KRNW-FM, Boulder
Saturday, November 25, 2006
New KRNW-FM Website
Finally got it together. Here's the place for KRNW Vets to share their stories and network. Go to:
KRNW-FM, Boulder
KRNW-FM, Boulder
Thursday, November 23, 2006
KFML, July 1971
KFML AM & FM, Denver, Colorado, July 1971...
Ed's at it again, this time with a video retrospective with an actual aircheck of The Warhog's, circa July 1971.
You gotta check this out:
KFML, July 1971
Ed's at it again, this time with a video retrospective with an actual aircheck of The Warhog's, circa July 1971.
You gotta check this out:
KFML, July 1971
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
'Whiter Shade of Pale' in Court
'Whiter Shade of Pale' now a court case By JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press Writer
Mon Nov 13, 12:55 PM ET
LONDON - Two former 1960s rock stars appeared before a music-loving judge Monday for a showdown over authorship of one of the decade's most iconic songs.
The organ strains of Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" sounded through Court 56 of Britain's High Court as the band's former organ player, Matthew Fisher, sued an ex-bandmate for a share of copyright in the multimillion-selling song.
Fisher's lawyer, Iain Purvis, said the song "defined what is sometimes called the summer of love in 1967," and had achieved cult status.
He said Fisher had composed the organ melody, and particularly the eight-bar Hammond organ solo, which gives the song its distinctive baroque flavor.
Purvis said the solo "is a brilliant piece of work and it is crucial to the success of the song."
"Our case, in essence, is that Mr. Fisher wrote the entirety of the organ tune," he said.
Fisher is suing Procol Harum singer Gary Brooker and publisher Onward Music Ltd. for a co-author credit and a share of the song's copyright and royalties.
Brooker, who is credited as the song's author with lyricist Keith Reid, says the pair wrote the song before Fisher joined the band in March 1967.
Brooker has said the melody was inspired by Johann Sebastian Bach's "Air on the G String" and "Sleepers Awake."
Defense lawyers said the fact Fisher had waited almost four decades to bring his claim was "bizarre and obviously prejudicial."
"Mr. Fisher's claim should fail on that ground alone," they said in court papers.
The song, renowned for its mystifying lyrics — beginning "We skipped the light fandango, turned cartwheels cross the floor" — topped the British singles chart for five weeks and was a top 10 hit in the United States. Rolling Stone magazine has ranked it 57th in a list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.
Purvis said a Web site compiled by a fan lists 771 recorded cover versions, "most of them, sad to say, disastrous."
Fisher, now a computer programmer, left the band in 1969. Brooker, 61, still tours with Procol Harum. The two sat facing Judge William Blackburne and did not look at one another on the first day of the five-day hearing.
Blackburne later asked Fisher to play the organ melody on an electric keyboard near the witness box.
Blackburne, who studied both music and law at Cambridge University, requested access to the keyboard and sheet music of "A Whiter Shade of Pale" so he could run through the song after court hours.
Judges are not always familiar with popular music, and Purvis noted that "one always risks in these cases a 'what-are-The-Beatles' moment" — a reference to a famous but possibly apocryphal story of a judge who purportedly asked that question during a case in the 1960s.
"But I'll hazard that your lordship is familiar" with "A Whiter Shade of Pale," Purvis said.
"I am of an age, yes," said the 62-year-old judge.
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On the Net:
http://www.procolharum.com/
'Whiter Shade of Pale' now a court case - Yahoo! News
Mon Nov 13, 12:55 PM ET
LONDON - Two former 1960s rock stars appeared before a music-loving judge Monday for a showdown over authorship of one of the decade's most iconic songs.
The organ strains of Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" sounded through Court 56 of Britain's High Court as the band's former organ player, Matthew Fisher, sued an ex-bandmate for a share of copyright in the multimillion-selling song.
Fisher's lawyer, Iain Purvis, said the song "defined what is sometimes called the summer of love in 1967," and had achieved cult status.
He said Fisher had composed the organ melody, and particularly the eight-bar Hammond organ solo, which gives the song its distinctive baroque flavor.
Purvis said the solo "is a brilliant piece of work and it is crucial to the success of the song."
"Our case, in essence, is that Mr. Fisher wrote the entirety of the organ tune," he said.
Fisher is suing Procol Harum singer Gary Brooker and publisher Onward Music Ltd. for a co-author credit and a share of the song's copyright and royalties.
Brooker, who is credited as the song's author with lyricist Keith Reid, says the pair wrote the song before Fisher joined the band in March 1967.
Brooker has said the melody was inspired by Johann Sebastian Bach's "Air on the G String" and "Sleepers Awake."
Defense lawyers said the fact Fisher had waited almost four decades to bring his claim was "bizarre and obviously prejudicial."
"Mr. Fisher's claim should fail on that ground alone," they said in court papers.
The song, renowned for its mystifying lyrics — beginning "We skipped the light fandango, turned cartwheels cross the floor" — topped the British singles chart for five weeks and was a top 10 hit in the United States. Rolling Stone magazine has ranked it 57th in a list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.
Purvis said a Web site compiled by a fan lists 771 recorded cover versions, "most of them, sad to say, disastrous."
Fisher, now a computer programmer, left the band in 1969. Brooker, 61, still tours with Procol Harum. The two sat facing Judge William Blackburne and did not look at one another on the first day of the five-day hearing.
Blackburne later asked Fisher to play the organ melody on an electric keyboard near the witness box.
Blackburne, who studied both music and law at Cambridge University, requested access to the keyboard and sheet music of "A Whiter Shade of Pale" so he could run through the song after court hours.
Judges are not always familiar with popular music, and Purvis noted that "one always risks in these cases a 'what-are-The-Beatles' moment" — a reference to a famous but possibly apocryphal story of a judge who purportedly asked that question during a case in the 1960s.
"But I'll hazard that your lordship is familiar" with "A Whiter Shade of Pale," Purvis said.
"I am of an age, yes," said the 62-year-old judge.
___
On the Net:
http://www.procolharum.com/
'Whiter Shade of Pale' now a court case - Yahoo! News
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Wireless Internet Radio
Wireless Internet Radio is here.
TorianWireless.com - Tune In To The World:
"The InFusion allows users to listen to any radio station in the world that streams through the World Wide Web, without the need for a computer. Its compact and stylish design (around the size of a business card) allows maximum portability to travelers and those stationed abroad who want to stay in touch with local news, sports, and music.
InFusion Features
Access any Internet radio station from around the world without the need for a computer
Select from thousands of stations
16 presets for your favorite programs
MP3 player and storage
FM radio receiver
Time shift recording feature with timer option
LCD backlit display (blue)
Stereo headphones
Internet Radio feature requires appropriate WiFi hot spot
Specifications
Audio Playback MP3, RealAudio, AAC, OGG.
Audio Capturing Format MP3
FM Frequency Range 87.5 – 108 MHz
Display Backlit LCD (Blue)
Storage Media/Capacity SD MMC Card / up to 4GB
Wireless LAN WLAN 802.11b
Connectivity 3.5mm earphones, Mini USB
Dimensions (L x W x H) 77.6mm x 59.5mm x 22.7mm
Weight 100 grams
Battery Life/Type Li-ion/5 hrs iRadio, 8hrs MP3 "
TorianWireless.com - Tune In To The World:
"The InFusion allows users to listen to any radio station in the world that streams through the World Wide Web, without the need for a computer. Its compact and stylish design (around the size of a business card) allows maximum portability to travelers and those stationed abroad who want to stay in touch with local news, sports, and music.
InFusion Features
Access any Internet radio station from around the world without the need for a computer
Select from thousands of stations
16 presets for your favorite programs
MP3 player and storage
FM radio receiver
Time shift recording feature with timer option
LCD backlit display (blue)
Stereo headphones
Internet Radio feature requires appropriate WiFi hot spot
Specifications
Audio Playback MP3, RealAudio, AAC, OGG.
Audio Capturing Format MP3
FM Frequency Range 87.5 – 108 MHz
Display Backlit LCD (Blue)
Storage Media/Capacity SD MMC Card / up to 4GB
Wireless LAN WLAN 802.11b
Connectivity 3.5mm earphones, Mini USB
Dimensions (L x W x H) 77.6mm x 59.5mm x 22.7mm
Weight 100 grams
Battery Life/Type Li-ion/5 hrs iRadio, 8hrs MP3 "
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