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Someone please knock some sense into these kids!
- Thread starter Bug on the rug
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Nothing appeals to an 18 year old in 2012 like a terrestial radio station playing the music of their grandparents!
justpassingthough said:
Apparently it appeals to the kids doing it. Take a look around, you see teens wearing "Led Zep" and Jimi Hendrix shirts all the time, so maybe you're out of touch with what the kids are into. Sure is sad to see ageism in full bloom on the internet... Did you read the article? They "like" what they're playing.
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Groove1670
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Great story. Thanks for posting.
Their website blows away some of the pro station's websites.
Encouraging article. Stereo Shure mics, eh. But please, somebody. Tell DJ Waffles that spending 20 hours a day at the college radio station is a recipe for academic disaster. Waffles! Go to class. Make your parents proud, lest you become an eternal intern at a Clear Channel, Cumulus or Cox radio station.
Element9 said:
calguy said:
I'm referring to these kids wanting to go into an industry that is fast becomming less relevant in people's lives, and is contracting by the quarter. Classic rock, albeit GREAT format, is unfortunately suffering the same fate (just ask anyone at 95.5 KLOS or 100.3 The Sound!). Got to love these kids' enthusiasm though!
calguy said:
Led Zep and Hendrix are music of an 18-year-old's grandparents? Well, suppose we select the year 1968, assume the grandparent was the same age back then, so that would make them...62 today. Damn, guess it works out. Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'... (Yeah, I realize that's a late '70s reference.)
calguy said:
Very true...I have three nieces, ages 17, 19 and 21, and they're all into "the classics" - Zep, Beatles, Beach Boys, Dylan, and even lesser-known bands from the 60's and 70's.
Same thing happened with my older nieces and nephews...they all discovered the same stuff around the same age.
And graying power! It's the new music of your life, just behind Oldies and neck 'n neck with Classic Hits. No shame in that, even though the agencies, as so many adept analysts here have noted, aren't impressed. My nieces and nephews, have actually asked their 'cool uncle' about some of the music and bands. But here's a personal observation: Most of these kids know that Zep, Floyd, Springsteen, Beatles, Chicago, Who, Stones, Airplane and the Byrds had more than four great songs. My 17 year old niece startled me at holiday dinner when she asserted the Beatles' Rubber Soul album was better than Sgt. Pepper. (GTFOOH!) A nice debate ensued. These kids are smart and hip. If the 'kids' know this, why don't the great minds who program these stations give listeners a little credit and program more deep cuts? I'm not suggesting Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Tomorrow Never Knows or Chestnut Mare in hot rotation, but maybe expand the rotations from 265 songs to 365 songs, maybe 375 songs. (Whoa now, we don't want to get crazy!) Whatayathink?Silkie said:
Element9 said:
Sounds like the exact same phenomenon with my nieces and nephews. They have far more than a cursory interest in these bands and know not only the hits, but the albums AND the album tracks. My 21-year-old niece is heavily into vinyl, and her record collection looks a lot like mine did 25 years ago when I was her age! And these same kids in my family have enthusiastically attended concerts by the likes of Paul McCartney, Elton John, Brian Wilson, Van Morrison, et al...alongside their 'cool uncle' and their parents!
I have a bunch of Spike Jones albums, my parents weren't even born when those were new releases.
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lp
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Mt Sac has always had a great radio program. I transferred there in '81 from a four year university. It's Sac's program that I credit with providing me with the tools I needed to have a great radio career...which has ended in unemployment, rejection, and ultimately despair...but I digress ;D
In every interview I ever did with a student, I told them; stay in school and know how to do something else!
In every interview I ever did with a student, I told them; stay in school and know how to do something else!
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Bug on the rug said:
Something like this though, just may be the shot in the arm to keep it alive, if more young folks get interested. Not sure it will ever make it financially viable, but it may serve a niche market.
calguy said:
Sarcasm never works on the internet- but I do know plenty of 18 to 21 year olds that like and are well versed in classic rock, beyond the few tracks from the core artists that most classic rock stations have been playing for the past few decades.
Clearly it has staying power- as this really is the music of some of their grandparents. Kids really are more hip and savvy now than people give them credit. Sure, there are 18 year olds that have never heard of these bands, but most young adults seem to be well versed in the music of the past. Personally, I didn't really discover classic rock until my late teens and continue to listen to it, along with new music. I am surprised, though, that the station isn't just incorporating classic rock into their playlists with some more modern music that would probably appeal to a wider swath of their cohorts.
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