Monday, April 27, 2009

Rant - 100.5 Max FM now Hot 100.5

I'm going to go on a bit of a rant today as I'm dealing with some unpleasant realities at the moment. First, Local's Lounge, the only real radio outlet for local bands was canceled from Max FM. Then Max FM changed formats – twice. First to Kung Pao 100.5 – all Chinese music and then to Hot 100.5 – R&B/Pop/Hip-Hop.

Now, I don't know if Hot 100.5 is going to be the final format or not, but even if they go back to a rock format, I don't know if I will listen in. The fact that the people running Max FM trust some numbers-cruncher rather than their own listeners bothers me a lot.

They don't care what the listeners want. They are too busy working the angles in hopes of getting better ratings to care what we listeners want. They fail to understand that you don't get more listeners through stunts or marketing ploys, but by building a relationship with your listeners. You become part of their lives.

Once that relationship is broken it can't easily be fixed, even if Max FM decides to rock again.

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Jagged Edges - Inspired By Warrior


8x11 Using Colored Pencils

I created this piece while listening to the album Fighting For The Earth by the band Warrior. The are an American Heavy Metal Band. You can check out their myspace page here.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Streams Of Motion - Inspired By Manowar


8x11 Using Colored Pencils

I created this piece while listening to "Kings of Metal" by the band Manowar. They are an American Heavy Metal band from the 80s. You can visit their myspace page here.

Monday, April 20, 2009

Bubbles - Inspired By Gamma Ray


8x11 Using Colored Pencils

I created this piece while listening to "Land Of The Free II" by Gamma Ray. They are a Power Metal band from Germany. You can visit their myspace page here.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Color and Motion - Inspired By Pyramaze


8x11 Using Colored Pencils

I created this piece while listening to the album "Immortal" by the band Pyramaze. They are a Danish/American Progressive Power Metal Band. You can visit their myspace page here.

Friday, April 10, 2009

Many Moons - Inspired By Muse


8x11 Using Colored Pencils and Watercolors

I created this piece while listening to the album "Black Holes & Revelations" by the band Muse. They are a rock from England. You can visit their myspace page here.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Three Ribbons - Inspired By Anvil


8x11 Using Watercolors

I've been on something of an Anvil kick of late. This is the third piece in a row I've done while listening to one of their albums. This time it was "This Is Thirteen." I'm hoping to catch the documentary about them: "Anvil! The Story of Anvil." You can visit their myspace page here.

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Purple Yellow Green - Inspired By Anvil


8x11 Using Watercolors

I created this piece while listening to the album "Metal On Metal" by the Canadian Heavy Metal band Anvil. I learned about them through the documentary "Anvil! The Story of Anvil." You can visit their myspace page here.