Raw Power (television show)

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Raw Power was a weekly Heavy Metal/Rock Music television programme, with connections to "Raw" magazine, and Produced by Music Box Ltd, which aired In Britain on ITV from 1991 until 1993. After Raw magazine ceased publication the name was changed to Noisy Mothers which aired Nationwide in 1994 and 1995 and the format of the show changed.

1 Origins
2 Presenters
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Origins

Before the advent of rock-focussed satellite television stations such as MTV2 and Kerrang, heavy metal & rock music in general got very little airplay on British National Network television. Featuring music videos, interviews and competitions (all with a heavy metal theme) the show aired in the early hours of Saturday mornings (sometime between Midnight and 3:00am), and sought to redress the balance.

Before Raw magazine got involved, the show was known as The Power Hour, originally presented by Dante Bonutto and Amanda Redington, and later by Alison Craig, Jacky Lynn and Nikki Groocok. It used to be shown from 1985 to 1990 on cable and satellite music channel Music Box, which stopped being a channel on its own to become producer of music shows for major British broadcasters including ITV.

The theme tune of Raw Power was an edited version of the guitar solo from Love in an Elevator by Aerosmith. The show was filmed at The Marquee in London and on various locations across the country and in Europe and the USA. Megadeth and Pantera were also used as theme tunes on Raw Power and Noisy Mothers.

[edit] Presenters

Originally presented by Phil Alexander (then editor of Raw magazine) and Nikki Groocock, the show was later to feature ((Ann Kirk)) replacing Nikki Groocock. Ann Kirk was the Producer of later episodes of The Power Hour and created and Produced "Raw Power" and "Noisy Mothers". Phil Alexander was replaced by Krusher as presenter & also appeared in a segment entitled Krusher's Kouch (later in Noisy Mothers Krusher's Kosmos). The show was Directed by Andrew Nicholson and Jerry Duller. The segment would always start with Krusher's greeting of "Droogies, losers, strumpets and boozers" and featured CD reviews, competitions and irreverent comment. Krusher would usually be accompanied by a Bull Terrier named Bullseye.

Later editions also featured various bands presenting the show including The Almighty, Thunder, Alice Cooper, Megadeth, Iron Maiden and Motorhead and later on Noisy Mothers, Sepultura, Pride & Glory & Extreme. Raw Power/Noisy Mothers would film band performances and cover the major rock festivals such as Donington Monsters of Rock and Reading. Bands performances filmed include The Black Crowes, Blind Melon, and Megadeth. Raw Power and Noisy Mothers won "Best TV Show" category in all the Rock Music Magazines in Britain during its run on ITV.