Video may have killed the radio star, and bloated corporate conglomerates may have transmitted a terminal illness to the heart of mainstream radio, but what scourge befell the beloved internet radio station, ? In the words of the ever-prescient ABBA, I work all night, I work all day, to pay the bills I have to pay, ain t it sad. And still there never seems to be a single penny left for me, that s too bad.
In my dreams I have a plan, if I got me a wealthy man I wouldn t have to work at all, I d fool around and have a ball. Although it must sound funny to you, starry-eyed music listener, in this rich man s world it truly is money, money, money that determines the bottom line. Despite the bevy of high-quality, forward-thinking and vintage-adoring programming, and a fanbase more dedicated than any madras could hope to conjure, the advertising revenue and subscription services weren t enough to keep the WOXY boat afloat.
Which sucks. But archive-loving indie rockers can take some pleasure in knowing that they can still search through the approximately 200 live lounge acts, explore their Unsigned artists podcasts, research their charts and playlists, and scoff at or adore their comprehensive Modern Rock 500 list by going .
WOXY started as a terrestrial station in Miami, Ohio in 1983 (97X - Bam!
The Future of Rock Roll! ) and had to go off the air in 2004 due to financial difficulties, only to resurface shortly thereafter exclusively in the vague netherworld of cyberspace thanks to the kind contributions of wealthy financiers, much like the rich men of ABBA s dreams. Today it seems doubtful that such a miracle will strike twice, or even if it did, it is sourly unlikely a large investment will do much to support a long-term business plan for disc jockeys Barb, Mike, Shiv, and Bryan Jay to remain competitive in a world of satellite radio and free, funded audio streams on the internet.
Friday, September 15, 2006 at 5:00 p.m. EST marks the final broadcast of WOXY.
Tune in today for the epic and tear-jerking finale. Time to bust out the highballs and get ready to toast to a carousing in-studio farewell.
MOVE OVER BING; STEP ASIDE NAT KING: Nothing but coal this Christmas.
Prepare for more whisky in your eggnog and dim candles replacing those bright and uptight tree lights this holiday season. Xylophone pings for jingle bells and solitary pillow-hugging woes for missle toes. The reason for the season: two upcoming holiday collections by two of Indie s favorite forlorn figures.
Hello there my little chickadees. Once again, the Post-Rockist comes to you from the seedy recesses of the www to bring you the most up-to-date old news that you certainly learned from any number of music sites in the past few days. The only difference between us and them: we re much less knowledgeable!
But hey, so are you, because you don t just sit around all day and listen to albums like it s your job. And if it is your job, can you get me an interview?
Following the release of their third album A Hundred Miles Off, New York City s The Walkmen have announced that they intend to continue their quest of promoting overlooked early 1970s pop Americana.
This time around, instead of being merely influenced or inspired by musicians of yore, The Walkmen have recorded a note-for-note replica of Harry Nilsson s 1974 Pussy Cats, although they intend to call their record Pussy Cats Starring The Walkmen and release it October 24, 2006. Nilsson originally recorded with John Lennon in a fit of drugs, debauchery, and booze as part of Lennon s famous 18 month mid-life crisis known as his lost weekend. The Walkmen recorded Pussy Cats Starring The Walkmen in three weeks immediately before Marcata Recording Studio was moved from Harlem to update New York.
Nilsson ruptured his vocal chords while recording his album, while Hamilton Leithauser sings as though his vocal chords were permanently ruptured. For his album, Nilsson covered such rock n'roll classics as Subterranean Homesick Blues and Rock Around the Clock ; The Walkmen cover Nilsson covering such rock n'roll classics as Subterranean Homesick Blues and Rock Around the Clock. Now wrap your head around that meta conundrum.
To get a feel for how these step-sons of Schmilsson measure up, preview the original and the imposter:
Goodness, that s a good tune! And it s only the opening track. Did you notice the backing track that Lennon also employed on #9 Dream, which was released on his 1974 lost weekend record Walls and Bridges?
The Post-Rockist news staff is now patiently awaiting the legal release of the Walkmen s version.
Outkast - {Due in stores August 22, 2006}
Of Montreal - {Due in stores August 22, 2006}
The Rapture - {Available on , hitting the States September 5, 2006}
Boy George Humiliated By People With Cameras, Just Wants to Pick Up NYC Garbage
Go on, yuck it up. Well, ya ain t!
Cost of 500 analog reel-to-reel tapes, circa 1969: £7,500. Attempted retail price of said tapes in 21st Century Dutch black market: £250,000. Discovering that the tapes composed the long lost original studio recordings of the Beatles Get Back Sessions: Priceless, according to authorities who recovered the tapes in a series of raids in West London and the Netherlands back in 2003.
The tapes capture The Beatles in Twickenham Studios in 1969, attempting to reconnect as men and to rekindle the original rock n'roll flame that made the lads famous in the beginning. Over 200 songs and covers were recorded, including takes on Dylan s Blowin in the Wind, Jerry Lee Lewis Great Balls of Fire, Little Richards Lucille, Rod Stewart s Maggie May, as well as songs by Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, and Buddy Holly. The album that emerged from these recordinds was later shelved, put in storage, and then mysteriously disappeared.
A year later, the album was put together by Phil Spector as Let It Be.
An undercover sting operation nabbed Nigel Oliver, the 55 year-old former engineer at Twickenham Studios, in Slough, England, who was attempting to sell the tapes. Evidence found at his home sparked a raid at a warehouse in the Netherlands, where the tapes were recovered along with George Harrison s 1960 passport.
Oliver, who was found mentally unfit to stand trial, was sentenced last Friday to a two years supervision order for handling stolen goods. Colin Dillon, 39, who was also arrested in the sting, was sentenced to a four-month prison sentence along with a two-year suspension.
With the culprits now safely behind bars, or, wait let off with a slap on the wrist, we can all pray that Sir Paul will put this tawdry divorce business behind him and focus all his energies on culling numerous box sets of alternate Get Backs and studio banter from these reels and reels of previously unreleased goodness.
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