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8.3.2025 History Of Alternative

August 3, 2025 | bphillips

Weezer, Nine Inch Nails, Garbage and Paramore in this set, album anniversaries for Sponge, 311, Sheryl Crow, Midnight Oil, Arcade Fire and Say Anything, plus music from the first day of MTV on 8/1/81: Blondie, The Buggles, The Specials, Split Enz, The Pretenders and Elvis Costello & The Attractions.

8.4.2024 History Of Alternative

August 6, 2024 | bphillips

Radiohead, Green Day, Paramore and The Breeders in this set, album anniversaries for Sponge, Gin Blossoms, 311, Arcade Fire and Sheryl Crow, plus Blink-182, Morrissey and music from the first day of MTV in 1981: The Buggles, Blondie, Split Enz and The Vapors.

7.30.2023 History of Alternative

July 30, 2023 | bphillips

Weezer, The Cure, Garbage and Sinead O’Connor in this set, album anniversaries for The Strokes, Sublime, Sponge, Sheryl Crow and Silversun Pickups, plus music from the first day of MTV (8/1/81) Split Enz, The Vapors, The Pretenders and The Buggles’ “Video Killed The Radio Star” (watch the video here)

MTV News shuts down after a 36 year run

May 9, 2023 | bphillips

The once go-to source for all things music news and pop culture shuts down. Relive some moments here.

7.31.2022 History Of Alternative

July 31, 2022 | bphillips

The Smiths, Beastie Boys, U2 and The Replacements in this set, album anniversaries for Sublime, The Strokes, Sponge and Sheryl Crow, plus a nod to MTV’s 41st birthday with music from The Buggles, The Vapors, Split Enz and The Pretenders.

Remember the Snuggie? How about the Weezer Snuggie?

April 30, 2022 | Eric

One of the greatest pieces of merch….ever.

8.1.2021 History Of Alternative

August 1, 2021 | bphillips

Pearl Jam, The Smiths, Weezer and Veruca Salt in this set along with STP, Soul Coughing and Spoon, U2, Blink 182, XTC and INXS, plus a nod to MTVs 40th anniversary with The Pretenders, David Bowie, Split Enz and “Video Killed The Radio Star” from The Buggles.

Watch MTV’s first day on air in 1981

September 19, 2020 | Kevin

Watch hours of the first day of MTV as it aired in 1981

Chicago comedians host their own ‘MTV Movie Awards’

August 30, 2020 | Kevin

Watch the entire 40-minute movie here for free.

8.2.2020 Alt_Backspace

August 2, 2020 | bphillips

The Cure, Oasis, STP and 311 lead this set along with Local H, Pavement and Material Issue. Plus, MTV launched 39 years ago this weekend, so music from the first day of “music television” from The Buggles, Blondie, The Pretenders, The Vapors and Split Enz.

Stream hundreds of hours of 1980’s MTV

May 6, 2020 | Kevin

If you want your MTV as you remember or when you heard it played music….

Is MTV’s new reality show promoting stalking?

August 22, 2019 | kimberlykaczmarek

Usually people ‘ghost’ cause they don’t want to explain themselves.

“Bad Guy” music video, but now — vertical. And remixed.

August 17, 2019 | Eric

Because the world has given up on trying to get people to turn their phones sideways. PLUS — the record Billie could break later this month.

Wait, Really? Sebastian Maniscalco set to host 2019 MTV VMA’s

June 27, 2019 | Kevin

Wait, is this right? Like Really?

Celebrities beware, MTV’s ‘Punk’d’ is coming back

June 5, 2019 | kimberlykaczmarek

Who will be the first to be punk’d?

Spike Jonez: Master of music videos from Weezer, Beastie Boys, and more

May 28, 2019 | Kevin

A look at the excellent music videos of the master

Nirvana “Unplugged” turns 25 this week.

November 19, 2018 | Eric

WATCH: the full performance, plus bonus rehearsal footage and interviews with people who were involved with the MTV project.

8.5.18 Alt_Backspace

August 6, 2018 | bphillips

“You’ll never look at music the same way again” said VJ Mark Goodman when MTV launched 37 years ago this week (8.1.81) with videos from The Buggles, Split Enz, The Pretenders, Talking Heads and The Vapors.