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2003:09:09:15:33:04 E12 CALENDAR LOSANGELESTIMES TELEVISION RADIO By Jon Matsumoto Special to The Times Every Sunday night at 10, SammBrown kicks off his KPFK-FM (90.7) show by stating: record industry is a worldwide $50-billion-a-year business. Los Angeles is its But you know that by listening to radio here. Station playlists are notoriously narrow, usually reserved for hits and new releases from only the biggest names. There are a few oases, however, where unsigned artists have a shot at getting their music heard. For the for example, is primarily a talk show featuring guests who dispense valuable information about various aspects of the music industry and the art of making music.

But approximately every five weeks, Brown plays nothing but music by local unsigned artists. He claims to present a track from every artist who sends him a broadcast- quality CD that violate FCC edicts about foul language. of the people who spend tons of time and money trying to make it in this business never says Brown, who has worked as a producer, songwriter, arranger, orchestrator, artist manager and teacher. not only do they never make it, but they never even get the satisfaction of hearing their song on any radio station. I want to give people that satisfaction.

I remember the first time I heard one of my songs on the radio, I felt like stopping the car and telling everybody to turn their car radios to that KLOS-FM (95.5) and KROQ- FM (106.7) have two of the longest-running shows featuring new musical talent. Rodney on the which airs every Sunday night from midnight to 3 a.m.,has brought some gifted new bands to light during the last two decades. airing for an hour Sundays at 11 p.m., has been featuring Southland artists since 1981. Angeles just has so many musicians, because so many people come to L.A. to make it in this observes Kelly Cox, the host of for the last eight years.

a lot of good music out there to draw from for this normally stray too far stylistically from usual menu of main- stream and classic rock, says Cox, but a bit more variety. Country- and jazz-accented rock, a larger dose of female artists and some alternative rock sounds have been featured on This year, one show was even devoted to Latin rock. only features three artists a week in order to give each of them more in-depth exposure. first band is our featured band and we might play four or five of their says producer Bill Hartew. second artist might get three songs and the last one two songs.

I want give listeners a better of what each artist is At public station KCRW-FM (89.9), NicHarcourt says he plays a steady diet of unsigned, local acts on his Becomes program, which can be heard weekdays between 9a.m. and noon. In the last two years, he says, several Los Angeles artists featured on the program have landed significant recording deals: Ramsay Midwood with Vanguard Records and East- mountainsouth with Dream- WorksRecords. At Loyola Marymount University, KXLU-FM (88.9) has aired a program called since 1984. The weekly show, which airs Fridays from 6 to 8 p.m., plays unsigned artists, the vast majority of whom are local.

play any kind of music: punk, metal, pop, Latin, blues, classical, jazz, avant-garde, country, hip hop, We do listen to every submission for at least 10 seconds and we play what we like on the says Devin Valtesuso, who hosts the show with Fred Kiko. even played a song by a singer-songwriter named Gwendolyn. It sounds like what you would hear in kindergarten during music time. educational. We gave it a couple of spins and decided to play Two or three times a month, Valtesuso and Kiko also invite a musician or band to perform live in the studio.

Also at KXLU, Came From airing 11 p.m. to 2a.m. Sunday nights, is largely devoted to recorded hip-hop music outside the mainstream. Host Mike Nardone, who has done the show since 1988, says up to of the rap he plays is by independent artists. easy for a rap artist to make a demo because not a lot of instrumentation Nardone says.

sample-based. probably easier than getting a good rock demo Valtesuso says a mistake to assume that most of the music featured on programs such as is inferior to what is being made by popular artists. of the music being released in the industry is pretty he argues. lot of these bands are completely interchangeable with one another. When commercial radio does play something good, do they really need to spin it 35 times a day? People need to make the effort to seek out music that is interesting.

If you listen to something like you will see that the state of music the is Where you can hear bands you heard of yet L.A. radio, though largely unadventurous, does offer a few programs that showcase unsigned acts. KPFK-FM: For the airs Sundays. Chris Jensen KLOS-FM: Kelly Cox hosts on Sundays. KXLU-FM KXLU-FM: Mike Nardone hosts Came From By Josh Friedman Times Staff Writer The war is on.

When last we left the crew, it was hurtling into the Bermuda Triangle of deep space, a gnarly zone called the Delphic Expanse, and preparing to battle the Xindi, an alien race supposedly so fierce it makes the Klingons look like Care Bears. With season 3 premiere (8 p.m., UPN), the protracted confrontation begins. The stakes are high, with the fate of humanity (and perhaps this series) in the balance, and things are getting more interesting as the story line, expected to last all season, unfolds. Still, it remains to be seen whether the fight will be compelling enough to entice many viewers beyond die-hard Trekkies. As you may recall from last finale, the Xindi learned that their world was going to be wiped out by humans in 400 years and, having a problem with that, used time travel and a new weapon to scorch the Earth with agiant laser, killing millions.

Now, with another, more catastrophic attack looming, Capt. Archer (Scott Bakula) and the Enterprise crew head deeper into the Expanse to seek out the Xindi. After six weeks, a dubious lead to an alien world brings Archer and Chief Engineer Trip Tucker (Connor Trinneer) face- to-face with their first Xindi. When they get caught in a trap, the newest crew members, an elite commando squad, rush to free them. Later, sparks are on the verge of flying between (Jolene Blalock)and Tucker.

Along with getting a glimpse of the physics, where gravity always apply, we learn that there are actually five distinct species of Xindi, and apparently we meet them in a war room that resembles an intergalactic zoo. The crime bosses of have nothing on these guys. This figures to be a long, strange trip indeed. Ron Tom JOB HAZARD: Capt. Archer (Scott Bakula) gets gooey crawling through an alien mining facility.

TUNED IN Stock up on the dilithium crystals blasts into a nest of scary new villains as a high-stakes season begins. vention, dating back at least as far as (remember Raquel Welch and others traveling through a human Matthew and all the way up to the and movies, in which mutants are alternately hunted and recruited. Television earlier offered the police in which the hero could turn into any animal. The latest to be inspired by this improbable premise, 2.0” is apromising lightweight action romp from creator Silvio Horta. Christopher Gorham brings an amiable awkwardness to the title role in the manner of a young He becomes not just a transformed Jake Foleybut a modern, more- human incarnation of Six Million Dollar Col.

Steve Austin without the hairspray and robotic personality. Jake also reconnects with his unrequited college crush, Sarah Heywood (Marina Black, Feet which figures to be another good news-bad news deal as the courtship evolves. Sarah, now working in Washington as a senatorial aide, has a personal interest in the hush-hush business, which puts both her and Jake in way. In show, Jake must try to rescue Sarah from Irish Republican Armykidnappers who really are after him, interested in possessing this prototypical future warrior. Along with his wits, he calls on his magnified vision, heightened hearing and the ability to communicate telepathically with computers.

The cast also includes Philip Anthony-Rodriguez and Judith Scott Crime Scene as senior agents, Keegan Connor Tracy Destination as aresearch doctor and Matt Czuchry as the comic relief, slacker roommate on the make. 2.0” can go too far in asking us to suspend disbelief. The computer telepathy stuff makes it a tad too easy to open any door, and the keen hearing apparently comes with an uncanny filtering ability. OK, so this exactly a nanotech special, but it could be fun if it get too silly. As one of new bosses tells him tonight, is your chance.

waste Sci-fi 2.0’ goes high-tech 2.0,’ from Page E1 Ben Mark Holzberg LOOKING FOR NANITES: Christopher Gorham, right, and Keegan Connor Tracy in new 2.0.” TIPS FOR TODAY 9 a.m.-noon—Morning Becomes Eclectic: East Los Angeles band Quetzal performs live, in-studio (11:15 a.m.-noon), KCRW-FM (89.9). 4-8 p.m.—Duffy and Alan Keyes p.m.); of the p.m.), Charles W. Jarvis of the United Seniors p.m.), tenor KoryWelch p.m.), KKLA- FM (99.5). p.m., a.m.—Tales of the Texas Rangers McCrea) investigates the killing of an innocent person during a robbery (originally broadcast Sept. 7, 1953), KNX (1070).

CLASSICAL 10-11 a.m.—Morning Symphony: Corea (Piano Concerto No. 1, pianist Chick Corea, London Philharmonic Orchestra), KCSN-FM (88.5). p.m.—Masterpiece of the Day: Elgar (Cockaigne Overture, Opus 40, London Philharmonic Orchestra), KMZT-FM (105.1). 2-3 p.m.—Cost-Conscious Classix, KCSN-FM (88.5). 7-8 p.m.—Symphony at 7: on a French Mountain Opus 25, pianist Catherine Collard, Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra), KMZT- FM (105.1).

8 p.m.-midnight—Opera House, KCSN-FM (88.5). Radio Here are the rankings for national prime-time network television last week (Sept. 1-7) as compiled by Nielsen Media Research. They are based on the average number of people who watched a program from start to finish. Nielsen estimates there are 272.04 million potential viewers in the U.S.

age 2 and older. Viewership is listed in millions. Program Network View- ersProgram Network Viewers 1 Monday Night Football (Thu.) ABC19.15 2 3 CSICBS14.54 4 Law OrderNBC12.99 5 Law Order --------------------------------------------6 Fox NFL Post-Game FOX12.26 7 Everybody Loves Raymond CBS11.67 8 King of QueensCBS11.37 9 Law Order: Criminal Intent NBC11.23 10 CSI: Miami --------------------------------------------11 Fear FactorNBC10.80 12 CSI 13 Without a TraceCBS10.51 14 Big Brother 4 15 FriendsNBC9.77 --------------------------------------------16 Big Brother 4 60 MinutesCBS9.70 18 Dateline: NBC 19 Law Order: SVUNBC9.37 20 Kickoff --------------------------------------------21 The O.C.FOX9.13 22 George Lopez (9 p.m.)ABC9.03 23 Dateline NBC 24 Will GraceNBC8.65 The West WingNBC8.65 --------------------------------------------26 For Love or Money 2NBC8.64 27 Still StandingCBS8.53 28 8 Simple Rules 29 Funniest Home Videos ABC8.23 30 CSI: Miami --------------------------------------------31 Yes, DearCBS8.10 33 Most WantedFOX7.98 34 Paradise Hotel 35 Big Brother 4 --------------------------------------------36 My Wife and KidsABC7.73 37 Without a Trace 38 ABC College FootballABC7.59 39 Who Wants to Marry My Dad? NBC7.46 40 --------------------------------------------41 Dateline NBC 42 George LopezABC7.28 43 The Drew Carey Show (9:30 p.m.) ABC7.20 44 Less Than PerfectABC7.00 45 CupidCBS6.98 --------------------------------------------46 Frasier (9 p.m.)NBC6.94 47 According to Jim (9 p.m.)ABC6.91 48 Given 49 As 50 ScrubsNBC6.56 --------------------------------------------51 FrasierNBC6.37 52 Law Order 53 ERNBC6.30 54 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (9:30 p.m.) ABC6.29 55 BoomtownNBC6.24 --------------------------------------------56 Paradise Hotel 57 Life With BonnieABC6.11 58 Whose Line Is It 59 That ShowFOX5.89 60 Outrageous Game Show Moments NBC5.88 --------------------------------------------61 The SimpsonsFOX5.79 62 Cops (8:30 p.m.)FOX5.77 63 The FamilyABC5.62 64 NYPD BlueABC5.56 65 JAGCBS5.47 --------------------------------------------66 Tiger Hidden FOX5.37 67 68 The O.C. 69 Judging AmyCBS5.09 70 Frasier (8:30 p.m.)NBC5.07 CopsFOX5.07 72 WWE 73 Grammy 74 Behavior FOX4.93 75 Temptation Island 3FOX4.81 --------------------------------------------76 Stupid Behavior: Caught on Tape FOX4.60 77 Good Morning MiamiNBC4.53 78 Race to AltarNBC4.34 79 Bernie MacFOX3.97 80 Reba (8:30 p.m.)WB3.95 --------------------------------------------81 Grounded for LifeWB3.82 82 The DistrictCBS3.72 83 U.S. Open TennisCBS3.70 84 The PracticeABC3.66 85 AliasABC3.53 --------------------------------------------86 Wanda at LargeFOX3.41 87 RebaWB3.38 88 CharmedWB3.36 89 Boston PublicFOX3.18 90 Smallville --------------------------------------------91 7th HeavenWB3.03 92 Gilmore GirlsWB2.95 93 Smallville 94 Enterprise (9 p.m.)UPN2.88 95 Girlfriends (9 p.m.)UPN2.83 --------------------------------------------96 One on One (8:30 p.m.)UPN2.81 97 Jamie KennedyWB2.77 98 Girlfriends (8:30 p.m.)UPN2.72 99 U.S.

Open Tennis Postgame CBS2.70 100 Half and HalfUPN2.65 Network averages Here is the number of viewers (in millions) that each network averaged per hour of prime time, for last week and for the season. Network Last week Season to date NBC8.2810.46 CBS7.8311.19 ABC7.808.80 FOX6.268.74 UPN2.983.32 Struggling ABC finally had some ratings news to celebrate, as the broadcast of the first NFL game of the season landed in the top spot among total viewers, according to Nielsen ratings released Tuesday. clash of the New York Jets versus the Washington Redskins drew more than 19.1 million viewers, but NBC still won the week in total viewership, breaking five-week sweep. And the football victory help regular shows; it had no non-sports programming in the top 20 shows among total viewers. Its top-ranked series was at No.

22. remained the most popular drama, and the Loves was the top-rated comedy. Braxton Prime-time TV rankings ABC scores with return Today Gary Sinise; director Sofia Coppola and actress Scarlett Johansson in 7 a.m. KNBC Good Morning America Sharon Stone; Isaac Mizrahi. 7 a.m.

KABC Good Day Live Robert Evans; Cosmo Cover Girl contest winner. 9 a.m. KTTV Dr. Phil Unruly teenagers. 4 p.m.

KNBC Ricki Lake Celebrities judge raw and unsigned rappers. 5 p.m. KCOP Larry King Live Sept. 11 anniversary: U.S. Atty.

Gen. John Ashcroft. 6 p.m. CNN Life Times Gay marriage; the Doheny Mansion. 7 and 11 p.m.

KCET Late Show With David Letterman Sharon Stone; Raveonettes. 11:35 p.m. KCBS The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Farrah Fawcett; comic George Wallace; Fountains of Wayne. 11:35 p.m. KNBC Jimmy Kimmel Live Guest co-host Adam Carolla; actor Cheech Marin; actress Katherine Heigl.

12:05 a.m. KABC The Late Late Show With Craig Kilborn Actor Stephen Dorff; actress Loni Anderson; comic Rob Cantrell. 12:35 a.m. KCBS Late Night With Conan Kate Hudson; Dale Earnhardt O.A.R. 12:35 a.m.

KNBC Listings include talk shows that provide aguest list. Talk Shows SERIES Aftermath: On Minutes (8 p.m. CBS), President Bush chronicles events immediately following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in a 2002 interview. Time portrayed in the art of Martin Puryear, Paul Pfeiffer, Tim Hawkinson and Vija Celmins and humor found in the work of Eleanor Antin, Elizabeth Murray, Raymond Pettibon and Walton Ford are featured on in the 21st (9 p.m.

KCET). the The finalists face off in the season finale of (10 p.m. ABC). SPECIALS Matrix of life: Scientists are discovering just how complex is the interdependence of life, water and air on Sacred (8 p.m. KCET).

After the flood: French archeologist Jean- Yves Empereurand underwater expert Harry Tsalas bring the city of Alexandria back to lifeon Lost (8 p.m. Discovery). MOVIES Tea for two: Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard star in at (11:20 a.m. AMC). Terrorist: James Mason and Rod Steiger star in the 1958 thriller (5 p.m.

TCM). Forbidden fruit: Vladimir racy classic (7 p.m. TCM), directed by Stanley Kubrick, focuses on an aging intellectual (James Mason) in love with a teenager. SPORTS Baseball: The Dodgers play the Arizona Diamondbacks (6:30 p.m. FSN2).

Highlights Where: UPN When: Tonight at 9 Rating: The network has rated it TV-PG (may be unsuitable for young children) Christopher Gorham Foley Keegan Connor Tracy Hughes Marina Black Heywood PhilipAnthony-Rodriguez Duarte Judith Scott Beckett Writer-creator Silvio Horta. Director Rob Lieberman. Executive producers Horta, David Greenwalt, Gina Matthews, Grant Scharbo. 2.0’.