Capitol Chaos TV

By Daniel Mendoza

Breaking The Barriers Of Music Television

It’s a Saturday night and I’m tossing and turning. Fighting the dogs and the wife for the covers and I decide it’s time to give up. I leave the comforts of my bed and head to the couch for the buzz of the TV. I’m flipping through the channels and suddenly I come upon a live band playing. I check the channel, the music is intense, there is no way this is VH1 and I’ve had MTV removed. I see the Logo for Capitol Chaos on the screen, and as I look closer I recognize the streets of downtown Sacramento. So after enjoying the last 10 minutes of their production, I head over to the computer to see what’s up with Capitol Chaos. There I find a plethora musical….. well, chaos, of course. There’s a full list of past shows so I click on the first one I see. The show is a grand mix of comedy, music, interviews and plain madness, I mean I watched some dude cut off his finger tip with a cigar cutter, AWESOME. It’s not for the faint of heart, but it’s definitely for the true music lover. So I click on contacts, send an email and we’re off and running. I had a chance to speak with Zoran Theodorovic, one of the creators of Capitol Chaos, and this is what he had to say.

Fringe: So tell me where Capitol Chaos came from?

Zoran: Well it was myself Kat, We started in ‘98. We wanted to give bands the avenue of television to apply their ware. We used to be on every week. Strictly video, but I would put up a live clip and then a video, and it grew from there. We first wanted to be a punk metal show.

Fringe: So are your viewers mainly metal heads?

Zoran: We used to play metal video, then an R&B or Hip Hop, but we’d get the WHAT THE F from people. A majority of our viewers are channel surfing. There is no big media blitz. Often times, we come on after a religious program.

Fringe: How does that work out for you?

Zoran: If it has Tits, Ass, Violence, and Explosions then it’s very appealing to us. That’s the cutting edge stuff we’re looking for. Our show is geared towards, well there have been complaints from women. But the show is made by men. So these people are expecting the Lord and then they get Capitol Chaos.

Fringe: So I found your YouTube Page, how do you feel the internet and MySpace have affected “mainstream” media?

Zoran: It gives them less control than before. Now you can go to You Tube, you don’t have to wait for Head Bangers Ball to get what you want. A lot of people just make their own videos. It’s cheaper now. The programs we use to make Capitol Chaos were unheard of years ago, or they were thousands of dollars. As for bands there are tons of bands that think MySpace is it, and then no one shows up to their shows. You still have to stand in the cold, hand out flyers, and make it happen.

Fringe: Speaking of bands, you guys do a good amount of mainstream bands. How do they react when you show up at these venues with all the equipment?

Zoran: However insignificant I think I am, it’s funny to see me be the only press. So artists are more than happy to do it.

Fringe: So the overall reaction from the scene has be good.

Zoran: No negative, all positive. But we’re not out there fishing for comments. It’s all out of pocket for us. We just want people to enjoy the show, don’t be so serious, and lighten the f– up. And if bands are interested call us. Time permitting we’ll get you.

Capitol Chaos is an awesome addition to the marketing available for bands. Granted you shouldn’t give up the flyers, MySpace and as Zoran, put it “the cold night standing around handing out flyers.” The more people that participate and create paths for local musicians to take, the better off we all are.