…is still chicken crap. The following bulletin was posted (forwarded from someone else) on Myspace by a good friend of mine today:

OK HERE IS AN OPINION OF MINE. THE RADIO STATION 105.7 THE X HAS HAD THE SAME HOUSE BAND FOR WELL OVER 4 YEARS NOW

OK THIS BAND IS TALENTED, AND THEY ARE GOOD GUYS, BUT COME ON PEOPLE YOU KNOW HOW MANY BANDS DO NOT GET THERE MUSIC HEARD BECAUSE OF THIS BAND.

JTM GETS 90 PERCENT OF ALL THE BIG SHOWS THAT ROLL THROUGH PEORIA JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE THE HOUSE BAND. THEY HAVE OPENED FOR SEVENDUST, EVERY NUTCRACKER OF THE LAST 4 YEARS, 3 DAYS GRACE, NOW HELL YEAH AND THERE HAS BEEN PLENTY MORE

THERE SHOULD BE A TIME LIMIT ON THE HOUSE BAND STATUS OF MAYBE SIX MONTHS OR A YEAR, BUT 4 AND A HALF YEARS WOW WAY TOO LONG.

TIME FOR A CHANGE I BELIEVE.. SO MANY OTHER GREAT BANDS IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS WOULD JUMP ON THAT TO GET THE EXPOSURE IM SURE.

SO WHAT IM ASKING IS FOR EVERYONES OPINIONS HERE.

DO YOU THINK THERE SHOULD BE A NEW HOUSEBAND?

IF SO MAYBE GIVE SOME IDEAS AND KEEP THIS PETITION GOING PLEASE TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THIS

IM SURE THERE WILL BE SOME THAT ARE MAD AT ME OVER THIS AND THIS IS NOT INTENDED TO HURT ANYONE, BUT AS A FAN OF MUSIC
I LIKE A VARIETY… SO THIS IS SOMETHING TO GET OPINIONS AND MAYBE POSSIBLY GET A CHANCE TO HEAR A BAND WE NEVER SEE TO OFTEN, SO PLEASE SIGN AND KEEP IT GOING?

This was immediately followed by the obligatory numbered lines so people could “sign their name” electronically. I have made my disdain for 105.7 more than apparent in the past. The lack of innovation and new music on the station should be a pretty solid acid test for their interest in developing and promoting up-and-coming bands in the Peoria area. The “House Band” distinction is nothing more than a business deal between JTM and 105.7. JTM gets gigs, 105.7 gets their name associated with something that doesn’t suck. There’s probably an exchange of cash involved somewhere. I’m not 100% sure of how the financial facet works, so I’m not going to speculate. I know there are at least a couple readers who deal with that stuff on a daily basis, so I’ll let you explain.

My point is, a bunch of people who may or may not know good music if it smacks them in the forehead are not going to change the house band of a corporate demon like 105.7. This isn’t to say that all radio stations aren’t corporate demons. It is to say that 105.7 is a shining example of what happens when megaconglomerates own a “modern rock” station and pander to the least common denominator of their listeners. If they’re making money, they’re not going to change anything unless it means making more money. Period.