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Interview with Franny Thomas, Sirius XM DJ
In recent years, conventional locations to listen to music, such as the radio, are already gradually pushed for the periphery through technology. in the case associated with radio, it really is Satellite Radio that is the actual usurper, providing many different alternatives as well as stations for the discerning listener in which were not formerly accessible on terrestrial radio.

The author recently had the particular chance to sit back together with Sirius XM Satellite Radio on-air personality Franny Thomas. Franny is the evening DJ in the Sirius XM channel The Actual Loft, and also host involving her really own demonstrate on Your Loft titled Your Current Roots tend to be Showing. Franny proved to be an insightful guest, distinct minded and also refreshingly excited about music.

Suite101: How do you believe Satellite Radio has changed the music activity industry?

Franny Thomas: It's given the background music sector a large amount of new ears. Its a way to obtain music out in order to folks that might not need had an outlet before-- different choices and different listeners that are listening regarding something new and exciting and ultizing satellite radio to locate these new artists, musicians, as well as genres.

S101: you are generally on the exact same channel [The Loft, in Sirius XM] as radio legends like [ The Huge Apple Metropolis DJs] Vin Scelsa as well as Meg Griffin, each are already extremely influential in changing [the authors] very own musical education, or even life.

FT: Meg Griffin is now like my big sister as well as Vin . . . the very very first time I heard of him had been studying a biography involving Townes Van Zandt, he ended up being quoted just about all more than it. then I located out he'd become doing function for [The Loft] . . . Fairly exciting.

S101 Actually think about the lives anyone might be changing?

FT: Ahhh, if you ask me I'm just a nerd in a room, playing music as well as talking right directly into a microphone, lives changing is probably the last factor I think about. I just imagine any person listening as somebody sitting within my bedroom playing records together with me.

S101: Your Current show ["Your Roots are Showing"] is about Roots along with Americana music.

FT: Well, 'Your Roots Are Usually Showing' can become a every week specialty display I do that concentrates on modern songs which isn't reluctant to take a look again in the rootsy, the particular country, your American-y facet associated with things. Nevertheless I'm additionally in air each along with every weeknight and also I often infuse a amount of of the rootsy-ness directly into every show I do. because, well, nothin' tends to be able to make my blood pump quite like a huge sip from the jug associated with twang.

S101: How could you define roots music?

FT: Generally there certainly tend to be a great offer of different directions you'll end up being able to go in when defining roots music. Exactly what we're talking about here, on my show, will be anything which is willing to adopt a new take a look at the roots associated with American musicbe it Mini Warriors Hack folk, country, rock, blues, as well as mash everything up along with transform it throughout to something which pays homage but additionally brings it to become able to date.

S101: Which has been the all time favorite guest inside the studio along with why?

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FT: Oh man! Right now there are already thus many great ones, nevertheless for me personally it's Magnolia Electric Co. In Which band changed and also saved my well being as well as has been section of my musical diet program since I ended up being younger. These People arrived to accomplish my demonstrate as well as I needed to pinch myself over and over and more than again.

But we've had consequently many monumental bands along with artists within the studios. Drive-By Truckers are already in a couple times, together with Patterson Hood performing a solo session, Centro-Matic, old 97's, it's kind of your dream to have to demonstrate up to function along with realize "oh yeah, Lucero is arriving inside tomorrow" (and Lucero IS to arrive tomorrow!)

S101: Just what can always be your favorite album of this season to date along with why?

FT: This new Lucero record will be monumental. 1327 Overton Park, however I've simply gotten to commit several weeks together with it.

S101: I have got not necessarily heard it yet.

FT: Oh man, an individual gotta! This offers horns! My young daughter goals get occur true, Lucero together with horns!

S101: Throughout his time, Gram Parsons envisioned the joining associated with rock, country, as well as blues. This particular features pretty much become any reality in the total Americana/ Alt-Country genre. where do the thing is the near future of music heading?

FT: Well, I'm no visionary just like Gram Parsons consequently I can't stand here on the soapbox making predictions and declarations. I just hope the planet keeps producing sounds that will create hearts happy, people dance, brains think, as well as ears entertained.

Despite Franny's claim that they isn't any visionary, the woman's insight and passion with regard to audio makes the girl occasion upon The Actual Loft really worth listening to. Franny Thomas may be heard evenings about The Particular Loft. her show, The Roots tend to be Showing, in upon The Particular Loft on Sundays at 6PM Eastern Time, and also replayed Thursdays at 2PM and Saturday at Midnight.




 
 
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