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

I like PMRC.....:o)     Today was a busy day on here...thats cool:)  Good to
see so many involved:)  I may I missed something here, but are the stations
WRAS or WREK  online also?  Since I'm in Augusta I won't be able to get an
Atlanta station in unless its online so I was just curious.  Thanks:o)

Beth



----- Original Message -----
From: Allen Welty-Green <agmedia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <atlantaprog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 2:15 PM
Subject: [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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