MTV Makes Brief Return To Music, Television

Brian Raftery | May 21, 2007 9:45 am
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There was a time–say, around fifty or twenty years ago–when MTV felt less like a a status-symbol depot and more like a weird, far-off place where pop stars and fringe-dwelling performers would show up at three in the morning, take your calls and then give away their house. Friday night’s live 24-hour Human Giant marathon was the closest the network has come to recapturing that spirit in a long time, as seemingly random (but, in fact, pretty well-honed) comedy bits collided with performances from the likes of Ted Leo and Mastodon (above). Of course, there was also a handful of songs from Morningwood, but then Bob Odenkirk showed up, so it all evened out.

UPDATE: Culture Bully has MP3s here.

24 Hours Of Human Giant Live Performances [MTV.com]

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