We will be broadcasting at 11.30am on Thursday's during the Summer months. If you're in England then you can tune in at 6.30pm to listen live. I know some of you will still be on that train commuting home at that hour, in which case you can download the shows from the
archive. Over the Summer we're going to have some guests from music, visual art and journalism on the show.
We will be giving reports from the Westword Music Showcase in June and the Denver Post Underground Music Schowcase (DPUMS or DUMPS) in July.
These showcases are accompanied by awards and the folk at Westword do a pretty good job of picking their top acts. Born in the Flood, Paper Bird, friend of the show Ian Cooke, KRCX guests Vonnegut, all won gongs in 2008. The Ron Miles quartet won in 2007 which shows that the Westword still does a good job covering Jazz. But we ask, what about Hip Hop MC Time? And its about time that Debajo Del Agua were honored. However, these things are always contentious and if you're good enough you'll find other ways to get exposure for your act, just look at The Flobots. Poor Dave Herrera of Westword has taken some flak from the
good people of Denver for his shortlists. You can't please all the people all the time.
"Did someone in Boldtype fu** your mother?" he continued. "How is it that everyone of the bands on this list for punk have opened and will continue to open for Boldtype yet they are not on your list. We will be seeing just a few of these bands at Redrocks....oh yeah and Boldtype. I'm going to find out who the dumb mother fu**er that made this list is, and send all the members of Boldtype his/her mothers address so they can give you what I can only imagine being two very stinky middle fingers up u fu**ing douchbag!!
"Oh, and to your boss," he went on. "The person that made this list makes you, the westword, and all of your employes look like the dumbest fu**ing people related to the music industry. From someone that works for a company that advertises with you I am suggesting to not only my boss but to anyone else that I come in contact with to pull all business with you untill I see this morons head on a stick or Boldtype on the list. Peace, dumbas*"
I feel like even Sid Viscious had more class than this over-zealous fan of Boldtype.
Dave explains in his article that he had to concede on this one and shortlist Boldtype for the Punk category. I can understand if the boss stepped in and made Dave back down, but otherwise, we really shouldn't be negotiating with internet trolls. Even if this troll is a powerful one, which is doubtful, given that the muck flying around in comments sections is usually thrown by those who are impotent in the real world, Dave should have retained his remaining shred of dignity by simply not reading the comments at all.
But after some consideration, perhaps they should introduce some criteria:
1) Do these bands/artists play shows regularly?
2) Have they recorded music for sale in record stores or on iTunes?
These are pretty simple criteria that could prevent accusations of bias.
Digression over, I fully expect to have a great time at both events and with any luck we'll find some local acts that are willing to spend some time with us on the show. Enough thinking.
Another large wet and dark cloudy blob of moisture sits atop just about the entire state of Colorado and I am feeling glad that I will be leaving for a vacation no less. That does mean that unless the J-Turn can entice a guest presenter onto the show, there will not be a show. So feel free to do something else with that hour.
Watch it rain at Roland Garros where presumably God is trying to dissuade people from playing tennis on strange volcanic surfaces.
Listen to Brakes ~ Touchdown. Much better than the podcast.
Pitch some horseshoes with a strange family member. Don't play too hard or you might get a horse shoe in the eye and be forced wear an eye patch for the rest of your life. Amusing at first but the novelty will wear off. That same feeling you get when listening to the podcast.
Become a member of the paparazzi. You will be loathed by everyone else but there does seem to be a group mentality, the feeling of being one of the guys. That feeling you usually get from listening to the podcast.
Learn your cuts of meat including dog meat with these butcher shop style plates. It should give you an empty morally relativistic feeling. Much like listening to the podcast.
Ain't that the truth.
