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'''''Concrete TV''''' is a [[public-access television]] [[cable television|cable]] show in [[New York City]] that aired on Channel 67 public-access in [[Manhattan]], combining violence, sex, pornography, new video, old video in a [[video art]] [[collage]] set to music. This half-hour program |
'''''Concrete TV''''' is a [[public-access television]] [[cable television|cable]] show in [[New York City]] that aired on Channel 67 public-access in [[Manhattan]], combining violence, sex, pornography, new video, old video in a [[video art]] [[collage]] set to music.<ref name=rollingstone>Jay Martel, "Hot TV show: Concrete T.V.". ''[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]'', August 22, 1996.</ref> This half-hour program was produced by Ron Rocheleau, known as ''Concrete Ron''. It was shown Friday nights at 1:30 AM.<ref name=jameson>Oliver Jameson, [https://www.artefactmagazine.com/2020/01/22/newyork-public-access-midnight-blue/ "How public access TV paved the way for YouTube"]. ''Artefact'', January 22, 2020.</ref> |
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Episodes are heavily thematically based in 1980s video, hearkening back to the early [[MTV]] days, in a mash-up art style.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nypress.com/news/those-damn-beatles-concrete-tv-the-dropkick-murphys-reach-the-sky-and-lars-and-the-bastards-at-wetlands-cj-sullivan-live-PYNP1020010320303209994|title=Those Damn Beatles; Concrete TV; The Dropkick Murphys, Reach the Sky and Lars and the Bastards at Wetlands; C.J. Sullivan Live! |
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⚫ | ''Concrete TV'' was later cited as a major inspiration on the [[Adult Swim]] program ''[[Off the Air (TV series)|Off the Air]]'' |
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⚫ | |date=February 16, 2015|website=[[New York Press]]}}</ref> In a 1997 interview with ''[[New York (magazine)|New York Magazine]]'', Rocheleau stated that he sees himself "as a kind of Dr. Frankenstein trying to make super-television shows--hyperkinetic eye candy for a presweetened generation, a 'Best of' from our worst nightmares".<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fugCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA87|title=Talent: Mixed Media|journal=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|date=March 10, 1997|volume=30|number=10|page=87|access-date=2024-04-10}}</ref> |
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⚫ | ''Concrete TV'' was later cited as a major inspiration on the [[Adult Swim]] program ''[[Off the Air (TV series)|Off the Air]]'',<ref>{{cite journal|title=Dave Hughes|publisher=High Speed Productions|date=June 2014|author=McManus, Austin|journal=Juxtapoz|number=6|volume=21|pages=82–89|issn=1077-8411}}</ref> and Rocheleau has been called "the father of video collage".<ref name=jameson/> |
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The show remained on the air until ending in 2019.<ref name=jameson/> |
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==Reception== |
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''[[High Times]]'' described the show as "an improbably hysterical, liberating, delirious, irreverent, intelligent, and hypnotic juxtaposition of film clips set to equally random and fun music".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.concretetv.com/about|title=ABOUT — CONCRETE TV| |
''[[High Times]]'' described the show as "an improbably hysterical, liberating, delirious, irreverent, intelligent, and hypnotic juxtaposition of film clips set to equally random and fun music".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.concretetv.com/about|title=ABOUT — CONCRETE TV|accessdate=April 19, 2024|website=Concrete TV official site}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' - which named ''Concrete TV'' the best television show of 1996 - stated that "In the tradition of [[dada]] and [[surrealism]], ''Concrete TV'' turns popular art inside out and forces it to give up the secrets about the culture that spawned it. There are also lots of cool car crashes."<ref name=rollingstone/> ''[[BlackBook]]'' stated that "''Concrete TV'', on its best nights, is not only a poor man's commentary on contemporary American culture; it is a stimulus riot act which leaves you feeling exhausted and a wee bit dirty." ''[[Boing Boing]]'' described the show as "one noisy, violent, sexy, and brilliantly edited pop culture/infoporn mashup".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boingboing.net/2004/12/31/concrete-tv.html|title=Concrete TV - Boing Boing|author=Jardin, Xeni|date=April 10, 2024|website=[[Boing Boing]]}}</ref> ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out New York]]'' stated that "Ron Rocheleau's quick-edit montage of car crashes, motorcycle crashes, and kung-fu fights is a favorite in bars, because it doesn't need sound to be completely understood."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.concretetv.com/about|title=ABOUT — CONCRETE TV|accessdate=April 19, 2024|website=Concrete TV official site}}</ref> |
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Concrete TV is a public-access television cable show in New York City that aired on Channel 67 public-access in Manhattan, combining violence, sex, pornography, new video, old video in a video art collage set to music.[1] This half-hour program was produced by Ron Rocheleau, known as Concrete Ron. It was shown Friday nights at 1:30 AM.[2]
Episodes are heavily thematically based in 1980s video, hearkening back to the early MTV days, in a mash-up art style.[3] In a 1997 interview with New York Magazine, Rocheleau stated that he sees himself "as a kind of Dr. Frankenstein trying to make super-television shows--hyperkinetic eye candy for a presweetened generation, a 'Best of' from our worst nightmares".[4]
Concrete TV was later cited as a major inspiration on the Adult Swim program Off the Air,[5] and Rocheleau has been called "the father of video collage".[2]
The show remained on the air until ending in 2019.[2]
Reception
High Times described the show as "an improbably hysterical, liberating, delirious, irreverent, intelligent, and hypnotic juxtaposition of film clips set to equally random and fun music".[6] Rolling Stone - which named Concrete TV the best television show of 1996 - stated that "In the tradition of dada and surrealism, Concrete TV turns popular art inside out and forces it to give up the secrets about the culture that spawned it. There are also lots of cool car crashes."[1] BlackBook stated that "Concrete TV, on its best nights, is not only a poor man's commentary on contemporary American culture; it is a stimulus riot act which leaves you feeling exhausted and a wee bit dirty." Boing Boing described the show as "one noisy, violent, sexy, and brilliantly edited pop culture/infoporn mashup".[7] Time Out New York stated that "Ron Rocheleau's quick-edit montage of car crashes, motorcycle crashes, and kung-fu fights is a favorite in bars, because it doesn't need sound to be completely understood."[8]
References
- ^ a b Jay Martel, "Hot TV show: Concrete T.V.". Rolling Stone, August 22, 1996.
- ^ a b c Oliver Jameson, "How public access TV paved the way for YouTube". Artefact, January 22, 2020.
- ^ "Those Damn Beatles; Concrete TV; The Dropkick Murphys, Reach the Sky and Lars and the Bastards at Wetlands; C.J. Sullivan Live!". New York Press. February 16, 2015.
- ^ "Talent: Mixed Media". New York. 30 (10): 87. March 10, 1997. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ McManus, Austin (June 2014). "Dave Hughes". Juxtapoz. 21 (6). High Speed Productions: 82–89. ISSN 1077-8411.
- ^ "ABOUT — CONCRETE TV". Concrete TV official site. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ Jardin, Xeni (April 10, 2024). "Concrete TV - Boing Boing". Boing Boing.
- ^ "ABOUT — CONCRETE TV". Concrete TV official site. Retrieved April 19, 2024.