Between the Lines

[CMCracker]

We only had the rights to digitally download the single.  Of course when
I went to get the link it was unavailable, to which I then called the
record label and got the remix story which we then relayed on air.

Hopefully something great will come out of this, because the label has
egg on its face as well as many radio stations nationally. We were not
the only ones to promote a world premiere.  

I hope that you will continue to listen to Q103. I promise when we get
the entire CD we will play it immediately and (as of right now) the
premiere of the single on 3/22.

Rob

[Pingfah]

How can more than one radio station have a world premiere anyway?

[Ivy]

We only had the rights to digitally download the single.  Of course when
I went to get the link it was unavailable, to which I then called the
record label and got the remix story which we then relayed on air.

I don't get why they would advertise about them playing the new single, when they didn't even have it in their hands.

[Ivy]

How can more than one radio station have a world premiere anyway?

And how come we didn't hear about any other radio station premiering it? The story has too many holes in it.

[MAZZA26]

We only had the rights to digitally download the single.  Of course when
I went to get the link it was unavailable, to which I then called the
record label and got the remix story which we then relayed on air.

I don't get why they would advertise about them playing the new single, when they didn't even have it in their hands.

They have rights to digitally download the single (and play it I presume) as opposed to company sending them cd (i think this is something that happens a lot nowadays - digital downloads - it's faster, quicker etc...)

So they have the link, the thing is maybe they should have downloaded the link first and then announce to us that there would be a a premier, tomorrow lets say.

The story does have holes but I think we may have been harsh on him initially.  True -  they jumped the gun, but the story sounds legit.  Why would he lie about the remix story?  We would end up finding out, I just think the mistake he made was jumping ahead of himself, and if that's how radio works these days then it's a bit poor.  
He is better off giving us examples - does this digital download thing happen often?  How did they get permiession to premier the single?

[wayne gretzky]

Ah, so they didnt even hear it .. was hoping we could get a description of the tune at least.

[MartyMcFly]

Wow the one night I go to bed early I miss a fake release of an STP song.  I just got off for lunch and I saw this thread and thought "damn it all I missed it" then spent 20 minutes checking all over the place for a leak or even an announcement and find nothing. So then I come back and read the rest of the thread and find out it was delayed...atleast I didn't get my hopes up for 12 hours like most of you guys did. Sorry guys, just be patient.

[Blue]

here's a possibility of what might have happened.

Let's say that before the listening party, March 8th was the tentative release date for the single. Atlantic sent out this tentative date to a bunch of stations and this station put it on the schedule as fact. Then, around the time of the listening party, STP decides to push the single release back so they can tweek the mix on the song. Atlantic then sends out a release to all the stations they sent the tentative schedule to and gives them the new date, as well as officially announcing the new date to various news sources.

However; Q103, being run by amatuers completely incapable of the basic task of scheduling, either ignore the release or don't put the new date on the schedule. Then some poor bastard at the station see Between the Lines on the schedule and thinks the station is actually getting the single. So the do a shit load of advetising for the "world premier" only to find out they're not getting the single.

Whatever the case is, the singles date has been 3/30 for a couple of weeks now. If the schmucks were anywhere in the loop they would have known they weren't premiering the single. So they're either amatures or lying bastards... Or both

Maybe they should let "Lurch" the intern do actual work instead of interviewing "celebrities"

[Five Star Edge]

We only had the rights to digitally download the single.  Of course when

So they have the link, the thing is maybe they should have downloaded the link first and then announce to us that there would be a a premier, tomorrow lets say.

Atlantic probably told them that the link wouldn't work until an hour before the premiere (may or may not have been true).  This would prevent the radio station from playing the song early, or leaking to the net (accidental or not)

[Shangri]

ugh! The only day I didn't log in here I almost missed a premiere!  
While I was reading I got pissed off, you guys who were listening and waiting must've felt like burning the radio station down and sitting "Rob" in some sharp mountain's peak, that was just MEAN!

[Slim Jim]

Even after having read the new excuse from the Q103, I still don't believe them. They were saying they would play it all the way to within the last hour or so before the premiere. If they were given a link for a digital download, wouldn't they have realized much earlier that the single was delayed ... wouldn't they have tried to download it earlier in the morning or even the day before so they had it ready? Either way they are assholes. They either knew they weren't going to have it and kept us hanging in, lying about it, or they are just a bunch of idiots that completely screwed up and deserve the feedback they are getting. No other radio station had this same problem.

[kshamrock20]

The bottom line is there are thousands of rock radio stations across America. Q103 appears to be the only one which commited this impropriety. If this wasn't their fault then we would have heard of atleast a few dozen other stations experiencing the same issues. Q103 is the only one I have seen that advertised the release today. It has always been the 30th and continues to be the 30th from the knowledge and news releases we were given. They are still promoting it as the 22nd which seems as though this could happen yet again to them. The official date is the 30th. If they get it early and play it then great but why the hell are they now saying the 22nd? They are a bunch of morons and still aren't providing the same date as everybody else. The sad part is that they are making STP look bad by blaming it on the label and ultimately the band.

[Sklashboombash]

Well whatever it is...i hope it's a smart choice for a first single. I think SLDD was hurt a lot by the choice of the first single. Days of the Week is a great tune, but it wasn't a good choice for a first single.

I think of how "Down" really made a statement (not to mention that they had to stall afterwards because of Scott's jail sting. Still though, Down said "STP is back" and No.4 benefitted from the smart choice. SLDD never got that opportunity, because they put out DOTW instead of a tune like Coma, which would have been a no brainer.

Just my 2 cents.

[andrewivanhayes]

ive been very busy today and havent kept up with the thread...

but i think that perhaps the label was going to send a rep over with a hard disc, to prevent a HAWK, i mean a hack, rather than just emailing the track... however the remix wasnt ready, so they pulled the plug last minute.

yes, think it's a bunch of garbage... i reserved an entire conference room at the university for myself... but in a way, i think it's a good thing, because now the suspense has grown exponentially....

[VegasCrackerman]

Getting ready to lay my weary head upon the pillow, on a day I awoke thinking I'd hear new STP greatness...

Yes, the suspense has been kicked up a notch, as if that was possible.

For those worried about the lead single, fret not - the entire album should be fantastic - and I'm sure there will be a catchy Top Ten single just in time for summer!

It's only a matter of days before the fellas hit the road...so we're bound to hear some reviews about the new songs very soon!