The Quiet One

Columbus music and culture

Q-FM-96 Hometown Album Project

Considering that three of the acts would go on to sign major-label deals and that the first pressing of 5,000 copies quickly sold out, I feel comfortable saying that the Q-FM-96 Hometown Album Project is the most successful compilation of Columbus music—both commercially and artistically—ever released. While we’re fortunate today to have great non-commercial stations that still support local music, like WCBE, this project happened before deregulation hollowed out commercial r

Drew Layman

Jan 127 min read

Spittin' Image

Spawned from the same thriving music scene at Zachariah’s Red Eye Saloon, Spittin’ Image’s rise to a major label deal would follow many parallels with that of McGuffey Lane. A well distributed and good selling self-released debut. Good regional airplay and the backing of local radio and TV. Each had a track on QFM’s first Hometown Album Project . In the late ’70s and early ‘80s, they were The Beatles and Rolling Stones of the Columbus rock scene. Spittin' Image Spittin' Image

Drew Layman

Feb 17, 20225 min read

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