Remember The New Music? It was a show from CITY in Toronto that predated the launch of MuchMusic, and which kept running for years afterwards. It showed up on cable in St. John's on (I believe) ASN; it was a weekend watch for yours truly in the early 80s, when it was hosted by Jeanne Beker & J.D. Roberts and later Daniel Richler and Laurie Brown (and later, after I stopped watching regularly, such folks as Denise Donlon, Kim Clarke Champniss and a young George Stroumboulopoulos.
In the pre-internet era, and in a town that didn't get New Musical Express regularly, it was a great way to learn about new bands and music.
The theme music pretty recognizable, and was taken from this dance track by a horn-driven band called Pigbag, and the one and only song I know of from them: the James Brown-inspired Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag.
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