The Dead try to strongarm NPR

Non-Phish General
#1

Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney fame tried to include some dead tunes on a mix she made for NPR, where she is now an on-air personality and content producer. I thought this was kinda interesting.

From Brooklynvegan: http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2008/05/grateful_dead_t.html

An interesting tidbit: This mix was supposed to have the Grateful Dead on it, whose music I really love, but they refused unless we promised to do a piece on them on All Things Considered. In addition, we would need to run a feature on The Dead on the site. Here’s a sentence I’ve never written: Someone needs to take a bong hit and chill out. Just a simple “no thanks” would have sufficed. Are The Dead really in need of publicity? Because I swear there’s a dancing bear sticker on every third car I see in Portland. And now I’ve written a paragraph on them anyway, for free, not even in exchange for a song. Doesn’t that count?!
[Carrie Brownstein/NPR]

Why do you think they would play hardball with NPR?

#2

Because the people who run all the Dead related stuff are assholes.

That’s pretty weak imo.

#3

The Grateful Dead is now the property of Sirius satellite radio!!!

#4

what Portland does she live in?

when i was living there i found two Deadheads in the whole city and it was almost like we had to give some kind of secret handshake and speak in code if referencing them.

#5

Awwwwwwwwwwww SNAP!

#6

What kind of people would treat the public media that way???

Although PBS does play some Grateful Dead concerts occasionally.

#7

I still love the subject line just because I get this image in my head of Jerry Garcia angrily pushing around some wimpy NPR reporter. Just hilarious.

Stevo