Best Web Original Music Show - 2009

If video killed the radio star, then the Internet has combined the two and created a music superstar. (Imagine what kind of song The Buggles could write about that). Radio stations are producing video content, artists are broadcasting behind-the-scenes documentaries of their work, and hundreds of music enthusiasts are capturing their favorite musicians on camera (in the coolest locations) and it all goes online for the world-wide-web to see. It rocks. Literally. Check out our list of what we think are coolest web-exclusive music shows available.
Fader TV
Fader TV is a collection of videos produced by the Fader Magazine. Although mostly music related, their scope also reaches to fashion & style, film, and events in both New York and Los Angeles. They feature interviews wi...
2009 Winner
The Blakroc Sessions
Indie Lo-Fi Blues sensation, The Black Keys and famed Hip-Hop producer and entrepreneur Damon Dash present super-group, BlakRoc and the making of their self-titled debut, with appearances from the likes of Mos-Def, RZA, Ji...
2009 Finalist
They Shoot Music
They Shoot Music is a web video series created out of Vienna, Austria that presents exclusive videos of the day's hottest indie acts on tour in Europe performing their songs in back alleys, back seats, and other spontaneo...
2009 Finalist
The Artists Den
The Artists Den began in 2004 with a simple premise: film high-quality live music performances in non-traditional settings. The earliest Artists Den shows took place in intimate living rooms, lending a personal feel to the...
2009 Finalist
Daytripping
Daytripping from Pitchfork TV gives music fans a chance to hang out with a wide variety of independent musicians. Footage includes behind-the-scenes hijinx, discussions on the artistic process, anecdotes from the rigors of...
2009 Finalist
Live From Daryl's House
Live From Daryl's House, Daryl Hall's music show, features live music from a wide variety of bands and musicians. Daryl invites musicians into his own home and they jam together, playing songs from both his catalogue and ...
Take Away Shows
From La Blogotheque and renowned French independent filmmaker Vincent Moon comes Take Away Shows. The sessions consist of an artist or band playing in the streets, in a bar, a park, or even in a flat or in an elevator eve...
KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic
KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic is a three-hour radio program formerly hosted by Nic Harcourt and is now being hosted by Jason Bentley. The show features bands in studio performing music live. Morning Becomes Eclectic is p...
Black Cab Sessions
Black Cab Sessions is a unique one-song performance series by various musicians that are recorded in a black cab and then played for a web audience. The web show sessions are recorded as a sort of tourist attraction as the...
Nardwuar
Nardwuar is a website with podcasts, video interviews and more. Nardwuar the Human Serviette is the creation of a man from Vancouver (born under the name John Ruskin), who broadcasts through radio, TV, magazine, website an...
Breakfast at Sulimay's
Breakfast at Sulimay's is an online music series, produced by Woodshop Films, that features three elderly people reviewing the latest in indie music. The trio typically has a breakfast of eggs and coffee at a small Pennsyl...
Noisemakers on Noisevox
Noisemakers on Noisevox is a casual yet informative interview show with musicians of differing genres. The show is hosted by former MTV News reporter John Norris. Typically, Norris spends an episode asking questions about ...
Don't Look Down
Don't Look Down is a music video series from Pitchfork TV that presents some of today's hottest names in indie rock performing live high above the streets of New York City on a scenic city rooftop. Rooftop shows are not a ...
LaundroMatinee's Video Sessions
LaundroMatinee's Video Sessions is a online video series featuring live performances by independent bands and solo artists. Craig "Dodge" Lile and Jeff DuPont lit the fire for the peculiar music site LaundroMatin...
ThisCityRocks
ThisCityRocks is an informative music show that focuses on new talent in the music industry. Produced by Warwick Patterson, the show features a variety of musical artists from throughout Canada. Some of the artists highl...
The Interface
The Interface is a live performance web series produced by Spinner, AOL’s music news destination site. Each week, the Interface features an up-and-coming/established band playing three or four songs from their latest rele...
Retread Sessions
KUT's Retread Sessions are unique live performances in which musicians are given a chance to reexamine and reconstruct songs outside of the traditional performance locales. Stepping out of the studio, off the stage and int...
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