“MUSIC on MUSIC TEVILISION?”

(An open statement to MTv)

Dear MTv,

Can you please explain to me why there is no longer any music in your programming? It seems every time I flip past your channel I am assaulted with some lame-ass show that isn’t related to music in anyway. Sure you have TRL, but who really want to see clips of bad “music” (and I use the term loosely) interrupted with screaming fans that have not true taste.

This pre-packaged teeny booper bullshit is really starting to get on my nerves. True music isn’t a boy band lip syncing to a corporate marketed, pre-recorded album, with no back up band, shoved to the poor teens that have never had the chance to listen to real music. You cram this crap down out throats whither we want it or not. I use the phrase “Bubble Gum” here because that’s what it is. Something to sell to people, who don’t know any better, who will chew it up and eventually, spit it out.

Remember “New Kids on the Block”? Don’t we know how this story ends? It’s not pretty. In fact it’s pretty ugly. But this isn’t just about the crap they play on TRL. (Which as far as I know is the only time anymore that you even attempt to play music.) This is about the lame-ass sitcoms you’re running now. You know what I mean, don’t make me mention any names. There out there and quite frankly their pretty scary shows in their own right. So, here’s my suggestions.

1# PLAY SOME MUSIC! Don’t interrupt it just let it play. All day everyday.

2# Drop the teeny booper bull shit. It’s not making the world a better place.

3# Play some older music. Just because older music isn’t in the top of the charts doesn’t mean it’s not as good as (better actually) the crap that’s out there now.

4# Bring back “120 Minuets” and put it on prime time. Let some of those no name artists that are truly trying to do something with music have their show back.

#5 Play some of that non-glamorous music. Get down to root of music, play some stuff that makes people FEEL. That’s what music is supposed to be about. Something that makes you FEEL. Good, bad, happy, sad, it’s supposed to bring out your emotions. Not be about who’s cute and who’s not.

#6 Play some Gary Numan. Please...

I know this plea will go unheard, but at least I said what’s on the minds of everyone that comes to this page.

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