As the man himself says: "It's finally official."
from Robert Moore:
"Sonic Spectrum will air on the Buzz beginning Saturday, August 11th from 6-8pm."
For those who need explication:
After a break of barely over a month, Robert Moore's popular, locally based freeform music program, which held down a Saturday slot on public radio station KCUR 89.3 FM for over 4 years, has found a new home at commercial alternative rock station KRBZ 96.5 FM.
The station of Lazlo. The station of LoveLine. The station of Jeriney's Homegrown Buzz and Mac Lethal's Black Clover radio. The station of Sonic Spectrum. Who woulda thunk it?
Moore's assessment: "Better time slot, bigger audience." [...] "Same style of show...freeform...total creative control."
Yay, Robert! Yay Buzz!
89.3, um...
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I appreciate the thoughtful reply, Ryan. I should have said "quell the perception". The podcast gives me total freedom...something I never had at KCUR nor will have at The Buzz...a radio show should be for the audience not the host.
lemme know if your show will be archived, love to check in with the spectrum sounds.
"robert moore says:
I would rather retire the show for good than compromise the style of program i've worked hard to build."
"robert moore says:
well, there's a difference between being an on-air personality during the station's daily format and hosting a specialty show on the weekends. I know my show's boundaries on the Buzz as I did on public radio. Different demographic, fo sho. To quell these concerns a bit more, there will be a totally separate Sonic Spectrum podcast hosted by Presentmagazine.com beginning August 10th."
Sounds like you already have compromised.
Don't get me wrong, the Buzz could use Sonic Spectrum, we all know how bad it is without it. But don't tell the kind folks that read this blog that you'd rather kill it than compromise it, only to come back later and say you're making a "totally separate" podcast to "quell...concerns" dealing with the Buzz's "different demographic" (among other things I'm sure).
One thing is certain: Sonic Spectrum will not be the same with station ID's and "bumpers" in between every song.
Between Jeriney, Mac and you, I might be dick deep in Corporate radio. You need Brodie to do your Bumper though!
PS You should play some Roxy Music for Chronic. He loves to listen to them while he's begging people to listen to Primus on his web radio show that NOBODY cares about. NOBODY.
PSS Please don;t start talking like you have a Philly Steak Sandwich in your mouth like everyone else does on that station.
the corporate (read: Emmis Communications)-owned modern rock station here in st. louis has a one-hour new music show on sunday nights with a local, well-respected DJ. playlists have included:
Bedoin Soundclash, UNKLE, Buffalo Tom, tegan and sara, blaqk audio, the cribs, fields, mason proper, smiths, simian mobile disco, tim armstrong, silverstein, dropkick murphys, etc. etc.
and unsigned local acts *and* some UK artists that don't have distro over here.
so don't be so cynical -- the "non-commercial" stuff can happen on mainstream airwaves.
kudos to the buzz. a few of us were talking the other night about how the station is actually pretty great.
well, there's a difference between being an on-air personality during the station's daily format and hosting a specialty show on the weekends. I know my show's boundaries on the Buzz as I did on public radio. Different demographic, fo sho. To quell these concerns a bit more, there will be a totally separate Sonic Spectrum podcast hosted by Presentmagazine.com beginning August 10th.
Congrats to you, Robert! That's fantastic news! I, too, hope they let you preserve your format for the long-term.
Robert,
I wish you the best of luck and hope you're able to keep some creative control... I just don't think it'll happen at entercom.
I think they're gonna control your playlist just like they control Jason's playlist... and he's supposed to be the Music Director.
I would rather retire the show for good than compromise the style of program i've worked hard to build.
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