Reason to Actually Watch MTV

VegettoEX · Post by **VegettoEX** » Tue Jan 14, 2003 5:27 pm

Ugh. I just typed this up, then IE crashed on me. HERE WE GO AGAIN...

So it's "Spankin' New Bands" week on MTV/MTV2. When I first heard they were gonna be doing this (about a month ago), I figured it was just going to be another example of them cashing in by exploiting crappy "new" bands that pretend they're new-school punk. Well, I was half right. They've got the Donnas and Good Charlotte, sure, but then there's the other three: The Used, Simple Plan, and New Found Glory.

The Used performed "The Taste of Ink" today on TRL, which was decent, and then they did a five-song, half-hour set over on MTV2 right after.

MTV was NOT ready for "Maybe Memories" and/or "Say Days Ago," but they DAMN well got what they asked for. It was f*^$ing insane.

It's repeating tonight at 9 pm on MTV2, so definitely check it out.

Tomorrow Simple Plan's playing. HUZZAH. I'm sure they'll do "I'd Do Anything" on TRL, and play that and "I'm Just a Kid," which Meri and I used in our video "Alone in the World" (http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=11329) with some other stuff on MTV2. You owe it to yourself to check it out. And hey, if you like their stuff, download our video :P.

NFG's on Thursday. As many times as I've seen them, and as long as it's been with them, it's still trippy to me to see them on TV.

Good Charlotte's on Friday. They can take a long walk off a short pier, but that's another story entirely.

The amount of MTV-related watching I'll be doing this week is at least double the amount I've done over the last five years, total.

www.theused.net
www.simpleplan.com
www.newfoundglory.com

RobLoge85 · Post by **RobLoge85** » Tue Jan 14, 2003 6:46 pm

I don't watch MTV at all anymore... I wish Beavis and Butthead were still on.

Rozard · Post by **Rozard** » Wed Jan 15, 2003 1:53 am

No offense to those bands, but is that it?

My local radio station just started playing some Maroon 5 and I was hoping to see them perform on MTV.

Freako · Post by **Freako** » Wed Jan 15, 2003 9:22 am

i weep for the youth of tomorrow . If i scratch my nuts in the right position I can make better music than all those bands.

next time IE crashes .. please just let it die.

Zerophite · Post by **Zerophite** » Wed Jan 15, 2003 9:59 am

There's really no reason to watch MTV...when you have MTV2

but I seldomly watch the idiot box...

MeriC · Post by **MeriC** » Wed Jan 15, 2003 12:19 pm

Haha, Mike, I told you so. 8)

Rozard · Post by **Rozard** » Thu Jan 16, 2003 12:23 am

Freako wrote:i weep for the youth of tomorrow . If i scratch my nuts in the right position I can make better music than all those bands.

next time IE crashes .. please just let it die.

Ouch, that hurts

MeriC wrote:Haha, Mike, I told you so. 8)

Hey, he thought it was worth the effort, so I applaud him for posting it! I'd watch, but I'm working most of this week, not to mention I don't have cable in my room.