New Film Will Chronicle Early Days of MTV in Adaptation of 'Insane' and 'Hilarious' Book, Says Director

The film will be directed by Geremy Jasper and, like the book, will follow "MTV's inception and early years through the lens ...

10 Music Trends That Defined Early MTV

When MTV launched in 1981, it did not just play music videos, it rewired pop culture. Image was inseparable from sound, and ...
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4 Rock Musicians That Blew up Thanks to Early MTV

Before the age of the music video, most big musicians had to settle for foregoing music video footage entirely or investing in whole films. (See: The many musical films The Beatles produced for their ...
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4 One-Hit Wonders That Defined Early MTV

MTV kicked off in 1981 and became one of the most memorable things about music media in the 1980s. The channel’s early days were marked by ongoing music video feeds and the interesting personalities ...
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Neon to adapt book on MTV's early years into feature film

MTV film announced: Neon will produce a feature film adaptation of 'I Want My MTV,' chronicling the network’s formative years in the 1980s. Director’s personal ties: Geremy Jasper, a former MTV ...
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MTV co-founder recalls meeting David Bowie and Paul McCartney during network’s early days

One of the most surreal stories from MTV’s early days doesn’t involve a boardroom, a music video, or a ratings battle—it ends in a sauna. In his new memoir, Unplugged: Adventures From MTV to Timbuktu, ...
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After nearly 50 years, Blotto gets a documentary

The official movie poster for "Hello! My Name Is Blotto: The Movie!" The documentary premieres at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at the Cohoes Music Hall. Sarge Blotto, also known as Greg Haymes, performs ...