CHANNEL GUIDE: Sat. & Sun. Music

Compiled by Blurt Staff

206 digital, satellite and hi-def channels and nothin’ on? Not likely. Here are BLURT’s top music television picks of the day. The time is followed by the network/cable/satellite channel, then the name of the program and/or featured artist(s). All times are EST. For a comprehensive hour-by-hour listing, go to the VH1 Rock On TV site. Note that for certain channels, shows frequently repeat during the day on or subsequent days.

TIME (EST) / CHANNEL / PROGRAM / ARTIST(S)

SATURDAY JULY 12

8:00 AM RAVE HD: Beautiful Noise: Voxtrot

11:00 AM RAVE HD: The Dave Fanning Interview: R.E.M.

12:00 PM MHD: The Who's Back

2:00 - 8:00 PM VH1C: Seven Ages of Rock

3:00 PM MOJO: London Live!: Athlete , Robin Thicke , The Go! Team , Sugababes

3:30 PM MOJO: London Live!: Girls Aloud , The Game , Howling Bells , The New York Dolls

4:30 PM The-N: All That: Nas

5:00 PM FUSE: Loaded: Green Day

5:30 PM FUSE: Loaded: Weezer

6:00 PM HBO: Flight of the Conchords: Bret Gives up the Dream

6:00 PM RAVE HD: From The Basement: Sonic Youth , Jose Gonzalez , Laura Marling

7:00 PM MHD: MTV Live: Coldplay

9:00 PM MHD: The Who & Friends w/The Who , The Cure , Judas Priest , Bloc Party , Noel Gallagher , Paul Weller

9:00 PM PBS: Austin City Limits: Los Lonely Boys / The Gourds

9:00 PM VH1C: Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who

10:00 PM MTV2: Saturday Rock The Deuce: MGMT

11:00 PM RAVE HD: Later With Jools Holland: Paul Weller , Carlos Santana , Anthony Hamilton , Bettye Lavette , John Cale , Sheryl Crow

11:00 PM - 2:00 AM VH1: Rock Docs: Heavy - The Story of Metal

11:30 PM BET: Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)

11:30 PM NBC: Saturday Night Live: Mariah Carey , T-Pain

12:00 AM Comedy Central: Chappelle's Show: Mos Def , Kanye West

12:00 AM MHD: The Who & Friends

1:00 AM BBCA: The Graham Norton Show: The Kooks

SUNDAY JULY 13:

8:00 AM A&E: Biography: Jerry Garcia

11:00 AM RAVE HD: Soundstage: Steve Winwood

1:30 PM FUSE: Loaded: Fall Out Boy

1:30 - 5:30 PM VH1C: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s

2:00 PM FUSE: Loaded: Lil' Wayne

2:20 PM FLIX: End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

3:00 PM HDNet Concert Series: Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

4:00 PM MHD:  SoulStage: Erykah Badu

5:35 PM HDNet Concert Series: Merle Haggard Live at Billy Bob's

6:00 PM MHD: Radiohead: From The Basement

6:30 PM VH1C: Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who

8:00 PM Great American Country: Alison Krauss: A 100 Miles or More

9:00 PM MHD & VH1C: On Tour: The Who Virtual Ticket

9:30 PM HDNet Concert Series: Foo Fighters - Skin and Bones

9:30 PM VH1C: Classic Albums: The Who "Who's Next"

10:00 PM MHD: The Who & Friends

10:00 PM TCM: It Happened At The World's Fair (1963) w/Elvis Presley

12:30 AM VH1C: Live Aid: The Day the Music Changed the World