Fresnalgas
Submitted by jarah on Sat, 08/14/2004 - 22:59.
Oh Fresno Magazine, how we love to hate your glossy, glossy pages. This month doesn't disappoint, with editor Melanie doing a little familial name-dropping. Just so everyone knows what sort of editorial pedigree she comes from, let's all take note that her great-uncle was Horace Greeley, founder of the New York Tribune and all around crazypants. While this may explain her taste in millinery, we're not sure what to make of the fact that he died in 1872, well before the advent of Viagra.
On to other things we love to hate: the new KFSR. Back in June we told you about the new direction the station was taking and urged everyone to keep an open mind. What we didn't know is that station management was going to adopt the ever popular hodge-podge-of-steaming-crap format. Polyphonic Spree followed by Nickelback? Hannity take me home!
Had the format gone from college indie rock to underground hip hop, or to majority techno, or to heavily Latin, we would have been slightly embittered but recognized the station was changing along with its constituency- the Fresno State student population. (Are any of the DJs actually students?) Instead, the playlists all seem to be comprised of incongruous, generic music you can hear elsewhere. And this is a shame, especially when you consider KVPR can only afford five hours of NPR programming and it's usually over before the Famous staff wakes up.
On to other things we love to hate: the new KFSR. Back in June we told you about the new direction the station was taking and urged everyone to keep an open mind. What we didn't know is that station management was going to adopt the ever popular hodge-podge-of-steaming-crap format. Polyphonic Spree followed by Nickelback? Hannity take me home!
Had the format gone from college indie rock to underground hip hop, or to majority techno, or to heavily Latin, we would have been slightly embittered but recognized the station was changing along with its constituency- the Fresno State student population. (Are any of the DJs actually students?) Instead, the playlists all seem to be comprised of incongruous, generic music you can hear elsewhere. And this is a shame, especially when you consider KVPR can only afford five hours of NPR programming and it's usually over before the Famous staff wakes up.
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