Just coz last night VH1 Classic had on what they title “BBC Crown Jewels” (but what is really episodes of The Old Grey Whistle Test) a Smiths concert from Derby. Things we learned:
1) British Smiths fans in the 80s from Derby don’t dance. They just stare adoringly.
2) Morrissey ends the set with “stay handsome”. Way […]

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We haven’t helped you unforget a video in a hot minute so we thought we’d bring you one today. We went trolling through the MTV.com video archives to see what we might feel like and it turns out we kind of feel like dancing. Hence, it’s a New Order kind of day.
Maybe you’ve caught this […]

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Our co-workers have been busting their humps for the last five months gathering up a ton of old Yo! MTV Raps content to pop up on MTV.com and celebrate the seminal show’s 20th anniversary this year.
They’re still working on filling out the site but for now, please take a moment to remember the Ed Lover […]

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Hey, remember Melrose Place? Where everyone was perfect and annoying and perfectly annoying? American Music Club made a video in the 90s making fun of that, those “buy the world a Coke” commericals, Beverly Hills 90210 and capitolist culture/the movement of corporations selling music in general.
We were just thinking of how different aesthetics in 1994 […]

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MTV.com launched a new “hub”, as we call them, on their site today called Shorts. The most interesting part? Old MTV promos from the 80s and 90s - there aren’t nearly enough of them but the ones that are there are fascinating. There’s also a playlist of classic MTV moments. Trust us, you want to […]

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