The show didn't confine itself to new wave...it is probaby more accurate to show that it was showing alternative brit music (or anything "not" pop). But I associate it more with new wave because this is were I first saw new wave acts.I have no recollection of their names, but the hosts were two brits. The lead guy was easy to remember because of his wavy brown hair and a moustache that can give John Oates a run for his money. The other bloke was a tall blond guy who resembles the actor Paul Bettany. I wonder what those two guys were doing back in Manila then? Were they married to Pinays? Did they own clubs? Or were they just two bored British Expats who wanted to do something different on weekends (they could be engineers for all in know!).
Anyway, thank god for those two brits: I would otherwise have never seen music videos from the Cure, Tears for Fears, Depeche Mode, Echo and the Bunnymen, the Clash, the Sex Pistols (the last two are not new wave but I really liked them), etc… And to think that they showed only two videos a week! But those two videos meant a lot to me.
Wherever you two pommies are: cheers!
(*Can anyone post their shows on Youtube! That would really be cool)
2 comments:
the blonde brit was steve ball and the other chubby guy i think was steve o'neill. . . their taping studios before was in santillan makati before and their office was in the corner of buendia and makati avenue. . . i won an EP of culture club's "move away" (imported) in one of their contests and they used to have a fan club called "euroclub" which i was VP. . .
the blonde guy's name was steve ball and the chubby guy (i think) is steve o'neill. . . their taping studios was in santillian, makati and their offices before were at the corner of buendia and makati avenue. . steve ball had a shop before at the makati cinema square which sold new wave items (LP's, memorabilias, etc.). . . i won an imported EP of culture club's "move away" in one of their contests and i claimed it on air. . they even had a fan club called "euroclub" where i was the VP. . .
Post a Comment