Let us return to a time when la vida seemed a little less loca.
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Rick Springfield joins us this week to talk about his new album, plus some upcoming film and book projects that he has in the works.
The R.E.M. By MTV documentary was just released on DVD and Blu-Ray and to celebrate we’ve got a special giveaway. R.E.M. By MTV is the 6th disc from REMTV, a six-disc DVD…
Lee DeWyze isn’t the first person to hear the soon-to-be-disproven words, “your life is about to change forever” on a reality TV show, nor will he be the last. It…
Twenty years after Kurt Cobain’s tragic suicide, he’s still, it seems, as popular as ever. Sure, Cobain and company have sold some 25 million records in the U.S. since 1991…
A critical look at a critical look at the history of the music video.
It’s the Friday Five! Shuffle through five random tracks from your library and share it with the Popdose community.
Daria, the show that best captures the tone of American culture in the ’90s.
Episode 3 focuses on MTV: the role of politics in its history and programming, and the politically motivated artists who’ve been a part of it.
With the death of Davy Jones, an unlikely generation may feel the loss the most.
Join the Popdose Staff as they say “Thank You” to the people that introduced them to the music that shaped their lives.
There are TV themes you remember. “All In The Family,” with its way-back talk of President Hoover and LaSalle cars. Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams cooing together, “What would we…
MTV started airing 20-year-old reruns of The Monkees in 1986, a perfect fit for the fledgling network—quick cuts, youth culture, wild and crazy attitude—such were the things MTV aimed to…
When I set out to chronicle the musical offerings of America’s supermarkets, pharmacies and other not-quite-cutout bins in this column, I expected to find a lot of silly junk or…
As MTV marks its 30th anniversary, Matt Wardlaw spoke about the golden years of the channel with author Greg Prato, who has a new book on the subject.
Chris Holmes offers the first part of his overview of thrash metal legends Megadeth’s discography, covering their first ten years and seven albums.
Popdose.com’s Dw. Dunphy goes past the “what” of reality TV to explore the “why.”
From gangsters to vampires, and cable dramas to network comedies, a list of the best in television in 2010.
If you’re holding your breath for the day MTV starts playing music videos, let it go. It’s never going to happen, not while the dreaded Snooki-beast is running around, trying…
Jason Hare reflects on the 20th anniversary of Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 — the beginning of the end for George Michael’s US career.
I’m not going to lie to you — even though I’m the most powerful figurehead in Bootleg City, I don’t have all the answers. That’s why I often turn to…
Stay tuned throughout the weekend as we continue our tribute to Michael Jackson, with reflections and remembrances from the Popdose staff.
Our first installment of the new Popdose Lost Classics series is an album from earlier this decade by none other than our own Popmeister, Jeff Giles! What was supposed to…
The first six months after 9/11 were a confusing time, and America wasn’t sure when it would be okay to laugh again. Then on March 5, 2002, some well-funded foreigners…
Given that the Osbourne family became the toast of MTV in 2002, thanks to their then-groundbreaking reality series, “The Osbournes,” it came as no real surprise when it was announced…
I will not rest until Simply Red covers this song. For someone who has gotten almost as cover-friendly in his autumn years as UB40, I’m frankly surprised this hasn’t happened…
Howdy, everybody! It’s CHART ATTACK! time once again!, What can I tell you about this week? Well, at least three of our artists owe their chart success to MTV. Four…
“All the lies, all the truth, all the things that I offer you / All the sights, all the sounds, all the times that you turned me down / Is…