MM vj's
Jonathan Petruk
Sook-yi whatever, and I just about puked. She is right up there with
an annoying fly in my ear. Slightly better that Steve Anthony. Perhaps
a little greater than that ever-present lord of funk Master T.
Erica Ehm is gone. No tears there.
Simon Evans? He was the best of all of them, but still just
okay. Kind of annoying.
My point? Much Music needs to change their image a little,
starting with there tiresome VJ's. I know its a tough job, but jeez.
I could come up with a cast better than these ya-hoos by walking around
a mall for a few hours.
Much West??? Ha! Just call it Much Vancouver! That's all that
they ever cover.
I try not to be critical... I really do... but...
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Brenda Thorne
> Ok. I've had enough. I had to sit through a few seconds of
> Sook-yi whatever, and I just about puked. She is right up there with
> an annoying fly in my ear. Slightly better that Steve Anthony. Perhaps
> a little greater than that ever-present lord of funk Master T.
> Erica Ehm is gone. No tears there.
> Simon Evans? He was the best of all of them, but still just
> okay. Kind of annoying.
> My point? Much Music needs to change their image a little,
> starting with there tiresome VJ's. I know its a tough job, but jeez.
> I could come up with a cast better than these ya-hoos by walking around
> a mall for a few hours.
> Much West??? Ha! Just call it Much Vancouver! That's all that
> they ever cover.
> I try not to be critical... I really do... but...
OK!!! Am I the only one in the world who appreciated Erica Ehm?!?!?!?! I
definitely miss Erica.
I finally am able to work the Wedge back into my oh so busy (ha!) schedule and
much to my dismay I find the spastic Sook-Yin Lee hosting. She has the
potential to be very innovative and creative...but she ruins it by being
so unprofessional.
Please don't flame.... there aren't enough hours in the day as it is!! :)
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: Erica Ehm is gone. No tears there.
: Simon Evans? He was the best of all of them, but still
: just okay. Kind of annoying.
I'm home (my parents' place) in Winnipeg right now and haven't had
a chance to take in much Much but ... what about Nathalie Richard???
)-;
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David Watson
> OK!!! Am I the only one in the world who appreciated Erica Ehm?!?!?!?! I
> definitely miss Erica.
I don't. Ghod what an airhead she was. I do miss Laurie Brown, though.
Not only attractive, but has a good brain behind that face as well.
> I finally am able to work the Wedge back into my oh so busy (ha!) schedule and
> much to my dismay I find the spastic Sook-Yin Lee hosting. She has the
> potential to be very innovative and creative...but she ruins it by being
> so unprofessional.
> Please don't flame.... there aren't enough hours in the day as it is!! :)
She's only been on the air for about 2-3 weeks. Sheesh. Give her some time
to get used to it. If you saw the archival footage they dredged up during
their 10th Anniversary Celebration, all the VJ's were clumsy when they
started out (including your beloved Erica Ehrhead). I think, given time,
she's gonna be the greatest on-air presence they've had since Christopher
Ward (now THERE was a pro).
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Michael J. Lyons
I am surprised to hear that Sook-Yin Lee is now a VJ for MuchMusic. She was
one of the most interesting people on the mid-late 80's alternative music scene
in Vancouver as lead singer for the band 'Bob's Your Uncle'. She made costumes.
backdrop paintings, and performance art for their conrts and gave the
impression that there was something going on in between her ears :-).
It's disappointing that she is not spending her time on something more creative
than being a VJ. Then again, it's certainly one way to get exposure with the
Canadian public. Maybe that's better than being a starving artist or indie
musician.
Denise Sheppard
brenda--you ckcu alumni, you! how can you possibly think - when you say
that sook-yin is 'unprofessional' - that being non-slick is bad??!! look at
your roots, girl! jesus--sook-yin is the only fucking vj who a) has the
forethought to come up with ideas and bring props in, thus b) is the only
videoflow host who offers more than "coming up next, we've got"
blah-blah-blah.
she isn't reading the cards verbatim, she offers thoughts and opinions
between videos, and - best of all - she's honestly doing her research and
TRYING to offer anything but the same ol' monotone monologue.
i expected lots of debate when she signed on, but geez--has the former
mighty ninety-three-er traded in her 'airwave anarchist' card in exchange
a membership in the old-folks fodder club?
wistfully yours,
denise
Todd Zadow
Kennedy! I'll trade you an Mtv vj for a MM vj anyday.
GESM
Brenda Thorne
Or maybe I just grew up Denise.
I believe what I said was that Sook-Yin has the potential to be very
innovative and creative... which she no doubt is. I am not knocking her
for that one bit. Watching her is like watching the old cable 22 program
"Soundtrack" (remember that one Denise) .... the information, ideas and
spark are there but the polish is not. For a forum such as muchmusic I
expect to see some degree of professionalism. (though if they'd hire
ziggy they'd hire anyone!! :) )
ciao,
brenda
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Oh, please. At least Sokk-Yin Lee is a hell of a better vj than the rest of
those spazoids combined. Bring Back Laurie Brown. She was intelligent. IN
fact their new VJ's should be Laurie Brown, Denise Donlan, and Avi Lewis. They
have brain power and I'm sure Denise can fit a couple of hours throwing to
videos in her busy schedule. If I have to see Master T interview someone again
without research, I'm going to explode!!!!!!
che...@blade.com
NO FUCKING WAY!!!!!
Brooks Duncan
> Much West??? Ha! Just call it Much Vancouver! That's all that
> they ever cover.
Hey they came to Victoria once or twice.. of course it was a
whole hour of Mae Moore, but... :)
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for a long time, and I found him pretty bearable, into the
'underground', knew what was going on, a good interviewer as well.
I'd like to see him doing the wedge, but he's way too overqualified.
And Michael Williams was pretty good too.
As for others: Steve Anthony should die.
steve.
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g...@prairienet.org (Gary L. Dare) wrote:
>
>Jonathan Petruk (pet...@falun.cs.ualberta.ca) wrote:
>
>: Erica Ehm is gone. No tears there.
I thought she was nice early on, when she was a punkwannabe
with
tight black leather everything and completely slutting out on
coke at
every opportunity...
then she got into the "Holly Hobby" P.C. thing at which point
she ceased being neat...
>: Simon Evans? He was the best of all of them, but
>still just okay. Kind of annoying.
he's a worthless drunk, his version of "alternative" involves
rap and grunge, (I want SEX-PISTOLS and Siouxsie)
>about Nathalie Richard??? )-;
Moses Token frog.
no real talent, I've seen her in public, that french accent of
hers on air
is complete BULLSHIT.
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Yeah she is really cool, I noticed that since she took over,
that City Limits
has been playing interesting stuff again, :-).
SteakFace
1. Simon Evans was an insufferably dull, Charlie-Brownesque boob. Did anyone
notice that Kim Clarke Champniss's accent seemed to wane as Simon Evans's rose.
Does MM have a quota that must be met?
2. Erica Ehm was an insufferably dull, barbie doll. I used to read lots of
articles that ran the tired old "she's not just a pretty face, she really does
work hard and is very clever". I'm still waiting for evidence to support this
hypothesis.
3. Master T is possibly the most annoying person on the planet, with the only
serious competition coming from, regretably, another Candadian (the
astonishingly unfunny Jim Carrey).
4. Micheal Williams, while being mostly inoffensive, has the same effect as 30
seconds of Barry White mixed with a bottle of qualudes and a handful of sleeping
pills.
5. Steve Anthony is, surprisinlgy, one of the best VJs that MM has. He's a
goofball and he acts like a goofball. None of this pretence of being hip and
clever and "connected". He just runs around doing stupid things and making bad
jokes. He, unlike most VJs, seems to be being himself.
6. Laurie Brown did some unbelievably embarressing and goofy things when she
first appeared. Over time she developed and as soon as she was worth watching,
the CBC nabbed her.
7. Which brings me to Sook-Yin Lee. SYL has gone from a quite, controlled
existence in Vancouver, to a big corporate thing in TO. That alone is enough to
throw anyone into a tailspin. She needs a little time to settle and smooth out,
and I, for one, am prepared to give it to her.
I challenge anyone here to even try to cast dispersions on her talent and
creativity to date. You may not have liked her efforts, but you have GOT to
respect her. She is one of the most creative and interesting people I've ever
met in 15 years of knocking around the Canadian (and international) music scene.
Ease up a bit folks, let her get her feet, and then start looking critically. My
biggest worry over SYL is that MM won't give her the room she needs to
maneouvre. Lets face it, MM is possibly the most commericial and conservative
broadcaster in Canada. (bravo for life's little ironies.)
There, now I've said my bit, you lot can all start jumping up and down and
screaming blue murder.
I may be opinionated, but that doesn't mean I'm not right.
SteakFace
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Jonathan Petruk
I do agree that she is BETTER than the others. HOWEVER that does
not make her GOOD. Well, I'll give her good and stomachable and whatever
mediocre adjectives I can come up with. But being the best of a rotten
group is not much of an acheivement.
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Jonathan Petruk
>pet...@falun.cs.ualberta.ca (Jonathan Petruk) writes:
>> Much West??? Ha! Just call it Much Vancouver! That's all that
>> they ever cover.
>Hey they came to Victoria once or twice.. of course it was a
>whole hour of Mae Moore, but... :)
How about leaving BC? I have heard them OCCASIONALLY talk about
bands from Alberta or Saskatchewan, but that is a very rare occurance.
Like an eclipse.
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Jonathan Petruk
>>: Simon Evans? He was the best of all of them, but
>>still just okay. Kind of annoying.
>he's a worthless drunk, his version of "alternative" involves
>rap and grunge, (I want SEX-PISTOLS and Siouxsie)
What's alternative? I'm alternative because I wear Docs like
everyone else. That label got too broad, and now it's absolutely meaningless.
Jonathan Petruk
>Oh, one more thing. How many albums have The Hip put out? I know I
>should be asking this in the Hip's group, but I just thought I'd throw
>that in...
They have five albums altogether if you include their self-titled
EP...
-Self-titled
-Up To Here
-Road Apples
-Fully Completely
-Day For Night
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Brad E. Cavanagh
>>> Much West??? Ha! Just call it Much Vancouver! That's all that
>>> they ever cover.
>
>>Hey they came to Victoria once or twice.. of course it was a
>>whole hour of Mae Moore, but... :)
>
> bands from Alberta or Saskatchewan, but that is a very rare occurance.
> Like an eclipse.
Heck, why don't they just start up a Much Prairies? And make Much West
into Much B.C.? Sheesh, sometimes these brilliant people from TO can be
a little, um, how shall I put it, depreciatory about the west, past Thunder
Bay. That moron Craig F. Halket (however you spell it) said once, (while
commenting about a movie being made across the street from MM, and they
needed rain makers) "Why don't they just go to Vancouver for the rain?"
AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!! I really hate that!
Oh, one more thing. How many albums have The Hip put out? I know I
should be asking this in the Hip's group, but I just thought I'd throw
that in...
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: she's gonna be the greatest on-air presence they've had since Christopher
: Ward (now THERE was a pro).
Wasn't it great to see Chris Ward back (even so briefly) for Fromage
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Farrell McGovern
In a previous posting, Todd Zadow (ind00366@pegasus) writes:
> You can gladly have as many Mtv vjs as you want. PLEAAAAASE!!! Take
> Kennedy! I'll trade you an Mtv vj for a MM vj anyday.
MTV's VJs really suck...no spontenaity at all...and it's all
taped. Not live! I don't think MVT VJ would last a week on Much! Then
again, they probably wouldn't know half the music Much plays anyways!
ttyl
Farrell
Farrell McGovern
Master T is one has no Soul! He is about as "Cool" as a blast
furace, and would be almost tolerable if he stopped trying to be "cool".
He is painful to watch! Ugh!
ttyl
Farrell
Chauncey
Just to jump in here...MTV or VH1 (sister channel) VJs definitely
wouldn't cut it on Much--every segment is taped, generally 3-4
days before air. There are 3 full-time wardrobe people who
decide what each person is going to wear, and the hosts read off
TelePrompter. Scripts are *heavily* edited and rewritten (I
should know, I've written many) and interviews are conducted by
the producer, not host, then also heavily edited. I'd MUCH (no
pun intended) see MM VJs occasionally screw up or even be boring,
than watch the MTV puppets controlled by the corporate
pursestrings. Oh, and Americans have no CLUE about Canadian
music (I'm an American, recently relocated by choice to Toronto).
I'd bet, tho (going against my earlier proclamation) that Moon
Zappa and Corey Glover could hold their own at MM, given some
time to warm up.
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John D MacLeod
Does Monika Deol count because she does FAX? That woman can act
or do or say whatever she wants, as long as I can SEE her!! YOWZA!
Mark A. Zanatta
ind00366@pegasus (Todd Zadow) writes:
We should be thankful for what we have, and be twice as thankful that
we don't have Kennedy. I am at school in the states, and if I see her
one more time, I will surely throw up.
Also, Brad Cavanagh asked how many albums the Hip have put out. Five:
The Tragically Hip, Up to Here, Road Apples, Fully Completely, and Day
for Night. They Have also released two CD singles, Courage and Locked
in the Trunk of a Car. They have a couple of live songs each, along
with the title song.
MZ
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Jonathan Petruk
> Does Monika Deol count because she does FAX? That woman can act
>or do or say whatever she wants, as long as I can SEE her!! YOWZA!
What about Electric Circus? Who wants to watch skanky women and
steroid freaks dance for a whole hour???
Todd Zadow
I agree Farrell. that's why I'm offering you her! :) They're just so
ditsy and trying to be the ultimate cool thing, "like, this video's from
Offspring, and like, I didn't like it first because, like there's all
these creepy snakes and stuff and they're totally grossing me out."
I'd love it if Much Music was broadcast on all cable systems in the
states, just so I can see empty-v fall apart! but of course, that'll
never happen. Money talks.
Todd
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>
>
>Yeah she is really cool, I noticed that since she took over,
>that City Limits
>has been playing interesting stuff again, :-).
"took over" ha ha...
simon evans is producing the wedge - yelling at her to throw the video
she doesn't know the name of...
city limits sucks now - content-wise and no host wise. sook-yin has
nothing to do with that show (thank god).
btw - best all time host:
tie: Laurie Brown, Angela Dohrmann, and Teresa.
hmm... Steve can be annoying, but he is a goof and acts like a goof,
whereas Erica was a goof but thought that she was important *buzzz*
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Farrell McGovern
In a previous posting, Todd Zadow (ind00366@pegasus) writes:
>
> : taped. Not live! I don't think MVT VJ would last a week on Much! Then
> : again, they probably wouldn't know half the music Much plays anyways!
>
> ditsy and trying to be the ultimate cool thing, "like, this video's from
> Offspring, and like, I didn't like it first because, like there's all
> these creepy snakes and stuff and they're totally grossing me out."
>
> I'd love it if Much Music was broadcast on all cable systems in the
> states, just so I can see empty-v fall apart! but of course, that'll
> never happen. Money talks.
True...but still it would be nice to travel Stateside and get the
occasional breath of musical fresh aire, as it were. <grin> I spend a lot
of time in the NY City area...and the radio there really sucks...all
highly segmented, and no variety at all! ugh!
Ottawa has gotten a lot better since the main FM Rock station
CHEZ went MOR Rock format, since that allowed 54 Rock to become The Bear,
and lots of good variety now!
ttyl
Farrell
tno...@delphi.com
Basically, its the same Much Music you all get, except they cover up
Frenchkiss with another rerun of Spotlight. We also don't get City Limits
or Too Much4Much. We acually have FOOLS down here that think that MTV is
better than Much! I should also add that the quality is a little worse on
the US version after reuplinking the signal for the US. This is an unfair
comparison! These people down here think that this is the same MUCH that you
all get. Now personally, I still prefer MUCH! I hear that if I watch Wedge
everyday, I'm not missing much on CITYLIMITS. Although, I still wish they
would pick up Frenchkiss and Citylimits down here!
By the way , I'm way way down south in New Orleans.
Does Sook-Yin play any Industrial or Goth on Citylimits? How much am I
missing? SOB!.......
Tom
tno...@delphi.com
cat...@inforamp.net
tno...@delphi.com () wrote:
>
> Does Sook-Yin play any Industrial or Goth on
>Citylimits? How much am I missing? SOB!.......
some, BUT NOT ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Tom
>
>tno...@delphi.com
Gary L. Dare
: Todd Zadow (ind00366@pegasus) writes:
: >
: > I'd love it if Much Music was broadcast on all cable systems in the
: > states, just so I can see empty-v fall apart! but of course, that'll
: > never happen. Money talks.
And that's why a growing number of cable systems have MuchMusic, in
part to avoid the licence fees to MTV (some companies would rather
not enrich Viacom, owner of MTV, Paramount, etc).
: True...but still it would be nice to travel Stateside and get the
: occasional breath of musical fresh aire, as it were. <grin> I spend a
: lot of time in the NY City area...and the radio there really sucks...
: all highly segmented, and no variety at all! ugh!
When I was at Columbia, people thought I was exaggerating on what a
narrowcasted craphole the NYC airwaves are - until they came down to
visit me and hear for themselves. Even rabid anti-CanConners would
admit that at least it was less monotonous up north in the modern
music arena (I'm not talking about endless Trooper/BTO reruns on
dinosaur rock stations). Moving to Chicago has been a relief in
the musical vein ... a more accessible club scene, great radio via
WXRT ("Everything in No Particular Order" ... e.g., "Whipping Post"
by the Allman Brothers followed by New Order's single from summer).
It's like the glory days of CHOM in Montreal ...
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