soooo funny last tuesday i bought all of their music, and its on my ipod
:) i knew there was something i liked about those girls! tw On 5/22/06, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Coupla things: > > 1) They (Dixie Chicks) shot themselves in the foot with their audience > 2) Country music stations cater to a primarily, conservative, republican > audience, that adores the current POTUS. > > Put 1+2 together and it's no airplay. They need to cater to a new audience. > > And yes the music business blows big chunks. It's a machine designed to use > and discard artists as quickly as possible. > > It wouldn't surprise be if they get dumped quickly > > Scott Stewart > > ColdFusion Developer/Administrator > > GlobalNet Services, Inc. > > www.gnsi.com > > 301-770-9610 x358 (Voice) > > 301-770-9611 (Fax) > > > > The information contained in this message may be privileged, confidential, > and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the > intended recipient, or any employee or agent responsible for delivering this > message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify > us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your > computer. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Skorp Croze [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 1:25 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Dixie Chicks and airplay > > Has anyone else been following this story? > > The radio stations have decided that they don't want to play the Dixie > Chicks. > > Their new singles have gotten very little airplay, and even when they > are played, there is often a disclaimer or comment by the dj talking > in negative terms about the Dixie Chicks. > > One chain of stations got 200 calls complaining about the album, so > they pulled the songs indefinitely. (They also recieved hundreds of > calls in support, but apparently those don't count) > > On top of that, the mainstream media has decided to play up the > contention. Take for example the article on CNN > > http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/22/music.dixiechicks.reut/index.htm > l > > Of course, since its release, it has been a top download on iTunes. > > Just another case of where big money radio stations won;t play the > music the people really want to hear. > > Does anyone else HATE the music industry, and hate the radio industry even > more? > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:207245 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
