Fuzz and Black History month

Bloged in Balad IQ by SKi Saturday February 25, 2006

OK. So, the Fuzz band was here tonight. I went and checked them out. They have a lot of energy! The group is comprised of people from all over the states.. and Greece! They tried really hard to get people up in the theater, but it wasn’t until the end that they were effective in doing so. As they wound down, they really let loose, and kind of did their own thing - which was more of a house/punk/funk type thing and the crowd really loved that a lot more than the typical R&B thing they were doing the rest of the show.

I went with a couple of guys that I met on the journey over here. They pointed out some things that I had not noticed:

I got here on the 26th of Jan. I have listened to the radio in my truck since then, and bounce between stations as I like to do. (There are two… they are re-broadcasts of popular American radio shows by the military Armed Forces Network (AFN). The shows are decided upon by AFN top brass) They both played the same genre of music… until this month. All of a sudden, in Feb, the one station 107.3 started playing the Tom Joyner morning show, and R&B throughout the day.

Now, I didn’t think anything of it of course. But when Cilatt mentioned it, it kind of came together. He said that they were only playing the “Black” music because it is Black History month. And that the band that was chosen.. was chosen because they were a “black” band, and it was Black History month. He guaranteed that there would be no “Black” music on the radio after Feb, and there would be no “Black” bands appearing either for the rest of our time here.

I guess I will know if his hypothesis is correct in a few months. Interesting none the less. I’ll save my humble opinion until more information surfaces. Until then.. do you have thoughts?

~SKi~

3 Responses to “Fuzz and Black History month”

  1. Shannon Says:

    Ski,

    Well, I have a thought and it’s just my Canadian, no knowledge of how the “forces” work opinion but here goes: Is there a committee or group that you can join or approach to suggest changes to the music? Or is it just you get what you get?

    Hey, was it like the Kinghead band - or better?

    BTY, since this is my first post to your site - can I also say hi and pictures are coming in a day or two…

  2. SKi Says:

    Well, I could always write them and make a request I suppose. But to be brutally honest, I am really not that worried about it. What I was concerned with was the image and possible subliminal message that is presented.

    Oh… and HI! :)

  3. Shannon Says:

    Thanks SKi, I appreciate clarification of the subliminal inferences in your posting. May I indicate that said subliminal inferences were transmitted clearly and efficiently. As you are really not that worried about it, you may accordingly disregard my suggestion to effect change to the infrastructure of the “network”… :)

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