On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 10:04, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 1:44 AM, Dave Sikula <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I have to say that I dislike most of the musical acts Dave features, >> but the philosophy seems to be less "book the big acts," than "find >> bands whom we can bill as making their network or TV debuts." > > I like the music Dave books, which I think is more eclectic than Dave Sikula > does (I think we have had this argument before); but I agree with him and > disagree with Kevin - with periodic exceptions most of the music on > Letterman is (and has been for a very long time) closer to being new or > somewhat cutting edge than big and mainstream.
Eclectic, I'll agree with, but I think whether you call it mainstream or not actually depends on how you define "mainstream." If you're the type who values obscurity in your musical choices, then Dave's guests are mainstream; at least two times out of three, I've heard of the musical guest even though I make no effort to follow the music world beyond what's played/promoted on commercial radio. On the other hand, it's not like the show has someone from the top 40 on a daily, or even weekly, basis and his booker seems to be more likely to book an act that may never make it to stardom than one that's past its prime. -- David J. Lynch [email protected] -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
