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This piece from The East Bay Express reveals how CMJ (or College Music Journal) has been accused of substituting its money-making comp CDs for little-known artists on its college radio charts. CMJ was once considered an exponent of both college radio and indie production/distribution, but has evolved into a marketing tool for record labels. The story suggests its practices are beginning to conflict directly with the ideals of college radio.

My commuter pal Challey was a DJ at Drexel University's WKDU Her tastes and show ran toward indie noise-pop and psych-pop, but most WKDU DJs played hardcore, so CMJ classified the station as a hardcore station in its publication, discouraging labels from sending more melodic music to the station.

Challey makes sure Philly never stops rockin'.

I found this story, through Edith Frost's blog, who is used as an example in the refiling instructions at UT-Austin's KVRX. I visited the KVRX studios last night during the InDigoM show. The DJ Trey was nice enough to let me go on air, and say "Support Our Troops: Stop the War! w00t!" He later suggested I get a show on the station, which sounds intriguing. What do you m4dbl0g readers think? Should I pollute Austin's airwaves at 3am with my peculiar taste in music?