Word: airplay
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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While previous Martin rehirings received national news airplay, the stock market crash and attacks on Iran prevented the networks from engaging in what would have been a rather inappropriate sidelight into the vagaries of the national pastime...
Exposure on MTV can still have substantial impact. The success of such currently hot groups as Bon Jovi and Poison is largely traceable to the saturation airplay given their videos on MTV. One popular band, Journey, last year opted not to produce a video to go with its new album. But when sales lagged, the group released one belatedly, and business promptly picked up. "There's no doubt that its impact has leveled off," says Gil Friesen, president of A&M Records. "But if MTV weren't to survive, someone else would come along and reinvent...
...think the video is brilliant," said David Salidor, publicist for Critique Records. He said he was "absolutely sure" that MTV would accept the video for airplay...
...fact that a bunch of prudish housewives got all bent out of shape about the alleged content of rock lyrics, and consequently, the fact that a W.A.S.P. album got more attention and airplay than it otherwise would have...
...thing straight Speaking in Tongue is a conservative move career-wise for Talking Heads One of the cuts. "Burning Down the House," is getting some airplay, not an insignificant achievement, given the unconformist posture of this band. And a few other songs sound like they have the same potential. A sell out for the heros of CBGB' An error in judgement for those enemies of Album Oriented Rock (AOR)' Now, what's going on here' This record represents a doubleback from everything the Heads have been moving towards of late. But that's not necessarily a bad thing Speaking...