It seems that they thought it would be a "preemptive strike" against potential
complaints. And
given recent lawsuits and pending anti-trust action being pursued against them it may
or may
not have been a wise decision. However, in light of everything else they have done,
this move
was bound to be seen as controversial.
I also think that CC is reacting to the backlash Howard Stern got for his
post-9/11show which
was nothing short of appalling.
What's more interesting than the randomness of some of the selections is the exclusion
of all
Rage Against the Machine, particularly since the Rage message board was taken down by
Infopop after there was some federal investigation of posts which contained "violent
threats."
News at 11 on this one.
B
On 18 Sep 2001, at 14:36, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> <<But who's that Bob Dillon guy? Never heard of him.>>
>
> And how about that Jimmy Hendrix guy? ;~)
>
> On a serious note...why would they try and ban these tangential songs on the radio,
>when TV, newspapers, magazines etc. are going FULL BORE with the reality of it?
>
> I must be a humongo-idiot, cuz I don't get it.
>
> Bob
>
> NP: Stevie Wonder, "Higher Ground"
