TWIMTB was one of the contestants on 102.9's battle of the bands or whatever it is called last night vs. Hoobastank, and it won. I don't know if this means they are going to put it into rotation or not, but it was nice to know enough people in Nashville think The Features are better than Hoobastank. Also, I don't normally listen to 102.9, I was flipping through stations in the car and heard it.

This is perhaps the best news that I have heard all year. We have GOT to find out what time this "battle" will be happening tonight and cast our votes. Getting the Features into the rotation on 102.9 would be huge in terms of really getting middle Tennessee behind the Features.

thelawnwrangler was trying to tell me a few days ago that the Buzz is a relevant radio station, and I was laughing at him. Maybe he was right?

Speaking of relevant, Steamgrate, you are relevant.

So does anyone have any idea what time this battle takes place? I checked their website, but I didn't find anything about it.

This is incredible news!!! The 'battle' airs around 10:00 each night and is called "The 10:00 news". If the Features won last night, they'll be back on again tonight to face a new challenger. And yes this is VERY relevant! It can be very tough to get in touch w/the buzz, but we should all call until we at least get through once. I'm not sure if they'll accept votes via email or not.

Thank you, Joey. I'll be listening at 10 tonight, and I'll be trying my damndest to call and vote.

The phone number is 615-737-1029.

(Edited by jamiecarroll at 11:17 am on Jun. 17, 2004)

I was able to get through pretty easily last night.

Yea I just called and got through relatively east as well. Maybe they have a button the djs press that keeps it busy if they don't want to be bothered.

In case anyone was curious, for people asking about the song, they refer them to this website.

The Way Its Meant to Be won !!!

(Edited by joeywade at 10:00 pm on Jun. 17, 2004)

cool, I'm proud, I voted and I got one of my friends in the car to vote. I didnt hear who won though so that's cool they won

They won again !!! Although the competition sucked.



(Edited by joeywade at 10:44 pm on Jun. 18, 2004)

Most bands are sub-par (or just plain suck) compared to the Features,
the force is strong with this band. . .
Yay for our team, so this is what it feels like to win somthing.

(Edited by MarshallStacks at 1:30 am on Jun. 19, 2004)

Just another friendly reminder that the band will be on again tonight at 10:00.

737-1029 is the number to call. voting is from about 10:10 to 10:45.

You can also call and request it any other time... I've called enough during the day that they at least know which song you'll be talking about.

*They won again. This is win #4 for them and supposedly it was very close.

(Edited by joeywade at 9:59 pm on Jun. 21, 2004)

I have one question what does it take to please people, don't get me wrong I am not upset or anything like that. It's just we get this reputation here at the Buzz of not being this or that. We are playing the band you love and yet you still have to take shots at us in your posts "relevant" or "laughing". It's very dis-heartening.

I like to think/know we are ahead of the curve and if you look at the songs we play, we are leaders in the country on bands like Modest Mouse, Snow Patrol, Franz Ferdinand, Coheed and Cambria.. etc the list goes on. If you have left and have not been back for a while try us again.

P.S. If any of you are in L.A. Thursday 6/24/04 I will see you at The Features/Universal Records Showcase and keep up the support.

Russell
Afternoons/Program Director
WBUZ
russ@1029thebuzz.com

Dude, there's just no way to please music snobs.

(Edited by Tom Foolery at 6:56 pm on Jun. 22, 2004)

FYI 102.9 The Buzz' Top 20:

1. Incubus
Talk Shows On Mute

2. New Found Glory
All Downhill From Here

3. Beastie Boys
Ch-check It Out

4. Velvet Revolver
Slither

5. Von Bondies
C'mon C'mon

6. Switchfoot
Dare You To Move

7. Modest Mouse
Float On

8. Muse
Time Is Running Out

9. Seether Feat. Amy Lee
Broken

10. Breaking Benjamin
So Cold

11. Stellastarr
My Coco

12. Flaw
Recognize

13. Slipknot
Duality

14. Morrissey
Irish Blood, English Heart

15. Smile Empty Soul
Silhouettes

16. Story Of The Year
Anthem Of Our Dying Day

17. Snow Patrol
Spitting Games

18. Franz Ferdinand
Take Me Out

19. Offspring
(Can't Get My) Head Around You

20. Seven Mary Three
Without You Feels

hahahah

if this means by tuning in to 102.9 i will be subjected to incubus, slipknot, and the offspring just to hear songs by modest mouse, muse, and stellastarr--no fucking thanks. the only radio station i will occasionally drop in on is 91 and then only when someone i trust is at the helm...otherwise, i've got records to listen to. hell, i'd rather listen to talk radio than some stupid mainstream station. "the buzz" is playing the features--so what? it just proves you can't be wrong all the time...of course, i'm pleased they're getting support from local radio, but it's long overdue, in my opinion. incubus? slipknot?! bleeeuuurrrgghhhhhhhh!!!!!!

Taking shots at each other has always been a vital part of this MB..lol

I listen to the Buzz whenever I do listen to the radio. Occasionally, I enjoy the mainstream bands they play. For instance, I really like Incubus's new song "Talk Shows on Mute". And yes, late at night and some during the day, they do play a lot of music that I KNOW isn't "mainstream". It's one of the reasons I actually like the Buzz: unlike 107.5 or a few other mainstream stations, the Buzz doesn't set their top 20 on replay all day long. However I can also see someone not listening b/c they don't like some of the music they play. That's just personal preference in music.

As for L.A. I was looking at flight prices Sunday and apparently the "last min. rates" are in effect. Maybe next time I can make it. Me and a few friends have been wanting to make a trip to L.A. and see Leno anyway.

The top 20 is a poor example of anything. Do you buy clothes based upon one thread? We play far more than 20 songs. Currently The Features rank at #53 for the people who enjoy charts and graphs.

I need to get the Webguy to update that list it's a few weeks old.

Andrew: Proof that you shouldn't listen because we can never make you happy, but we can also never play songs JUST for you.

I guess the only questions I have for you:

Why so harsh?

How does our radio station affect you to result in insulting us by calling us stupid?

I'd love to know what you do for a living so I can call it stupid too.

Go Cubs!
(Seriously, not a smartass comment, grew up in Chicago and hate the White Sox)

Yeah, so I'll just go ahead and assume that this was directed at me, since I used the words "relevant" and "laughing" in my post.

Yes, Russell, it's true - for quite some time I have disliked your radio station. In fact, I don't think that I have ever liked it. But you really shouldn't take it personally. It's just that I haven't liked the music that's been played. It's more of a result of disliking the state that popular rock music has been in for the last 5 to 7 years. Your radio station plays the rock music that's popular at any given time, so it logically follows that I wouldn't like your station.

But you know what? I'm ONE PERSON. And if you haven't learned this already, at some point you will: you can't please everybody. Obviously a lot of people like your radio station, because it's been on the air for several years now. You should be happy about that, not hurt or pissed that one person doesn't like it. I'm hard to please anyway.

I will go on the record as saying that, judging from your top 20 / "what's new" and the fact that you've been giving spins to the Features, your radio station is not as bad as it seems to be from when I flip through. Specifically, the Beastie Boys, Switchfoot, Modest Mouse, Muse, and especially Morrissey are all a step in the right direction. Keep it up!

(Edited by jamiecarroll at 11:22 pm on Jun. 22, 2004)

I will also say that I like the idea of your "90s weekend." But I wish a higher percentage of the songs played would be from the 90s.

I actually listened some last night to the Top Nine....but I only caught the top five or so. Franz Ferdinand was up there which was good, but Slipknot was number one. That was lame. Then I remembered that it's voted on by listener requests....it's not the station's fault. It's the dumb-ass public.

Oh yeah, and while I'm at it...the Rock 105.9 played a Metallica song last night. From like, 1998. "The Memory Remains" is fucking classic? I don't think so. Kiss my ass and play some ELO.

(Edited by MissSeptember at 11:46 pm on Jun. 22, 2004)

Actually it wasn't directed at you and apoligize if it came across that way. It was more of a general observation, you just happened to be the one who said both of my examples. There are posts are all over the local web about us, which always amazes me that people don't care enough to talk about us so much.

I absolutely agree with you. I don't like some of the songs we play and if I liked them all I would probably be the only listener.

My very first post was more about this world and it's inability to just say "Hey that's cool" and move on. We have all been turned into point-counter-point people by the news.

My second post was directed at the gentleman who said "fuck that" and "stupid mainstream radio station" is there really a need to be that way?

The next question from the "purists" will be "Are they selling out for being on the radio?" These "purists" are usually the people who have jobs and show up everyday just like in the movie Office Space BUT, feel the need to make sure their musical heroes continue to starve to death for their amusement.

Tweaking the 90's weekend, will get back to you. What do you think about Doogie's Retro show on Sundays if you get up that early?

Very good point Miss S. The public is notorious for its bad taste in music. Just look at N'SYNC, Backstreet Boys, Creed, etc.

I absolutely hate the new slipknot song ! ! ! Actually, I hate the old ones as well.

There is a God: Creed has broken up! And there was much rejoicing.

While arguing probably won't get you that far on this board, Russel, I can assure you that by simply having the Features on your playlist make 102.9 The Buzz better than any radio stations out here in Philadelphia. Keep it up.

Ahh yes, I'm a fan of the 90's weekend as well. (And the Retro Buzz) Since I wasn't really into ANY kind of music scene other than top 40 until my senior year in High School, I still have a lot of catching up to do.

102.9 is a pre-set on my radio, but I still rarely listen. It just seems like everytime I check it, they are playing Nickelback or Staind or other "modern rock." Just like jamiecarroll said though, you shouldn't get worked up about our opinions, Russell. This is a small community of, by the mainstream's standards, music snobs. I don't think we care about "selling out" per se, we just typically aren't going to like what the masses like. But you wouldn't be in business if you were trying to cater to us. Anyway, we aren't going to disown The Features for selling out unless their next album just happens to be 12 songs that sound exactly like Blow It Out. As long as they continue making good, original music, I think we'll like them whether we see them at The Boro or on MTV. Sorry to speak for everyone.

I, for one, have noticed a shift towards "the better" on the Buzz, and I do find myself listening more often. Maybe it's like JC said and that modern rock is shifting back toward our tastes, but I appreciate the efforts.

Doogie's Retro Hour on Sunday mornings is one of the best shows going on local radio here. The themes he uses to connect all the songs are very good, and not some novelty dog show. The best part about it is the ecclectic mix. I heard "Metro" by Berlin a week or two ago. I don't think I've heard that song on the radio in 20 years.

I actually hope for more MTV successes for the band...

(Edited by Peace Frog at 4:07 am on Jun. 23, 2004)

yes. i'm a music-nazi, and that is my MO. i don't even mind the term "music snob" if by that you mean i know what i like, what i don't like, and have no problem drawing a line in the sand about it. there's no need to get all offended by that, is there? of course you can't please everyone, and you definitely can't please me...so don't try. i, too, am constantly distressed about the state of modern popular music--i hate mtv and i hate the radio in general, because they reflect the taste (or lack thereof) of the masses. i could write a book on this, but i'll spare you. i like the good, intelligent music and i refuse to wade through rivers of shit to get to it...it's not your fault, clearly, it's every other idiot in nashville who listens to slipknot and the icp. here's a big "fuck you" to all of them for being a thorn in my side.

Thats it!!! I cant believe this band has some of these people as fans!!
Russel,Thanks for playing anything you can by The Features.Every spin helps,and I dont give a damn if it's on the Grand Ole Opry!!
It's so funny everyone on this (board gone bad) want's the best for this band.Yet they only want certain people,and certain stations.And they talk about band wagons.LOL
There is a big difference in being your own person,and being a complete idiot.Some of the better than thou attitudes on this board are probably worse than Britany Spears!!
I dont listen to radio much,or even have cable.simply because it is the same old thing over,and over.But I do understand that is what pays the bills.From the Dj's to THE FEATURES!!!
Has the concept been lost,or did you never understand it.the features did'nt want to SOUND like anyone else.They did'nt care if they had the same jeans,and shirts as anyone else.They just did'nt want to be told that's what THEY had to wear.
I hate to think of all the cool people who have checked out this site,and left because the people here were so rude!!!
The Band members are not that way at all!!!
Russel,there are a few good people here,like Joeywade,(which I have never met)and a few other's I see post now,and again.And I think I can say thanks for your help from all of them including the band!
P.S. Russel I sent 2 request to your station yesterday.look for an e-mail ending in (blomand),the Bob and Tom show got one too.
I like to spend my time spreading the word about the band,instead of bashing the people starting to listen to them.
AS FOR ANYONE this post pissed off"I LOVE THAT"
And I've got a mainstream song I'd like to dedicate to you..Outkast(Roses)

The last time I had the Buzz as a preset on my radio was 3 cars ago. I'm going to give it another try. I don't listen to the radio much, but I'll give it a go...especially a 90s weekend and the Sunday morning show.


Does anyone else here prefer the oldies station?

(Edited by YaDaDaDa at 8:29 am on Jun. 23, 2004)

Show me one example where anyone on this board has even implied that 102.9 should not play The Features' music.

Welcome to the Music Snobs' Club

Aren't we all just in a bitchy mood lately, huh? What else can we complain about around here? We've attacked a station that's actually playing the Features, along with other good bands (seems like a step in the right direction), we've attacked a "l.a.m.e" review in a Missouri newspaper, and of course I'm waiting for this week's attack against the management for some information that you're not getting (where's the replies to You's revealing reply in another thread? Huh? That's info you got right here folks).

Seriously guys, we get so many hits on this website a day, but so few make it here and then a tiny fraction actually post. I would say less than 1% of the people who visit us will sign up as a member. Why is that? Just a normal trend with band websites? We have a LOT of posts, especially compared to bands similar and most certainly even more popular, but we have quite a bit fewer members. I used to wonder why, but sometimes it becomes painfully clear, with threads like these.

But go ahead and revel in our elite. snobbish ways. That we're better than stations like 102.9 The Buzz and their listeners. Though the irony will have to sink in sooner or later that we need them for the Features to reach the kind of success they and, more importantly, their label wants for them. It should have become clear to us a long time ago that this band did not take the indie, DIY route.

Just my two cents...

You know...I feel like I've been one of the biggest cheerleaders for the Features over the last couple of years, and I have preached the gospel of this band to untold numbers of people. And now I'm being singled out as a bad apple?

Let the record show that the second post that was made in this thread was by me and it said that it was awesome that the Features were being played on 102.9, and we needed to call and encourage that. I even gave the damn phone number. Yes, I suggested that it had been a bad radio station in the past, but I also indicated that that could be turning around.

Concerning criticism of Upper Management: yes, I have complained. But I feel that it was and still is warranted criticism and I feel that I was/am ultimately looking out for the band's best interest. I won't apologize for complaining about that. I do think that Matt's reply vis-a-vis the demise of Temptation was a good thing. But I also have to point out that the news about the subject was introduced by...a message board member! But having management respond at all is a step in the right direction. And if it becomes the rule, rather than the exception, I will withdraw my criticism.

I'm out.

(Edited by jamiecarroll at 10:25 am on Jun. 23, 2004)

i'll agree with jamie about that...i would say i've introduced as many people to the features' music over the years as anyone, and i don't like being cast as the bad egg here, either. everyone is up in arms for no reason whatsoever that i can see--i am happy that 102.9 is playing the features, and nowhere did i indicate that anything to the contrary was the case. am i supposed to apologize for liking a particular kind of music and adhering to my own beliefs? hell no. while i am pleased that radio stations is nashville are making steps to become, well, listenable, i still don't like matchbox 20, nickelback, limp bizkit, or any of the myriad of lousy modern rock bands littering the airwaves in the name of popular taste. it wasn't a personal slag-off, though it has been taken as such--that russell bloke is welcome here, if he is indeed a fan and not just here to plug his station...but it isn't hard to understand where i am coming from here, is it? what the hell is this messageboard for--a bunch of sheep?

May I chime in a for a second? I know I'm not around all that much, but I do keep up with some of the bigger threads going on with the board.

First of all, kudos to EVERYONE on the board who spreads the word of The Features. This includes telling your friends about them, posting on their message board and creating a community of friends with a common love for the band, or just playing their music at any given time since someone might hear it and inquire about it. I think it's phenomenal that not only did 102.9 put The Features into their 10:00 news show, but that message board members helped them to win. Alot of people in the Middle TN area who had no idea who they were have probably been exposed to their sound, perfect.

Also kudos to The Buzz Program Director actually coming on to a band's website and taking the time to defend his station. I was pretty shocked that he was so cool about the whole thing.

But what if he WASN'T cool about it? What if comments made here are read by someone that's looking for some insight into The Features and they actually get personally offended? Trust me, I realize that's pretty silly but I'd say it's a fairly good possibility. We all realize that everything here is in good fun (and if it's not, it will cool down eventually) and that you all have a fascinating undying love for The Features, but is it possible that there is more potential to effect the bands career than you know?

Example (and trust me, this is purely hypothetical): A high profile band is considering touring with The Features so they come to their site and check out what's going on. The wander over to the message board and see that there is a thread about their band (!). They read it and get the feeling that Features fans really aren't into them.. so they discount the possibility of touring with the band. So based on comments by fans of the band, who love The Features and want nothing but success for them, an opportunity has been passed over to further their success. Is this a plausible situation? It certainly could apply to Program Directors of radio stations...

Anyway, I'm not lambasting anyone in particular.. or anyone in general. Just posing a hypothetical question that may be worth pondering.

Michael

Hey tangled...

well i'm relieved that there are at least a "few" "good" people on this board. I'm glad someone, specifically you, has the authority to make that judgement. You see I was confused about exactly which of my close friends (who happen to post on this board) are "good people", and I wasn't sure if those of us who have supported this board since virtually the day it was online (3 years ago) were true fans with the band's best interests at heart. Thanks to you, now I know that only "a few" of them are.

I do.

I think we can all agree that having the Features get the exposure is awesome (although I'm sure many (myself included) would love to selfishly keep them to themselves so they can continue seeing them in small venues). Thanks 102.9! Unfortunately, I think many of us can also agree that much of popular music is not to our liking and therefore, listening to any rock station is rarely enjoyable for more than a song or two. As it's already been said, this is typically due to the public rather than the programmers.

Not only has the Buzz gone out of their way to support local music with a weekly show and some promotion of local stuff, but I myself have seen Russell (if I'm not mistaken) at a few shows (Features, Slack, Verde, and Feable Weiner (I think) to name a few) just enjoying the music. You've handeled youself well here, sir, and I hope you continue to post about anything and evrything.

You make excellent points, Michael, but I would hate to think that big bands make their decision on who tours with them based on what their messageboards are like. Actually, some people (myself excluded) would argue it's a good thing that bands "everyone hates" wouldn't bother associating with our beloved band. When it was announced they were touring with Jump, I was excited about the opportunity, but many people just went out of their way to trash Jump. I think most people would agree now that the tour was a good thing for The Features.

I believe in saying what you think as long as you're thinking about what you say (ooh, someone should write that down), but threads like these are why some bands refuse to have messageboards.

I LOVE Doogie's Retro show on Sunday, I listen to it when I'm at work. He plays some really obscure stuff. Keep the New Order coming.
Also the "Cure All" weekend was awesome.
There have been some really good albums released lately, so modern rock radio is looking better to me. I like that Franz Ferdinand song O.k., but I wish the lyrics were way better (you say i don't know, i say you don't know, she says he don't know.....he don't know) god those lyrics were written in like 3 minutes.

Despite the guilt trips, I don't take anything back. I don't have anything to prove as far as my support of the band, it is extremely rare that I diss any band on here (and if I have kept Staind, Nickelback, or Lurve from touring with The Features, I'm really sorry), I'm pretty sure I've never alienated anyone from posting here (and trust me, I really tried with Carligula), all I did was state...gasp...a personal opinion that 102.9 tends to play songs I don't like when I tune in. If The Features' videos start being played on MTV, I will be very happy, but don't expect me to start singing the praises of MTV-- which I actually probably like more than most people on this board. BrianW and Michael- you are moderators and have the power to delete every single post that you feel portrays The Features in some sort of bad light. Is that what you want?

(Edited by Keith at 12:34 pm on Jun. 23, 2004)

Nah, I like the the message board is an open forum of discussion.. be it good or bad. I'm not one to prune messages unless they end up being insanely inappropriate and/or offensive, not just because I disagree with it.

I certainly was not trying to come across as pointing the finger at anyone for wrong-doing.. I am glad people speak their minds. I was just presenting a hypothetical situation. A situation that, while seemingly absurd, is actually more possible than it should be.

Anyway, that was my two cents...


Michael

JC, well I hope you weren't think I was singling you out. I'm really just overall down about this board right now. Yeah, you happened to be one of the people leveling some criticism towards the management and I really feel that when it comes from you, it should be taken seriously, especially as someone who's been around here for a long while.

Keith, I doubt you're causing anybody not to post here either. Really both of you are two really great fans and if anything you cause more people to want to post here, or at least lurk and read and want to attend shows.

But the overall affect here, the sum of the little snide comments and criticisms from multiple people, it all adds up to give off the impression, at least to me (someone who is suppose to watch this board daily, even though I really don't want to sometimes) that this place is to elitist, too snobbish, too easy to jump on people who are new and, especially, have opinions, etc. I wouldn't really want to post here if I was new. But I realize other message boards are like that. I don't want anybody to not be themselves around here, so perhaps I'm just griping for no real good reason.

from personal experience and seeing how things have gone since ive been here for a little bit now, im going to agree with everything BrianW just posted.

ive known a lot of popular genius fans who wanted to see what the features are all about before this dancing in the district thing and checked out this board. they all echoed the "music snob, elitest, mean spirited in general" sentiments. i defended somewhat by saying not everyone is like that and a lot of people are completely different offline rather than on. But, i couldnt completely disagree either.

This is just speaking from the POV of someone who is brand new on this board.
I think a lot of people who like the features would never post on this message board for fear of being called out as either an idiot or a musical judas. The posters on this board do tend to present an atmosphere of musical L337ness, so it's intimidating to someone who actually DOES listen to 102.9 AND happens to like the Features (it is possible y'know).

For the people who can't wait to trashtalk stations like 102.9 and jump at the opportunity to verbally rape anyone who listens to mainstream music, I think that those attitudes are motivated by selfishness. If you know about this great band who is just under the mainstream radar, you have some kind of coolness currency, like you're a member of a special little club of people who actually know how great they are. And as much as you can proclaim to support the Features and to have been a fan since day one, if you're evil to anything and anyone mainstream who tries to pick them up, then you're really just being selfish. Because you don't want the teeming consumeristic masses to get their hands on them. Once everyone finds out about them and starts playing their videos on MTV, you're not a member of a special little inside group anymore, you're just another member of the teeming masses.
I saw this shit happen with the Donnas. When they weren't yet mainstream all these people who consider themselves music snobs would talk about how much they rocked and how witty and fun their songs were. Then they get one hit that was overplayed on 102.9 and MTV, and suddenly all those people who supported them decryed them as sell-outs and then dropped them like a sack of stanky fish.

Mainstream acceptance isn't necessarily a bad thing. I keep reading how Death Cab for Cutie keeps getting referenced on the OC, and I even heard a snippet of Flaming Lips music on some craptastic show about Jessica Simpson's little sister last night. Being associated with something mainstream doesn't necessarily taint the bands. It's up to the bands themselves as to whether or not they want to become sellouts.

I was attacked pretty much my first day or two of posting, and I thought for a while "What's the point?" But then I realized I have no life, and this is a pretty good way to waste time.

A lot of people on here know each other, and I have met or would consider myself friends with many of the regular posters. That gives people a little freedom to be bitchy...because they're your friends and you know they won't take it personally.

But as the band gets bigger, more and more people from around the world (we have a few Brits as you all know) will start joining, and want to express their opnions about the band, other kinds of music, and various other crap as opposed to what time we should all meet up before the show. Many of these opinions will be foolish, but many will be fun and interesting. The question I've been thinking of lately is this: as the band's popularity grows and more people begin to post, will the Old Guard fade away due to lack of interest? For instance, I love JamieCarroll's posts, but will I bother to look for them when I see there are currently 89 members active? Eh, there's always the DND board.

I like the Oldies station. I like the Features. Slipknot R not so good.

(Edited by MissSeptember at 1:53 pm on Jun. 23, 2004)

Well I hope the old guard doesn't disappear. I'm friends with many of them and I'd like it to remain that way. Perhaps I shouldn't have said anything, and I was hoping someone would call me out for waking up "all pissy" today. But clearly people have these feelings about this board, right or wrong, and as an admin I have to strike some sort of balance between allowing people to be themselves, allow regulars to feel welcomed and to remain so, yet also somehow hope that new fans join and become part of the (slowly) growing family. I really don't know how to do this and for the most part we've remained hands off around here. I really don't have the time to become an extremely active moderator. Nor even if I did would I want to. I just hope we all can strike some kind of balance. Or fuck it, just do whatever. Just don't leave on my part.

Suck It Wilson!

Just because The Features are on the Buzz, I'm retiring from the board and burning all my Features-related materials in a pyre in the backyard. Everyone is welcome, and you can drink my roommate's beer.

(Edited by Ceeze at 4:05 pm on Jun. 23, 2004)

Ok, let's just chalk this up as another argument that's been blown way out of proportion. If I'm considered part of the old gaurd, I don't think you have to worry about me disappearing until I get a life, and I don't see that happening anytime soon. Now let's direct the hate back where it belongs: Kings of Leon.

I sure hope you have a swimming pool back there, or that pyre really won't be a pyre per say...

Maybe that was a job for fact checker... sorry.

You're going way too Viking there. A pyre is any bunch of items to be burned, although there is usually a funeral connotation.

So I can put down this mighty war hammer?

I probably shouldn't have been aroused by that statement, whoops.

I would like to say this is way too much ado about nothing. I have no ill will towards anyone on this board. I wish all of you will keep working to help the music scene that we all know is better than Nashville gets credit for to blossum.

The only point I was making is I find it wrong to name call. To be more precise: Is it needed to add the adjective "stupid" when describing The Buzz?

It's no big deal, I am just trying to live my life, defend my fellow Buzz staff, to keep contact with people and find out what music they like.

You guys rock and all that...

I will post a report on the LA show when I get back or if my room has that new fangled internet thingy.

So is this coincidence that you are going to be in LA during the show? Or are you flying at as part of a press junket?

What really is a press junket? I know what it means, it's just a funny phrase.

jun·ket n.
1. A dessert made from flavored milk and rennet.
2. A party, banquet, or outing.
3. A trip or tour, especially:
One taken by an official at public expense.
One taken by a person who is the guest of a business or agency seeking favor or patronage.

Definitely #2. I really hope it's NOT #1 especially after looking up what rennet meant.

Anyway it's the Radio and Records Convention this weekend. R&R Website Talking about the biz during the day and seeing new artists showcases at night. It's quite educational as well as one hell of a party.

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It's still ok to be a grammar snob, yes?

Well, you know, it's 2004. Salman Rushdie said that irony was dead like two years ago, so maybe I should stop living in the fucking past, man. So this is me baptizing myself. Or rather...being baptized by ya'll! And this is me, cleansed of all the selfishness and negativity. After all, life really is too short. And the Features potential is too long. Hallelujah!

LOL yes Lauren.that's perfectly fine!!
try typing with your toes sometimes!!

I bet your baptismal font is not too muddied- jc goes last on the list of Selfish & Negative

Tangled- are you seriously typing with your toes??

Did they win last night?

I actually listened last night, but the Features weren't one of the two competing bands. I don't know if they were dethroned or if they're automatically retired after a certain number of victories.

It's all our fault! We got them banned from The Buzz.

They made it a full week and have been retired Well, make that promoted to the "playlist". I heard them the other day around 5:30pm!

this is good news. i would hate to think my own bitter selfishness and indie-schmindie squalor caused the station to rethink playing the features, however ridiculous the idea of that is.
in the interest of being open-minded, i did actually turn it to 102.9 a couple of times in my car yesterday...the first time it was some unrecognizable grungified nonsense that sounded like bush, and the second time it was the unmistakeable sound of scott weiland grunting over slash's trademark guitar wibbling. complete rubbish, in my opinion, but one man's rubbish is another man's fist-pumping life-affirming rubbish. oh well, i think i'll stick to wrinkling up my nose at the radio.
if just one person out there hears the features alongside what was presumably velvet revolver and nods his head furiously along with both, i reckon that's a lovely thing.

Guilty.

this post reminds me of tlw for some reason...just sounds like something he would say. where is that boy anyways?

One more reason why commercial radio isn't all that bad :
If I had been listening to 102.9 the buzz this past week, I would have known about the $10 ticket deal they had going on at Starwood.

In the past I have definitely voiced my opinion about the Buzz. I haven't enjoyed listening to them in a while, but recently when I listen, it isn't so bad.

I think it's great that The Features are getting played on the Buzz. I'm excited for them. If anyone deserves it, they do. Although they may be played after a slipknot song, you never know... maybe someone will become a fan. Maybe that someone will stop listening to slipknot.

I don't really understand why some of you guys feel so threatened by the so called elitist indie music snobs. Snobs aren't gonna keep me from listening to a band, going to a show, or posting on a message board.

They've put The Way Its Meant to Be into rotation now. I've heard them a few times now and it never gets old hearing them on the radio. I've even called and requested it a few times. Anyway, they have a segment where they take votes and play the top requests at 9:00. It'd be nice to get the band on there...


If anyone else is interested, the number is 737-1029

i heard the features on the buzz every time that i passed by it while i was at work. total times heard (in a 3 hour span): 4 times

yup, they are definitely getting some good airplay! I listened to the top 9@9 tonight and they were #9. Although some might see it as last, I'm just happy the band is even on the list! It shows there are enough people out there (or possibly in here) that like them enough to request their song.

*I'll go ahead and make this prediction: If by some chance TWIMTB becomes a "national hit", the band's popularity will explode because there are far better songs on the album that will undoubtly follow it as singles.

(Edited by joeywade at 11:17 pm on Aug. 18, 2004)

this is very exciting. i'm blushing. i'll start listening to the radio now.