Did Flo & Eddie beat SiriusXM or will they force classic rock off car radios?

Flo & Eddie, who by lawsuits long ago and far away, are advertised on tour today as “The Turtles Featuring Flo & Eddie” (exact wording from their official web site) harken back to other legal issues that they resolved ultimately in their favor, after being taken advantage of by several of their managers in days of old (watch the YouTube and see "what happened" back in the day). Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan, adopted the “Flo & Eddie” identities as shortened monikers, short for a 1972 album “The Phlorescent Leech & Eddie,” released by the duo, who also sang with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, as well as also singing prolifically in studio sessions for other rock artists.

Now there are times when you can't take these guys seriously but they are Sirius about their complaints against not being properly compensated, hence the law suit. Questions remain, however, as to who wins and who loses based on this one suit in California. Other states to be sued, other artists to do the suing, theoretically. ALl SiriusXM has to do is pull the plug on their best 60s on 6 and 70s on 7 channels and watch how quickly the music, and interest in classic rock, fades away. The 60s on 6 station is one of the few remaining stations in America to play classic rock without changing the format every 10 minutes, the way so many of the larger, corporate "terrestrial" radio stations do. Plus, there are no commercials, which enhances the listening experience. So what, again, is considered a 'win'? Full story and details on the suit, click here

Bette Midler Denounces Arbitrary SiriusXM '40s on 4' Station Programming Change

The Divine Miss M has spoken, and she's not happy. She added her support to SiriusXM 40s on 4 radio channel fans who want their big band music back rather than Billy Joel 24/7. 

A picture is worth 1,000 words, so here's how Bette feels about the programming change:

                                                         Photo by Kevin Winter, Getty Images, used with permission.
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SiriusXM "40s on 4" faithful fans share their frustration at SiriusXM programming change: No Billy Joel!

When SiriusXM radio announced on March 26, 2014, that they intended to preempt their "40s on 4" channel for 90 days of Billy Joel, 24/7 someone might have wanted to test that idea out and run it up the flagpole to see if it saluted. So far, there's been nothing but backlash from vocal listeners who don't want SiriusXM messing with their programming, for 1 day, much less 90 days. That's why they subscribe, for that channel. SiriusXM, however, remains hopelessly silent on the subject and any responses shared on Facebook pages receive "cut and paste" platitudes that only irritate the fans even more. Four folks wrote in after my first story announcing the channel's new programming, and they were nice enough to allow me to quote them. Read what they have to say in today's story, here. It's like this: