New York Noise is a one-hour indie-rock music video television program which aired from 2003–2009 on NYC Media in New York and parts of New Jersey and Connecticut. It was created, produced, and edited by Shirley Braha"Best Local Music Groupie - 2006: Shirley Braha" By Rachel Kramer Bussel, The Village Voice, The Village VoiceShirley Braha, New York Noise: Gothamist.com by Jen Carlson, March 23, 2008, Gothamist and funded by New York City under the Bloomberg administration. The show was "devoted to music videos, live footage, and high jinx from bands that ride the L train.""Best of New York 2005: Best Unnecessary but Totally Rad Use of the City's Money, Music Division." Phillips, Amy, The Village Voice, 2005, The Village Voice It is no longer in production since the station's rebranding in 2010,"Is New York Noise a Victim of NYC-TV's Post-Scandal Rebranding?" Camille Dodedo, The Village Voice Blog, February 24, 2010, The Village Voice despite a petition and campaign which attempted to save it.Pitchfork.com: Petition to Bring Back Indie TV Show New York Noise, March 5, 2010, Pitchfork.com
Notable bands and personalities that have hosted episodes include Animal Collective, Vampire Weekend, Fischerspooner, Beirut, The National, Au Revoir Simone, Aziz Ansari, Eugene Mirman, Brett Davis and more.
Development Shirley Braha, a New York native, first developed "New York Noise" in 2003 while working on her bachelor's degree at Smith College."NYC Show Aims To Fill MTV Video Void" Fanelli, James. AM NY (4-3-2006), Nyc.gov NYC Media General Manager Arick Wierson offered Braha a show in part because of her local cred and experience."Katchen, Andrew. "Ch. 25's 'Noise' has its ear to the Underground Music Scene." August 16, 2005, 36. The show began airing in fall of 2003, and by the end of 2004, after NYC Media acquired channel 25 and Braha had graduated, the episodes began featuring original segments.
Episode list
Season 1 (2003 / 2004)
Season 2 (2005)
Season 3 (2006)
Season 4 (2007)
Season 5 (2008)
Season 6 (2009)
References
External links NYNOISE.TV - New York Noise TV Village Voice- Best of 2006 Gothamist Interviews Shirley Braha
Petition to Bring New York Noise back to NYCTV