MTV

Hard Rock Rock 

The Last Rock Star: When Billy Squier Blew Up

May 21, 2021May 23, 2021 Jim Allen 2 Comments 1981, 40th Anniversary, Billy Squier, Capitol, Capitol Records, Don't Say No, MTV, Piper

40 years ago, America said yes to Don’t Say No

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adblock Alternative Rock Indie Rock Power Pop Punk 

Crush Story: Cereal Killers at 30

March 12, 2021March 12, 2021 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 1991, 30th Anniversary, Blink-182, Cereal Killers, CHEAP TRICK, Giant Records, Martha Quinn, MTV, Sandy Smallens, The Who, Tim Quirk, Too Much Joy

Three decades on, Too Much Joy look back on the album that almost murdered their cult status

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Alternative Rock Hard Rock 

Recognize My Disease: Alice in Chains’ Facelift Turns 30

September 27, 2020September 27, 2020 Ted Miller 1 Comment 1990, Alice in Chains, Columbia Records, Jerry Cantrell, Layne Staley, Man in the Box, Mike Inez, MTV, Nirvana, Sean Kinney, Warrant, Whitesnake

Was the debut LP from this Seattle institution grunge genesis or a hair metal hangover?

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Music Journalism 

It’s Almost Time For The Rock Revival

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Marcus K. Dowling 0 Comments 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Billie Eilish, Bob Dylan, Brian Eno, Bruce Springsteen, Daft Punk, David Bowie, DJ Shadow, Elton John, Kraftwerk, Massive Attack, MTV, Robyn, Rolling Stone, technology, The Beatles, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, The Who

Rolling Stone’s 500 Best Albums List notes how technology fails Rock & Roll

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Alternative Rock Electronic 

“The Guy With The Best Nads Gets His Armpit Licked” – Whale’s We Care celebrates 25 Years

August 13, 2020August 18, 2020 Nathan Carson 6 Comments 1995, 25th Anniversary, Beck, Curve, Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe, MTV, Suede, Tricky, We Care, Whale

Diving deeper than “Slobo Babe” with Sweden’s infectious, obnoxious concoction

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New Wave Progressive Rock 

We Can’t Rewind, We’ve Gone Too Far: The Buggles’ The Age of Plastic at 40

January 17, 2020January 18, 2020 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1980, Geoff Downes, Island Records, MTV, The Age of Plastic, The Buggles, Trevor Horn, Video Killed The Radio Star

The album that featured the song that launched MTV as we once knew it was actually prog in disguise

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Heavy Metal Pop 

Alice Cooper Kept His Foot In The Gutter And Kept Reaching For The Stars With Trash 

August 2, 2019August 5, 2019 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, Alice Cooper, Alice Cooper's Trash, Desmond Child, He's the man behind the mask, MTV, Only My Heart Talking, Poison

A look back at the Coop’s polarizing collaboration with pop spin doctor Desmond Child for its 30th anniversary

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Hip Hop Punk Rock Soul 

Happy Birthday Madonna!

August 16, 2018January 13, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Birthdays, Madonna, MTV, New Wave, Pop

The Material Girl turns 60 today

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Hip Hop 

“A Funky Beat with a Go-Go Swing”

August 7, 2018August 7, 2018 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1988, DC Go-Go, E.U., Funky Four + 1, Hip-hop, MTV, Salt-N-Pepa

Paying homage to 30 years of Salt-N-Pepa’s “Deadly” second album

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Rock 

Elevating the ‘80s at the Risk of Ridicule

August 7, 2018August 7, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments A Flock of Seagulls, Mike Score, MTV, New Wave, Synthpop

On A Flock of Seagulls with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

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Rock Soul 

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark at 30

August 6, 2018August 6, 2018 Andrew Hamlin 0 Comments 1988, 30th Anniversary, Blues, MTV, Robert Cray

On the sleepless shift with the Midnight Man and his Robert Cray Band

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Rock Uncategorized 

A Roadblock Is The Mother Of Invention

July 23, 2018July 25, 2018 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments MTV, New Wave, Prog Rock, Synthpop, Thomas Dolby

A conversation with Thomas Dolby

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Rock 

Fiction Plane

July 23, 2018July 25, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1980s, MTV, New Wave, Synthpop, Thompson Twins, Tom Bailey

Thompson Twin Tom Bailey takes his time with new solo endeavor

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Rock Soul Uncategorized 

Saturday Morning Special

June 3, 2018June 11, 2018 Ron Hart 1 Comment 1988, Bruce Springsteen, Kurt Loder, Michael Jackson, MTV, Robert Plant, The Week in Rock

MTV’s The Week In Rock: February 27, 1988; Kurt Loder’s debut as Co-Host

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