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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on Oct 31, 2011 17:16:36 GMT -5
I recall seeing a video by Romeo Void - "Never Say Never" - and seeing the MV3 logo in the corner of the screen - can't remember where and when, but I do remember that logo. Romeo Void, are they Canadian? I know they had a video for Girl In Trouble in 1984 - a popular song in Canada during the time that MuchMusic (Canada's equivalent to then-MTV) made its debut. Also, in Canada, there used to be a show called Video Hits, that aired daily on CBC and most of the run was hosted by Samantha Taylor. They featured current videos at that time by the top recording artists. As per CRTC regulations, some videos aired had to be by a Canadian artist or band. Samantha Taylor left the show in the late 1980s and the replacement host was a guy (not sure what his name was, was it Brian somebody?). The show started to lose ratings and was cancelled sometime in the early 1990s (1991 or 1992, I presume?). I wonder if competition against MuchMusic during the 1990s may have killed Video Hits? And I wonder if it's competition against MTV and VH-1 that resulted in the demise of Night Tracks and Friday Night Videos? |
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Post by jaxxalude on Oct 31, 2011 17:56:27 GMT -5
Of course it did! By the late 80's/early 90's, cable was more accessible to the average household than it had been. So once that happened, the need for specific music video slots in non-specialty channels became much less overt, as people now had specifically-catered content on display to them in one go.
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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on Oct 31, 2011 18:59:22 GMT -5
Plus, MuchMusic was originally part of a Pay TV package when it first started in 1984. In December 1988, MuchMusic was removed from Pay TV and added to a cable package that everyone could afford. If I remember correctly, above Channel 13 back in December 1988, CBS was one of the only higher channels that were part of basic cable. When MuchMusic was virtually in almost every household across Canada, viewers probably said "Meh, who needs Video Hits anyways?" People in the U.S. probably said the same thing about MTV and VH-1 vs. Friday Night Videos and Night Tracks around 1994. Today, the only U.S. network devoted to music videos is VH-1. MTV is not about music videos anymore - hasn't been for some time now.
Speaking of MuchMusic and CBS, did any of you know that John Roberts, a CBS News anchor, was one of the two original MuchMusic VJ's (he was then known as J.D. Roberts)?
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Post by jaxxalude on Oct 31, 2011 20:19:52 GMT -5
VH-1 is about the music? Some five hours a day at the very best. The rest is pretty much filled with the infamous Celebreality block and another bunch of odd reality shows.
I think the network you're after is Fuse, actually.
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Post by pizzzzza on Nov 1, 2011 13:46:27 GMT -5
Over the past few weeks, I've just discovered a channel called "The Cool TV"....they play pretty much music videos 24/7.
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Post by mstgator on Nov 9, 2011 20:41:34 GMT -5
"Night Tracks" (also known as "American Music Tracks" during the few occasions TBS slotted it during daylight hours) and "Night Flight" on USA were my two main sources for music video in the early '80s, as our cable systems didn't pick up MTV until at least 1985 (I think we got VH-1 at the same time). I remember staying up all night during summer weekends in 1984, and realizing that both shows repeated after about three hours, so if I watched the first three hours I would then know exactly when my favorite videos were coming up to be able to tape them.
To be 13 again...
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Post by pizzzzza on Nov 10, 2011 20:31:20 GMT -5
"Night Tracks" (also known as "American Music Tracks" during the few occasions TBS slotted it during daylight hours) and "Night Flight" on USA were my two main sources for music video in the early '80s, as our cable systems didn't pick up MTV until at least 1985 (I think we got VH-1 at the same time). I remember staying up all night during summer weekends in 1984, and realizing that both shows repeated after about three hours, so if I watched the first three hours I would then know exactly when my favorite videos were coming up to be able to tape them. To be 13 again... From time to time, I like pop my DVDs in the computer/TV to watch old Night Track episodes - I used to record the show every Friday night for years - so glad I did! |
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Post by mrjukebox on Nov 11, 2011 22:17:44 GMT -5
In the mid-80's,WABC-TV in New York City had a weekly show called "New York Hot Tracks"-One of the videos they aired was "Eat It" by "Weird Al" Yankovic.
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Post by JasonWQMA on Nov 19, 2011 2:56:19 GMT -5
I'd be interested in any 80's music videos shows and I trade. I have a LOT of things including a lot of AT40. Private message me if you are interested.
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Post by samuelmcneal on May 3, 2012 13:26:26 GMT -5
Man, NIGHT TRACKS was one of my shows! Never had the chance to record or tape any of the episodes, unfortunately.
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Post by nighttracksfan on Jun 19, 2012 23:41:02 GMT -5
Before Night Tracks, my music video fix was AT10. When Night Tracks premiered on Friday, June 3, 1983 I felt like I was in heaven with hours of music videos to gorge though (and even falling asleep to) instead of a mere 30 minutes. We didn't subscribe to expanded cable and MTV until Spring 1986. My father bought our first VCR in May 1985 and I taped a few Night Tracks shows but I didn't keep much until 1988. There is a Night Tracks Facebook group (WTBS Night Tracks). To pizzzzza: I would love to rediscover Night Tracks music videos that haven't seen since their original broadcast. Please go though my trade list and let me know if you are interested in making a trade. www.jungworld.com/night-tracks/nt_trading.htm |
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