what I've been reading up on since 1996.

Best Regards.

[zippy]

brad,

wonderful display of ignorance. kudos!

-joe

[mattsledge]

Jon - you are to be commended for your efforts in making the public more aware of what's happening today.

My original post was meant to say that some regulation actually happened with radio this past week, and NO ONE has said a peep about it. Heck, Infinity and CC are pissed about it, which makes me laugh. With regards to the TV/Newspaper issues that went down, I wasn't pleased. All I was saying was for people to read up on the facts, instead of spouting off second-hand information.

Unfortunately there's not a lot that can be done about Clear Channel, because they are in the back pocket of Dubya right now. Has CC destroyed radio? You bet. But they are also riding on massive, MASSIVE amounts of debt, and their ship will soon come in because karma can be a bitch.

[JonSheperd]

Let's hope that ship sinks sooner than later, Matt. Their arrogance will certainly bring them to their end. Anything else we can do to speed that demise is worth its weight in gold.

With that, I stand down from my soapbox (well........until June 27th).

[shagy153]

Well, back to the subject.
Cool!

[CBP]

but mr sledge knows that this means trouble for everyone...

and to Michael DeWees....

who are you? ignorant post? i would like to personally invite you to Mr. Shepherd's festival and you can meet me and have a discussion with me like an adult and then decide if i am ignorant.

this won't be the last any of you hear from me...in fact you will be hearing a lot more about me and from me.

oh yeah, that statement might sound like a threat. its not. thats not my style. i am a entertainer and i guarantee you i will be everywhere by this time next year.

its good to have goals

wonderful display of ignorance? everything i said was right and i will stand by that until my dying day when i am taken out by the CIA for knowing too much.

zippy, i also would like to invite you as well.

and, at least i have the balls to sign my last name to shit i post here. and i would like to say all the bands playing this and everyone who is involved have the biggest set of balls on the planet.

still sledge, although independent your station is still declining.

JON....don't have coffee with sledge, he will stiff you with the bill

and quit treating him like he is some indie Jesus....he might care about music but he cares about ratings and $$$ more than anything

Brad Thacker

[mattsledge]

Originally posted by CBP

still sledge, although independent your station is still declining.

JON....don't have coffee with sledge, he will stiff you with the bill

and quit treating him like he is some indie Jesus....he might care about music but he cares about ratings and $$$ more than anything

Brad Thacker
Brad...

Yeah, that 0.6 we got in the most recent trend has us selling out - compared to the 10.0 that WLW got.

Really.

I'd be concerned about ratings ... if we could actually get ratings in the first place. You try doing it on a 3k stick in an over-saturated radio market. 97X isn't about "ratings", never has been.

97X isn't just a radio station, it's a business. And what are businesses supposed to do?

Make money, last time I checked.

97X has a responsibility to be profitable, but not an obligation to be greedy.

By the way, the only reason I have been here for the past nine (9) years is because of one thing: THE MUSIC. If you don't believe me, so be it. If you're going to keep attacking me and making falsehoods, I will respond.

[Kwyjibo]

Originally posted by CBP
but mr sledge knows that this means trouble for everyone...

I'm sure he's scared.

and to Michael DeWees....

who are you? ignorant post? i would like to personally invite you to Mr. Shepherd's festival and you can meet me and have a discussion with me like an adult and then decide if i am ignorant.

Mike runs Cincymusic.com... I think he has his finger somewhere near the pulse of the local music scene. I trust his thoughts much more than yours, and so would most.

this won't be the last any of you hear from me...in fact you will be hearing a lot more about me and from me.

oh yeah, that statement might sound like a threat. its not. thats not my style. i am a entertainer and i guarantee you i will be everywhere by this time next year.

its good to have goals

Shoot me now. Are you affiliated with Color Test or Buckra? Nevermind I'm sure you suck regardless.

wonderful display of ignorance? everything i said was right and i will stand by that until my dying day when i am taken out by the CIA for knowing too much.

When oh when Lord? It couldn't be soon enough.

zippy, i also would like to invite you as well.

There you go again with your ignorance. I'd think you'd know who zippy is since you were so colorfully trashing his band just a few posts ago.

and, at least i have the balls to sign my last name to shit i post here.

It's a message board anonymity is it's greatest attraction.

still sledge, although independent your station is still declining.

Uhh... I believe that listenership and advertising revenue is higher than it's ever been. There's this internet thing see, which means people all over the world can listen, and they do.

JON....don't have coffee with sledge, he will stiff you with the bill

You might be right on that...

and quit treating him like he is some indie Jesus....he might care about music but he cares about ratings and $$$ more than anything

If anybody at 97x really worried about ratings they'd have had a heart attack by now pal cause they don't get any. Besides that, I think you overestimate the salary package at 97x...

Brad Thacker

Sucks

[Kwyjibo]

Sorry Sledgy, you got to it before I did.

[JonSheperd]

Never let it be said that the 97X boards are boring.

I have to take the Rodney King stance here and say:Can't we all just get along?

Matt's not the devil. I hear he likes Starbucks, though, so I'd have to have another benefit before I could even afford to take him for coffee

Perhaps we should get an olive branch icon for this site. I think it'd get a lot of use.

[Smoker29]

WOW

[CBP]

whatever,

i don't care....i am 50% messing with you...

get a sense of humor there guys.....

you guys should trush my thoughts...although i have don't have my finger on the pulse, its up its anus and its making everyone uncomfortable

no need to respond this is my last post

[mattsledge]

Originally posted by DudeMan

PS: Two thoughts, actually. Why is Trey Anastasio flipping off Sledge?
I refused to give Trey hookers and blow. His loss!

[DudeMan]

Originally posted by mattsledge

I refused to give Trey hookers and blow. His loss!
Ah, it's all becoming clearer now.

[CBP]

if you are trying to get at what i think you are trying to get at...i could give a flying fuck if you play phish

i just think that was a cool picture and it was the only one i have of someone giving the finger

[JohnnyRoyale]

still sledge, although independent your station is still declining.

I finally had to pipe up on this one. Give me an example of a better station in the area? And if you don't like 97x, then what the hell are you doing on these boards?

Brad Thacker

Kids, today's secret word is "Jackoff"

:p

[CBP]

i can't think of one....

i only came here cause i was checking out the webpage and saw something about a Free The Music festival which i think is a good idea and i will definately be there to show my support

i am sorry i have pushed so many buttons, but i am not sorry for having a strong opinion and sticking to it.


so i am a jackoff, wow! really nice comeback there dude.

you fuckers don't even know me and because i disagree with you guys you resort to name calling.

sorry i came here nazi's...quit responding to my shit and calling me names and i won't come here. just it sends a automatic thing to your email saying someone responded to your post and i WILL continue to defend myself against you guys.

i will be at Free The Music...definately

if you would like to discuss anything further and in a more adult way i encourage you to email me @ b_radsweetmolasses@yahoo.com

[DudeMan]

Originally posted by CBP

you fuckers don't even know me and because i disagree with you guys you resort to name calling.

sorry i came here nazi's...quit responding to my shit and calling me names and i won't come here. just it sends a automatic thing to your email saying someone responded to your post and i WILL continue to defend myself against you guys.

Gee, if I hadn't read your post where you fired the first shot by calling someone a douche and told him to such your ass and threw out other assorted vitriolic, half-baked and lame insults, I might actually think that you were some sort of victim here.

You're about as transparent as Wonder Woman's invisible jet, pal. You're a boy livin' in a man's world.

Message from mom: Whenever you point your finger at someone, there are three pointing right back at you.

[marshallnesta]

to play devil's advocate for a sec...i just got hip to 97x in the winter. i'm in love so far, but my aging hipster english prof said it was WAAAAAAAAY better in previous years. what gives? did some formula or something change? director of programming? just curious...

[JohnnyRoyale]

you fuckers don't even know me and because i disagree with you guys you resort to name calling.
I'm sorry sweat-heart, did I touch a nerve? How about a hug? Expressing an opinion is cool, but to offend purposely for no reason and to be so brash is not needed. Just tone down the aggression and you're cool in my book.

if you would like to discuss anything further and in a more adult way i encourage you to email me

But as for this, I do NOTHING in an adult way!

[mattsledge]

This thread is done. Jon, if you want to start a new one for the Festival, go right ahead.