Squirt TV
Encyclopedia
Squirt TV was originally a public-access
cable show created and hosted by New York City teenager Jake Fogelnest
. The show was later picked up by MTV
. The show was filmed in Fogelnest's bedroom, and both the public access and MTV versions featured guests, including Kevin Smith
, The Wesley Willis Fiasco, Cypress Hill
, Liz Phair
, Cibo Matto
with Sean Lennon
, and Noise Addict
.
Public-access television
Public-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
cable show created and hosted by New York City teenager Jake Fogelnest
Jake Fogelnest
Jake Fogelnest is a presenter, producer, writer and director, who started a television show, Squirt TV, from his New York City bedroom when he was 14 years old.-Biography:...
. The show was later picked up by MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
. The show was filmed in Fogelnest's bedroom, and both the public access and MTV versions featured guests, including Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith
Kevin Patrick Smith is an American screenwriter, actor, film producer, and director, as well as a popular comic book writer, author, comedian/raconteur, and internet radio personality best recognized by viewers as Silent Bob...
, The Wesley Willis Fiasco, Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill
Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California. Cypress Hill was the first Latino hip-hop group to have platinum and multi-platinum albums, selling over 18 million albums worldwide...
, Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Phair's entry into the music industry began when she met guitarist Chris Brokaw, a member of the band Come. Brokaw and Phair moved to San Francisco together, and Phair tried to become an artist there...
, Cibo Matto
Cibo Matto
Cibo Matto are a New York City-based band formed by two Japanese women, Yuka Honda and Miho Hatori, in 1994...
with Sean Lennon
Sean Lennon
is an American singer, songwriter, musician, guitarist and actor. He is the only child of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. His godfather is Sir Elton John.-Early life and education:...
, and Noise Addict
Noise Addict
Noise Addict was an Australian alternative rock band, formed in Bondi Beach in 1992, originally consisting of Ben Lee, Doron Kalinko, Daniel Kohn, Joel Wasserman, Daniel Mapp and Saul Smith....
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