Friday, February 02, 2007

'Diversity' is not a cheap slogan at Revolution 21

People talk about diversity a lot, but we never see that much of it, really.

Well, this week's episode of the Revolution 21 podcast is all about diversity. We have so much musical diversity, it's gonna make your head spin.

And that's a good thing.

I've never understood folks who only like one kind of music. To me -- if it's really true that variety is the spice of life -- how lacking in savor must theirs be?

See, your Mighty Favog grew up on rock 'n' roll. But he also grew up on old-time country, and R&B, and a heapin' helping of soul and funk. That was the milieu of the Deep South in the '60s and '70s, and -- minus the old-time country -- that was Top 40 radio back in the day. That was the world of the "Big Win 9-10," WLCS in the Favog's hometown, Baton Rouge, La.

That was the earscape of "The Mighty 690," WTIX in New Orleans. And "The Rock of New Orleans," WRNO . . . mostly.

And to an even more eclectic extent, that was the freeform-radio world of the old "Loose Radio." Just a wee bit lighter on the soul and funk. And a little heavier on the "alternative country" acts.

Diversity. That word used to mean something apart from cheap political sloganeering. And that's what Revolution 21 is all about.

OH, YEAH. Back to the new podcast.

Let's just say that in the first 30 minutes, you're going to get from Echo & the Bunnymen to Billie Holiday to Diana Krall to the Ides of March. And, as they say, the fun is all in the journey from here to there. Or is it from there to here?

Also in tonight's "diverse" lineup: Nilsson, the English Beat, Criteria, My Morning Jacket, the Sex Pistols and Billy Bragg. That enough for ya', Skipper?

Be there. Aloha.

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