The answers to all of your questions!
Who is Rock n Roll TV and how did it begin?
Rock n Roll TV is Bam and Share, a married couple of lifelong rockers living in Los Angeles. We combined our talents of film making, video editing, graphic design and knowledge of music...to dive in to the video podcasting world and voila! Here we are.
We read an article about podcasting in general which featured a friend of ours, Michael Butler (Rock and Roll Geek). From there, we just jumped in the deep end of the pool and started making shows.
We started Rock n Roll TV in November 2005 because we were frustrated with the available options offered by corporate television and American radio. Offering the upper echelon of up and coming bands along with some established groups and cutting it into very short episodes to make it a fast magazine style show for viewers to discover new music ranging from punk, garage, surf, rock and whatever suits our fancy.
How do you pick the bands? (Or how can my band be on your show?)
We get asked this a lot. The first part of the answer is...we choose the bands based on a lot of criteria. But you'll never see techno or electronica on RnRTV. Probably no hip-hop or rap either. We just pick what we like and since we like rock and punk, that's mainly what you'll see here.
As to how YOU can be on our show...well, the first question is...are you playing in LA? If not, do you have a professionally produced video? If you think you fit the bill (and forgive us if we decline), then message us on myspace. And please, don't take it personally if we don't put you on the show, our choices are a mysterious process and well...that's just how it is.
Do you have a crew?
No. We do everything ourselves. There is no wizard behind the curtain.
Do you play in a band?
Yes. We have a band called Bubble. We've toured the UK, Japan and the West Coast of the States. We also won Song of the Year in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest in 2000. Share won Best Female Guitarist in Los Angeles not once, but twice!
Didn't you used to be in.....?
Yes, Share was in Vixen and Contraband. Yes, Bam was in the Dogs D'Amour and The Wildhearts.
Where can I get hold of you?
Myspace is a good place to reach us.
Where can I see more of Bam's photography?
Bam has been involved in photos and film since the young age of 7. He has a photography site here: bamrossphotography.com. It is, of course, constantly being updated and you can see photos of many rockers from Rock n Roll TV alongside the likes of Ashlee Simpson, Lifehouse and Angels and Airwaves.
What's this about a knitting book?
Share took a fancy to knitting a while back and ended up getting a book published of her designs - Punk Knits. All the designs are inspired by legendary musicians and the models are all rockers and scenesters from Hollywood. (Many of them have been on RnRTV.) Bam did all the photography and book can be found in most book shops or on Amazon.
Any other podcasts planned?
Yes. We will be launching another show soon ....all about raw food! Living food for living life.
