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Remember when Diana Ross felt up Lil’ Kim on live television? When Chuck D interviewed Strom Thurmond? When Madonna’s breasts exploded from her bustier on the first MTV Music Awards? When Nirvana trashed Kurt Loder’s hotel room? When Radiohead’s Thom Yorke almost drowned on MTV Beach House by diving into a pool with combat boots? When Tabitha Soren appeared in the Beastie Boys’ “Fight for Your Right” video. Or when she swatted Bill Clinton’s hand away when he patted her head? When Downtown Julie Brown carried on like the lost Gabor sister? When Florence Henderson flashed her fuzz-enhanced armpits in a parody of Basic Instinct? You’ll remember it all in living color if you read the sassy, flashy MTV Uncensored, the ne [Read More...]
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The generation that was born in the past thirty years (which I happen to be a part of) has been raised watching, and in some cases doesn’t know the world and television without MTV.
This year (2001) is MTV’s 20th anniversary, and the TV network all music fans have learned to follow over the years has put out this nice volume packed with pictures and interviews of the stars that have been showcased in it, alongside the VJs that have announced or interviewed them.
You’ll find in the pages all those unforgettable moments of the MTV Music Awards, you always wanted to be able to have in a package; all the unplugged concerts, beginning with that initial moment when Bon Jovi did an unplugged for the first time, before the term became popular, all the way to Bob Dylan, R.E.M. or Nirvana… and even Beavis and Butthead showing up!
However, there’s a little chaos in the book, I have to say: you’ll find a total melange of pictures of Pat Benatar, Billy Idol or The Police side by side with Billy Corgan, Marylin Manson or NSync. But then again, MTV has gotten us used to a little bit of chaos, anyway.
Happy Birthday, MTV!
There are lots of coffee-table books, but this might need to be called a triple espresso table book! This is a wonderful book for a number of audiences, and not just fans of MTV. Young and old music fans, pop culture fans, history fans, celebrity worshippers, and even fans of photography and design will all love this book. I bought it mostly because of its look, feel, and page after page of incredible photography. But it’s also a nice extension of the too-hot-to-be-cool excitement of MTV. A perfect gift idea, too; get one for anybody cool.
It’s full of behind-the-scenes peeks and fun oral histories from VJs, performers, interns, etc. You’ll have a great time seeing the 20-year history of MTV, whether or not you grew up with Duran Duran, Justin Timberlake, Julie Brown or Snoop. The book proves that MTV hasn’t just changed music, it has changed all media.