XM will air highlights of the Bonnaroo music festival on five different music channels this week, following last weekend's live broadcast of the event that brought young - and old - together in one place."Bonna-Redo" starts this Friday at 3pm ET/12-noon PT on XM's alt-rock channel Ethel (ch 47) with scheduled performances by the Raconteurs, Jack Johnson, Death Cab for Cutie, Against Me, Ben Folds, My Morning Jacket, and many others.
Indie-rock channel XMU (ch 43) plans to air performances by artists like MGMT, Iron & Wine, Tegan and Sara, and Ladytron starting also on Friday at 6pm ET/3pm PT.
Liquid Metal (ch 42) and Squizz (ch 48) will air Metallica's show-stopping performance at various times through the weekend, and XM's Americana channel X Country (ch 12) will have the likes of Willie Nelson, the Drive-By Truckers, and Solomon Burke starting Saturday at 2pm ET/11am PT.
Check out the full schedule after the linkage below.
["Bonna-Redo" on XM]
(Pictured: Lindsey Maksim and Katlyn Dennis, both of Fort Wayne, IN, cheer as they listen to The Raconteurs at Bonnaroo 2008. Meanwhile, Rachael Birdwell, 64, of McMinnville, TN, cheers as Robert Plant and Alison Krauss perform. This is the third Bonnaroo Ms. Birdwell has attended. Can't you tell?)
My Girlfriend on the left.
Kevin Martin's girlfriend on the right.
No wonder he can't get a vote up!
Okay ..it was really me... not Kevin J. Martin... I think this is a good idea... but I thought George Bush was a good idea in 2000 too.
Sent to 55 of my friends and asked them to forward... you do the same eh?
http://www.fcc.gov:80/
Howdy,
As you know I'm both a fan and investor in satellite radio... have been since inception of the technology.
In February 2007, Sirius applied for a merger with XM radio as both of these entities have had tremendous start up costs and a very competitive market competing with ipod, wifi and others. The DOJ approve of this merger in March of 2008. Though the FCC has had this issue for a whopping 456 days, they have failed to rule. This is in part due to the influence that terrestrial radio ( NAB -National Association of Broadcasters) has gone to great length to block this both legally via exparte filings and underhandedly with "political contributions" to various members of Congress including Brownback, Dingle, Leahy, and a host of others hidden in the woodwork. The best Government money can buy as they say .....
To top it all off, Jesse Jackson quickly joined "Georgetown Partners" and petitioned the FCC to "give" up to 20% of Sirius and XM spectrum to them for "minority broadcasting" which most consider a shake down. 8% has been suggested in a concession letter along with ala carte pricing and a 3 year price freeze.
The FCC is in the final stages of determining if this merger will be allowed. If you have a moment, and support this merger, please click on the link above (see the far right of the FCC page for links) above and send an e-mail to Chairman Martin (who finally voiced support of this after 450 days) but mostly Commissioners Tate, Adlestein, McDowell and Copps. It being generally believed that Tate and Adlestein are the swing votes.
Lastly, if you are so inclined, please forward this to 2-3 of your friends and ask them to support Satellite radio and forever wipe out the NAB monopoly and all those commercials.
personally, if pushed, I would have to say that Plowboy is a ginuies... genuise....genuis...genises... geniuses.... a really smart guy!
This weekend XM is the place to be, at least one satradio company can figure out programming.
Plowboy is my bitch. I look for the blind, ignorant who will believe anything they are told. Plowboy is desperate for my "merge" scheme to implode the satradio industry. The FCC, like most educated people know it's been direct competition which has made the industry what it is today. Direct competition between xm and sirius has brought about all the pro-consumer and pro-industry actions; content, talent, quality, while keeping the price in check.
Sadly a little news has given Plowboy the wrong idea that everyone wants to hear his personal delusions of grandeur.
Bush was the wrong choice, risky investment in satradio is the wrong choice, being a blind, ignorant satradio fanboy and Melvin Alan "Mel" Karmazin's bitch is the wrong choice. Come on Nate Davis; drop and Melvin and his "merge" scheme and save XM radio.
To get the full Bonnaroo effect, XM will have to play the two hours of dead air prior to the Kanye West show that occurred because he didn't show up until nearly 5 AM.
Actually, it wouldn't be entirely dead air. There would be an occasional "Kanye Sucks" chant to fill some time.
Good idea Plowboy!
XMU is Channel 43.
Xmfan.com sucks dick cheney, and dick nixon at the same time while they double-team each other.