the klf were the biggest-selling singles act in the world for 1991.
i'm not sure who the best-selling singles act is currently, but i'm sure their songs do not being with machine-gun shots or mc5 samples.
getting all nostalgic part 1: muchmusic
muchmusic celebrated its 25th anniversary lately, which lead me to lament on how great the station used to be. i haven't watched muchmusic in awhile - i occasionally flip there to see what music videos look like nowadays, but i rarely see any videos. it seems to be a whole lot of celebrity shows - is there a specific name for that genre? - i could right many many words about what the station is doing wrong now, but i'd rather be nostalgic and remember the things i loved about it.
- the VJs seemed like people who really loved music - and they all looked like normal, ugly people
- mucheast and muchwest every sunday. these shows were amazing - they gave 2 whole hours per week showcasing canadian artists from provinces other than ontario. then they changed it to thirty minutes and called it 'going coastal.' then they cancelled 'going coastal'
- the wedge was on every day after school for 30 minutes. this was before i had the internet, which meant that this show was my primary window for new music. as a 14-year old discovering his tastes, this was perfect.
- everything seemed kind of ramshackle - VJs would present videos in the midst of desks and monitors and people grabbing coffee, they would do things like the annual post-christmas tree toss - i wanted to work there.
- they played videos about 90% of the time. i remember getting upset when they would show the partridge family or the monkees.
- weird al would take over the station for an entire day. that may not sound too exciting, but it was great.
- i wasn't allowed to watch muchmusic when i was a kid, which made it all the better, i think.
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