INXS Rock Star Debuts

[Passinwind]

PIW-
What's the format of the radio stations playing new INXS?
Locally, I can think of maybe one that would...something called BOB-FM; it's a fairly new station that does attempt to play anything.

The Classic Rock station may play older INXS...certainly nothing new & that goes for any Rock band typically on their play list.

Apparently there is enough call-in mojo at work to get some action on the classic rawk stations. Someone mentioned WMMR in Philly, for example. This is just what I've picked up on the interweb, I live in the boonies and public radio and one college jazz station is all I can pick up in my car that I can stand to listen to. Portland does have similar staion to the one you mentioned, and I'd assume there's a good chance they'd play the INXS single.

I think this is a one-off based on the notoriety of JD and the tune (Pretty Vegas). Whether it goes into actual rotation is a whole other deal though. My local classic rawk station seems to have about 30 songs total on their playlist. Oh no, "Stairway To Freebird" again?

What is a Pop Catalog Chart?

Just a WAG: another way to keep producers in hookers 'n blow by making 'em look good? The Billboard site was too scary for this simple caveman musician, so I didn't dig any deeper than that chart. But since you asked, here's a quote from Wikipedia (link here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_200)

* According to the December 1, 2001 issue of Billboard, Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon has been on the charts for a total of 1,285 weeks, or just under 25 years. The album spent 741 of those weeks on the Billboard 200. The other weeks were spent on Billboard's Catalogue album chart for older albums. Its closest rival is James Taylor's Greatest Hits, checking in at 573 weeks on the chart. As of May 2005, Moon is up over 1,450 weeks on the 2 charts combined.

* It is worth noting that these longevity records will probably never be broken. Beginning in the nineties, Billboard created a new policy and chart in order to keep the Billboard 200 as fresh as possible and to give charting opportunities to developing artists. Albums that are two years old and have fallen below rank #100 are permanently removed from the Billboard 200 and moved to the Top Pop Catalog chart. The catalog chart features best-selling "older" albums and it contains a unique column which tallies "total weeks," meaning the cumulative total of weeks the album spent on both the Billboard 200 and the Top Pop Catalog chart.

 

[ThePez]

so...did any of you know that Mig was a dog on the kids show "The Wiggles"! it all makes total sense now.

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[JimK]

...wow.

 

[Subculture13]

so...did any of you know that Mig was a dog on the kids show "The Wiggles"! it all makes total sense now.

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I can't get it to load. It seems the website itself works fine, but no other pages than the home apge will load.

 

[ThePez]

huh...i still loads on my machine. you're missing a great pic.

 

[Subculture13]

Got it now. I think it was a problem with their server, some pages loaded ,some didn't. Very cool. I managed to find a photo from Mig's days on The Ferals too, interesting stuff.

 

[The_Ryst]

And you wonder why INXS old singer killed himself...

I'm sure he'd be glad to see a game show to replace.

Why the hell did they ahve to be so theatrical about it and make a TV SHOW, most bands, you know, audition. Sadly, INXS hardly ever even played with the contestants. It was a tiny part of the show.