Last week there was a conference of non-commercial radio stations. I wanted to go, but it was during our Fund drive for Friends of mvyradio.
I was quite interested in the forum titled "The Tori Dilemma." The question at hand was, if you are a station that breaks new artists, but you've been doing it for years and years, what do you do when your new artists, have become established artists? You're not really breaking new artists if you are playing the new Tori Amos, Natalie Merchant or Sarah McLachlan. But if you don't play them, you are effectively ignoring the artists you told your listeners were important to pay attention to.
For MVY, we're not necessarily chasing a younger, more fickle audience. We still try to break new artists, but we're comfortable sticking with the heritage acts, even if they are "old."
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Friday, December 11, 2009
Tori Amos “Snow Angel"
People have lots of strong opinions about what call this time of year.
While many Americans celebrate Christmas, many Americans do not. So we went from saying “Merry Christmas” to “Happy Holidays.”
Then there was a backlash, where people insisted that this was an assault on Christmas, so you’d better not wish your customers a “Happy Holiday” without facing the wrath of folks who don’t just celebrate a general Holyday. It’s specific, for X’s sake!
Hey, did you know that “X” in Greek is the letter “Chi” or “Christ”? Oh those Greeks, they wouldn’t be trying to diminish the holiday if they were Christians (oh wait, 97% of Greeks are).
Adding another layer to the debate? Tori Amos, who wants you to know that her new record is not a Christmas album. Don't call it a Christmas album!
And it’s not a Holiday album.
It’s a Seasonal album.
Try this, next time you bump into acquaintances of indeterminate religious-affiliation: “If we don’t see you before the end of December, Happy Seasons to you!”
Trips right off the tongue, No?
All kidding aside, Tori Amos is giving a free, streamed concert today, to promote her new “Midwinter Graces.” You can check it out, at mvyradio.com
She’s also giving away a track for free at Amazon. Get your own copy of “Snow Angel.”
While many Americans celebrate Christmas, many Americans do not. So we went from saying “Merry Christmas” to “Happy Holidays.”
Then there was a backlash, where people insisted that this was an assault on Christmas, so you’d better not wish your customers a “Happy Holiday” without facing the wrath of folks who don’t just celebrate a general Holyday. It’s specific, for X’s sake!
Hey, did you know that “X” in Greek is the letter “Chi” or “Christ”? Oh those Greeks, they wouldn’t be trying to diminish the holiday if they were Christians (oh wait, 97% of Greeks are).
Adding another layer to the debate? Tori Amos, who wants you to know that her new record is not a Christmas album. Don't call it a Christmas album!
And it’s not a Holiday album.
It’s a Seasonal album.
Try this, next time you bump into acquaintances of indeterminate religious-affiliation: “If we don’t see you before the end of December, Happy Seasons to you!”
Trips right off the tongue, No?
All kidding aside, Tori Amos is giving a free, streamed concert today, to promote her new “Midwinter Graces.” You can check it out, at mvyradio.com
She’s also giving away a track for free at Amazon. Get your own copy of “Snow Angel.”
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