Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site sjuvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!bellcore!petrus!scherzo!allegra!princeton!astrovax!sjuvax!lp102911 From: lp102911@sjuvax.UUCP (palena) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: Kate Bush... Flamed once, or many times... Message-ID: <2523@sjuvax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 5-Nov-85 16:31:41 EST Article-I.D.: sjuvax.2523 Posted: Tue Nov 5 16:31:41 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Nov-85 20:14:40 EST References: <650@wjh12.UUCP> <259@mit-eddie.UUCP> <2521@sjuvax.UUCP> <2522@sjuvax.UUCP> Reply-To: lp102911@sjuvax.UUCP (palena) Organization: St. Joseph's University, Phila. PA. Lines: 43 Summary: In article <2522@sjuvax.UUCP> kirsch@sjuvax.UUCP (P. Kirsch) writes: >In article <2521@sjuvax.UUCP> lp102911@sjuvax.UUCP (Larry Palena) writes: >>> >> Even the AOR "dreck" stations seem to want no part in her. >> WMMR,in Phila., was the world's first AOR station,and is con- >> sidered a rather hip one,at that.In addition to the old dino- >> saurs,they play music like "Tears For Fears" and "Simple Minds". >> But do they play K--- B---???!!?? NOOOO!!! >> >> WXPN,broadcasted as a public service out of Univ. of Penn., >> is the city's most "with-it" station;Do they play K--- B---?!!! >> >> NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! > >YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS > >Larry--You are sadly mistaken--I have heard Kate Bush many times on WXPN >both on their new music show (Yesterday's Now Music Today) and the space- >art rock show (Diaspar). I wouldn't consider WMMR a pioneer in new music-- >they're like evry other big rock station--they play it safe until something's >a hit--They never played Tears For Fears OR Simple Minds until both bands >had Top 40 singles. > >Larry--the most "with it" station in Philly is Drexel University's WKDU-- >they play new music all the time. WXPN has one new music show a day--that's >it. > ...Paul,at the risk of starting another nine-rounder,I'm afraid I'm gonna hafta ask ya to give a more precise definition of "many time".I listened to YNMT quite often and really don't remember e- ver hearing her.Now I don't listen to Diaspar often but randomly so I should get a good distribution of what they play.(I used to listen often last year).Any Kate?? Noooooo!!! In all fairness Paul,if you listen to these shows heavily and have only heard her 2 or 3 times,you should say so. And your assessment of WKDU is highly overstated. Baton down the hatches! It's startin' agin!, Larry Palena