This is an excellent reflection on that era! We had 'Rage' - not quite MTV with the VJ's and commentary, which made it somewhat better, imo. It was looser, more democratic I guess. We were kinda left alone with it, particularly coming back from the pub or being awake all night with tv in the background drinking and smoking bongs (yep, Australia in the 90's). Rage let us encounter all kinds of things - entire albums, abrasive, boring or brillant clips, niche music like post punk and noise or indigenous artists - no explanation, no apology. Sometimes a guest programmer - Nick Cave, Bret Easton Ellis, Iggy Pop, Irvine Welsh, I mean, they had a whole range of artists, musicians, film makers - Spike Jonze for eg.

God, what a time.

I can still remember the opening intro clear as.