Brenda wrote: > I'm guessing the schedule is in no small part related to Croz's health. I had the great fortune of > working with CPR for a short time in '99 and I can tell you, it was a struggle for him to > walk half a flight of stairs.
How wonderful you worked with CPR! I remember '99 being a particularly good year of shows for them. I worry about Crosby's health - especially when I hear that he is going on a long, extensive tour. I don't know how he does it along with everything else he does. The music must sustain him. >Clear Channel's dominance of live music promotion, club ownership and radio station ownership is probably the most >egregious and dangerous factor effecting the music industry today. Forget about recordable cd's, > mp3's and major label distribution dominance. Clear Channel is not only looking to > take over the music industry but it is run by coercive idiots. There have been other groups over the years who have also monopolized - and in sometimes scarily coercive and/or illegal ways. But no one turf lord held it all. CC's monopoly seems so hideously all-encompassing. I'd be interested to know if there are any answers to the situation, besides artists going indie and doing it themselves. Even with that, we still have the problem of the air waves monopoly. As you know, all we really have in L.A. as alternatives are KCRW and KLON, both dependent on public financial support. I appreciate KCRW but there are simply not enough hours of music being played there so I spend most of my time now listening to KLON which seems at least seems to be 98% (great) music 24/7. However, KLON is mostly blues/jazz oriented and not breaking new artists outside those genres. I remember reading a few years ago about small local "micro" stations cropping up but recall they were being scrutinized by the FTC. How do we get back the radio stations? Back in the 60s you had people like Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss who started the artist-friendly A&M and you had the underground FM stations that arose to provide an alternative to the Top 40 AMs. Is it possible to break through the current monopoly or do current regulations or other factors keep hands tied? Kakki NP: Beatles - Nowhere Man
