07.25 - Will MTV Canada Finally Make Much Music Worth Watching?
At the start of the year MTV Canada was launched with a new look and available to everyone with cable. There was an MTV Canada around for years... however, it was a specialty channel and just replayed many half assed MTV2 shows. Today I finally sat down and had a real chance to see the new MTV Canada and check out MTV Live and some other programs which they had to offer. I didn’t really enjoy them all to much, except the guy from Buzz he is fucking hilarious. However, I thought the growth of MTV Canada might finally make Much Music worth watching again.Before MTV came to Canada they lost a battle in court to be able to play music videos on their channel. This means that they have had to stick to established shows which have been on MTV… very good for the viewers because we finally get to see some ‘talked about’ shows from the States. This gives Much Music a monopoly over the music videos in Canada. Over the past 10 years Much Music has been attempting to copy MTV (U.S.) by producing non music based shows and creating that interactive 'on demand' feel. However, due to low budgets the shows produced have been terrible and strayed away from interesting music... Much Music became very commercial and boring.
With MTV playing much better shows and not able to show music videos, Much Music might actually have to start playing more music videos… and producing quality interviews and better Live At Much. It may be the only way to retain viewers, because putting on crap versions of MTV Canada programming can only last so long before people change the channel. Much Music might also start showing different types of music to get different viewers to get a wider audience.. straying away from that commercial music they show, all of which is very interesting.
Much Music will always be around, but it is time for them to choose a business model and try to take first place representing the Canadian Music scene. Over the next year it should be very interesting to see how they change… and I’m all for change when it comes to Much Music.
Listening To: Brand New - The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot
-JP
25.7.06
I can't get enough of MTV Canada, I tend to never watch Much Music anymore
Much Music was amazing when they had good bands come play every friday and had quality people doing those interviews... it seems like when they finally have someone good to any show they have a terrible VJ doing the interviews and the band couldn't care less about doing that interview
You bring up some good points and I really hope much music changes because its become so boring and not about music top
25.7.06
yeah whenever i come over its always on MTV, i think you have a terrible problem
this is why i make you watch those crazy 3 am shows on A&E, no MTV show can beat midget surgery or making jokes during intervention (we are terrible people)...
however this week the terrible joke goes to mat for once... the rocking wheelchair women at the Brand New concert haha still getting a laugh outta that one haha top
25.7.06
dude post a pic of the new tat or come to my house for a bbq on wednesday and show me, I talked Phil he said itsa a little gay top
25.7.06
yeah you can see it on wednesday its scarrin a bit, its an old school bird and roses, i didn't wanna get get something twisted i'd get kicked outta the house for haha, however i can't really say that because the next part is a bit twisted i want on my leg...
but i could see why you or phil would think it was gay haha, at least it isn't your name with a heart around it haha
the ideas been around for years it is standard here are some pictures from www.bmezine.com of the type of bird and rose
bird:
http://www.bmezine.com/tattoo/A60710/high/bmepb307637.jpg
http://www.bmezine.com/tattoo/A60710/high/bmepb304782.jpg
http://www.bmezine.com/tattoo/A60710/high/bmepb303389.jpg
rose:
http://www.bmezine.com/tattoo/A60710/high/bmepb306987.jpg top
25.7.06
I really liked JP’s new tattoo, but seeing the type of person he is I could see why his friends will make fun of him for it haha, he seems to twist anything around to liking cock or being gay.
I remember when I got my first bird with a flower in its mouth (I have 2) it was on my forearm for the sleeve I was getting. Everyone who had tattoos, or loved tattoos… or was even in the music scene I hung out in loved it. But all my friends back home who were still needle virgins called it gay haha, over the years as they got tattoos they loved it more… AND it scored me my girlfriend haha she was a sucker for tattoos.
JP showed me a picture of what he wanted like last December, and it was dark and grungy. I told him that when your building a leg piece like an arm piece you want to put things which are positive in the center so people don’t think you’re a twisted fuck and can enjoy it. After those big center pieces are done you test out the parts on the inside of your leg… for your arm the triceps.
JP gimme a shout on my cell (the 647 number you have) we are gonna get together with Johnny from end peace Thursday I think… top
25.7.06
i am thinking of putting a comment section on the sidebar built in for comments which don't deal with the post, because i have no idea how this topic about much music turned into tattoos on triceps haha... top