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NEWS ALERT: ClearChannel Bans Wall of Sound

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Ronald McBoner

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Jun 1, 2009, 8:10:27 AM6/1/09
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In light of the sentencing of Phil Specter, ClearChannel has annnounced
the banning of all music produced before 1994.

"We don't want to offend anyone," a company spokesman said. "Good
engineering and mixing practices are politically incorrect now."

All classic rock, oldies, classical, jazz, alternative, and 80s stations
will soon be converted to rap and pop.

A coalition is forming to protest the ban. Called "West & Timberlake
Fighters" (WTF), it consists of disco re-enacters, Elvis impersonators,
truckers, CB operators, heavy metal fans, key-tar players, male Cher
impersonators, and more.

The WTF Coalition is going to protest at ClearChannel Corporate
Headquarters this Friday. Various musicians, including Survivor, Diana
Ross, and Paul McCartney, will be there to fight the ban.

(Ronald McDonald is a parody journalist for the Azz Pizz Institute, a
leading Washington think tank.)

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Azz Pizz Institute
Washington, DC

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