http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/alison-piotrowski/ Alison began her radio career with the glamorous title of ‘handmaiden’. In reality, she was the researcher/phone girl for John Laws. Since Lawsie decided to hang up the golden microphone, Alison has been dabbling on both sides of the radio dial. By morning you can find her producing the Steve Price Morning Show at 2UE, and come afternoon she’s behind the DJ desk playing the latest music releases on Sydney underground music station FBi 94.5fm. 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Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/firearms-be-damned-hes-got-brand-kanye/ Just days after the official release of his new album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Kanye’s been given ten out of ten by Pitchfork and five stars from Rolling Stone. For those of you who don’t subscribe to the music bibles, that’s unheard of. Critics are acting like it’s the second coming - and for hip hop, it basically is. Hip hop used to be that stuff only the naughty kids listened to… the kind of music your mum used to ban you from buying… and the sort of album you’d put in your collection if you wanted people to think you walked on the wild side. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Alison Piotrowski) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/firearms-be-damned-hes-got-brand-kanye/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/firearms-be-damned-hes-got-brand-kanye/#item4629 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:50:56 +0000 Alison Piotrowski | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/ive-seen-the-future-of-rock-but-i-just-dont-understand-it/ “The trio give birth to an amalgamation of vintage keyboards” Dear Music Critic, I have a problem with your review.  You see the thing is… I don’t actually know what you’re talking about. To me, the above quote makes me conjure up a mental image of three people give birth to old rusty keyboards. Ouch. I can see you’ve given the album four stars… but the seven paragraphs between the photo of the album cover and the four stars reads to me like a mountain of musical gibberish. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Alison Piotrowski) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/ive-seen-the-future-of-rock-but-i-just-dont-understand-it/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/ive-seen-the-future-of-rock-but-i-just-dont-understand-it/#item2983 Mon, 03 May 2010 18:50:36 +0000 Alison Piotrowski | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Has-radio-killed-the-radio-stars/ “She doesn’t do radio interviews… she says it’s a dead medium”. A recent conversation with a publicist about an American starlet nearly knocked me for six. According to the publicist the said starlet wasn’t going to waste her time on radio, because she simply didn’t believe anyone would be listening. While it came as a surprise to me, it wasn’t the first time I’d heard it – particularly from an American.  In the US, radio has really struggled in the wake of internet broadcasting. As listeners switch off in droves, programmers have been forced to look for new ways to reach out to their audience. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Alison Piotrowski) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Has-radio-killed-the-radio-stars/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Has-radio-killed-the-radio-stars/#item1644 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:40:36 +0000 Alison Piotrowski | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/can-richard-branson-save-a-battling-aussie-radio-station/ “Hi … uhh…. So you know times are tough for me right now…. (awkward pause) … well, I’m a couple of weeks behind on rent… I swear I’ll pay you back…” Have you ever asked a friend for money? It’s an awkward conversation that community radio stations have with their listeners every year during their annual supporter drive. The only problem is that when a global financial crisis hits, posing the question this time around seems to border on the absurd. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Alison Piotrowski) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/can-richard-branson-save-a-battling-aussie-radio-station/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/can-richard-branson-save-a-battling-aussie-radio-station/#item317 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:40:50 +0000 Alison Piotrowski | Author bios | The Punch