Friday, September 15, 2006

WOXY.COM signing off today

Today is the last day to catch the www.woxy.com stream. They will be shutting down at 5:00 pm est.

I've actually received a lot of feedback from folks that said they just don't get it. Comments such as:

  • I can truthfully say without a doubt in my soul, that I have never heard of any of those bands.
  • Me too never heard of any of them are they local bands?
  • Awwww.. man the music selection is teh suck!
  • Many of the songs sound raw, like they are played by high school bands
  • Is this one your commie hippie things?

lol...see, this is the crap I have to put up with for offering something that is fresh, independent, modern rock that is not mainstream. Actually, I have to say that for exactly the above reasons (excluding "teh Suck" and hippie comment) I highly recommend Woxee. But in a nutshell, it's all about diversity folks. Yeah, they play stuff that I once thought was ghey (Flock of Seagulls), or stuff I would never sign up to listen so such as Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson or even Bob Dylan. But guess what, Woxee has played them. But foremost, Woxee prided themselves in finding the Indie or unsigned bands worldwide and giving them the airtime no one else would provide.

But it can be said that Woxee is ahead of their time and not for everyone. If your interested in mainstream, common thought, corporate sponsored rock, well...you have over 1000 Clear Channel stations to select from, enjoy.

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posted by Tom at 10:01 AM

2 Comments:

mike said...

Yep -

Lemme guess, all of those comments are from locals? Gotta love an area the embraces the mainstream with both arms.

It's attitude like those that have my wife & I looking for a one-way ticket out of town. There's so much else out there that it makes it hard to keep sticking with it.

Thanks for all the support, Tom.
Mike

2:33 PM  
Tom said...

Wow, a comment from Mike Taylor at WOXY.COM. Only the Best DJ...ever!

Actually these were comments from a gaming forum with members from Ohio, NJ and Florida. So it appears Clear Channel is doing an excellent job.

Mike, I can't express enough what a loss this is not only for Cincinnati but Indie rock as a whole. You sir Rock and will be sorely missed.

I suspect your talents and attitudes would fair better somewhere like Austin Texas. I will be making an effort to catch the next SBSW event. I think the Austin City live festival is going on as we speak.

3:13 PM  

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