Wow, I can't believe I found this here! Watched Soundproof without fail - great great memories of university years staying up late on Friday night watching this with friends. These guys made me aware of tons of great groups!
It was a song, too - with such rhymes for Bruno Gerussi's Medallion as "hung like a stallion" - the band BGM, yup, was a band and they performed the song - lots of fun!
@NOmeansnoFAN "Amazon Women on the Moon" is a 1987 sketch comedy film, mostly by John Landis and Joe Dante. It was loaded with stars, and sometimes funny and sometimes bad, but Ebert had nothing to do with it. I think you're thinking of "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls", which was a 1970 Russ Meyer spoof of "Valley of the Dolls" which Ebert co-scripted, and (like many Meyer films) was intentionally campy and bad. So you clearly don't know what you're on about, even if Harrison IS a douche.
Well, you know, there's more to the measure of a person. I don't get to movies, so, I've never seen "Amazon Women on the Moon". There do seem to be people who enjoy really bad movies - at least they excel. I know of Roger Ebert as being the first film critic to receive a Pulitzer Prize - and a very decent person. He loves movies which isn't a bad thing to do on earth. Tom Harrison is also a very decent human being, and one who loves music. These are things to celebrate in life.
When local cable TV was fun, introducing you to music and culture you otherwise wouldn't see or hear and free the current corporate bullshit that pollutes local cable TV now.
in 1908 a lady named sally rusa was in the woods looking for a dog until a ghost came and killed her so if ur reading this u will find a bloody body in your closet hanging there haunting you and will kill you and ur family and if u want to stop this just sends this to 6 videos in 30 mins or this will happen good luck!
Thanx Jed. My next post was going to be "Bamff...50 miles and crevice tool" but I see Danice from Bamff has posted them! Much better 'cause they're the originals! I'm working on how to use a vid capture card..aaarrrgggg! I've got more obscure stuff. I'll let you know when it happens.
There's a soundproof clip on the New Heads facebook page in the videos section. Joey Shithead interviews "Puke Theatre" and "Glob" which was a one off New Heads side project. I'm the dude in the skull mask.
Nope! Man what a crazy thing it is to see this clip and then see something you did back when you were a teenager. Other things they aired was a playboy centerfold we sent with our bands name taped over the naughty parts, a cartoon/real photos image of our band and the worse thing we ever sent, a phony concert ad that claimed we were going to play in the Lions Gate Hospital cafeteria.
Have over 5 hrs of vhs tape of soundproof vids. Those old tapes don't do well after 25 yrs. Not worth trying to copy.But Dave or Buzz may have saved the originals, ( I hope). Any way of getting hold of Dave? I've got in touch with a few old groups from back then. Most have lost their old vids and want anything we have. . I don't want F*K all, just want the old stuff not forgotten. Click my name, leave a comment if you have any ideas where the old "Sound Proof" vids went. Thanx for any help.
Any more Soundproof clips available? I would like to see something a wee bit less cut up. Perhaps part of an interview with ,say, Poisoned. It was fun seeing all that footage though. Even cable TV has become too corporate. That's why something like Soundproof doesn't exist these days. If there's any chance of bringing back something like it. I want in!
The episode where they kept zooming in on Gord Badanic's chest hair was insanely funny. Great irreverence; weird to see everyone looking so young. Cool compilation.
check out Renaldo and The Loaf's video "Songs For Swinging Larvae" which was released in 1981. It is the scariest thing that you'll ever see. or check out The Residents "One Minute Movies".
Wow, this is great!...I watched this growing up as a young teenager. Soundproof and Nite Dreams introduced me to a ton of bands. Years later Dave Toddington was involved in the Shaw Project discovery production my band was involved in. Great post. Somebody should make a DVD of all this vintage local stuff. I'd buy it.
I was on this show for a brief second. They were filming on the roof and some friends and I came down to see if we could convince them to give us a P.i.L. album (instead of the heavy metal band that won it but hadn't showed up yet). Great show. Thanks for this.
I grew up watching this show!!!!! I used to sneak into the livingroom late at night to watch it and hope my parents didn't catch me up so late:) They played all the best videos!!!
Van where? WA or BC?
Not that matters.
;P
I was a little young back then but it reminds me of... dang it i cant recall and i want to look it up...
P-town...
Bohemian afterdark! Thank you neurons.
nazaxprime 1 year ago
God I loved this show and the whole Vancouver scene in the 80s. If anyone has a recording of any full Soundproof episodes, please let me know.
8jaime8 1 year ago
A Dorf Gdansk sighting amongst all that insanity! Holy Tony Parsnips!
BiffScooter1 1 year ago
Wow, I can't believe I found this here! Watched Soundproof without fail - great great memories of university years staying up late on Friday night watching this with friends. These guys made me aware of tons of great groups!
ThereGoesMark 1 year ago
Yeah Death Sentence!
I think I saw them at about 8 straight shows, opening
dirty30jr 1 year ago
It was a song, too - with such rhymes for Bruno Gerussi's Medallion as "hung like a stallion" - the band BGM, yup, was a band and they performed the song - lots of fun!
Adrian22 2 years ago
by whom then?
ohhh it is BGM's theme-ish song?
Ebert wrote a screenplay "Amazon Women on the Moon" and is considered one of the worst movies ever.
Tom Harrison, from BGM, is a critic for the Province paper and only gave "thumbs up" to trite radio play bands.
Hence the comment "those that can't do critique"
Now Lumpy sucks ass, his new band
aptly named. Being a bunch of Lumpy 50 somethings themselves.
NOmeansnoFAN 2 years ago
@NOmeansnoFAN "Amazon Women on the Moon" is a 1987 sketch comedy film, mostly by John Landis and Joe Dante. It was loaded with stars, and sometimes funny and sometimes bad, but Ebert had nothing to do with it. I think you're thinking of "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls", which was a 1970 Russ Meyer spoof of "Valley of the Dolls" which Ebert co-scripted, and (like many Meyer films) was intentionally campy and bad. So you clearly don't know what you're on about, even if Harrison IS a douche.
harrysaxon23 11 months ago
Well, you know, there's more to the measure of a person. I don't get to movies, so, I've never seen "Amazon Women on the Moon". There do seem to be people who enjoy really bad movies - at least they excel. I know of Roger Ebert as being the first film critic to receive a Pulitzer Prize - and a very decent person. He loves movies which isn't a bad thing to do on earth. Tom Harrison is also a very decent human being, and one who loves music. These are things to celebrate in life.
Adrian22 2 years ago
BEGGING....FOR A DVD RELEASE......I can't be the only one who thought of this....
chas63 2 years ago
More Soundproof shows pleezzz
ziggig1 2 years ago
It was fun, for sure. A vital time, too.
All these shots of young Tom make me wonder - any video/audio that can surface of the song "Bruno Gerussi's Medallion"?
thanks for opening up the vaults!
Adrian22 2 years ago
song? they were a band. That douche Tom Harrison was in, those who can't do, critique! The Roger Ebert of the Vancouver music scene.
NOmeansnoFAN 2 years ago
It was a song - with such rhymes for Bruno Gerussi's Medallion as "hung like a stallion" - the band BGM, yup, was a band
and maybe I don't watch movies, but I didn't know there's any problems with Roger Ebert
Adrian22 2 years ago
When local cable TV was fun, introducing you to music and culture you otherwise wouldn't see or hear and free the current corporate bullshit that pollutes local cable TV now.
bandcouver 2 years ago
Ah man! Thanks! This show made my high school hell tolerable!
Vanspecial 2 years ago
wheres ogre 7:15??? why so short
callmepresh 2 years ago
Dave Toddingtons my dad yah!
80vidsson 2 years ago
This has been flagged as spam show
in 1908 a lady named sally rusa was in the woods looking for a dog until a ghost came and killed her so if ur reading this u will find a bloody body in your closet hanging there haunting you and will kill you and ur family and if u want to stop this just sends this to 6 videos in 30 mins or this will happen good luck!
fafaizah123 2 years ago
Hey!
There's a tiny chunk of Toddington interviewing Moccasin Telegraph. well here's the rest (see video response jedbundy).
This came off a vhs so, slugg633 don't give up on those tapes!
yours in obscurity!
Jed
jedbundy 2 years ago
Thanx Jed. My next post was going to be "Bamff...50 miles and crevice tool" but I see Danice from Bamff has posted them! Much better 'cause they're the originals! I'm working on how to use a vid capture card..aaarrrgggg! I've got more obscure stuff. I'll let you know when it happens.
slugg633 2 years ago
There's a soundproof clip on the New Heads facebook page in the videos section. Joey Shithead interviews "Puke Theatre" and "Glob" which was a one off New Heads side project. I'm the dude in the skull mask.
TheKrammerhead 2 years ago
If I had facebook I'd look. What position did you play in the band, centre forward? Mobiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilio, yesssssssss!
vancanman2 2 years ago
Heh, the new heads ketchup sandwich at the 56 second mark. I forgot we did that.
TheKrammerhead 3 years ago
No clips of a square ball from Sam Saundh to Valentine on this, eh Krammerhead?
vancanman2 2 years ago
Nope! Man what a crazy thing it is to see this clip and then see something you did back when you were a teenager. Other things they aired was a playboy centerfold we sent with our bands name taped over the naughty parts, a cartoon/real photos image of our band and the worse thing we ever sent, a phony concert ad that claimed we were going to play in the Lions Gate Hospital cafeteria.
TheKrammerhead 2 years ago
Have over 5 hrs of vhs tape of soundproof vids. Those old tapes don't do well after 25 yrs. Not worth trying to copy.But Dave or Buzz may have saved the originals, ( I hope). Any way of getting hold of Dave? I've got in touch with a few old groups from back then. Most have lost their old vids and want anything we have. . I don't want F*K all, just want the old stuff not forgotten. Click my name, leave a comment if you have any ideas where the old "Sound Proof" vids went. Thanx for any help.
slugg633 3 years ago
I remember Soundproof being on until the early 90's.
I think Dave was still there till about 92. Some of this footage is from the mid and possibly late 80's: Poisoned is on giveaway ( 1985 )...
bandcouver 3 years ago
Any more Soundproof clips available? I would like to see something a wee bit less cut up. Perhaps part of an interview with ,say, Poisoned. It was fun seeing all that footage though. Even cable TV has become too corporate. That's why something like Soundproof doesn't exist these days. If there's any chance of bringing back something like it. I want in!
bandcouver 3 years ago
love line..??
checkpoint1234 3 years ago
The episode where they kept zooming in on Gord Badanic's chest hair was insanely funny. Great irreverence; weird to see everyone looking so young. Cool compilation.
SniderScion 3 years ago
check out Renaldo and The Loaf's video "Songs For Swinging Larvae" which was released in 1981. It is the scariest thing that you'll ever see. or check out The Residents "One Minute Movies".
theledzeppguy 3 years ago
Yeah, I remember it too. The music & club scene back in the 80s in Vancouver was great. Remember the Luv-a-Fair on Mondays and Tuesdays?
healthychoco 3 years ago
Luv a fair on Tuesdays. Soundproof on ...Fridays? I think. Them was the days. Does anyone remember a band AND song called Belfagore?
vancanman2 2 years ago
Wow, this is great!...I watched this growing up as a young teenager. Soundproof and Nite Dreams introduced me to a ton of bands. Years later Dave Toddington was involved in the Shaw Project discovery production my band was involved in. Great post. Somebody should make a DVD of all this vintage local stuff. I'd buy it.
spotmcrackin 3 years ago
changed my life forever....thank you soundproof
whatasadsituation 3 years ago
This is vital music history to me as well.
What are these two doing now? I'd love to know.
blizzyrox96 4 years ago
A great find loved this show when I was a teen guided me to some great music and away from crap radio that was being played on LG73
maxf911 4 years ago
Soundproof was a great show, even by the time I got to see it in the 1990's. I learned of several great bands by watching the show.
adamfirestorm 4 years ago
I was deeply disappointed when my cable provider stopped carrying this show.
BassBinDevil 4 years ago
I was on this show for a brief second. They were filming on the roof and some friends and I came down to see if we could convince them to give us a P.i.L. album (instead of the heavy metal band that won it but hadn't showed up yet). Great show. Thanks for this.
BaronCameron 4 years ago
I used to watch this all the time!! I remember the opening to it, with the missile taking off from underwater...
readytosnap 4 years ago
God, I loved this show. I hope it's all archived somewhere. This is vital Vancouver music history right here.
WWWCompton 4 years ago
I grew up watching this show!!!!! I used to sneak into the livingroom late at night to watch it and hope my parents didn't catch me up so late:) They played all the best videos!!!
stinkier71 4 years ago
Awesome! I grew up watching Dave and Buzz et all and Dave is now my brother-in-law.
Wondering if you have more?
tucoramirez99 4 years ago