Ok...just got to work after listening to the rdj interview on KCRW.
For the first 3/4 of the interview, I was almost completely sure it was
taped 8 months ago.
Chris D. played songs off the the old single & lp and asked pretty lame
fucking questions we've all heard a million times. Then in the last 15
minutes, he finally played a few songs off the 'come to daddy' singles
and got richard to talk about a little more current news, like the bank
he's living in, the dancing bears and shit like that.
I've listened to dozens of interviews on 'morning becomes eclectic', and
most of the time, chris sounds pretty stupid.
I think richard was quite well behaved and the whole thing just about
put me to sleep 3 or 4 times.
The best part of the whole thing was the 2 new bjork tracks that were
played before the interview. Crunchy beats, full-on filter sweeps and
beautiful vocals! I can't wait for the new album!
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Since KCRW is kind of the topic of this post, here's a little something
else you all might find interesting...The cover story of this weeks New
Times (a LA based weekly paper) is:
'Money Talks - Who needs payola at KCRW, where the djs have some of the
best jobs in town - working for record companies.'
Having lived in LA all my life, I have listened to shows such
'Metropolis', 'Man on the moon' and 'Morning becomes Eclectic' since
their start and have witnessed first hand, the rise of certain KCRW djs
in the music industry.
This article is about just that...is it ethical to receive a 6 figure
salary from a major label record company, while still having a
influential radio show on a 'public' station and blatantly promoting the
releases you have a personal interest in.
According to the FCC, a public radio station is 'not to be used for
private enterprise. People cannot use the station for personal gain.'
The majority of the story is about three key players at KCRW: Chris
Douridas, Liza Richardson and Jason Bentley.
All three have very influential shows on KCRW and also have high paying
A&R jobs at major record companies: DreamWorks, Geffen, & Maverick,
respectively.
It's a very thought provoking story and I highly recommend it to anyone
interested in the politics of the LA music/radio business.
word to the mothership,
brock.
np: Pete Namlook 'Air II'