1/17/2023 0 Comments Vmi alumni postview access![]() ![]() based Strawberries, which carries used CDs in one of its outlets. based Wherehouse Entertainment, which is testing it in 8 of its stores Amarillo, Texas - based Western Merchandisers, which is known to be testing the business in at least two of its 0 outlets and Milford, Mass. on the Modern Rock (Continued on page 9) Torrance, Calif. In February, Soul Asylum's "Some- body To Shove" peaked inside the Billboard Album Rock Tracks top 0 and went to No. In the past, nameless artists on heritage -heavy rock radio were often met with resistance by programmers and listeners. While both bands have distinct sounds and styles, rock programmers say the two acts deliver the hard -driving guitar rock that listeners want more of, even if it comes from little - known artists. Currently, three major chains are engaged in the used -CD business- Rock Radio Makes Time for Alice In Challis, Soul Asylum BY ERIC BOEHLERT YORK -As album rock radio continues to embrace more types of artists once routinely shunned, Columbia acts Soul Asylum and Alice In ALICE IN CHAINS SOUL ASYLUM Chains are among those enjoying newfound exposure, and the high - profile summer tours planned by the two will no doubt broaden their bases. But hostilities were ignited when manufacturers threatened to impose sanctions on retailers buying and selling used CDs, includ- For more NARM coverage see pages, 8, 8, and 8 ing cutting them off from direct buying. of Recording Merchandisers convention, held March -9 at Marriott's Orlando World Center, started off on an upbeat note when NARM announced it had chosen a standard electronic article surveillance technology (see story, page ). At least three of the major distributors, charging that the buying and selling of used CDs is jeopardizing the future health of the music industry, have declared war on retailers involved in that business. On tour with Dinosaur Jr / -/0 COLUMBIA Majors lash Out At Used -CD Biz Distribs Talk Tough Sanctions Threatened BY ED CHRISTMAN ORLANDO, Fla. Don Fleming Jay "The Nu Eric Vermillon ager" Spiegel Malcolm ßiviera Featuring Accelerator and Real Gone Deal. Look out for this rising new star's first single and video "The World Is A Ghetto." Hear and feel "The Pressure " -available on GRP Records-Compact Discs and Cassettes. blends today's contemporary swing jazz with soulful funk rhythms. Outsiders need to be allowed to access the data to verify the investigators’ conclusions.1 I I BI GEEEM0M MAR9 0 MONTY GREENLY APT A 0 ELM LONG BEACH, CA DIGIT $.9 (U.S.), $.9 (CAN.).9 (U.K.) r R IN THIS ISSUE 99 Music Shipments Post % $ Increase Units Climb.8% PAGE Prodigy Provides New Musical Avenue PAGE 9 THE INTERNATIONAL SWEEKLY OF MUSIC, VIDEO AND HOME ENTERTAINMENT MARCH 0, 99 ADVERTISEMENTS GRP Records proudly presents Phillip Bent's debut release, "The Pressure." This exciting, young flutist from the U.K. To maintain credibility, the report needs to release the entire survey result, including cross-tabs. Given the way the questionnaire was constructed, the investigators could well find data to support whatever conclusions it wants.īarnes & Thornburg is scheduled to issue a final report in June. After reviewing the VMI racism survey, I can see why alumni are alarmed. ![]() Having had some experience years ago as publisher of Virginia Business magazine in composing readership surveys, I know how important it is to word questions carefully. Not only are traditions surrounding the academy’s controversial Confederate heritage at stake, but so, too, are such core VMI institutions as the adversarial rat line and the single-sanction honor code.Ī copy of the questionnaire was dropped on my doorstep late one night last week, and I have been examining it closely since then. ![]() ![]() As part of its contract with the Northam administration, Barnes & Thornburg will issue recommendations to address the investigation’s findings. The stated goal is to “better understand the environment and culture of VMI as an institution.”īut many VMI alumni are wondering if the real purpose is to generate data to support a predetermined conclusion: that VMI is a hotbed of racism. As part of its “equity audit” at the Virginia Military Institute, the Barnes & Thornburg law firm is conducting a survey of VMI cadets, alumni, professors and staff to gauge perceptions of racism at the military academy. ![]()
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