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Blood on the Rooftops is
a radio show focusing on progressive rock, krautrock and psychedelic music.
The show airs from 12-2 pm Eastern time every Saturday
out of the New York University radio station, WNYU.
The program can be picked up on 800 AM for those in
the New York area, and at www.wnyu.org otherwise.
One of my goals is to call attention
to the inherently international phenomena that progressive
rock was, and still is. The impact of groups like
Genesis and Yes was not only felt in England and
the US, but across the world, especially in France,
Germany, Spain, Japan, Hungary, South America, and
in the incredibly rich Italian scene. These countries
remain the primary contributors of modern progressive
rock bands. In addition, bands like Jethro Tull or
King Crimson are only stylistic entry points for the
vast array of eclectic music tagged with the "progressive
rock" label. I want to bring both these forgotten classics
of yesteryear, as well as the innovative and unfairly ignored
bands of the present to greater public attention by
whatever means possible. Bands and music that would
be covered would include perhaps nuggets of the acknowledged
progressive rock canon (early Genesis, Crimson etc.),
but the focus would be on lesser-known artists from
around the world. This would include English groups
like Camel, Van der Graaf Generator, Hatfield &
the North, Henry Cow, Soft Machine and Gong, Italians
like Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, Premiata Forneria Marconi
and Il Balleto di Bronzo, German "Krautrock" groups
like Tangerine Dream, Agitation Free, Klaus Schulze,
and Faust, as well as vital modern groups deserving of radio
support, such as Deus ex Machina, Djam Karet, White Willow
and Thinking Plague.
Once the show gets going, I plan on
occasionally dedicating 45-60 minute blocks on the show
to specific countries, as well as having three to
four song artist blocks on other shows. These will
be posted here on the site ahead of time. Check back
often for an idea of whats going to be played. Please
email me and give me some feedback once you've heard
the show. We'd be happy to play requests and pretty
much any album on The Giant Progweed is available
for play. Soon I'll make a list of all my albums so
listeners can browse and pick out stuff they'd like
to hear. I hope that the show can be useful both
to you, the audience, and in giving the artists some
meaningful and much deserved exposure.
- Greg Northrup
Click Here for 2001,2002
Playlists
Contact Greg@Progweed.net
with any questions or inquirys. Requests taken!
Please e-mail them by the Friday before.
Any album reviewed
on Progweed.net is available for radio play. |
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| If
you would like your music featured on Blood
on the Rooftops or another
WNYU program, submissions can be mailed to the following addresses:
WNYU Radio
721 Broadway (11th
Floor)
New York, NY 10003
*Due to time
constraints, submissions might not be played for
a while after they are recieved. There are
of course no guarantees. Please make sure your
submission applies to the format of the show,
or it will not be considered for airplay.*
*If you want
to send to the WNYU Station address, please email
the DJ and notify him of the submission*
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Contact
Greg@Progweed.net
with any questions or inquirys.
Requests taken! Please e-mail
them by the Friday before. Any album reviewed
on Progweed.net is available for radio play,
so browse the site and let us know what
you want to hear. We will add a complete
list of available albums soon!
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| Be sure to tune
into some of our favourite Saturday progressive
rock radio shows right after Blood on the Rooftops! |
Dreams Wide
Awake - 6-10 PM EST
Alchemy
- Midnight-3 AM EST (Choose WRIU from list)
Gagliarchives
- 10pm - 2 AM EST |
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