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Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 12:06:10 -0800
From: Tosh <tosh@loop.com>
Subject: Sparks
I know this is coming out of the blue sky, but I was wondering if
there are any Sparks fans on this list? I have been a fan for a long
time now, and I wonder if there's any (possible) relationship between
Sparks and the John Zorn world. Also I am keeping in mind to Zorn's
appreciation for T-Rex and Gainsbourg. Plus Mike Patton did some
recording with them - and I know Thurston Moore and Jim O'Rouke has
put in a good word for the brothers.
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Tosh Berman
TamTam Books
http://www.tamtambooks.com
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Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 15:31:48 -0500
From: <wlt4@mindspring.com>
Subject: Re: why doesn't Tzadik hook up college/independent radio?
>bother supplicating Tzadik for records...apparently, they could care >less about hooking up radio stations, or even offering a discounted
Well why should they? As this post shows, DJs/MDs, critics and other biz types think they're offering such a great public service that labels should fall over themselves to give out records. Tzadik has made a decision that they won't supply promos on the level that other labels do, something that has nothing to do with whether they "care." In essence, Tzadik is saying they're here to support the music and musicians and anybody seriously interested can do the same. Any critic or station who wants to review or play the records isn't prevented from doing so.
Actually I'm almost certain that Tzadik does send promos to a very small number of radio stations such as WFMU and WREK but these are stations with long and dedicated commitments to non-commercial music. And I'm sure there are people here that know more about it than me but I also have been told that many Tzadik artists do their own publicity/promotions.