Something in the Air: Radio, Rock, and the Revolution

by **withahip** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 8:32 pm

Something in the Air: Radio, Rock, and the Revolution That Shaped a Generation by Marc Fisher

Anyone read this book? It is said to be a great chronicle of American radio and its decent into total suckdom.

I have a hard time reading books on the comp'.

http://books.google.com/books?id=KLNVmb ... q=&f=false

by **DivaDiana77** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 2:02 am

I'll give it a shot to take a look. I can't even listen to the morning show on the classic rock radio station anymore. I mean, it's one thing to say what you want among friends, but why do they insist on talking about crass topics. It's sort of like the diff between Jim Morrison vs. Ian McCulloch. Some influence vocally and musically, but thank God not in terms of subject matter.

by **withahip** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 8:02 am

The alternative station (jock metal) plyed suicide solution by ozzy this morning. I mean come on. Who the hell wants to hear that on the way to work?

by **zabird** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 1:48 pm

withahip wrote:Something in the Air: Radio, Rock, and the Revolution That Shaped a Generation by Marc Fisher

Anyone read this book? It is said to be a great chronicle of American radio and its decent into total suckdom.

I have a hard time reading books on the comp'.

http://books.google.com/books?id=KLNVmb ... q=&f=false

Looks interesting. I just ordered it from the library. Will report back after reading it.

by **withahip** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 2:43 pm

The link on the bottom has a couple chapters. Alan Cross of Toronto's CFNY is a fan of the book.

by **Kounelaki** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 9:22 am

Sadly, CFNY has descended into total suckdom.

by **Mr. Brian** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:36 am

Kounelaki wrote:Sadly, CFNY has descended into total suckdom.

Is that when Fabian replaced Stephen Stills briefly in Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young?

by **Kounelaki** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:47 am

Mr. Brian wrote:Is that when Fabian replaced Stephen Stills briefly in Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young?

Correctamundo!

by **Mr. Brian** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:48 am

Kounelaki wrote:Correctamundo!

I can't pronounce your name so I will call you Fonzie from now on.

by **Kounelaki** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:51 am

Mr. Brian wrote:I can't pronounce your name so I will call you Fonzie from now on.

by **Mr. Brian** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:56 am

Or are you telling me that it was not Fabian but Fonzie that replaced Stephen Stills? He could have done a hip hop kind of thing with those songs instead of those clever uhs and yeahs that those guys usually do:

Teach (ayyyy!)your children well (whooooa!),
Their father's hell (ayyyy!) did slowly go by (whooooooooa!)

Sorry to hijack your thread...carry on.

by **Kounelaki** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:00 pm

Tecate in a can?

by **Mr. Brian** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:05 pm

Kounelaki wrote:Tecate in a can?

No we don't do that in Cincinnati. That's much too ethnic. We are fearful of Mexican culture here unless it comes from Chipotle. We just drink Hudy Delight

by **black francis** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:08 pm

Kounelaki wrote:Tecate in a can?

About a half hour ago!

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