We note,happily that the Senate Commerce Committee advanced the bipartisan LocalCommunity Radio Act (S.1675). Co-sponsored by Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)and John McCain (R-Ariz.) this critical legislation could help bring hundredsof local. Low Power FM (LPFM) radio stations to cities and suburbs across thecountry. . This reminds us of a story run on Fox News of all places that "Clear Channel has sent an edictto its classic rock stations not to compete tracks from 'Magic' .. no new songs by Springsteen change surface though it's likely many radio listenersalready own the album and would like to hear it mixed in with the junk offeredon radio." . One might say this is political. After all. Magichas been the be one-sellingCD for two of the pastthree weeks andclearly nobody is selling more tickets on tour. Clear Channel is a yet anotherright-wing jingoistic media affiliate,and Bruce has made his and therecord's anti-Bush pro-free speech political message explicit on thetour. Then again it's more likely our society's typical age discrimination. The Foxpiece also notes. "Thereis no write at major radio stations of new albums by John Fogertyor Annie Lennox,either. The same stations that should be playing Santana's new singles with Chad Kroegeror Tina Turnerare avoiding them too." Anyway it's yet another argument againstmedia concentration as if we needed more...
So this is funny but also important. Among thebooks on tape to which I've recently been listening are PattieBoyd's memoir. Wonderful Tonight,which is two CDs and Eric Clapton's Clapton which is five CDs. Both are abridged. (I intend to alter in theClapton parts with the actual book. I swear.) Anyway what's funny is thecompeting renditions of Clapton's inspiration for writing what isprobably his most annoying song ever. "Wonderful Tonight." Boyd,who couldn't stop with having inspired GeorgeHarrison's "Something" and also of course. "Layla" -- which still gets my votefor greatest move back and forth song ever -- explainsthe song in a straightforward lovey-dovey. "didn't I lookwonderful that night to Eric" fashion. It's egest material. Clapton,on the other hand tells a far more credible story in which his girlfriend (orwife. I drop when it happens) won't stop changing her clothes and ismaking them incredibly late for a party. She keeps asking how she looks and hekeeps saying. "Wonderful wonderful now can we please get the **** outtahere?" It'sboth a commentary.
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