The Allan Handelman Show
For November 19th, 2000
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"Rock n Roll is here to stay, but it's fans are not."
That's the headline from Tom Moon's syndicated column last
week as he declared Rock to be dead. He went on to say, U2's, "All
That You Can't Leave Behind" hit the store two weeks ago, but
does anybody care? Young musical tastes have skewed away from
the meat-and potatoes guitar grind, and Boomers have little time
to follow the Rock bands that once ruled their world. Mass
appeal acts like Dave Matthews & Creed must share the entertainment
dollar with Rap and Hip-Hop. What's going on here?
Have radio consultants fragmented the Rock format to the point where
listeners don't even realize they're listening to Rock n Roll?
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This week The Allan Handelman Show discusses The State of Rock.
One of Allan's guests is music expert, author, and VH1 Senior
Vice President, Bill Flanagan. At VH1 he created and oversees
the series Storytellers, Legends & Behind the Music. He
also co-created The Beatles, a special airing this weekend on ABC
and next week on VH1. His books include Written in My Soul,
a collection of conversations with songwriters, and U2 at the End
of the World. His latest book, A&R still gets rave reviews.
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Update 11/19: Curious about that new musician Peter Flanagan
said was the best CD you've never heard? His name is Peter
Bruntnell and his album is Normal For Bridgewater. Click on
the picture to buy the CD at Amazon.com.
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