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/Why/ is it that all the good music is on TV late at night?
Johnny C:
1) The Hour is teh SEX. I saw the first episode and almost crapped myself because I didn't expect, well, GEORGE! And it was awesome.
2) I think MuchMusic has a USA-version, kind of like MTV-Canada. And it could well have changed its name to FUSE.
3) MuchMore still had its hardon for Sloan after Action Pact's release; remember "Rest Of My Life?" They try not to.
4) I've seen less Metric than I have DFA1979 on MuchMusic, although I kind of wish it weren't the case; mayhaps cut out Ashlee Synchson?
I think the discussion of MuchMusic merits its own thread, and I think I'll start one. I will, however, ask this of the current thread: to our neighbours south of the 49th parallel who watch music television, do you notice the same sort of trend? Good music AFTER dark?
californaya:
--- Quote from: Johnny C ---I think MuchMusic has a USA-version, kind of like MTV-Canada. And it could well have changed its name to FUSE.
--- End quote ---
That is true. They still say they're "all about the music videos", but they won't stop playing that "search for a new VJ" show.
The only time I really watch videos on TV anymore is when Subterranean is on MTV2 Sunday nights. I also like to watch The Dive (that other indie rock show) and Next Big Thing on Fuse, coincidentally right after Subterranean.
I actually first saw the Futureheads on Next Big Thing with their First Day video, and the rest is history. I'm kind of glad I wasn't introduced to them with that new version of the Decent Days and Nights video, which won't seem to stop playing.
kilconey:
that probably depends on what stations you have...but for me, sorta. mtv never plays music at all, and vh1 gets slightly better after dark.
(slightly off topic, but seeing the title of this thread, i thought it was gonna be about late night talk shows and how some of them always seem to have good bands. conan o brien has hosted some pretty sweet bands, as far as i've seen.)
sliptape:
I agree, Conan O'Brien usually manages to get good bands on, even with the occasional giving-in to more commercial acts. I mean, they even got one of Guided By Voices' (first time I'd seen them or heard of them -- they were pretty good. I remember going "WOW, THAT GUY IS OLD." and then looking it up on the internet and finding out that well, he is) last performances in. Maybe it has something to do with having Max Weinberg being Musical Director?
I remember back when I had Direct TV, and MuchMusic was on, and it was good. It was good because they played fairly decent stuff while MTV and MTV2 gave each other handjobs by playing the same video within 10 minutes of each other. "I JUST SAW THIS, ARGHHHH." But it seems that the US version, FUSE is quickly heading on its way down the crappy video channel path. Dedicate Live is to blame, obviously. What a bad idea that was.
californaya:
--- Quote from: sliptape ---But it seems that the US version, FUSE is quickly heading on its way down the crappy video channel path. Dedicate Live is to blame, obviously. What a bad idea that was.
--- End quote ---
"OMGI'MONTVWTFPLZAIRLOL"
That and Video IQ have ruined videos on Fuse for me.
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