11. Once shunned by American rock radio during the onslaughts of grunge and punk, British rock has become a new darling of radio programmers. 12. Rock radio is a volatile, ever-mutating beast. 13. The disc finally hit the streets Tuesday and is already making large waves on rock radio. 14. The fragmenting of rock radio also deserves credit for the rise of female artists. 15. There is not much room on rock radio for a couple of white kids updating a black musical tradition. 16. Timid programers considered it too jazzy for pop radio, too hip hop for rock radio, too urbane for urban hit radio, and certainly not traditional jazz. 17. While Mr. Bungle is known only in limited circles, Faith No More was more closely aligned with mainstream rock radio and MTV. |