The Fast Rise, Long Decline, and Agonizing Downfall of the MTV Empire

The audience for music videos is bigger than ever -- even as the flagship music video network keeps killing itself off ...

Inside Tom Freston’s Wild Ride From ‘I Want My MTV!’ to $3 Billion in Revenue

The CEO on the time he had to chaperone his boss Sumner Redstone to a sex club and why he immediately greenlit “South Park.” ...
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Devo’s ‘Whip It’ Dominated MTV, But Their Next Video Was Quickly Banned

While Devo’s song “Whip It” was in a near constant rotation on MTV in 1981, the following year, the network refused to play the video for their song “That’s Good,” despite it being seemingly less ...
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The New Devo Documentary On Netflix Reminded Me Just How Cool The Very Early Days Of MTV Were

There is a fantastic new documentary about the chronically underrated band Devo, which you can watch with a Netflix subscription. I’ve been a huge fan of Devo for years, and I think the documentary ...