V66, television, music, technology, 80s pop culture, documentary filmmaking!
Music
Til Tuesday, Aimee Mann, The Dream, Extreme, MASS, The Lyres, The Cars, Del Fuegos, J. Geils Band, Aerosmith, Wham!, Duran Duran, Motley Crue, Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Run DMC, Billy Ocean, Depeche Mode, The Smiths, The Fools, Face to Face, Digney Fignus, Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna, U2, Bruce Springsteen, Weird Al Yankovic, Tom Petty, Katrina and the Waves, Animotion, Thompson Twins, Dead or Alive, Cory Hart, Bryan Adams, A-Ha, Men at Work, Falco, Dire Straits, Paul McCartney, New Man, Rods and Cones, The Jon Butcher Axis, Rubber Rodeo, Ball and Pivot, Lizzie Borden and the Axes, The Stompers, the Blackjacks, O Positive, The Lines, The Neighborhoods, Bim Skala Bim, New Edition, 9.9, and anyone else played on V66
About me: Boston, 1985. A new television station is found by the cable-deprived citizens of southern New England, as they channel surf the higher ranges of local UHF. Those in northern Rhode Island bumped into it while watching reruns on the Providence Channel 64, while others north of their tiny border dropped down a couple of notches from the Cambridge-based 68. What they may have discovered, depending on when they landed on channel 66, was their favorite music video hosted by a VJ they had never seen before. The first thought to enter their minds may have sounded something like, “Wow, MTV is local now? Isn’t MTV only on cable?” As they sat back and watched the action unfold, their answers arrived. It was not MTV. It was V66.
LIFE ON THE V follows the history of V66, from its creation, inner workings and initially high success to its abrupt and sudden disappearance just 18 months into its on-air life. The station’s creators along with its original VJ’s and staff will share their personal stories of working on the V – interviews with music celebrities, local unknowns that would later blossom, relationships that were born and how they made it all come together. Fans of the V will also contribute their memories and how the station impacted their lives.
Created by Massachusetts radio personality John Garabedian, V66 launched in February, 1985. Its goal was to function as a local MTV to the Boston-based college crowd at the peak of the music video era. While they played videos that would normally be found on MTV, they also gave local and international artists that had been turned down by the other networks a chance to shine with live performance and high exposure. Under V66, unknown artists like Aimee Mann and her band ‘Til Tuesday and The Dream with Gary Cherone and Paul Geary (an early incarnation of Extreme) were seen on TV for the first time.
LIFE ON THE V is scheduled to begin shooting in 2008. Co-produced by Breaking Branches Pictures and Cruising In The Van Productions. Co-directed by Christian de Rezednes and Eric Green.
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Who I'd like to meet: We're interested in meeting potential investors, producers and distributors for this exciting documentary. We're also interested in connecting with former V66 employees, musicians who appeared on V66 and fans who remember it. If you would like to be a part of this, we'd love for you to be on board. We're also interested in people who might have old footage of V66 (on VHS or Beta), memorabilia, press, and photos.
LIFE ON THE V Teaser (Revised)
Hi Life on The V , Thanks for accepting me! I found you on The Lemonheads' or Husker Du's Friends' List, so I thought you might be interested in hearing me, being a similar brand of music...sort of.
Nicky, thanks for all you have done and thanks so much for looking after us. Nice trick with the Mic. We looked allot before Eric and Christian left and we saw no mic !! Than suddenly it appears days later !?!?! Clever !! You got me and Christian to talk about you a bit, when I returned it. I understand now. Thanks man !!
For you die hard thrash fans: I give you... WARGASM!
Boston's thrash metal legends WARGASM are getting together for a one-off show to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their first album "Why Play Around?" on Saturday, Sept 13th, 2008 at the Middle East club in Cambridge Ma. The band will be playing and recording all the songs from "Why Play Around?" in it's entirety for a future release called "Why Play ALIVE!"
As with 2004's WARGASM reunion, this show will sell out and is certain to be a historical event in metal... Make sure you are there!!
