2007 Wrap-Up: Best Much Moments

December 27th, 2007

So I sat here for a few minutes, thinking to myself that 2007 was a pretty dry year when it comes to excitement at Much. No K-Fed rabblerousery, no Leah live TV falls, relatively quiet MMVAs. BUT WAIT, says I – there was a healthy portion of excitement this year! My brain is just broken! And in a very particular order, here are the best Much moments of the year!

8. Slash on MOD
A legend stopping time in an environment saturated with teenage Disney-fied hysteria, Slash dropped by for an MOD interview and showed way more class than the product-spewing Gene Simmons did only days later.

7. Hedley In General
Jacob didn’t come to the MMVAs, but a blow-up doll did in his place. The guys didn’t really get into a heated argument with a fan on MOD, but it sure looked like it. And Jacob didn’t really like when Leah broke out the S&M gear during their Live@Much, but it sure looked like she did. Once again, Hedley remain the kings of Canadian rapscallion-rock in ’07.

6. Live Earth
Broadcast live from Much HQ, 150 artists on 7 continents spent 24 hours trying to show the world that little changes can make a difference in climate control and global warming.

5. Miley + Hilary = LOVE
Hans Montans thought it was just any other ordinary phoner question, but when she found out that it was in fact her idol Hilary Duff, she freaked out a little. Okay, a lot. There was something special in the air that day … *tear*

4. Avril Tears & Used Swears
Now, here were two stand-out moments at this year’s MMVAs – one emotional, one just plain rock & roll. When Avril won her People’s Choice award, she couldn’t contain her happiness and burst into tears onstage. And when The Used were about to perform “The Bird And The Worm”, Bert led the crowd in a profanity-laced chant of, “f**k! F**k! F**k!”

3. V-Festapalooza
From Vancouver and Toronto, we brought you live video, blogs and tons of photos while experiencing festival fabulosity at its near best. We were dirty, tired, hot, cold and sore, but it was all worth it. Enter Shikari, Bjork, The Killers, M.I.A. and Metric were all stand-outs in 2007!

2. Oooooh, Zac!
With our fingers apparently far from the pulse of pre-teen pop culture sensations, we had no idea what kind of ruckus Zac Efron would cause when he visited MOD with the cast of Hairspray. Culminating with possibly the most awkward make-out session since Liza Minelli and David Gest several years ago, this was hysteria at its sugary best.

1. Winehouse Goes MIA
In May, it wasn’t quite fully established that Amy was as messed up as we’ve come to realize. I mean, we knew she had some demons, but she was still touring and scheduled to perform on MOD. Soundcheck went well and apparently sounded amazing, but come showtime, Wino was NOWHERE to be found. Sources spotted her wandering around Queen street with her husband Blake! With minutes left before the show ended, and all hopes dashed of a live performance, the woman ambles in, sits down, and starts to sing. Amazing. I can’t believe I was on vacation for this sh*t. Undeniably the best moment of the year!

Posted on Thursday, December 27th, 2007 at 10:14 am by Wendy and is filed under Concerts & Events.