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MTV Networks Company

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    Three Rappers Who Should Be The Center Square For MTV2's Hollywood Squares Reboot (And One Who Definitely Should Not)

    Next month MTV2 will debut Hip-Hop Squares, a rap-centric takeoff on the "tic-tac-toe with trivia and celebrities" game show Hollywood Squares. (The non-genre-specific version of the show aired its last episode in 2004.) The show will be hosted by Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg, and MTV has announced a fe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    MTV Accessorizes Itself With Music On I Just Want My Pants Back

    I Just Want My Pants Back protagonist Jason Strider—a receptionist and aspiring music journalist who appears to live alone in a one-bedroom apartment despite claiming to have just $100 to his name—doesn't remember what sex tastes like because it's been six whole weeks since his last enco ... More >>

  • Music

    November 23, 2011

    People Love Nostalgia, So Why Doesn't MTV Go All In?

    I Just Want My Pants Back protagonist Jason Strider—a receptionist and aspiring music journalist who appears to live alone in a one-bedroom apartment despite claiming to have just $100 to his name—doesn't remember what sex tastes like because it's been six whole weeks since his last enco ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    MTV's 'True Life: I'm Occupying Wall Street' Coming Very Soon

    Bryan, a star of 'True Life: I'm Occupying Wall Street'​Last week we confirmed that MTV's Real World is looking for Occupy Wall Street protesters to be on season 27. But that's not all: MTV is also coming out with an episode of True Life starring Occupy Wall Street protesters, as New York Tim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    I Want My 18-34 Demographic: MTV's Research-Heavy (And Kinda Unhip) Approach To Melding Radio And TV

    MTV turns 30 today. To celebrate, we're running a bunch of pieces on the channel, its legacy, and its future. via Tacky and KitschSend a self-addressed stamped envelope to the above address, and you could have your own Dial Sticker. ​ The first 59 minutes of MTV—12:01 a.m. to 1 a.m., ex ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    The Five "Best" Retired Categories At The Video Music Awards

    MTV turns 30 today. To celebrate, we're running a bunch of pieces on the channel, its legacy, and its future. Would you look at all that postmodernism? For a multimillion-dollar event orchestrated with the dictatorial hand of all awards shows, there's always been a certain thrilling seat-of-the-pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    The Top Five Music Videos Directed By Oscar Winners

    MTV turns 30 today. To celebrate, we're running a bunch of pieces on the channel, its legacy, and its future. ​Earlier today, we counted down the best music videos directed by people who took home (or, more likely, left at the podium) the Razzies' "Golden Raspberry" award for worst director. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    Beavis And Butt-Head Return To A Racier, More Snookified MTV

    MTV turns 30 on Monday. To celebrate, we're running a bunch of pieces on the channel, its legacy, and its future. You may have heard by now that Beavis and Butt-Head are returning to MTV—a real comeback after years of cruel teasing rumors, none of them particularly believable. Mike Judge an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    Matt Pinfield And 120 Minutes Return To TV; Will The Audience Follow?

    MTV turns 30 on Monday. To celebrate, we're running a bunch of pieces on the channel, its legacy, and its future. ​Back when he was a music-obsessed teenager growing up on Long Island, and long before he started the influential music website Stereogum, Scott Lapatine never missed an episode o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    100 & Single: The Dawning Of The MTV Era And How It Rocket-Fueled The Hot 100

    ​What was the first rock and roll song? Ask music historians and you'll get a range of '40s and early '50 candidates, from "Good Rockin' Tonight" to "Rocket 88." Ah, but when did the Rock Era begin? That's easier. Everybody knows that Bill Haley and His Comets' rendition of "Rock Around the C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    The Creature Behind Snooki's Success Is a Flatulent Horse

    I don't know why you would want to watch this either.As the fourth season of Jersey Shore creeps upon us like red tide, and we learn more about Bridge & Tunnel, a precursor MTV show that the Shore's guido-monsters ate, let us remember how hyperventilating poofball Snooki came to be.

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    Are 'Hipstras' the Next Generation of Hipsters? MTV Is Looking for Them in Greenpoint

    via​Miss Heather at NewYorkShitty spotted this poster seeking "Hipstras" in front of T & N Wine & Liquor in Greenpoint yesterday. It may mark a new high in obnoxious terminology. You see, MTV is looking for people, who, given the illustrations lining the borders of the flier, are pretty much " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2011

    MTV Execs on Skins: It's Almost Too Sexy; No Seriously, Look How Sexy These Shiny Kids Are

    ​The latest hot and sexy word out of MTV is that their new show Skins, based on the old show Skins, might be in trouble for child porn because it's just that racy and out of control. On the front page of today's New York Times, unnamed executives worry that the "provocative new show...may viol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 29, 2010

    A Photographic History of 'Hipsters' on MTV

    ​On Friday, Crushable and Guest of a Guest noticed an MTV casting call on Craigslist. "Do you own skinny jeans, old school chucks, cabbie hat, the 70's vest, an ironic t shirt or hat, a fitted sweater, flannel shirt, or chunky lens-less glasses?" it reads. "Do you drink PBR, have an ironic mus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2010

    New York Post Shills For MTV's Jersey Shore With Full Snooki Arrest Cover

    ​Yesterday, upon the arrest of Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, we got a lesson on Twitter reporting, as TMZ scoured feeds for beachfront witnesses of "America's beloved pint-sized troublemaker." Wait, who called her "beloved," you might be wondering. That's the New York Post in today's cover story, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    MTV and CW Rewarded For Representing Gays on TV, Still Lack Diversity

    Transgenders on TV!​The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has awarded their first-ever rating of "excellent" to MTV for offering "richly diverse portrayals of gay and transgender people" for 42% of their line-up. The CW fell only a little short with 35% of their airtime devoted ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    Here Is A Video of Matt & Kim and Friends Riding Their Bikes Into Roseland Theater

    As part of the MTV Woodies madness we chronicled here the other week. Later, the duo would actually win an award for the song's video, which had them streaking naked outside of MTV's Times Square studio (call it the circle of life). Later still, their bike entourage did keg stands. As Mary Louise ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2009

    So Whatever Happened to "Obama Fried Chicken" Marquee in the Latest Clipse Video?

    ​It became a blank yellow facade, according to Brokelyn. Unsanitized YouTube clips and the like show the proper Brownsville marquee, but the MTV version has been conspicuously scrubbed. Why? "It is possible that MTV erased the Obama Fried Chicken sign for the same two reasons networks typicall ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    August 11, 2009

    Six Finger Satellite

    ​It became a blank yellow facade, according to Brokelyn. Unsanitized YouTube clips and the like show the proper Brownsville marquee, but the MTV version has been conspicuously scrubbed. Why? "It is possible that MTV erased the Obama Fried Chicken sign for the same two reasons networks typicall ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2009

    Streaking Past Viacom Offices in Times Square Now Legitimate Path to MTV Video Music Award Nominations

    Hey, so the downy elf with the dilated pupils who dwells inside the padded confines of MTV's viral marketing campaign closet did good today! The MTV Video Music Award Nominations are out, and boy, look at that Breakthrough Video category: the ninja-filled, Underworld-vibing video to Bat For Lash's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2009

    Team Robespierre Vs. MTV: This Is Where the Magic Happens

    Photo by Rebecca SmeyneTy and Mike House at the Silent Barn in 2007 Not sure what's the most unfortunate part about this Team Robespierre and MTV2 mini-saga that's detailed in play-by-play over at the Tripwire: that some drunk stooge flipping off the videocamera at the Chicken Hut last year both co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2009

    Another Free iTunes Single of the Week: Last Vegas's "I'm Bad"

    Last week's prediction: Kiss My Ass. Five guys with stage-names chasing the wobbly dream of '80s hard rock superstardom, Last Vegas bear the all important 2009 Mötley Crüe cosign, which will surely come in handy when soliciting Guitar Center endorsements. World historical developments have cons ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2009

    Half-Naked Hotties Make a Splash!

    Click here for this week's column--an overstuffed sandwich of tawdry, tempestuous gossip and personal opinions. Among the tasty highlights: *Come visit the hot new indoor pool party, where everyone takes a dive except me. (I can't even doggie paddle.) *Marvel as a noted comic screams "Kim Basing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2009

    Staten Island Paper Deplores MTV Appearance of Local Girl

    We congratulate the Staten Island Advance: "Cursing Staten Islanders take center stage on MTV show" sounds like one of our headlines. The paper says Staten Island continues to "serve as a laughing stock for viewers across the country" thanks to the recent appearance on MTV's "A Double Shot at Love w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2009

    MTV's Real World Brooklyn Debut: Meet The Cast, Again

    Many months ago, our friend Nate "Igor" Smith photographed the Real World Brooklyn cast. We used his candids to make guesses about these fine youth-culture representatives--and as happens with complete speculation, the details were a little off. So we asked Sharon Steel to watch the first episode la ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2008

    Passing of TRL Unaccountably Mourned

    Many months ago, our friend Nate "Igor" Smith photographed the Real World Brooklyn cast. We used his candids to make guesses about these fine youth-culture representatives--and as happens with complete speculation, the details were a little off. So we asked Sharon Steel to watch the first episode la ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2008

    'Blogger of the Week' Winner Number One!

    Many months ago, our friend Nate "Igor" Smith photographed the Real World Brooklyn cast. We used his candids to make guesses about these fine youth-culture representatives--and as happens with complete speculation, the details were a little off. So we asked Sharon Steel to watch the first episode la ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2008

    People I Hate...

    Many months ago, our friend Nate "Igor" Smith photographed the Real World Brooklyn cast. We used his candids to make guesses about these fine youth-culture representatives--and as happens with complete speculation, the details were a little off. So we asked Sharon Steel to watch the first episode la ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2007

    M.I.A. and the Double Standard of MTV Censorship

    Many months ago, our friend Nate "Igor" Smith photographed the Real World Brooklyn cast. We used his candids to make guesses about these fine youth-culture representatives--and as happens with complete speculation, the details were a little off. So we asked Sharon Steel to watch the first episode la ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2007

    Celebrity Rap Superstar: What Might've Been

    Many months ago, our friend Nate "Igor" Smith photographed the Real World Brooklyn cast. We used his candids to make guesses about these fine youth-culture representatives--and as happens with complete speculation, the details were a little off. So we asked Sharon Steel to watch the first episode la ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2007

    Is Sellout Even a Dirty Word Anymore?

    Many months ago, our friend Nate "Igor" Smith photographed the Real World Brooklyn cast. We used his candids to make guesses about these fine youth-culture representatives--and as happens with complete speculation, the details were a little off. So we asked Sharon Steel to watch the first episode la ... More >>

  • Music

    May 22, 2007

    1,440 Minutes

    An MTV takeover results in better bands, random absurdity, and . . . videos

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2007

    Better Than Guitar Hero: Rock Band

    An MTV takeover results in better bands, random absurdity, and . . . videos

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2007

    Late-Night MTV: Total Anarchy

    An MTV takeover results in better bands, random absurdity, and . . . videos

  • Music

    February 27, 2007

    Anthemic Canucks Raise The Terror Alert

    An MTV takeover results in better bands, random absurdity, and . . . videos

  • Screens

    February 7, 2006

    Game From Hell

    Latest plan to save Sudan: Make a video game dramatizing Darfur

  • Screens

    November 8, 2005

    Remote Patrol

    Latest plan to save Sudan: Make a video game dramatizing Darfur

  • News

    July 13, 2004

    Newscasters Aren't Stupid

    Wonkette's Ana Marie Cox worries about her MTV gig

  • News

    March 23, 2004

    GOP's Pimp My Candidate

    MTV Meets RNC in Times Square

  • Art

    July 22, 2003

    The Music TV Wars

    Reality Killed the Video Star

  • Music

    June 3, 2003

    The Avrilette Awards

    Tweeenage Pop-Rock Nukes Annoying Hockey Girl's and Holden Caulfield's Paths

  • NYC Life

    August 28, 2001

    MTV Nation

    Grown Up All Wrong

  • Music

    August 21, 2001

    Heard It on the X

    There Is No Such Thing as Nü Metal, and It Has an X-Tremely Funny Face

  • Music

    September 12, 2000

    Music

    There Is No Such Thing as Nü Metal, and It Has an X-Tremely Funny Face

  • Music

    October 19, 1999

    A Golden Age

    MTV Names the Only 10 Songs That Matter

  • News

    September 21, 1999

    What's in a Name?

    Rapping About the Future of Online Music Media

  • Music

    September 22, 1998

    MTV Goes Gray

    Rapping About the Future of Online Music Media

  • News

    August 18, 1998

    The Consumer as a Fan

    I'm With the Brand

  • Music

    May 5, 1998

    MTV Contest Hacked

    I'm With the Brand

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