Amp--something of an update
William Dwyer (bil2@aol.com)
Sun, 26 Jan 97 22:02:18 -0500
As something of an update to a query some time ago, Amp on MTV seems to
have become a regular. I checked the TV schedule when someone first
reported on this program and didn't find it. Last week, however, I read a
review of the program in Monday's New York Times. I can't recall specific
details other than that the president of MTV commented that the show gets
350,000 viewers which, she says, should be compared to the 50,000 viewers
for any other shows in their schedule. I looked at the TV guide again and
found shows at 2 am Friday night (or Saturday morning, if you prefer) and
at 1 am Saturday night, just as the NYT article said. I wasn't sure if
these were different shows or the same but watched both this weekend and
they're different. Friday night's show included Portishead and the Future
Sound of London, who also were on the Saturday night program. Saturday
night's program included Alex Reece, Howie B. The music is heavy into the
techno/electronic side of things and, for me, the best part is the
imagery in the videos, much of it great computer graphics. But I
especially liked the Tibetan documentary footage in a video by Banco de
Gaia and a track called "the last train to Llase," I believe it was--a
strong political statement.
bil
bdwyer@grove.ufl.edu