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9 Wednesday, November 13, 1985 Daily Nebraskan Page Aits is Enierlmnmen Station to attract the studious hopes 1 2 he didn't know if that By Bill Allen although no market research surveys winner will have a dinner for catered wances have been made for that until list. However, from KJ95. Senior Editor have been done to show share ratings. from The Pantry inside a Mayflower the station gets off the ground, he said. was a result of competition van which will be in Two of KJ95's disc are UNL "They only do ratings here once a moving parked jockeys Heath said he has a theory that KJ95 Npw Lincoln radio station KJUS on their or wherever want students. John a senior broad- year," Heath said, "but we are seriously driveway they it, Coffey, will appeal to the more serious college ,9 FM ao menu Heath said. works the show Oilers wie ucneti considering doing some independent casting major, evening students. 1 KFRX and KHAT" Gen and between says research to see how we are doing." Monday through Friday, Sally Special programs on the station TV "We don't program our music specif- eral Manager Jim Heath. Erickson, a radio and broadcast . KJ95 has given and include a weekly adult hits countdown for guys (college student-s)- away money major, works weekends. ically you Heath said college students have various to from 6 to 9 every After . . who is in school to itave prizes through promotions p.m. Sunday. Heath, who is the morning DJ, said anybody told him the music "is very easy to attract and will that, there is a concert a time will listen to listeners, continue played he to say the station good probably feel the music is from 9 to 10 prefers plays more listen to, but they such promotions, Heath said. The sta- p.m. Last week, the station contem- KFRX and KFMQ, but for serious t.n "adult hits" rather than adult ..ntnmnArarv pnnntfh - kppn nn-- with...... tion is in the middle of a featured Chaka Khan. Previous concert we give then something to r' r currently porary, since KJ95 doesn't stick with a students, Itui'l;C,,,r" with the segments have included Billy Joel and listen to while they study," Heath said. promotion Mayflower Moving Top 40 format. KJ95 provides an alter- and The Restaurant. Chicago. Dr. Demento is also aired KJ95 bought out the former KXSS Company Pantry native, he said. The station does have a studio line Sundays from 10 p.m. to midnight. will when it can fit (Kiss) radio station and went on the air Listeners send in their name and Since KJ95 has been on the air, and take requests format in May. So far, Heath said the station address on a postcard. On Nov. 20, the Financially, things are tough right Heath said, he has noticed that KFRX them in, but it has no specific has had excellent listener response, winner's name will be drawn. The now, Heath said. But budgetary allo has added several "oldies" to its play for requests, he said. Versatile toplay atDrumstick By Charles Lieurance Spector are to American mainstream performers. Senior Reporter pop music. Nick Lowe and his Cowboy Outfit Lowe's ear for a hook is unfailing. will perform tonight at the Drumstick, Nick Lowe is the new wave alterna- - and his influences range from warm 547 N. 48th St. tive pop what Berry Gordy (the mas-- homage to Buddy Holly to multi-facete- d To those whose tastes don't venture termind behind Motown), and Phil collaborations with a multitude of too far from the cozy cushion of the Top 40, Lowe's contribution to the diversity in modern radio might be overlooked. on 'Rose' Lowe can be given partial credit for Songwriting programming that includes something as saccharine as Paul Young and the ' ' is revival lead by The Stray ' reminiscent of Holly Cats. As a Lowe has penned his is all I've been , By Charles Lieurance song about, spinning "What's So Funny About Peace, Love ' version as a diabetes Senior Reporter and Understanding" for cure. and " When She Used wait- As for of For almost a decade, I've been the rest of "Rose England," to " for Dave Edmunds. ing for Nick Lowe to record his song "I Lowe still seems to be hoarding in a Knew The Bride." Dave Edmunds did it. vault somewhere every melodic hook Then there's a live version Lowe per-- written in pop music since 1950. All the CfrcPYt PfCVlPW formed with Elvis Costello's band on a songs are catchy, maybe too catchy. promotion album, but the "She Don't Love Nobody," and "I recordingwas bad and seemed Can Be the One You Love" make you Lowe's production credits are even pretty tour-wear- think Nick and Knife is having late more essential: He twiddled the knobs night songwriting seances with Buddy on the first LP by The Damned, The - Pretender's cover of the Kinks' Holly. The music is pure, crisply pro- "Stop V. Record Review duced pop with just enough of a coun-- Your Sobbing," Elvis Costello's "Armed trv roll to classify it as rockabilly. Forces" and "Get Happy," Graham So now, on Lowe and His Cowboy There's also wasted space, ballast, Parker's "Howling Wind" and a passel Outfit's new LP, "Rose of England," like the obligatory Howdy Doody imita- - of , there's that great song waiting anx-- lions and some instrumental that a Besides all this, Lowe has been con-- iously for you on the first groove. And kid who just learned to play guitar sistently excellent in his own bands, o niih-rncl- nat.ri- - u i;i, if wffnn l niifVit think cnnnHoH "real rnpUn' ." innlnHintf the Fntflish.. f - WlldL a II aUUilUon...j lIHC: It HOOi... KUtLCll aiUt 11WI umm uuuiiuvu vui ivxiuii ...,..w.0 " ..0-- I slower, there are some Velveeta-swee- t As long as you're having a good time, archs Brinsley Schwartz, , a cappella harmonies and Nick, and you obviously are, who's Noise to Go and, most recently, Nick and The News play backup. going to complain? Even the song titles Lowe and his Cowboy Outfit. o n Now that I know what Lowe thinks are like a day at the amusement park: Lowe has a nose for songs that have Dad-die,- Inc. "Lucky Dog," "Bo Bo Ska Diddle " "hit" written all over them, but his Courtesy of International Creative Management Concert canceled and "7 Nights to Rock." songs are just enough off-cent- er to Lowe Lowe does some some rocka-- him in venerable Violinist Nathan Milstein's Kim- ska, keep obscurity. hillv. some folk, some crinninc some Most people know Lowe by his 1979 Seeing Lowe and his Cowboy Outfit As an added incentive, the Cowboy ball Hall scheduled for - concert, self-con- - as Drum- of picking and a whole lot of hit, "," and last year's in a setting as intimate the Outfit features Squeeze tonight, has been cancelled. - for wrote on gratulation. "Half a Boy and Half a Man." The new- stick should be a dream come true fame (he the hit "Tempted") Milstein suffered a severe bursitis ear-Nic- k I'm to "I knew the est incarnation of the classic "I Knew anyone interested in seeing one of the keyboards and members of Lowe's attack that will him from just trying say, keep per- when he used to rock and roll." the Bride" also has been receiving local most influential figures in modern Her band, Rockpile. forming for several months. 2. And I liked it. FM and is on MTV rotation. music without the hassles of the arena. Tickets for the show are $1 A full tickets reimbursment will be airplay forwarded to ticket holders in about three weeks. For more information, call the Kimball box office at 472-337- 5 Monday through Friday from 11 GU ) a.m. to 5 p.m. llOT Pageant tickets available The Mr. and Miss Black UNL Pageant will be Sunday at 7 p.m. in the Nebraska Union Ballroom. 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