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...That's right, R.E.M. in 1998 released a delicate and complex album entitled Up. MTV, the radio and Billboard might not have acknowledged this fact, but Up is sophisticated, mellow and incredibly cohesive. So this album was naturally given star billing on this tour, with 10 out of 14 tracks performed. Showcasing their maturity and deft ability to combine moods, the song performances ranged from uplifting ("Walk Unafraid"), menacing ("The Apologist"), rocking ("Lotus"), quietly beautiful ("Why Not Smile") and wistful (the rarely played "Sad Professor...
...television viewers, the merger should result in an explosion of cross promotions. Don't be surprised to see plugs for NFL football on MTV or specials about upcoming Paramount pictures airing on CBS. Hollywood producers fret that corporate priorities could distort programming decisions. "This can stifle creativity," says Brad Grey, chairman of management firm Brillstein-Grey and producer of HBO's The Sopranos. "These large companies want to put their own shows on the air first and foremost...
...Cable Programming] MTV, TNN, Nickelodeon, Showtime...
...Scouting Report] Seems like a perfect match: the youngsters who watch MTV meet the geezers who prefer 60 Minutes, all packaged as cradle-to-grave, one-stop shopping for advertisers. But cross-media selling is still unproven...
...Segal, invented bizarre universes for the Beatles to stroll through, and designer Heinz Edelmann dreamed up creatures whose beguiling oddness suggests a collision of Dali and Dr. Seuss. Seen now, in a long-overdue video release, the film registers as an obvious inspiration for Sesame Street, Monty Python and MTV, and is a delight on its own. Thirty-one years on, nothing in feature animation has matched its endless, exhausting inventiveness...