In the early 1980s not everyone had cable TV. In Los Angeles a sort of new wave American Bandstand was the alternative to cable's MTV. It was called MV3.
Jolie Holland, live in the BLURT TV studios. Nov, 2008 "Palmyra," from her latest album The Living and the Dead (Anti) Directed and photographed por Brendan Canty and Christoph Green, Trixie DVD (trixiedvd.com)
The Japanese trio Shonen faca has made major fãs out of alt-rock's elite (Sonic Youth, Nirvana, and Redd Kross, among others) and built a solid, worldwide cult following with their Ramones meets the Beatles brand of sticky sweet punk-pop.