Fascinating debate over the merits of the city granting some $40,000 seed money to the Tipitina's Foundation is unfolding at the ShreveportRocks.com forum. The Tipitina's Foundation is to be an incubator for musicians, especially in regards access to online services. Battle-tested songwriter-performer Ted Lindsay, host of Red River Radio's local music show, Ted's Diner, questions the concept, the utility and the money. Lots of musicians have joined the dialogue.
Ted Lindsay: Ted's Diner on KDAQ
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What possible grounds could musicians have for complaining about the city funding an incubation program specifically for them? The mayor may be a rat and a crook but the city is doing some very positive things and I think people are noticing. Not just downtown but all over the place people are realizing that there is a youth culture here and an art culture here. The complainers and whiners are the embodiment of complacency and a culture of the ignored.
Noma, you should register with Shreveportrocks.com, it’s free and you don’t have to be a musician to have an opinion on the music scene from time to time. I would value your opinion just as much as anyone else who may post.
And I wish that the person who posted under anonymous would share who they are, I find it interesting that they are seeing the musical artist of the town sound like a bunch of cry babies. (in my own words of course)
brett roman
Rob, I feel ya %100 about traveling to shows. My wife and I (before kids) traveled all over the country to see the bands we liked, Austin, Dallas, Memphis, even as far away as Louisville KY. So I am certainly thankful for what you are doing and trying to do, and I told you this in person when I formally met you. In the mid 90s, thanks to KSCL and Sandy and Mary Cathren, we were able to get great acts here like the Supersuckers, Yo La Tengo, Seaweed, The Grifters, King Kong, Gas Huffer, and many many more. So I know that what you are trying to do can happen and word of mouth between bands is a real thing that will further help out your vision, provided we can keep the momentum going.
As far as the shreveportrocks debate on Tipitina's goes, after reading the entire thing again (oh, my head hurts) it isn’t really that negative overall. And after reading more comments on it I have gone from luke-warm to really wanting to support it (I’m not to stubborn or proud to change my mind). And I plan to meet with whoever in a couple of weeks to talk to them about Mars Vegas, because what the cover bands want and what I want are 2 entirely different things, but I won’t get into that here in a public forum :)
Folks, do you know the history of SR.C? At its on-set it seemed to be a wonderful way to promote the scene and "Shreveport Musician Brotherhood" That brotherhood quickly turned into a juvenile garage band mentality. The serious well respected musicians of this area (and prospective promotors from the national level) quickly removed themselves from frequenting the site. It became an embarrassment to admit membership of the site and its version of "Brotherhood". Yes, there are one or two respected members left trying to save what was potentially a great resouce for this area, but now is reduced to being run by a local kareoke jock and a DJ. My point? I wouldnt put too much stock into what is posted on that site. Its posting members consist of 20 people tops. Isnt it a shame? I think so.
I'm just curious, have you guys heard of www.arklatexmusic.com ? Its an incrediable local site for the young musicians in this area. You will not only find positive feedback, but an abundance of energy towards recreating the Shreveport music scene of days long gone.
Along with a forum, there are band bios, reviews, show dates and mp3s. Check them out, you will be pleasantly surprised.
Well I checked out arklatexmusic.com and here is a sampling I have from just the top4 post on the forum, cuss words edited so as not to disrespect Mr. Trudeau’s site:
“man you a pretty motherf*****..............you sexy s***........you make your band members look ugly..............or are they just ugly?”
“In case you haven't heard,Mike shanked a muthaf***** in the neck the other night.Too bad he didn't kill that f*****!Now,who said ALL white people are scared of blacks?”
"pools of blood every-f****g-where..."
“i gotta poop”
“You should do that on somebody's chest!!!”
“I like to play with poop”
I sure hope that you were not the one talking bad about SR.c . just because a Dj and Karaoke guy are moderators, and Arklatexmusic is well done as a site and the links, mp3s are very easy to navigate, but by reading the forum, my IQ dropped 3 points. There is nothing wrong with having fun and cussing ect. on the forum, but saying that the same 5 metal bands that post on there are going to bring Shreveport back to respectability is a joke.
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