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 Post subject: Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:59 am 
wow boyd. i am going to read that later. i got about half way through, but i don't have time to read the rest. |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:00 am
ok... here's an idea. (other than my previous diatribe) We all throw our weight on ONE (1) effort. One radio station. One market. We take whatever accumulated force (power) we have together... including all you guys, all our myspace friends... (most are opportunists - I fear) and we do one solitary blitz... possibly to one person... a dj at one radio station. We hit them so hard, they don't know what to do... they're left with one choice: to play Eisley on their radio station. Honestly, we've never really harnessed the combined power toward a single, solitary effort... like taking the sun and beaming it thru a magnifying glass on one focal point... we might could start a fire. "it's a little crazy..... but it JUST MIGHT WORK!!! If it was a good idea, what market, what station? Let's see your ideas. It's got to be a really smart strategy... I dunno. "Morning Becomes Eclectic"? Some station in the MidWest? Not LA or NY... too obvious. Too ordinary. It has to be a gateway station.... one respected, but not the one everyone expects...Who has a great angle? It might be worth a try... Or maybe this is just an idea in the rough. Perhaps our efforts would better be served some other way. Emailing a radio station could get triffle cliche'. In any case, if we put our minds together, we might could create a kind of marketing effort that would wow the label... maybe we launch our effort upon them! (in which case I'll delete this post and say it was your idea). Think of what 10,000 letters could accomplish. What message could we send to the industry about change.... what could we accomplish as a sensible army - desirous of creating a better music climate... in radio.... from labels. How can we make a difference? I sound like like an aggrandizing fool. I don't take myself too serious. Just random cerebral cylinders firing at random. Me and Kim are gonna go out on a hot date. I'll see if she has any great ideas. I want to make a difference!! Not just with Eisley as a tool... but I think we're all in agreement - Eisley and fans could be a formidable force... a strategic weapon... We should make this a creative project and just do something because it's fun to accomplish things... and then say, "we did it". bd _________________ EisleyWebGuy "The industrialists never saw the fruit of their own labor - Post Moderism, which I now proclaim as dead. Their forefathers digital revolutionists, have accelerated the final resolve by punctuating an end to our chaotic journey with a new manifesto and a new era: The Age of Meaning." (manifesto's sold separate) Welcome: Illuminists |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:19 am
i think Morning Becomes Eclectic would be an amazing idea - also, NPR seems to spotlight a lot of more "indie" bands, or bands with more unique sounds. i think they would really get behind Eisley. _________________ Saellys wrote: Thank God for Arielle  all your kind, they're coming clean they shut their eyes their mess, their scene |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:21 am
I love your idea... I'm totally down for anything! I'll write letters/emails... whatever you need. I'm not sure which radio station we should attack, but hopefully people will come up with ideas on here. I just noticed you have almost 95,000 myspace friends... whoa! That + the members here = one GIANT army. _________________ I know how I was born and I know that I have no choice. I know it may not show on the color of my skin, but I know it’s in my heart and in my soul. –Sara Quin |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:18 pm
I'd write letters. |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 2:32 pm
I'd also be game, of course. I like those suggestions about Morning Becomes Eclectic and NPR. NPR would be really good. Folks can really make a difference when they get together. Look at history. Or that "Free Fiona" effort. We could do that; we can all send bags of coffee beans with "Play Eisley" or "Free the Radio" on them. 
Seriously though, worked out right, it could make a difference. |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:17 pm
Mystic210 wrote: Or that "Free Fiona" effort. Free Fiona? Fiona who? Or do you mean free Winona? _________________ I know how I was born and I know that I have no choice. I know it may not show on the color of my skin, but I know it’s in my heart and in my soul. –Sara Quin |
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Joined: 06 Apr 2006 | Posts: 2522 | Location: Bay Area, California
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:18 pm
In Mississippi all the play on the radio is Rascal Flatts and Beyonce anyway. Not even Flyleaf. Or Death Cab. Or even Taking Back Sunday for goodness sake.  Eh. I gave up on radio a long time ago. Mmm ipod converter thing. _________________ "Dang D, you ain't goin' up that hill is you?" "No fool, I'm goin' down it!" "GANGSTA." --Luvbeat. ______________________ Anthony. Yeah. http://myspace.com/ohstar |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:26 pm
let's do it!!! i mean the LC already has a secret undercover ops ninja team...led by patrock of course, and we're ready to do what we can! _________________ |
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Joined: 10 Jan 2006 | Posts: 1948 | Location: Oklahoma/Texas
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:31 pm
jonthewallflower wrote: let's do it!!! i mean the LC already has a secret undercover ops ninja team...led by patrock of course, and we're ready to do what we can! SILENCE! |
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:37 pm
patrock wrote: jonthewallflower wrote: let's do it!!! i mean the LC already has a secret undercover ops ninja team...led by patrock of course, and we're ready to do what we can! SILENCE! RIGHT! i mean...what LC secret undercover ops ninja team....we should get one or something _________________ |
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 1:16 am
treetops12 wrote: Mystic210 wrote: Or that "Free Fiona" effort. Free Fiona? Fiona who? Or do you mean free Winona? Ha I forgot about the Free Winona thing. Nope, Free Fiona, like Fiona Apple: http://www.freefiona.com/ When the last album went through a whole bunch of problems it was supposedly recorded but never released by the record company. There's different stories as to what happened but I guess fans campaigned and among other things sent real apples to the record company. (that's where I got the Coffee idea ) Whether that's what did it or not, you can now find Extrodinary Machine (rerecorded/produced) in stores!
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 1:52 pm
Mystic210 wrote: treetops12 wrote: Mystic210 wrote: Or that "Free Fiona" effort. Free Fiona? Fiona who? Or do you mean free Winona? Ha I forgot about the Free Winona thing. Nope, Free Fiona, like Fiona Apple: http://www.freefiona.com/ When the last album went through a whole bunch of problems it was supposedly recorded but never released by the record company. There's different stories as to what happened but I guess fans campaigned and among other things sent real apples to the record company. (that's where I got the Coffee idea ) Whether that's what did it or not, you can now find Extrodinary Machine (rerecorded/produced) in stores!Whoa that's crazy. I didn't know it was supposed to be released in 2003. I'd be kinda mad if I was her, but i'm glad they finally released it because I love that cd. _________________ I know how I was born and I know that I have no choice. I know it may not show on the color of my skin, but I know it’s in my heart and in my soul. –Sara Quin |
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 2:37 pm
I did the same thing with FlyLeaf! I was like, hmmm! But sadly I haven't gotten any of their music yet 
I think everyone is saying some pretty great things as to why, and I agree with most of it. I'll love the day I turn on a station and Eisley comes on. _________________ Kyle ~ like a boy.. only I'm a girl (g i r l) www.myspace.com/smiliekylie (p r o o f) |
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 1:23 am
boyd wrote: If it was a good idea, what market, what station?
Let's see your ideas. It's got to be a really smart strategy... I dunno. "Morning Becomes Eclectic"? Some station in the MidWest? Not LA or NY... too obvious. Too ordinary. It has to be a gateway station.... one respected, but not the one everyone expects...Who has a great angle? It might be worth a try... what about somewhere in the UK? Per your earlier comment, it's a different ballgame over there so maybe they'd be more receptive to a grassroots movement. A strong following in the UK, or any overseas market, is probably good street cred for bands like Eisley. As far as the US goes Denver has my vote. Denver and all of Colorado has a laid back do-what-they-want feel to me. I think they'd be open to something different and get a kick out of all the commotion. I get the same feeling about Washington state too. edit: McKenzies wrote: I'd write letters. Hand written letters would be awesome. Boyd's right about the cliche of email getting tiresome for a radio station but imagine bags and bags of envelopes all different colors and sizes. hah I think that would be very original (these days) and effective. _________________ "Religions have started on lesser revelations" - investor on MarketWatch.com |
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