New York Noise is a one-hour indie-rock
music video television program which aired from 2003–2009 on
NYC Media in New York and parts of New Jersey and Connecticut. It was created, produced, and edited by
Shirley Braha[1][2] and funded by New York City under the Bloomberg administration. The show was "devoted to music videos, live footage, and high jinx from bands that ride the L train."[3] According to The New York Times, it is "a groundbreaking show that has attracted a loyal following among musicians [4] It is no longer in production since the station's rebranding in 2010,[5] despite a petition and campaign which attempted to save it.[6]
Shirley Braha, a New York native, first developed "New York Noise" in 2003 while working on her bachelor's degree at Smith College.[7]NYC Media General Manager
Arick Wierson offered Braha a show in part because of her local cred and experience."[8] The show began airing in fall of 2003, and by the end of 2004, after
NYC Media acquired channel 25 and Braha had graduated, the episodes began featuring original segments.[8]
Episode 23: Featuring Tommy Ramone Ramones- Rock & Roll High School Bloc Party- Banquet Human Television- Mars Red Dust Adem- These Are Your Friends The Walkmen- We’ve Been Had Ramones- I Wanna Be Sedated Joanna Newsom- Sprout & the Bean Devendra Banhart- A Ribbon The Real Tuesday Weld- Bathtime in Clerkenwell Fischerspooner- Just Let Go Brazilian Girls- Don't Stop Ramones- Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio Darude- Cowboy S-Stomp LCD Soundsystem- Daft Punk is Playing at My House
Episode 22: Featuring the Animal Collective The Dears- Lost in the Plot Jeffrey Lewis- Don't Let the Record label Take You Out To Lunch The Organ- Brother The Bravery- Honest Mistake MIA- Galang Danielson Famile- Rubbernecker Suburban Kids with Biblical Names- Rent a W reck Mice Parade- Focus on the Rollercoaster Mum- Green Grass of Tunnel Animal Collective- Who Could Win a Rabbit Ariel Pink- For Kate I Wait
Episode 17: Ted Leo & the Pharmacists- Me & Mia Concretes- You Can't Hurry Love Interpol- Slow Hands Bloc Party- Banquet Human Television- Tell Me What You Want Bonnie Prince Billy- Horses Boyskout- Jesse James Animal Collective- Who Could Win a Rabbit Jeffrey Lewis- Don't Let the Record Label Take You Out To Lunch Devendra Banhart- At the Hop Sparks- The Rhythm Thief Moving Units- Available Futureheads- First Day My Favorite- Happiest Days of My Life Le Tigre- TKO
Episode 13: Live footage of Ari-Up of
The Slits performing an ode to New York City with her son, along with videos from
Burnside Project,
!!!,
My Favorite & Prosaics
Episode 10: The Sleepy Jackson- "Good Dancers" Dir. Nash Edgerton (Astralwerks)Radio 4- "White Man in Hammersmith Palais" Dir. Punkcast.com from
Joe Strummer tribute (Astralwerks) The Natural History- "Watch This House" Dir. Ryan Junell (Startime) The Oranges Band- "Finns For Our Feet" Dir. Farah (Lookout!) ESG- "You’re No Good" Dir. Punkcast.com (99) Pepe Deluxe- "Girl" Dir. Paul Malmstrom & Linus karlsson (Emperor Norton) Ralph Myerz & The Jack Herren Band- "Think Twice" Dir. G.H. Hopland & Arild Fröhlich (Emperor Norton) Burnside Project- "Cue the Pulse To Begin" Dir. Jacob Hensberry (Bar None) Franz Ferdinand- "Take Me Out" Dir.Jonas Odell (Domino) French Kicks- "When You Heard You" Dir. Brett Simon (StarTime) Seconds- "Baby" Dir. Punkcast.com (5RC) Oneida- "Privilege" Dir. Punkcast.com (Jagjaguwar) Sonic Youth- "100%" Dir. Tamra Davis (DGC) The Prosaics- "Now the Shadow of the Column" Dir. Punkcast.com (Unsigned) Cat Power- "He War" Dir. Brett Vapnek (Matador) Run On- "Christmas Trip" Dir.
Mark Steiner (Matador)
Episode 9: The Moldy Peaches- "Lucky Charms" Dir. Punkcast.com (Rough Trade) Spoon- "The Way We Get By" Dir. Steve Hanft (Merge) The Boggs- "Plant Me a Rose" Dir. Julia Li (Arena Rock) Franz Ferdinand- "Take Me Out" Dir.Jonas Odell (Domino) Mando Diao- "Sheepdog" Dir. Pontus Anderson (Muze) The Strokes- "12:51″ Dir. Roman Coppola (RCA) Yeah Yeah Yeahs- "Rich" Dir. Punkcast.com (Interscope) Junior Senior- "Shake Your Coconuts" Dir. Diane Martel (Crunchy Frog/ Atlantic) The Real Tuesday Weld- "Terminally Ambivalent Over You" Dir. Alex Budovsky (Dreamy) The Pixies- "Debaser" Dir. Vaughan Oliver/ v23 (4AD) The Natural History- "Watch This House" Dir. Ryan Junell (Startime) The Oranges Band- "Finns For Our Feet" Dir. Farah (Lookout!) Pretty Girls Make Graves- "This is Our Emergency" Dir. Mike Ott & Jason Harris (Matador) Interpol- "PDA" Dir. Christopher Mills (Matador) The Rapture- "House of Jealous Lovers" Dir. Shynola (Mercury) Cat Power- "Cross Bones Style" Dir. Brett Vapnek (Matador)
Episode 8: The Thrills- "One Horse Town" Dir. Max Dodson (Virgin) Ivy- "I Hate December" (Scratchie) The Sleepy Jackson- "Good Dancers" Dir. Nash Edgerton (Astralwerks) Adam Green- "Jessica" Dir. Mission (
Rough Trade) Yeah Yeah Yeahs- "Maps" Dir. Patrick Daughters (Interscope) Franz Ferdinand- "Take Me Out" Dir.Jonas Odell (Domino) Ladytron- "Seventeen" Dir. David Chaudoir (Emperor Norton) Felix Da Housecat- "What Does It Feel Like" Dir. Elliot Chaffer (Emperor Norton) Ursula 1000- "Kinda Kinky" Dir. Sherry Parnes (ESL) MC Honky- "Sonnet #3″ Dir. D. E. Macken (SpinArt) The Prosaics- "Now the Shadow of the Column" Dir. Punkcast.com (Unsigned) Spoon- "Everything Hits at Once" Dir. Divya Srinivasan & Peter Simonite (Merge) Calla- "Televised" Dir. Moh Azima (Arena Rock) Kevin Shields- "City Girl" Dir. Sofia Coppola (Emperor Norton)
Episode 7: Britta Phillips & Dean Wareham- "Night Nurse" Dir. Stefano Giovannini (Jetset) Cat Power- "He War" Dir. Brett Vapnek (Matador) Schwervon!- "Song for Weddings and Funerals" Dir. Punkcast.com (N/A) Schneider TM & Kpt Michigan- "The Light 3000″ Dir. Elger Emig, Ritchie Riediger (Mute/ City Slang) The Boggs- "How Long?" Dir. Jason Friedman (Arena Rock) Calla- "Televised" Dir. Moh Azima (Arena Rock) French Kicks- "When You Heard You" Dir. Brett Simon (StarTime) The Natural History- "Watch This House" Dir. Ran Junell (Startime) ESG- "You’re No Good" Dir. Punkcast.com (99) Yeah Yeah Yeahs- "Maps" Dir. Patrick Daughters (Interscope) The Sleepy Jackson- "Good Dancers" Dir. Nash Edgerton (Astralwerks) The Strokes- "12:51″ Dir. Roman Coppola (RCA) Death Cab for Cutie- "The New Year" Dir. Jay Martin (Barsuk) Interpol- "Obstacle 1″ Dir. Floria Sigismondi (Matador) Stellastarr*- "In the Walls" Dir. Peter McCoubrey (RCA)
Episode 6: Yo La Tengo- "From a Motel 6″ Dir. Hal Hartley (Matador) Britta Phillips & Dean Wareham- "Night Nurse" Dir. Stefano Giovannini (JetSet) Calla- "Televised" Dir. Moh Azima (Arena Rock) Cat Power- "Cross Bones Style" Dir. Brett Vapnek (Matador) Stellastarr*- "In the Walls" Dir. Peter McCoubrey (RCA) Adam Green- "Jessica" Dir. Mission (Rough Trade) Burnside Project- "Cue the Pulse To Begin" Dir. Jacob Hensberry (Bar-None) Ursula 1000- "Kinda Kinky" Dir. Sherry Parnes (ESL) MC Honky- "Sonnet #3″ Dir. D. E. Macken (SpinArt) The Real Tuesday Weld- "Bathtime in Clerkenwell" Dir. Alex Budovsky (Dreamy) Super Furry Animals- "Hello Sunshine" Dir. Pete Fowler (Sony/XL/Beggars Group) Spoon- "The Way We Get By" Dir. Steve Hanft (Merge) Liars- "Mr. You’re on Fire Mr." (Blast First/Mute) Pretty Girls Make Graves- "This Is Our Emergency" Dir. Mike Ott & Jason Harris (Matador) Rapture- "House of Jealous Lovers" Dir. Shynola (Mercury)
Episode 5: White Magic- "One Note" Dir. Punkcast.com Luna- "Lovedust" Dir. Dave Steck (Jetset) Flaming Lips- "Yoshimi Battles the Lonely Robot" Dir. Wayne Coyne (Warner Bros.) The Pixies- "Dig For Fire" Dir. Peter Scammell (4AD) Yeah Yeah Yeahs- "Yeah! New York" Dir. Punkcast.com (Interscope) Jon Spencer Blues Explosion- "Flavor" Dir. Evan Bernard (Matador) Interpol- "NYC" Dir. Doug Aitken (Matador) TV on the Radio- "Young Liars" Dir. Punkcast.com (Touch and Go) hneider TM & Kpt Michigan- "The Light 3000″ Dir. Elger Emig & Ritchie Riediger (Mute/ City Slang) Spoon- "Everything Hits at Once" Dir. Divya Srinivasan & Peter Simonite (Merge) Sonic Youth- "Titanium Expose" Dir. Phil Morrison (DGC) Ex Models- "Sex Automata" Dir. Syd Butler & Oriana Soddu (Frenchkiss) The Rapture- "House of Jealous Lovers" Dir. Shynola (Mercury)
Episode 4: Spoon- "The Way We Get By" Dir. Steve Hanft (Merge) Elefant- "Now That I Miss Her" Dir. Christopher Mills (Kemado/ Palm) Longwave- "Wake Me When It’s Over" Dir. Moh Azima (RCA) The Real Tuesday Weld- "Bathtime in Clerkenwell" Dir. Alex Budovsky (Dreamy) MC Honky- "Sonnet #3″ Dir. D. E. Macken (SpinArt) Ursula 1000- "Kinda Kinky" Dir. Sherry Parnes (ESL) The Walkmen- "We’ve Been Had" Dir. Ting Poo & Aj Pyatak (Startime) Calla – "Televised" Dir. Moh Azima (Arena Rock) Mando Diao- "Sheepdog" Dir. Pontus Anderson (Mute) Sahara Hotnights- "Alright Alright" Dir. Jeff Tremaine (Jetset) Chavez- "Unreal is Here" Dir. Scott Marshall & Clay Traver (Matador) Cat Power- "Nude as the News" Dir. Brett Vapnek (Matador) Ivy- I Hate December (Scratchie) Ari-Up- "New York" Dir. Punkcast.com Adam Green- "Bungee" Dir. Punkcast.com (Rough Trade)
Episode 3: DJ Spooky- "Ibid, Désmarches, Ibid" Dir. Madeleine Leskin (Thirsty Ear) Schneider TM & Kpt Michigan- "The Light 3000″ Dir. Elger Emig, Ritchie Riedier (Mute/ City Slang) Burnside Project- "Cue the Pulse To Begin" Dir. Jacob Hensberry (Bar None) Ivy-"Let’s Go To Bed" Dir. Stefano Giovannini (Minty Fresh) Britta Phillips & Dean Wareham- "Night Nurse" Dir. Stefano Giovannini (JetSet) Yo La Tengo- "Sugarcube" Dir. Phil Morrison (Matador) Pixies- "Here Comes Your Man" Dir. Bekemeier/ Pollock (4AD) Radio 4- "Dance to the Underground" Dir. Matt Bass (Astralwerks/ City Slang) Interpol- "PDA" Dir. Christopher Mills (Matador) Ted Leo & The Pharmacists- "Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?" Dir. Max Landes (Lookout!) Rapture- "House of Jealous Lovers" Dir. Shynola (Mercury)The Kills- "Fried My Little Brains" Dir. Grant Gee (Rough Trade) Ex Models- "Sex Automata" Dir. Syd Butler/ Oriana Soddu (Frenchkiss)
Episode 2: Luna- "Lovedust" Dir. Dave Steck (Jetset) Ladybug Transistor- "Brighton Bound" Dir. Punkcast.com (Merge) The New Pornographers- "The Laws Have Changed" Dir. Blaine Thurier (Matador) Ursula 1000- "Kinda Kinky" Dir. Sherry Parnes (ESL) Junior Senior- "Move Your Feet" Dir. Shynola (Atlantic) Client- "Rock & Roll Machine" Dir. Toma & Luc (Mute) The Rapture- "House of Jealous Lovers" Dir. Shynola (Strummer/DFA/Universal) Touchdown- "Phasey" Dir. Leesaw Andaloro & Punkcast.com Interpol- "NYC" Dir. Doug Aitken (Matador) Longwave- "Wake Me Up When It’s Over" Dir. Moh Azima (RCA) The Strokes- "Someday" Dir. Roman Coppola (RCA) The Real Tuesday Weld- "Bathtime in Clerkenwell" Dir. Alex Budovsky (Dreamy) Sparks- "The Rhythm Thief" Dir. Kuntzel & Deygas (Palm) Jon Spencer Blues Explosion- "Talk About the Blues" Dir. Evan Bernard (Matador)
Episode 1: Radio 4- "Dance To the Underground" Dir. Matt Bass (City Slang) The Liars- "Mr. You’re on Fire Mr." (Blast First/Mute) Flaming Lips- "Yoshimi Battles the Lonely Robot" Dir. Wayne Coyne (Warner Bros.) Cat Power- "He War" Dir. Brett Vapnek (Matador) Sonic Youth- "Bull in the Heather" Dir. Tamra Davis/ Kim Gordon (DGC) Ted Leo & the Pharmacists- "Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?" Dir. Max Landes (Lookout!) Walkmen – "We’ve Been Had" Dir. Ting Poo & Aj Pyatak (Startime International) Interpol- "PDA" Dir. Christopher Mills (Matador) Elefant- "Now That I Miss Her" Dir. Christopher Mills (Kemado) Ursula 1000- "Kinda Kinky" Dir. Sherry Parnes (ESL) Client- "Rock & Roll Machine" Dir. Toma & Luc (Mute) Burnside Project- "Cue the Pulse To Begin" Dir. Jacob Hensberry (Bar None) Northern State- "At the Party" Dir. Kurt St. Thomas (Columbia) DJ Spooky- "Ibid, Désmarches, Ibid" Dir. Madeleine Leskin (Thirsty Ear)[9]
References
^"Best Local Music Groupie - 2006: Shirley Braha" By Rachel Kramer Bussel, The Village Voice,
The Village Voice
^"Best of New York 2005: Best Unnecessary but Totally Rad Use of the City's Money, Music Division." Phillips, Amy, The Village Voice, 2005,
The Village Voice
^"Hour After Hour, One Station Is Devoted to Pulse of New York"
By Winnie Hu, The New York Times, May 22, 2006,
The New York Times
^"Is New York Noise a Victim of NYC-TV's Post-Scandal Rebranding?" Camille Dodedo, The Village Voice Blog, February 24, 2010,
The Village VoiceArchived 2011-09-11 at the
Wayback Machine
^Pitchfork.com: Petition to Bring Back Indie TV Show New York Noise, March 5, 2010,
Pitchfork.com
^"NYC Show Aims To Fill MTV Video Void" Fanelli, James. AM NY (4-3-2006),
Nyc.gov
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abKatchen, Andrew. "Ch. 25's 'Noise' has its ear to the Underground Music Scene." August 16, 2005, 36.