The Adams Files - New Music Weekly, LLC

Until Next Time, So Long

I’m sad today. Lost a piece of my childhood, which ended up ironically as part of my adult life in much bigger ways than I could ever imagine.I remember watching early American Bandstand shows when I was 5 or 6 living in Salem. Frankly, it was the closest thing to pop culture on TV back […]
Let Go Of Our Ears, We Know What We’re Doing

This might be more controversial than I want it to be. I begin by admitting this to all radio station owners, and corporate moguls- the true success of a radio station is REVENUE, not how good it sounds. But it’s almost impossible to have one without the other. If you need a plumber, you don’t […]
Local Radio Still Rules?

With the impending merger of XM and Sirius, much attention has been placed back on satellite radio. A push to gain new subscribers to help ease the pain when Howard Stern hangs up his headphones is going on now, with two years free service being essentially offered to folks who’ve never had satellite radio before. […]
Beauty Is In The Ears Of The Beholder

If you live in or near a major city, you listen to top-notch radio talent, programmed by some of the best minds corporate radio has to offer these days, and you’re accustomed to a certain way a radio station sounds. Most likely, however, there isn’t a major difference to the average person as they travel […]
Mixed Reviews Does Not Taint Goal

Before I sat down to write this column, I made sure to talk with a cross-section of people. Twenty-five years is a long time. Perhaps it was just that I was getting old. But, I played the new version of “We are the World-25” back to back with the original for several people after its […]
Out Of The Box Is “Out Of The Box”

Back in the good ol’ days of radio, when a station would add a record “out of the box”, it was just that. You received it, listened enough to KNOW it was going to chart, because of many variables….and you were on it. You would be rewarded later to see medium and major market stations […]
Hardware For The Hard Work

It’s no secret it’s been a tough year for the music industry. But it’s that time of year again, for those that subscribe, even those that don’t, to vote for everything from their favorite new music artist to radio and record person via the New Music Awards. Log on and vote right now at www.newmusicweekly.com/. […]
Growing Quickly More Now Than Ever

The announcement that R&R was closing shop shocked the radio world. Let’s face it- many of us never thought we would see the day that would happen. But these are very unusual economic times. Our government is now in the automobile industry. Medical care for all Americans could change permanently as we’ve come to know […]
Things Are Looking Up

It isn’t so bleak after all. The radio industry has taken a huge hit with the economic downturn the past couple of years. There’s no getting around that. Makes sense. Businesses are laying off employees and/or closing their doors. Advertising dollars that were there a few years ago aren’t there anymore. For now. Not that […]
All Roads Lead To Nashville

If you’re a musician, at some point, the city of Nashville will be in your plans. Music City USA has earned its namesake. For decades, aspiring young, and not so young country artists have packed up all of their belongings and moved to the birthplace of country music as we all know it. A few […]
Award Winning Award Show

There seems to be an award show every weekend of the year now. I even got a flyer in my junk e-mail box this week about an award show for SHOELACES coming up in December. Not joking. Maybe it’s because of one too many elbows to the head in crowded places on my vertically challenged […]
A Storm Is Brewing

A storm is brewing that could very well drastically change the way we do our jobs in radio, records, and as recording artists. For radio stations in small markets, it could prove to be the beginning of the end. Legislation is currently being considered in Washington for radio stations to pay artists for airplay. Currently […]

Telephonic Surveys Now A Waste Of Time

A radio group announced last month that they were severing ties with Arbitron, citing problems with measuring audiences in smaller markets and rural areas, and was going with a telephonic measuring system called the Eastlan group. New Northwest Broadcasters owns over 30 stations in four western states- Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Alaska. In my opinion, […]

5 Easy Steps

Right now, today, there are five easy things you can do that can make your radio stations sound better, and improve employee morale. Of course, many of you may do all of these things, and to you, kudos. You’re doing many of the right things to make you a winner. But, most PD’s that multi-task […]

Spanning The Globe

About a year ago, I received an e-mail from a listener of our classic rock station from Wagga Wagga, Australia. We stream our signal on line, and through a website that gives people a menu of stations that fit their listening habits, Jeff found our station and loved the music mix. Through correspondence of e-mails, […]

Award Winning Award Show

There seems to be an award show every weekend of the year now. I even got a flyer in my junk e-mail box this week about an award show for SHOELACES coming up in December. Not joking. Maybe it’s because of one too many elbows to the head in crowded places on my vertically challenged […]

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BREAKING NEWS

.100 Hip Hop and RNB FM Now Available On iHeartRadio App

January 18, 2020

Media veteran and CEO of .100 Hip Hop and RNB FM Lorenzo “Ice-Tea” Thomas announces his station is now available on iHeartRadio, the free all-in-one digital music, podcast and live streaming radio app. .100 Hip Hop and RNB FM will be available on iHeartRadio beginning today across a variety of devices spanning mobile, in-car, in-home, […]

AN UNFORGETTABLE SUNSET

January 18, 2020

It’s no secret that artists like CURTIS use their music to reflect and share their life experiences with creative expression. This Friday, January 24th, the world will yet again receive another dose of reality from the St. Louis based singer when he releases his latest single, “Sunset In July.” Like his previous work of late, […]

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