ARTS The Michigan Daily Thursday, January 19, 1984 Page 5. . . ... .......... So of IT'S LI! things and effec the things the reasor -the reaso others; so have thi tradition reasonsr and you h -anything When people li nurmber those whl sounds an ,smitted ,Operating FM dial, ,native co Afar past t But the area res hear; C] .programi unheardc playlists, American The p micropho records t etude both ,ranging ft -;Ugw u .to ,Arwulf, w ;invited F the splend The bro t DJ may]1 months1 longstand Myer an together directorsh At 28, S elder stat of the sta Simonian in 1975 a. suggestior noticed h Having gr snow-defu (replaced municatio broadcast progam done close Myer, n urban pla sophomor She becan 'the follo Michael l "worked station vi; realm thro That re ensure a music for receives_ from the U after oper .record pu thereforec panies for The CB of Simoni sibility, lie taining coi of indepen often Jack Both par station ge companies The pr( beyond An station rep it plays to publicati playlists: Rockpool, Myer obse get a lett pany) that in this pu you'd be in unding the limits R adio Free& A KE THIS: this is the way "Ann Arbor is really fortunate are, these are the cause that,.:not only do wehave CBN but t relationships. These are we have a record store (Schoolkid's) you enjoy, and these are where you can buya lot of (indepen- ns you enjoy them. Some of dent label) stuff we're into. There's ns are more clouded than a real sense of community there. )me of the reasons we don't And record companies notice that," e correct language or Myers says. to express. And so some The cooperative feeling is more remain forever wordless, than' ecoomic, however, Simonian ave to listen closely to hear observes. Representatives of at all. smaller record companies "are in- WCBN broadcasts, do terested in the music a lot more than sten? Not an enormous some of the people working for the of people, perhaps, but large companies, so you can talk o do tune in are privy to about the music with them and id reasons not usually tran- develop a'relationship." on other frequencies. That sense of common interest at 88.3 megahertz on the between independent labels and CBN's 10 watts of alter- college radio helped fuel the early llege radio doesn't reach new wave explosion during the late he city limits. '70s. The role of college radio re are few limits to what stations in introducing such groups idents and students can as Joy Division, the English Beat, BN boasts a variety of and the Talking Heads, is widely ming which is virtually acknowledged. This "new" music, of in an era of commercial by gaining a growing and en- video-oriented rock, and thusiastic (read: record buying) Top 40. audience, awakened the interest of ersons in. front of the the major labels. That previously ne are as diverse as the alternative music may now be hey spin. Disc jockeys in- labelled "mainstream" is beginning h students.and non-students to have reverse effects on college rom Nigerian-born Gabriel, radio,according to Simonian. jazz/blues afficionado " "It's kind of interesting now that the industry has suddenly woken up, (and) is buying every new wave band off the street," he says. "Maybe this (music) isn't alter- native anymore. Since I've been at By Ben Ticho the station, there's been this clump of music that's just like 'our iho recently did a public- territory'." ats Waller program from "And now Warner Bros. owns it," or of his own home. comments Regina. adcasting career of a CBN Still, there are plenty of underex- ast" anywhere from a few posed and quality groups for CBN to several years. Two DJs to draw upon, and not only ing veterans are Regina within the realm of rock. The station d Tom Simonian, who boasts an excellent selection of jazz form the station's music programs, and has weekly meetings ip. of an inter-staff jazz group, led by imonian is one of CBN's Arwulf. esmen. A former member Furthermore, CBN is an impor- tion's board of directors, tant outlet for live and local music, first got involved in radio ieaturing numerous simulcasts s a junior, acting on the throughout the year from area bars. n of a theatre prof who The special Sunday night "Studio ie was "singing a lot." Live" program showcases all- raduated in 1977 with the original music by local bands like nct Radio/TV degree Non Fiction and the Stress Babies. by the infamous Com- Because of its varied, and often ns major), Simonian still bizarre programming (I once s every Sunday, on the listened to an hour of different "Synthescapes." He has "Over the Rainbow" versions), CBN to300shows. is sometimes accused of being ow a graduate student in overly eclectic. nning came to CBN as a Simonian responds: "There are e undergraduate in 1979. probably lots of people who don't ne Music Director during hear the one kind of music they wing year, succeeding want to hear, which is commercial Kremen who, Myer says, rock 'n roll. And even then they can very hard in making the hear that every once in a blue moon. sible in the college radio We don't absolutely demand that )ughout the country." people don't play that stuff." 'cognition is essential to "It's a - matter of taste and continual supply of new discretion," adds Myer."The Police station listeners. WCBN had a very huge record and so did around $10,000 annually Michael Jackson this year, and both Jniversity, a figure which, of those records do stand on their ating expenses, precludes own merits, but does CBN need to irchases. The station is focus on records like that, when dependent on record com- they're on a lot of other radio promotional albums. stations? Sometimes the music is N difference, 'and much very good, but, do you have to hear it ian and Myer's respon- ten times a day?" s in establishing and main- Close quotes ntact with a vast number So why does CBN play what it dent record labels, which does? k commercial exposure. Regina: To expose people to things ties benefit: the radio that they just can't hear. I don't ts free records and the want to sound like were educationa), get free promotion. because music can be a lot of fun.. . omotional impact goes Tom: I think we try more than a Jot in Arbor, too, because the of stations to be educational, though. )orts what current records Regina: But it's' not like we're three different national being pedantic about it. ons of college radio Tom: If you're playing all this stuff College Media Journal, that people generally don't hear, it's and the Gavin Report. As nice to have some kind of conceptual 'rves, "Every so often we thing-to hold onto, where the music er (from a record com- comes from, or what it means, the t says, 'Saw your playlist people who make it. iblication, and we think ' Listen closely, you'll hear it. And a terested."' lot more. Daily Photo by DEBORAH LEWIS Altman at Martha Cooke Robert Altman plays both producer and director of 'Secret Honor: The Last Testament of Richard M. Nixon.' Altman produced the play, now appearing at the Mendelssohn Theater, and will direct the movie version, to be filmed next week at Martha Cooke dormitory. The director's work can also be seen at the State Theater, where his new movie 'Streamers' opens tomorrow. Altman appeared at a press conference following the sneak preview of 'Streamers' Tuesday afternoon. Hopwood winners named, Diana R oss repayS NYC NEW YORK (AP) - Singer Diana Ross, wearing a Parks Department parka, on Wednesday gave New York City the $250,000 she had pledged for a playground in Central Park. The check fulfilled a promise Ross made last summer-when she staged a free outdoor concert. The playground was supposed to have been paid for. from the proceeds of the concert, but" the promoters have not reported any profit. "Although the concert has been reported to have been unprofitable,: )Diana Ross cares too much about New, York and its people to let that stand in the way of fulfilling her commitment of this city," said Mayor Edward Koch. (Continued from Page 1) stipend ranging from $26,000 to $60,000 to "exceptionally talented people." It is intended to free the winners from economic pressures in the hope they will make significant contributions to society. When he received the award, Gaddis was working on a novel, That Time Of ,Year. Gaddis would not comment on the progression of the novel, but said he hoped, given his age, he would not repeat the twenty year interval that separated his first and second novels. Essay contest winners were Residen- tial College Sophomore John Anderson, $250; Residential College Freshman Lucas Wolf, $250; LSA Freshman Richard Feldman, $200; and Residen- tial College Sophomore Susan Laurie Jones, $200. 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