[atlantaprog] Re: Progress is being made...

Various responses:

>I don't necessarily thing that having a show on WRAS or WREK would necessarily
>enhance our profile or boost our listenership

Actually I disagree. One of the main objectives in launching a radio 
show is to reach a new audience for this type of music. A lot of 
college students would really dig this kind of stuff if they were 
exposed to it, hence the value of a partnership with a college radio 
station!


>First, I would love to hear the compilation CD; but where can I get
>Progression magazine?  I have checked several Borders and the Buckhead
>Barnesand Noble (also Chapter 11), and they don't have it.

The CD hasn't happened yet. It's still being planned (see Wade's 
earlier message). You have to subscribe to Progression... I don't 
know of any local newsstand that carries it (this in itself is a 
crime... why doesn't everyone make a point of asking for it at every 
bookstore/newsstand you visit... maybe someone will get the hint and 
start carrying it!)


>Oh, man, you wanna come up with a better name or a better definition 
>of "prog"?

Well I, for one, embrace the term. We in Z-Axis dub our sound as 
"post-progressive" (defined on the ragnarock site as "characteristic 
of artists that, although influenced by classic 70's prog, mix into 
their music a number of entirely new elements such as minimalism, 
electronic experimentation and ethnic styles.")

The problem with the term "progressive rock" is strictly a marketing 
one. Mainstream press has done such a good job of vilifying the genre 
(thanks to the ammunition provided them by Yes, ELP, Floyd et. al in 
their overly pompous heyday) that many people don't  really "get" 
what this music is all about. The name becomes a liability in some 
circles. Heck, even Fripp refuses to acknowledge his own role in 
creating and defining the genre! NEARfest skirts the issue by using 
the term "Art Rock". It has been pointed out that this term often is 
used to describe bands like Velvet Underground, and Roxy Music, so it 
may not be the best alternative either... thus my plea for finding a 
new name...

Speaking of names... any ideas for a name for this quasi-organization?

Some ideas to get the discussion rolling...

AARP (Atlanta Art Rock People)
PMRC (Progressive Music Revitalization Committee)
PORN (Progressive Options Rock Network)
APE (Atlanta Progressive Entrepreneurs)

Notice my tongue firmly in my cheek!

AWG

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