1983ROCK MUSIC
INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS SIEVEY ON SEPT 26, 1983
Christopher Mark Sievey (25 August 1955 – 21 June 2010) was an English musician and comedian known for fronting the band The Freshies in the late 1970s and early 1980s and for his comic persona Frank Sidebottom from 1984 onwards.
Sievey, under the guise of Sidebottom, made regular appearances on North West television throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, even becoming a reporter for Granada Reports. Later, he presented Frank Sidebottom's Proper Telly Show in B/W for the Manchester-based television station Channel M. Throughout his career, Sidebottom made appearances on radio stations such as Manchester's Piccadilly Radio and on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 5, alongside Mark and Lard.
Christopher Mark Sievey (25 August 1955 – 21 June 2010) was an English musician and comedian known for fronting the band The Freshies in the late 1970s and early 1980s and for his comic persona Frank Sidebottom from 1984 onwards.
Sievey, under the guise of Sidebottom, made regular appearances on North West television throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, even becoming a reporter for Granada Reports. Later, he presented Frank Sidebottom's Proper Telly Show in B/W for the Manchester-based television station Channel M. Throughout his career, Sidebottom made appearances on radio stations such as Manchester's Piccadilly Radio and on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 5, alongside Mark and Lard.
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REEL BEGINS: INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS SIEVEY ON SEPT 26, 1983
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CHRIS SIEVEY SEATED INDOORS (OFFICE?) NEXT TO TELEVISION MONITOR DISPLAYING COMPUTER GRAPHICS. HE EXPLAINS HOW HE STARTED AS A FILM ANIMATOR, THEN AS A MUSICIAN, DRAWN BACK TO THE VISUAL SIDE WITH VIDEO AND COMPUTERS. THEY HAIL HIM AS A "COMPUTER POP STAR".
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CHRIS SIEVEY INTERVIEW CONTINUES: BOUGHT HIS FIRST COMPUTER WITH MONEY FOR PHONE BILL. USED IT TO MAKE TITLES FOR VIDEOS. LEARNED TO PROGRAM. MADE "FOLLOW THE BOUNCING BALL" GRAPHICS FOR SONG LYRICS. "TWO MINUTES OF BLEEPS" ON B-SIDE OF RECORD, COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR SAME.
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CHRIS SIEVEY INTERVIEW CONTINUES: HOW CHEAP SOME COMPUTERS ARE. IT'S FOR THE NEXT GENERATION. "ANYONE OVER 12 HAS...HAD IT FOR COMPUTERS. YOU'VE GOT TO GROW UP WITH THEM. THE NEXT GENERATION, YOU GROW UP USING THEM, YOU'LL JUST TAKE IT FOR GRANTED." TECHNOLOGY, GENERATIONAL, COMPUTER AGE.
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CHRIS SIEVEY INTERVIEW CONTINUES: PUTTING OUT SINGLES (RECORDS) BUT ADDING COMPUTER PROGRAMS. AUDIBLY, A SERIES OF BLIPS, PLAY THEM INTO YOUR HOME COMPUTER, YOU GET A PROGRAM--A GAME, GRAPHICS, EDUCATIONAL, OR INFORMATION. AN ADDED EXTRA. ONE RECORD HAS A GAME FOR EACH TRACK, SONG. REFERENCES TO SPACE INVADERS, STAR WARS. INTERACTIVE SOUND, SOUNDTRACK. "WHEN WE GET INTERACTIVE VIDEO WITH COMPUTERS." MORE REALISM. FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY, GAMING, HOME VIDEO, HOME COMPUTERS.
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CHRIS SIEVEY INTERVIEW CONTINUES: PUT OUT RECORDS THEMSELVES. MENTIONS OF EMI RECORDS, STIFF RECORDS. EMI PUT OUT THEIR RECORD WITH COMPUTER PROGRAM. DATA, CASSETTES, SOFTWARE, AIRPLAY, GAMES, ETC.
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CHRIS SIEVEY INTERVIEW CONTINUES: POSSIBILITY OF GETTING BAND TOGETHER AND TOURING AMERICA, EAST COAST
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CHRIS SIEVEY INTERVIEW CONTINUES. SEATED INDOORS NEXT TO TELEVISION MONITOR DISPLAYING COMPUTER GRAPHICS. POSSIBILITY OF USING VIDEO SCREENS IN BAND'S STAGE ACT, HAVING IT BE INTERACTIVE WITH LIVE AUDIENCE.
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CHRIS SIEVEY INTERVIEW CONTINUES IN CLOSE UP. TALKS ABOUT COMPUTER PROGRAM WHERE YOU MAKE A LITTLE MAN DANCE TO THE RECORD AND HE IS JUDGED ON HIS PERFORMANCE. EDUCATIONAL USE OF COMPUTERS. NOT MATHEMATICS, BUT LOGIC. KIDS GROW UP, POSSIBILITIES OF WORLD PEACE. KNOW THE OUTCOME YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE. ALWAYS NEW GOALS, CAN'T LEARN FAST ENOUGH, TOTALLY NEW MEDIUM.
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CLOSE UP OF 45 RECORD, SINGLE, VINYL, ON RECORD TURNTABLE. 80S STEREO. RECORD PLAYING. NEEDLE ON RECORD.
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CLOSE UP HAND ON COMPUTER KEYBOARD, PRESSING KEYS, BUTTONS
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| 01:14:14 854.67 |
CHRIS SIEVEY SEATED INDOORS PRESSING BUTTONS ON COMPUTER KEYBOARD. NEXT TO TELEVISION MONITOR DISPLAYING COMPUTER GRAPHICS, CODE, PROGRAMMING.
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CLOSE UP TELEVISION MONITOR DISPLAYING 1980S COMPUTER GRAPHICS
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REEL ENDS: INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS SIEVEY ON SEPT 26, 1983
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