Thursday, September 14, 2006

I Want To Spock You Like An Animal.


Whoa, the new iTunes. I'm loving it. Definitely the best version yet. I love that jukebox view feature and man, you can now get video games on there. Nice! While I'm at it, the new iPod shuffle looks fantastic. I need to get one for my morning runs. Looks so compact, I swear, only the headphones will be the most annoying part of that now.

I came across this video the other day. Wow, this is some seriously disturbing stuff. Not that the original video for "Closer" wasn't strange itself, but I don't even understand how someone came up with this idea. Spock, Kirk, NIN and man love. I don't know, strange. How do you end up with that much time on your hands? How?

Oh man, we knew Jessica Simpson was dumb as rocks, but now she's topped herself. She's dating John Meyer! John Meyer! At least Nick Lachay could be considered somewhat of a good looking man and he did have that whole boy band thing going at the time. But John Meyer? Like for real! He must have signed the most incredible deal with the Devil. It's like he can keep making amendments or something.

"Hey Lucifer, I'm OK without the looks, my music can really suck, cancel my TV show... and you can have my soul, yeah, whatever... but this Jessica Simpson broad, she's hot, she's single, I'm single, make it happen."

Listening Pile:
Wow, never thought I would see the day. But Texas Is The Reason is getting back together for a one off show right after Thanksgiving. This is amazing. A highly influential band, (and certainly the best band named after a Misfit song) along w/ Lifetime and Sunny Day Real Estate, can be credited for all those cookie cutter emo bands out there now.Of course, these three bands were a cut above the rest. You can read the story here and even get a bit more band info. More info on the show can be found here . Pretty cool that they have former Rival Schools axeman, Ian Love opening up.

Saturday, September 09, 2006

You know that brewery makes 10,000 bottles of beer a day. I drink 45 of them, and I'm the bad guy!

Finally saw what could be the best movie of the summer. From the men that brought you the classic, Super Troopers, Beerfest! Seriously funny. They trained by drinking! It had almost everything you'd want in a good comedy, beer, comraderie, the occasional boob shots and making gun of Germans. Amazing! Has anyone seen that preview for Artie Lang's Beer League? Why is anyone letting that guy make a movie? Does anyone not remember Dirty Work? Howard Stern, I blame this on you.

I don't get this According to Jim show, but damn if i couldn't help myself from watching it the other day, no not for the still lovely, Courtney Thorne-Smith or Kimberly Williams, but for the man himself, Erik Estrada. Yes, you heard that right, the Ponch himself, made a guest appearance on the show. Man, I love that guy. I mean, it's no CHiPs, but then again, what is?

This kid, is amazing. Wow, those are some moves. I don't know how I found this, but you gotta love the random stuff you can find on YouTube.

Listening Pile:
Been digging this As Tall As Lions album lately. Really great songs, lead by singer, Mike Nigro's falsetto the band chimes in w/ sweeping guitars, lush arrangements and flourishes of pianos, trumpet and trombone. Produced by Mike Watts and Steve Haigler the album is a fantastic 2nd disc from the Long Island band, and is on the Triple Crown label?!?

I am loving this new Basement Jaxx song, "Take Me Back To Your House". It's a great jam. The video is hot! They really outdid themselves on this one. They've got a sexy lead, and dancing Cossacks, dancing bears, plus a tank.

While we're at it, the new TV On The Radio album, kills. It's so freakin good. I really didn't think they could top themselves, but they did. Way more guitars on this album, insane beats capped off by the stellar, "I Was A Lover" and soulful harmonies. Check out the great video for "Wolf Like Me".

Friday, September 01, 2006

Listeners, fans and friends of WOXY.Com

WOXY.Com posted this message today on their website. This is a horrible blow to indie rock and online radio. This was a great station and will be sorely missed. With the conglomeration of radio and ever tightening playlists, WOXY provided a viable solution, with fresh and innovative music, a knowledgeable on-air staff and loyal listeners. Unfortunately, another one, and a great one at that, bites the dust. -fn


Listeners, fans and friends,

This sucks.

This is the moment all of us hoped would never come. After plugging away at this for the past two years, it’s become pretty clear that operating woxy.com as a stand-alone Internet "radio station" is not going to cut it. Our operating costs are higher than you might think, and the revenue we were able to generate from advertising isn’t close to supporting what we’re doing. Even membership revenue wasn’t enough to get us there. When your business doesn’t make money, you eventually go out of business.


With this in mind, we’ve been looking for either a significant partner – someone with a larger plan into which woxy.com could be plugged – or an outright buyer. That search hasn’t been fruitful. We’re still willing to entertain offers and explore possibilities (email bryan@woxy.com), but our time is short. We thought it was time to share our situation with you ... to give you a heads-up.

You might be saying, "What can I do to help?" Unfortunately, unless you have significant investment capital and a way to profit from the wonderful programming we create, you can’t. As of today, we will no longer be selling or renewing memberships or accepting contributions. Please don’t send us money ... it will just mean we have to send it back to you.

Now is a good time to say THANK YOU to our incredibly patient, generous and kind angel investors. Without them ... well, we wouldn’t have had the chance to even be in the game. They’ve enabled everything we’ve accomplished over the past two years, and for that, they are saints to indie rock lovers everywhere.

We did investigate an alternative: stripping our operations to the absolute bare minimum by cutting back to one staffer, no more DJs, no more Lounge Acts, etc. We decided it wasn’t worth it. It wouldn’t have been true to what woxy.com is, and it wouldn’t have honored the legacy of 97X.

While woxy.com may have failed in a business sense, we’re pretty proud that we managed to put out some of the most passionate, unique and interesting programming on the Internet and elsewhere. We showered love and airplay on countless bands who otherwise would have received none, garnered national press attention and hosted nearly 200 live Lounge Act performances. Not too bad for a little, four-person Internet radio station from Cincinnati.

A radio station is only as big as its listeners make it. We’re not BS-ing when we say that you guys, our supporters, are the most amazing people on the planet. THANK YOU. The dedication and enthusiasm you’ve shown for what we do is staggering and inspiring. Thank you to everyone who stepped up to become a member, generously made a contribution, emailed (spammed) your friends, spread the gospel of woxy.com and – most of all – listened.

Barring something exceptional happening in the next two weeks, we will silence our broadcasts on Friday, September 15th.

Sometimes no matter how hard you try and how special the thing you do, it simply isn’t enough to beat the odds. It’s the cold reality of business that not even we could escape. When September 15th comes, we’ll meet it proudly with heads held high and celebrate the past two years of woxy.com and the spirit of 97X. For those lucky enough to have been part of it, The Future of Rock and Roll will forever be in our minds and hearts.

So enjoy these last two weeks with us. Shall we rock?

Eternally yours,
Bryan Jay, Mike, Shiv, and Barb