NEW YORK, N.Y., December 18, 2003 – What do you do listen to if you are way, way underground – in a spider hole six feet under waiting for the coast to clear? Why you try to make the best of it by cranking up your iPOD with a mixtape of tunes created specifically to help you rock in a hard place.
Now thanks to Fuse and its viewers, Saddam Hussein, the most infamous recent resident of Spider Hole Central, is getting his own suggested spin of tunes that would have been just right for enjoying in his final residence – his tiny underground pad in Adwar – or his new cell in an "undisclosed location." The conduit for this unusual playlist is Saddam's Rock In A Hard Place Mixtape Meltdown, a special edition of Fuse's signature show airing December 20 at 7:30 p.m. (encore 12:30 a.m.)
With each edition of Fuse's Mixtape Mixdown, viewers head to the network's website (www.fuse.tv) to create thematic playlists of their favorite music videos, which are then aired on the network's weekly show. With this special Saddam edition, viewers were asked to provide tunes they think would've been ideal ear candy for the ex-Iraq strongman's underground life.
The Saddam edition of Mixtape Mixdown will feature the most popular music videos culled in part from the online tally, including Outkast's " Bombs Over Bagdad," No Doubt's "It's My Life," Trapt's "Headstrong," Switchfoot's "Meant to Live," Sum 41's "Hell Song" and P.O.D.'s "Boom."
About Fuse:
Fuse, a network of Rainbow Media Holdings LLC, is the nation's only all-music, viewer-influenced television network, featuring music videos, exclusive artist interviews, live concerts and specials — all rooted in the music experience. Fuse reflects the rapidly changing interests and attitudes of its 12-34 year-old audience by uniting the media platforms that are at the center of their communication and entertainment – TV, online, and interactive games – and by incorporating their opinions and suggestions into its on-air and online programming. More information about Fuse is available at www.fuse.tv.
About Rainbow Media Holdings LLC:
A leader in sports, news and entertainment programming, Rainbow Media Holdings LLC is a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE:CVC). Rainbow Media owns and manages national networks: AMC, Fuse, IFC (The Independent Film Channel) and WE: Women's Entertainment; as well as the on-demand services: Mag Rack, Uncensored On Demand, World Picks On Demand and World Picks Networks. Rainbow Media's other businesses include its regional programming services – MetroChannels, News 12 Networks and Rainbow Sports Networks – in addition to the Rainbow Advertising Sales Corporation and Rainbow Network Communications. Rainbow Media is also a 50 percent partner in Fox Sports Net.