On Thu, 29 Aug 1996, Gonzi Merchan (Fresh) wrote:
quoted 11 lines You know if this thing is going to be on at 2, 3, 4 am, I don't think we> You know if this thing is going to be on at 2, 3, 4 am, I don't think we
> have a thing to worry about. I don't think I'm even going to be able to
> stay up that late to enjoy it, what with school and all. Set your VCR's
> and enjoy it while it lasts kids. Look what happened to Squirt TV, and
> that was on at 11:30! 120 Minutes was on for many years playing The Cure
> and New Order and Smiths and such and everything turned out fine there,
> remember (and I know you old school goths and such do!)? What it's
> really going to take is an IDM act on the scale of Nirvana to make
> people turn their heads and screw everything up and get the big money
> involved, and how long did it take for that to happen! Don't start
> digging the trenches yet, we have a while to go...
Muchmusic, Canada's far superior MTV equivalent, used to run a weekly
experimental music/video show called City Limits in the mid to late
eighties. The show was hosted by a guy named Christopher Ward who had a
flair for tracking down obscure and off-beat material. This show was where
I was first exposed to such artists as the Orb, the Residents and Cabaret
Voltaire, among others. I'm hoping AMP is just as well-done and
well-researched..
As for the issue of whether this show will cause hordes of Smashing
Pumpkins fans to rush out in search of the latest Skam release, I don't
think this is going to be the case. IDM would never make it big in
America, nor will drum&bass. The music industry here is far too
closed-minded and the listening public is just not interested in anything
that doesn't have lyrics [all dem songs sound all the same, dammit!] ;).
Cid.