Greetings again!
Okay, almost caught up with previewing, and you'll find the latest crop of new library additions to the LEFT of each genre on the New Release shelf.
Here are the highlights:
ACOUSTIC: Tori Amos is back with her heavily-Classically-influenced album "Night of Hunters". It's on the Deutche Grammophon label, which makes it "officially" Classical...but it's all Tori, so don't let the label fool you.
ROCK: Former Sparta band member Jim Ward has put together a two-disc set composed of "Quiet in the Valley" and "The Electric Six" to liven up your mix-up show.
BLUEGRASS: The latest New Cuts compilation is up there, along with a couple of other good albums, but what jumped out at me was a Hip-Hop album called "Gangstagrass" which is...you guessed it...hip-hop rhyming over banjos and slide guitars! If you feel like doing something quirky just to shake things up a bit, I dare you to add this to your show. Just look straight UP on the New Release shelf--Hip-Hop has orange and black tape on the spine.
LATIN: Check out Bio Ritmo La Verdad; straight-ahead, danceable tunes from our neighbors to the south, but with some interesting sampled sounds to catch your ear.
JAZZ: The Headhunters, the first jazz/fusion group to go Platinum in the early 70's with the help of Herbie Hancock, are celebrating their Platinumimity (uh, is that a word?) with a new album called, yes, "Platinum"! You're going to hear funk, jazz, and hip-hop on this album. Yes, hip-hop...they even recorded a track with Snoop Dogg. Thoroughly enjoyable!
All that and more on the shelves behind you in the studio, so don't forget to look when you're putting together your show!
Thanks, all, and until next time...
Catie
Friday, September 30, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Who Owns Our Music Shows?
A Note From the Management
Well, technically, the FCC and the American people own our music shows.
The FCC grants permission to KRZA to use the airwaves to broadcast as a "public" radio station. We could also get permission to be a TV station, or an AM radio station. Bottom line: everyone must ask permission to broadcast.
Once we receive that permission, in the form of a license, then we make a schedule of programs we want to air, and we invite community members to host some of those programs.
It so happens that on KRZA most of our program is music shows, and almost all of these are hosted by local, community folks, such as yourself. We air many genres of music: bluegrass, jazz, classical, classic rock n roll, Spanish, Celtic, blues, and accoustic -- to name just a few!
When a volunteer hosts one of our music shows, they are doing so with our permission, based on our program schedule. Over time, we've learned that bluegrass music is great for Saturday mornings, and that blues is great on late Sundays. So we recruit volunteer DJs to host those shows at that time.
Sometimes volunteer hosts break out of the genre of the show they're hosting. This can be upsetting to listeners, the people to whom we are providing this public radio service. It's also a violation of the permission we granted to the volunteer in order for them to be on the air.
Also, volunteers tend to feel a sense of ownership of their show -- especially after being on the air for awhile. They feel that they must recruit and train new hosts, and sometimes even bring in substitutes who have never been trained by our staff.
While we appreciate the commitment of our on-air hosts, the truth is that you don't own your music show. You have permission to host it, and we have permission to air it.
Ownership lies with the FCC and the American people.
Any questions?
Well, technically, the FCC and the American people own our music shows.
The FCC grants permission to KRZA to use the airwaves to broadcast as a "public" radio station. We could also get permission to be a TV station, or an AM radio station. Bottom line: everyone must ask permission to broadcast.
Once we receive that permission, in the form of a license, then we make a schedule of programs we want to air, and we invite community members to host some of those programs.
It so happens that on KRZA most of our program is music shows, and almost all of these are hosted by local, community folks, such as yourself. We air many genres of music: bluegrass, jazz, classical, classic rock n roll, Spanish, Celtic, blues, and accoustic -- to name just a few!
When a volunteer hosts one of our music shows, they are doing so with our permission, based on our program schedule. Over time, we've learned that bluegrass music is great for Saturday mornings, and that blues is great on late Sundays. So we recruit volunteer DJs to host those shows at that time.
Sometimes volunteer hosts break out of the genre of the show they're hosting. This can be upsetting to listeners, the people to whom we are providing this public radio service. It's also a violation of the permission we granted to the volunteer in order for them to be on the air.
Also, volunteers tend to feel a sense of ownership of their show -- especially after being on the air for awhile. They feel that they must recruit and train new hosts, and sometimes even bring in substitutes who have never been trained by our staff.
While we appreciate the commitment of our on-air hosts, the truth is that you don't own your music show. You have permission to host it, and we have permission to air it.
Ownership lies with the FCC and the American people.
Any questions?
Monday, September 26, 2011
Notes from the Music Director 9-26-2011
Sound Exchange Reporting is DONE with time to spare! Thanks be to Spinitron--woo hoo!
Speaking of reporting, does anyone happen to know of an affordable alternative to CMJ?
I'm sure there are other news bits for you, but for now, my brain is fried. I'm beginning to preview the backlog of new music. Here are the latest and greatest additions to the KRZA library:
DON RICHMOND--and his brothers!--are featured in a new CD called "Roots and Branches". Always awesome, you can find Roots and Branches to the far left of the Acoustic albums, propped up nice and prominently.
ROCK
Indie rockers, check out Friska Viljor, a great Scandinavian band whose whimsical music will make you smile for hours.
Classic rockers, if you love Lynyrd Skynyrd, you'll love "American Goldwing". Great!
If you like hardcore punk rock, Polar Bear Club is getting good reviews for "Clash Battle Guilt Pride".
JAZZ
I was looking for empty CD cases the other day, and lo and behold stumbled onto Red Garland's 1957 "Groovy" album. Oh, yeah!
Afro/Latin jazz fans will find AfroBop Alliance's "Una Mas" a welcome listen. I was torn as to whether to put it in the Jazz or Latin section, but it really is jazz, so it went there...but Latin DJs, feel welcome!
Thanks, all! Until next time...
Speaking of reporting, does anyone happen to know of an affordable alternative to CMJ?
I'm sure there are other news bits for you, but for now, my brain is fried. I'm beginning to preview the backlog of new music. Here are the latest and greatest additions to the KRZA library:
DON RICHMOND--and his brothers!--are featured in a new CD called "Roots and Branches". Always awesome, you can find Roots and Branches to the far left of the Acoustic albums, propped up nice and prominently.
ROCK
Indie rockers, check out Friska Viljor, a great Scandinavian band whose whimsical music will make you smile for hours.
Classic rockers, if you love Lynyrd Skynyrd, you'll love "American Goldwing". Great!
If you like hardcore punk rock, Polar Bear Club is getting good reviews for "Clash Battle Guilt Pride".
JAZZ
I was looking for empty CD cases the other day, and lo and behold stumbled onto Red Garland's 1957 "Groovy" album. Oh, yeah!
Afro/Latin jazz fans will find AfroBop Alliance's "Una Mas" a welcome listen. I was torn as to whether to put it in the Jazz or Latin section, but it really is jazz, so it went there...but Latin DJs, feel welcome!
Thanks, all! Until next time...
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Notes from the Music Director 9-7-11
Hi, all!
Many thanks to whoever found/returned the Big Sugar album. I would have been seriously bummed if it had disappeared; that's a great CD!
Okay, I've been following my own direction and re-filing all of the little piles of CDs that I've been hoarding for the Swingtime show, and I hope you're doing the same. I still see little random piles of CDs here and there--that I DIDN'T put there--and I would love to see those disappear into their proper places in the stacks over the next few weeks. How about we say that by October 1st, every random pile of CDs be properly filed? (Yeah, I know, my piles are the worst...)
From now until October 8th, I'm going to be up to my ears in preparing the SoundExchange report. What this means for you is that music previewing is taking a back seat for now, and you won't see a whole lot of new releases getting added to the shelf. Very soon, we're going to be using Spinitron to enter playlists, which should save everybody huge amounts of time--especially me! In the meanime, thanks for your patience, and I'll be enthusing about new releases again before you know it.
Until next time...
Catie
Many thanks to whoever found/returned the Big Sugar album. I would have been seriously bummed if it had disappeared; that's a great CD!
Okay, I've been following my own direction and re-filing all of the little piles of CDs that I've been hoarding for the Swingtime show, and I hope you're doing the same. I still see little random piles of CDs here and there--that I DIDN'T put there--and I would love to see those disappear into their proper places in the stacks over the next few weeks. How about we say that by October 1st, every random pile of CDs be properly filed? (Yeah, I know, my piles are the worst...)
From now until October 8th, I'm going to be up to my ears in preparing the SoundExchange report. What this means for you is that music previewing is taking a back seat for now, and you won't see a whole lot of new releases getting added to the shelf. Very soon, we're going to be using Spinitron to enter playlists, which should save everybody huge amounts of time--especially me! In the meanime, thanks for your patience, and I'll be enthusing about new releases again before you know it.
Until next time...
Catie
Friday, September 2, 2011
Notes from the Music Director 9-2-11
Howdy again, everybody!
There seems to be an ongoing issue of DJs not being able to find CDs. First, I would like to implore everyone to PLEASE put the CDs away in their proper place at the end of your shift. Almost everyone (including me) is guilty of hoarding the CDs that we want to play on our next shows. This is not fair to other DJs who might also like to play those recordings on their shows. It is simple courtesy to put things back when you are finished with them, so that other people can find them. I will work on my own bad habits in this regard; I ask that you do the same.
I would also like to invite everyone to make note of any CDs that you can't find, and either post them on this blog as a comment, or email me at music@krza.org. Hopefully, I can tell you where they are (if, for instance, I'm doing maintenance on the shelves and am in the process of moving things around), or perhaps one of the other DJs can tell you where they are.
Right now, there is a huge project going on, but after that is done, KRZA is going to be implementing a system for checking out CDs that is better than the one currently in place. Also, we're going to implement a system for keeping track of the new releases. It is heartbreaking to come across a really terrific new release that I can't wait to tell you about...only to find it missing when I go to look for it.
Okay, that said, here's some of the great new stuff in the library:
Fans of Sarah Vaughan and Peter Gabriel, check out Sarah Fimm, new in the Rock section. Very good!
New in the Blues genre: Ray Bonneville. Yeah, he looks like Dustin Hoffman, but his voice doesn't sound like Dustin Hoffman. Which is a good thing!
Political junkies: For just plain silly political satire, check out Ry Cooder in the Acoustic section. You'll love how he makes fun of the right wing!
We have a new Reggae album by 10 Ft. Ganja plant--make sure and take a gander!
Acoustic lovers, check out Gabriel Kahane--VERY interesting instrumentation, great sound, many diferent influences!
Jazzers: Laila Biali--another Canadian--sounds a little like Diana Krall's originals.
Sing It Sisters: Victoria Clemmons would be a nice addition to your program; she is under Singer/Songwriters.
Thanks, all, and have a wonderful weekend!
Catie
There seems to be an ongoing issue of DJs not being able to find CDs. First, I would like to implore everyone to PLEASE put the CDs away in their proper place at the end of your shift. Almost everyone (including me) is guilty of hoarding the CDs that we want to play on our next shows. This is not fair to other DJs who might also like to play those recordings on their shows. It is simple courtesy to put things back when you are finished with them, so that other people can find them. I will work on my own bad habits in this regard; I ask that you do the same.
I would also like to invite everyone to make note of any CDs that you can't find, and either post them on this blog as a comment, or email me at music@krza.org. Hopefully, I can tell you where they are (if, for instance, I'm doing maintenance on the shelves and am in the process of moving things around), or perhaps one of the other DJs can tell you where they are.
Right now, there is a huge project going on, but after that is done, KRZA is going to be implementing a system for checking out CDs that is better than the one currently in place. Also, we're going to implement a system for keeping track of the new releases. It is heartbreaking to come across a really terrific new release that I can't wait to tell you about...only to find it missing when I go to look for it.
Okay, that said, here's some of the great new stuff in the library:
Fans of Sarah Vaughan and Peter Gabriel, check out Sarah Fimm, new in the Rock section. Very good!
New in the Blues genre: Ray Bonneville. Yeah, he looks like Dustin Hoffman, but his voice doesn't sound like Dustin Hoffman. Which is a good thing!
Political junkies: For just plain silly political satire, check out Ry Cooder in the Acoustic section. You'll love how he makes fun of the right wing!
We have a new Reggae album by 10 Ft. Ganja plant--make sure and take a gander!
Acoustic lovers, check out Gabriel Kahane--VERY interesting instrumentation, great sound, many diferent influences!
Jazzers: Laila Biali--another Canadian--sounds a little like Diana Krall's originals.
Sing It Sisters: Victoria Clemmons would be a nice addition to your program; she is under Singer/Songwriters.
Thanks, all, and have a wonderful weekend!
Catie
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