THE END IS NIGH: Jack White Collaborates With Insane Clown Posse

Seriously.

This ain't no mashup.

Jack White produced the new Insane Clown Posse single, "Leck Mich Im Arsch."

And oh yeah, the band raps over Mozart in the track.



Want more? Listen to the song below:



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(I still can't believe this is true. I'm just going to lie to myself and believe someone's damn talented with Photoshop.)

MTV's Best Videos Of The '80s

So MTV did a poll to see what MTV fans thought the best video of the '80s is and the results surprised me. The overwhelming winner at around 75% was...

INXS's "Need You Tonight" video.



It's a really weird list and wow are there some INXS fans browsing MTV.com.

Who would you have voted for?

It's 911 For Rich People!

These commercials are hilarious, but I never remember what they're selling.

MC 900 Ft Jesus, "If I Only Had A Brain"

From 1994, here's MC 900 Ft Jesus with "If I Only Had A Brain."

Enjoy!

DVD Review: Counting Crows, August And Everything After: Live At Town Hall

I've seen Counting Crows live several times. I admit fully to being a fan and there are several reasons for that. (See how "Mr. Jones" is already slipping into this piece?) I was quite pleased to receive a copy of the Counting Crows' concert DVD, August And Everything After: Live At Town Hall. This particular concert is unique because for this one show, the set list was the album August And Everything After, (and is there a fan out there who doesn't love this album?) played beginning to end. After watching this DVD, I think I would have given my right leg to be at that show.

I've always loved Adam Duritz's lyrics because his metaphors have always spoken to me. Sitting at home listening to a Counting Crows album makes me want to write. But watching Duritz and the Counting Crows perform is an entirely different experience. This DVD captures their phenomenal performance experience in a way I didn't expect. Duritz is amazing on stage and I'm always blown away by the depth and range of emotion he can project while performing. He is at times tortured, angry, melancholy, exuberant, or playing the clown. And it never feels practiced because I have literally seen him in concerts play one song incredibly angry and then at another performance sing the same song full of sorrow. But this concert is not solely an Adam Duritz act: the musical adeptness of the band is astounding. Counting Crows is a band known for its improvisation on stage, which they do extensively in this concert, and the way the band can keep up with Duritz' change-ups is impressive. But more than that the inherent joy the band obviously feels performing this concert simply leaks out of the TV screen and infects the viewer.

The Foo Fighters Are Taking Their Hot Buns On The Road

To announce a tour, most bands hold a press conference or post something to Facebook. Leave it to Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters to announce their tour in this hilarious and NSFW manner:



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I'll Take Rubber Mario Over Paper Mario

Have you always dreamed of Mario as a woman in a rubber plumber's outfit?

Merry Christmas!



$465 and it can be yours!

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Flesh For Lulu, "I Go Crazy"

From 1987, here's Flesh For Lulu with "I Go Crazy."

Enjoy!

Win A Syfy Ghost Hunters T-Shirt!

Hey everyone! We've got something really cool for you today! A Ghost Hunters t-shirt from Syfy:

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Sound cool? Then send us an email and good luck! We'll pick a winner on Friday evening!

Book Review: The People Of Burning Man: Portraits Of Revolutionary Spirits

I admit I'd never heard of Burning Man before, but I love photography and love to see others' visions in print. If you've ever thought you were unique and anti-establishment, most of us will find that we are not that unusual when we look at this book.

Though not for those who are offended by the human body in any natural form (and some less than natural forms), this collection of portraits celebrates humanity in all of its strangeness. There are traditional portraits contrasted with the same people in all their artistic beauty. There are multiple photos of the same person, though you would not recognize him as the same person if you were not told.

If you are interested in photography, people, art, uniqueness, the human body as art, even the strangeness of humanity, this book is worth checking out. Each pose is as interesting as the person depicted.

If you're inspired to attend the Burning Man festival, sorry to say that it is sold out this year, but you can experience a tiny part of it in The People Of Burning Man: Portraits Of Revolutionary Spirits.

New Music Releases: BulletBoys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lenny Kravitz, Counting Crows, Juliana Hatfield, Mike Doughty, And Butch Walker

Big week this week, kids.

Here are this week's new releases by '80s and early '90s artists. We've compiled this list to the best of our abilities.

Artist: BulletBoys
Title: Rocked & Ripped
Release date: August 30, 2011
Rebirth or Reissue: Rebirth
More information: The band covers Pink, Tom Petty, Bon Jovi, Crue, Amy Winehouse, Mr. Mister, and nine other acts.


Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Title: I'm With You
Release date: August 30, 2011
Rebirth or Reissue: Rebirth
More information: Fourteen new tracks.


Artist: Lenny Kravitz
Title: Black And White America
Release date: August 30, 2011
Rebirth or Reissue: Rebirth
More information: Sixteen new tracks.

Snow Patrol, "Called Out In The Dark"

From 2011, here's Snow Patrol with "Called Out In The Dark."

Enjoy!



The single is available on iTunes.

First Look: The Rum Diary

Another ride with Johnny Depp as the Good Doctor? Giddyup!

The La's, "There She Goes"

From 1988, here's The La's with "There She Goes."

Enjoy!

I'd Love To Press Her... Too Easy

Sadly, you can no longer buy this swimsuit but you can still bask in its utter awesomeness.



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First Listen: Norwegian Recycling, "Don't Stop Believin'"

We've got a new song today from Peter Bull Enger of Norwegian Recycling! "Don't Stop Believin'" contains bits and pieces from the following six songs:

• Journey, "Don't Stop Believin'"
• Shakira, "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"
• Britney Spears, "Till the World Ends"
• Robyn, "Dancing On My Own"
• Bruno Mars, "Just The Way You Are"
• Tim Berg, "Seek Bromance"

Bonnie Tyler, "Total Eclipse Of The Heart"

From 1983, here's Bonnie Tyler with "Total Eclipse Of The Heart."

Enjoy!

Back To Where It All Started: Our Interview With The Human League's Philip Oakey

Today I have the absolute pleasure of talking with Philip Oakey, part of the trio - along with Susan Ann Sulley and Joanne Catherall - that makes up that iconic band, The Human League! Although most people recall The Human League and immediately think '80s, the truth is they are a band who have been active, either making new music or playing live shows, almost continuously since their inception. In between tour dates I caught up with Philip to talk about their latest album, the beginning of MTV, and the hard work of everything in between.

(Total plus? Listening to his sexy English accent. HOT!)

How are you today?
I'm good, thank you.

So tell me about the new album, Credo.
Well, we just decided it was time to return more or less to our roots. In Britain we've been sort of a bit swamped with guitar records for a few years and there seemed a little opportunity - people have maybe gotten a little bit bored with the guitar stuff again - to do a synthesizer album. So we went out and did it.

Do you have a theme to the album?
The theme's more what it's based on and it's just the fact that it's based on old synths. Sort of new recording methods and so on but more of a sort of celebration of what got us into music in the first place. Which was, you know, synthesizers becoming available for the first time.

First Look: OK Go, "The Muppet Show Theme Song"

I love this song and video so much!

Fun Fact About Doctor Beverly Crusher

Thanks to Netflix Instant I've been recently addicted to watching every episode of Star Trek: Next Generation. (Yes, I know, geeky, shut up.) And watching these episodes reminded me of a fun fact.

Gates McFadden, the red headed Doctor Beverly Crusher, was actually a dancer before she started acting. She actually choreographed the movement for two of my all-time favorite films from the '80s: the characters in the film The Dark Crystal (the creepy Skeksis? McFadden's movement work) and the dance sequences in Labyrinth.

I found this out some years ago when playing with the special features on my DVD copy of The Dark Crystal. There's an interesting bit on the development of the puppets and a super young McFadden (who then went by her first name, Cheryl, rather than her middle name, Gates) was all dolled up in dance gear and was going over some techniques.

Enough typing, back to Trek watching.

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Fury In The Slaughterhouse, "When I'm Dead And Gone"

From 1993, here's Fury In The Slaughterhouse with "When I'm Dead And Gone."

Enjoy!

Top 20 Saturday Night Live Skits

For this week's Ranked!, we decided to take a look at our favorite Saturday Night Live skits. Here are our top twenty!

20. "Sprockets"
19. "Land Shark"
18. "The Sinatra Group"
17. "Weekend Update"
16. "Prose And Cons"
15. "Hans And Franz"
14. "The Last Voyage Of The Starship Enterprise"
13. "Celebrity Jeopardy"
12. "Samurai Deli"
11. "Ebony And Ivory"
10. "Church Lady"
9. "Get A Life"
8. "Matt Foley"
7. "Wayne's World"
6. "Schweddy Balls"

Finally, A Biopic For Us '80s Kids

To all my Trapper Keeping sticker-collecting pals, this one's for you.

Lisa Frank	UCBcomedy.com
Watch more comedy videos from the twisted minds of the UCB Theatre at UCBcomedy.com

I saw some Lisa Frank stickers at Walgreens just the other day and was totally tempted. Was I the only sticker book fan? God I hope sparkly unicorn smelly stickers are the next big comeback.

I'm Not Falling For It Again, Paranormal Activity

As I've mentioned before, I'm kind of a wimp about horror movies. A few years ago, the makers of Paranormal Activity actually talked me out of seeing the flick in the theaters by selling it as the scariest movie ever made. When I finally watched the DVD at home (with every light in the house on), I soon realized what an overblown sentiment the marketing department fed me.

The trailer for Paranormal Activity 2 was creepy because they put a baby in jeopardy, which to a parent is a sure-fire way to raise our pulse. But word on the street was that PA2 was more of the same: kinda slow and not really scary.

Yesterday, I saw the trailer for PA3 in the theater. I'm going to discuss the trailer below, but you should watch it first:

The Kooks, "Junk Of The Heart (Happy)"

From 2011, here's The Kooks with "Junk Of The Heart (Happy)."

Enjoy!

More Bumps In The Night: An Interview With Amy Bruni And Adam Berry Of Syfy's Ghost Hunters

I've been a long time fan of Syfy's hit TV show Ghost Hunters since the very first season. Back then, Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson were often shown working during the day for Roto-Rooter, while at night investigating the paranormal. The show has certainly come a long way in seven years. Back then, the TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society) team worked out of a little trailer. But now they're headquartered in their own brick building. They've upgraded with suped-up vans with all of the latest equipment, and the show has become its own franchise, spawning two spin-offs: Ghost Hunters International and Ghost Hunters Academy.

On August 15th, I had the opportunity to attend a media press conference with two members of the Ghost Hunters, the lovely Amy Bruni and the witty Adam Berry.

Revisiting Fright Night (Or: Chekov And The Doctor Fight The Undead)

My knee-jerk reaction to any remake, reboot, or "re-imagining" of a movie that I enjoyed is to automatically denounce it as blasphemy. Last year, when I heard about the remake of Fright Night, I was doubly disgusted. It was not only a remake of one of my favorite 80's movies--it was a remake of what I consider to be a really good vampire movie. When I saw the cast list, I was somewhat mollified but still dubious.

And then I went and saw the movie last night. And I loved it.

The new film sticks pretty close to the basic story line of the original. Charlie Brewster (Anton Yelchin--Chekov from the 2009 Star Trek) and his single mom, Jane (Toni Collette) have a new neighbor. Jerry (Colin Farrell) is a charming, handsome, and somewhat mysterious guy who sleeps days and works nights. He seems friendly enough at first. At least until Charlie's friend "Evil" Ed (Christopher Mintz-Plasse--McLovin from Superbad) tells Charlie that Jerry is a vampire who is responsible for the unusually high number of people who have gone missing lately. Charlie is dubious until Ed disappears and the evidence becomes more than he can ignore. Unfortunately, about the time that Charlie catches on to Jerry, Jerry catches onto Charlie.

With Charlie, Jane, and Charlie's girlfriend Amy (Imogen Poots) all in danger, Charlie must turn to a famous vampire "expert"--Vegas performer Peter Vincent (Doctor Who's David Tennant) for help.

Like I said, the basic bones of the story are the same, and the changes make a lot of sense. Setting the action in Las Vegas instead of whatever unnamed town the first movie was a great move. Vegas has a transient population, made more so by the bad economy. Add to that the fact that people working nights and acting weird is pretty common, and you have a pretty great place for vampires to settle in. It also allowed Peter Vincent to be a Vegas stage act instead of host of a late-night horror show (something that really doesn't exist anymore). The other overall change was that the tone of the film. Although it still has its light moments, the overall mood is a little more dark and sinister. Jerry is much more menacing under his thin veneer of charm. And, of course, the special effects are a lot more convincing (and gory).

After the film was over, my wife and I immediately went home and re-watched the original Fright Night. And, much to our surprise, we made an amazing discovery.

The new one is better than the original.

Part of the reason is probably because the original writer/director, Tom Holland, had a hand in writing the new version. Another is the casting, which was just brilliant. Every actor in the movie is head and shoulders above their counterparts in the 80's film. This is especially true of Tennant's Peter Vincent, who is completely different from Roddy McDowall's version. He's still comedy relief, but his cowardly moments are offset by some real bravery and an actual scholarly knowledge of vampires.

If I had one complaint about the new film, it's that all of the characters find out about and accept that Jerry is a vampire. As a result, the setup at the start of the film seems a little rushed. Other than that, though, the film is paced really good, the action is intense, and the moments of humor (while fewer and farther between than in the original) are excellent. There's even a cameo by Chris Sarandon, who played Jerry in the first film. That was a nice touch.

So, yeah--good stuff! Will the new Fright Night change my mind about railing against remakes of films I consider too good to mess with? Probably not. But it definitely stands as an example that remakes can actually be done well if the original material is treated well.

Conan The Barbarian's Gonna Lament This

One of my most favorite things about mediocre summer blockbusters is the smartly written, snarky, scathing reviews from some movie critics.

Enter, Roger Ebert on Conan the Barbarian:

This Marique, she's a piece of work. She has white pancake makeup, blood red lips, cute little facial tattoos and wickedly sharp metal talons on her fingers. At one point. she blows some magic dust at Conan, and the dust turns into a team of warriors made of sand. This is a neat special effect, although it raises the question if you turn back to sand when Conan slices you, what kind of a life is that?

*snicker*

How about John DeFore at the Washington Post?

If indeed there has been a community of film buffs yearning for a "Conan" reboot, they could hardly be hoping for a more appropriate slab of beef to play him than Jason Momoa - a Hawaiian with muscle tone to make Frank Frazetta weep and perpetually flared nostrils that, one suspects, can smell an enemy's blood long before it spurts from severed arteries.

Those nostrils do a lot of Momoa's acting, to be honest. As right as he is looks-wise, Momoa falls short in attitude: He speaks in one of those trying-too-hard baritones heard in young jocks whose greatest fear is being called gay. Combine his vocal delivery with the obligatory misogyny ("Woman! I said come here!"), and you come dangerously close to Fratboy the Bar-brawler-ian.

*LAUGH* Ouch!

But maybe this review will make you want to see it?

This is the movie for people who like blood, violence and topless women. Who is still reading this review?

So, maybe not all bad, right boys? In 3-D no less! Fess up, who's seeing the movie?

Speaking Of Being Exploited...

The big news out of Hollywood this week is from director Ridley Scott: he's planning to revisit the world of his 1982 sci-fi classic, Blade Runner.

Calm down geeks. Keep reading.

It sounds like it's actually a new story, possibly a prequel or a sequel, or maybe just a whole new story, in the original Blade Runner world. It's likely that it won't involve Harrison Ford either. Scott is on board to direct and produce the new film. I think that the original was rich enough to support a new story in the universe if they get the correct writer on board. It's been awhile since I read the original Philip K. Dick story, "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", but I think there were some things in there not covered by the film that could be incorporated into a new story.

I'll be curious to see Scott's upcoming film, Prometheus, which started off as an Alien prequel, but then evolved into something... else. Scott + Damon Lindelof, one of the minds behind LOST and the Star Trek reboot? That could be really interesting. Starring Charlize Theron? She's hot right?

So, come on geeks, are we outraged? I think this could maybe not suck. Am I alone in this? God I hope Sean Young makes an appearance - she's currently appearing with Michael Lohan, Amy Fisher, Bai Ling, and Steven Adler on Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew. Homegirl needs to get sober and get a job - and she rocked Blade Runner.

Behind The Sound: Our Interview With Different Fur's Patrick Brown

In between practicing in the garage to playing big gigs is where most bands take some time to record. Now everyone loves a great album but most people don't really know the ins and outs of how an album is actually made. Today we are getting a rare look behind the scenes of a recording studio! We're talking to Patrick Brown, owner and sound engineer of the San Francisco-based studio Different Fur. Over the years Different Fur has worked with artists ranging from Stevie Wonder to will.i.am and Crash Kings, but no matter who the artist is we found the perspective of the person in charge of "getting it done" quite enlightening.

Can you tell me a little of the history of Different Fur Studios?
Different Fur was founded around 1968 by a guy named Patrick Gleeson who was known as kind of a synthesizer pioneer. He was one of the first Moog [synthesizers] authorized people, like in production services outside of Moog, and he was a synth collector as well and a crazy guy. Because of that he had a lot of people fly out to work with him which was sort of how Different Fur was founded. Originally it was founded at a... like hippie commune for him and his wife and another guy and his wife, that it turned into a recording studio because so many people were flying out to work with him on music. So they built the place, they actually built the place by hand, using drawings from somebody else. Yeah, so for a long time they did a lot of records. They did the Apocalypse Now score there, I think he did all himself. A lot of the early Herbie Hancock, I think he did three records, [such as] Headhunters and Sextant. A lot of stuff like that; he did a lot of development solo projects. One project that's really funny, he did a copy of all the songs from Star Wars all in synth form. Pretty hilarious.

But he was one of those guys, kind of one of those early pioneers and sort of a jazz type musician. And he's still around, I think he just had his 81st birthday. Eventually he passed the studio on to Howard Johnston who had it in the years that most people know it from. The years where they did Stevie Wonder, a lot of Joe Satriani, and Earth, Wind and Fire. There were a lot of celesta records at the end of Patrick Gleeson's era and the beginning of Howard's era. Because of where they were in the Mission [district], because of where we are in the Mission, it's sort of a weird location for something that's over 40 years old. At the time it was mainly sort of a residential and warehouse neighborhood. But I actually had a conversation with Patrick Gleeson where I was saying, "Oh, our neighborhood is changing so much. You had such great foresight to put us in this spot," and he actually said that it's come up a few times in the history of the place, so the location has worked out really well. Being kind of a group of non-bigoted people, being close to the Castro during the disco era, we made a lot of disco records because of it.

First Look: Lollipop Chainsaw

I'm surprised the protests haven't already started over this.

Queensryche, "Empire"

From 1990, here's Queensryche with "Empire."

Enjoy!

Let's Talk About Lady Gaga's New Video

Have you seen it yet? With the cornfields, barnyard voodoo, mermaid, freaky ice cream guy, and everything else?



She also kisses herself, which is kind of cool. You just know Kanye's pissed he didn't think of that first.

So what do you think? Personally, "You And I" is my favorite Lady Gaga song. But the video's a little too much.

The Muppets Get A Makeover

An all-star tribute to the Muppets, entitled The Green Album, will be released on August 23, 2011. Here's the tracklisting:

1. "The Muppet Show Theme," OK Go
2. "The Rainbow Connection," Weezer and Hayley Williams
3. "Mahna Mahna," The Fray
4. "Movin' Right Along," Alkaline Trio
5. "Our World," My Morning Jacket
6. "Halfway Down The Stairs," Amy Lee
7. "Mr. Bassman," Sondre Lerche
8. "Wishing Song," The Airborne Toxic Event
9. "Night Life," Brandon Saller
10. "Bein' Green," Andrew Bird
11. "I Hope That Something Better Comes Along," Matt Nathanson
12. "I'm Going To Go Back There Someday," Rachael Yamagata

Right now, you can stream the whole album below, courtesy of NPR:



Guess what? I finally like an OK Go song!

First Look: The Naked And Famous, "The Sun"

Yesterday, The Naked And Famous decided to live up to the first part of their name and release this awesome and extremely NSFW video for "The Sun:"



Unsolicited advice to up-and-coming bands: More of you should release videos with copious amounts of nudity.

I really should be in charge of a record label.

The Hooters, "And We Danced"

From 1985, here's The Hooters with "And We Danced."

Enjoy!

Top 25 Cure Songs (Nos. 1-5)

For this week'd Ranked!, we decided to take a look at our favorite songs by The Cure. After the mascara was smeared, we ended up with our twenty-five favorite Cure songs.

Did your favorite make our cut?

Find out below!

Here's the Top Five!

5. "Lullaby"

Top 25 Cure Songs (Nos. 6-10)

For this week'd Ranked!, we decided to take a look at our favorite songs by The Cure. After the mascara was smeared, we ended up with our twenty-five favorite Cure songs.

Did your favorite make our cut?

Find out below!

Here are numbers 6-10:

10. "Let's Go To Bed"

Top 25 Cure Songs (Nos. 11-15)

For this week'd Ranked!, we decided to take a look at our favorite songs by The Cure. After the mascara was smeared, we ended up with our twenty-five favorite Cure songs.

Did your favorite make our cut?

Find out below!

Here are numbers 11-15:

15. "From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea"

Top 25 Cure Songs (Nos. 16-20)

For this week'd Ranked!, we decided to take a look at our favorite songs by The Cure. After the mascara was smeared, we ended up with our twenty-five favorite Cure songs.

Did your favorite make our cut?

Find out below!

Here are numbers 16-20:

20. "Apart"

Top 25 Cure Songs (Nos. 21-25)

For this week'd Ranked!, we decided to take a look at our favorite songs by The Cure. After the mascara was smeared, we ended up with our twenty-five favorite Cure songs.

Did your favorite make our cut?

Find out below!

Here are numbers 21-25:

25. "Why Can't I Be You?"

Gibson Picks The Greatest Songs Of The '80s

The fine folks who make the kickass Gibson guitars ran a poll of Gibson fans - what are the greatest songs of the '80s? They also made some picks of their own, and the picks were rather surprising.

Gibson.com's top pick? "London Calling" by The Clash.



Nice.

Their top 5 rounds out with:

2. Guns N' Roses, "Sweet Child o' Mine" (1988)
3. Michael Jackson, "Billie Jean" (1983)
4. Guns N' Roses, "Welcome to the Jungle" (1987)
5. Public Enemy, "Fight the Power" (1989)

Top pick by the Gibson.com readers? "Back in Black" by AC/DC. Great pick for guitar loving rock fans

The fan top 5 rounds out with:

2. Iron Maiden, "The Number of the Beast" (1982)
3. AC/DC, "Shoot to Thrill" (1980)
4. Dire Straits, "Money for Nothing" (1984)
5. Simple Minds, "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (1985)

Overall, two pretty solid lists of music. The fan list skews more pop and metal, which I thought was kind of interesting. You can see both sets of picks here at Gibson's site.

Anything surprise you? How do you feel about the Clash taking top honors?

Howling Bells, "Into The Sky"

From 2011, here's Howling Bells with "Into The Sky."

Enjoy!

Hanson Has A Few Words For Kings Of Leon

Kings Of Leon recently cancelled their tour due to their lead singer's vocal issues and exhaustion. In an interview with W.E.N.N., Isaac Hanson of Hanson had the following to say:

"I have a hard time with musicians who act like pricks because it just makes me mad. I just sit there and I go, 'You know what, dude, no matter whether you're in a band just surviving or you're in a bus playing stadiums, one way or another you're still among the rare breed of people that are actually getting paid to do it.

If you're actually making a living doing it, man, pinch yourself every day, because it goes if you don't love it... and people will eventually get pissed off.

And I'm gonna call somebody out on it—the Kings of Leon guys are running some risks. They're irritating people; you can’t do that too much. Eventually the bad boy image affects fans' willingness to show up. Their fans will get bummed out.

Kings Of Leon! You've just been Mmmbopped!

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THIS Is How You Get Your Charity Noticed

New Music Releases: Nothing

Every week, we compile the new releases from artists of the '80s and early '90s. This week, there's nothing. Seriously. A children's album by Jewel and that's about it.

Hope you're still digging your copy of Watch The Throne.

Think I'm lying? The artists behind the Top 3 preorders this week on Amazon are a combined 179 years old: Jeff Bridges, Daniel O'Donnell, and Guy Clark.

ROCK!

Blindness, "Confessions"

From 2011, here's Blindness with "Confessions."

Enjoy!

Stealing From The '80s Continues

In Hollywood, "what's old is new" seems to be the mantra. Great movies from the '80s seem to be a treasure trove of great ideas for the studios to reboot, remarket, and unleash upon a nostalgic audience.

There's a difference between a long-awaited sequel and a remake. Take Tron and Tron Legacy, for example. I enjoyed the updated sequel and thought it was a great continuation of the original storyline. And then there's Karate Kid 2010, which was a complete bastardization of a film I hold sacred (bowing my head and saying a prayer to Mr. Pat Morita). And don't even get me started on Arthur, Clash of the Titans, Miami Vice, and The A-Team.

A remake of Red Dawn is already in the works and I really don't know how they're going to pull that off. The film was released during the Cold War, so it made sense. Originally, they had the Chinese invading us, but they've since changed it to North Koreans coming to take us over--but not before a group of high school kids foil their plans (think Home Alone but with machine guns).

Here's just a tiny sample of '80s movies that are being planned for a complete reboot:

1. The Last Starfighter (1984): still speculation whether it's a sequel or reboot
2. Footloose  (1984): will be released in October of this year
3. Poltergeist (1982): "They're baaaaaack..."
4. Weird Science (1985): this one makes me want to cry
5. WarGames (1983): not the same without the telephone modem and floppy disk
6. Robocop (1987): this project has changed hands so many times. It'll be a CGI bonanza for sure. Yuck.
7. Ghostbusters (1984): absolute outrage!
8. Short Circuit (1986): Johnny 5 is alive... again
9. The Goonies (1985): they are spreading the original over 4 new films. That's so wrong.
10. Dirty Dancing (1987): this has gotten a lot of press lately. They should just leave this one in the corner.

And if they even think about rebooting The Breakfast Club, I will personally lead a public protest.

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First Look/Listen: Superheavy, "Miracle Worker"

Here's the new video from the Superheavy supergroup which consists of Mick Jagger, Joss Stone, Dave Stewart, Damian Marley, and A.R. Rahman.

P.S. I want Mick's pink suit.

Jani Lane (1964-2011)

Jani Lane, former front man of Warrant, was found dead yesterday in California. Fact: Warrant was the only band I've ever seen live twice in one night, at two different venues.

Here's some Warrant:

"Heaven"

Mike & The Mechanics, "The Living Years"

From 1988, here's Mike & The Mechanics with "The Living Years."

Enjoy!

First Look: Jay-Z And Kanye West, "Otis"

Love the fact they're auctioning the car for charity.

CD Review: Mona, EP

There was nothing quite like the anticipation of buying a new single... anxiously awaiting your allowance, walking to the record store on a hot summer day, all to get a copy of that song you may have heard on the radio. And of course, listen to another unknown tune on the flip side, like a present waiting to be unwrapped. The times you got a single with four, FOUR!, songs was sweet squealing bonus.

Today, single releases get downloaded to your computer but it makes the anticipation no less sweet. Just a lot faster.

I felt that sense of unwrapping a present when I listened to the four track Mona EP. With Nick Brown on lead vocals/guitars, Vince Gard on drums, Zach Lindsey on bass/vocals, and Jordan Young on guitar/vocals, the Nashville-based group pour out a pleasing wave of static-y guitars and driving rhythms. Their brand of alternative rocks reminds me a bit of OG shoegaze (not nu-gaze) but with a modern energy and guitar hooks that will have you first bopping your head and then singing along in no time. I especially liked the angry anthem feel of "Lines In The Sand," but the catchiness of "Listen to Your Love" is no less addictive. It's the type of rock you play at a house party right before it gets crashed by the cops. I can't say the lyrics are anything to write home about, but with this band at the beginning of their career I'm already looking forward to watching how they develop. And this set, which also included the tracks "Teenager" and "Trouble On The Way," gave me an anticipatory taste of what's to be found on their self-titled debut album, Mona, which was released in the US this spring.



Want more Mona? Visit their hompage, Facebook, Twitter, or MySpace. You can find their music on iTunes and Amazon.

It's The Great White, Charlie Brown

I found out something today. My love of Jaws is far greater than my hatred of Peanuts because this mashup by Charles Forsman brought a smile to my face:

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First Look: A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas

This is what Christmas is all about, people!

"This is like that scene from A Christmas Story..."

Says She's Ms. Blat, "Violent Nudity" And "Ha Ha Ha"

It's two videos in one!

From 2011, here's Says She's Ms. Blat with "Violent Nudity" and "Ha Ha Ha."

Enjoy!



Like the tunes? Download them for free!

Following Her Heart: Our Interview With Susanna Hoffs

The Bangles will be releasing Sweetheart Of The Sun, the band's fifth studio album and first album of new material in nearly eight years, on September 13th. In October, they will hit the road for a tour. Susanna Hoffs talked with us recently about the new album, touring, her solo album, her favorite songs, advice for new bands, and one night in Chapel Hill twenty years ago.

How are you doing today?
Good! It's been busy already. Besides doing The Bangles thing, I've been recording up a storm and writing up a storm, working with Matthew Sweet on Under the Covers, Vol. 3 as well as a solo record I've been trying to make my whole life. It's been a good, creative year.

That's good! Sweetheart Of The Sun is The Bangles' first album in almost eight years. What made you guys decide that now was the time to release some new tunes?
We've been meaning to do it. Our lives are fairly complicated because we're all moms, working mothers. It becomes a challenge to block out the time. It took us a long time on the record partly because we never had this ability to just stop everything in our lives and hunker down and do it.

A lot of people don't know we're still a band. We do tour a lot, but it's always under the radar. We don't do really long, focused tours. We did three tours of Australia: 2005, 2008, and 2010, so that took some time out of our schedules. We just kept saying, "Oh, we'll do the record when we're done with this or we're done with that." We finally got to a point where we were like, "We've got to stop going out and doing these little runs and focus our energy on getting in the studio."

This Should've Been The B-Side To "Nobody's Fool"

Who's that dapper young band in the following 1983 commercial for Pat's Chili Dogs?



Why yes, that is Cinderella, a whole three years before the release of Night Songs.

First Thoughts: Maroon 5 Ft. Christina Aguilera, "Moves Like Jagger"

So they released the video for the Maroon 5/Xtina joint yesterday. What do you think?



Personally, if we're looking for a video with impersonators, I'm going to go with the Poly Styrene video with all the Michael Jackson impersonators we showed yesterday. And if you want songs that mention Jagger, I'll take Cher Lloyd's "Swagger Jagger."

What do you say?

Age Of Consent, "The Beach"

From 2011, here's Age Of Consent with "The Beach."

Enjoy!

Top 20 U2 Songs (Nos. 1-5)

For this week's Ranked!, we decided to compile a list of our favorite U2 songs. When we stopped arguing and the dust settled, we were left with our Top Twenty.

Did yours make the cut?

Put on your fly shades and read on!

Here's the Top Five:

5. "Where The Streets Have No Name"

Top 20 U2 Songs (Nos. 6-10)

For this week's Ranked!, we decided to compile a list of our favorite U2 songs. When we stopped arguing and the dust settled, we were left with our Top Twenty.

Did yours make the cut?

Put on your fly shades and read on!

Here are Nos. 11-15:

10. "One"

Top 20 U2 Songs (Nos. 11-15)

For this week's Ranked!, we decided to compile a list of our favorite U2 songs. When we stopped arguing and the dust settled, we were left with our Top Twenty.

Did yours make the cut?

Put on your fly shades and read on!

Here are Nos. 11-15:

15. "Angel Of Harlem"

Top 20 U2 Songs (Nos. 16-20)

For this week's Ranked!, we decided to compile a list of our favorite U2 songs. When we stopped arguing and the dust settled, we were left with our Top Twenty.

Did yours make the cut?

Put on your fly shades and read on!

Here are Nos. 16-20:

20. "Walk On"

Who Would Put Baby in a Corner AGAIN?

If you're a female of a certain age you pretty much have to admit that you watched Dirty Dancing 3,897,275 times, especially after it came out on VHS. (Yeah, I said it. VHS. What?) I know I wanted to be Frances "Baby" Houseman, even with her awkwardness. Who wouldn't have wanted to hook up with Johnny? He was both bad and good. Swoon!

So I hear that Lions Gate Entertainment is in the works for a Dirty Dancing remake, directed by Kenny Ortega, the choreographer of the original film. The early buzz indicates it will be released in 2013.

I'm not sure how I feel about this remake. Who could play Johnny as well as the late, great Patrick Swayze? (And who could crinkle his nose as cute as him?) Who could play Baby with as much adorable awkwardness as Jennifer Grey (pre-nose job)?

I'm pretty sure I'll stick with the original.

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Free Download: My Tiger My Timing, "Endless Summer (Just Say Joe Remix)"

You know we're big fans of My Tiger My Timing here at Culture Brats. Well guess what? The band released a remix of "Endless Summer" yesterday that can be yours for free!Give the song a listen below and then head on over to the band's Facebook page to snag your free download!

Poly Styrene, "Ghoulish"

From 2011, here's Poly Styrene with "Ghoulish."

Enjoy!

Not Just For Comic-Con

Oh laaaaadies, Buzzfeed found the ultimate dress for us girls from the '80s who loved to get their Nintendo on.

Hot, right? I'm actually not sure what I love more, the dress or those shoes. You an wear that get up anywhere. As long as "anywhere" is "Comic-Con" or a play about Dungeons and Dragons. And yet, the ensemble is way less creepy than this dress:

Really? Buscemi? As a dress?

And here's a bonus for you all, just because nothing says sexy like a shark swimming out of your crotch:

We're gonna need a bigger boat.

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Ready For Some More Tron?

I know there were mixed reviews on Tron: Legacy. I personally kind of dug it. It maintained that cheesy Tron vibe and the Daft Punk score kind of rocked my world. Well I guess it did enough box office to continue the saga. Well, sort of. There's an animated Tron series coming out, called Tron: Uprising. Here's a look at it:

Pajiba lists a huge number of actors providing voice talent, including Elijah Wood, Mandy Moore, Paul Reubens, Lance Henriksen, and Bruce Boxleitner.

Per news released at Comic-Con, Wood stars as a young program, Beck, and the story happens in the time between the two films. Animated Tron might be the way to go. Would you watch it?

New Music Releases: Culture Club And The Motels

Here are this week's new releases by '80s and early '90s artists. We've compiled this list to the best of our abilities.

Artist: Culture Club
Title: Miss Me Blind: Greatest Hits Live!
Release date: August 9, 2011
Rebirth or Reissue: Reissue
More information: Fourteen live tracks.

Artist: The Motels
Title: Apocalypso
Release date: August 9, 2011
Rebirth or Reissue: Reissue
More information: Ten tracks and six demos, this is the album that Capitol Records rejected in 1981.

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Set Your DVRs: Week Of August 8, 2011

Here are the musical acts appearing on the talk show circuit this week. We compiled this list to the best of our abilities. Check your local listings and don't shoot the messenger.

Monday, August 8th
Conan: Imelda May
Jimmy Kimmel Live: Eric Church
Last Call With Carson Daly: Frank Turner (R)
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon: My Chemical Romance
Late Show With David Letterman: Drive-By Truckers (R)
Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Panic! At the Disco

Miles Fisher, "New Romance"

From 2011, here's Miles Fisher with "New Romance."

Enjoy!

I Was On MTV's Made!

Back in 2004 I was living in St. Louis and worked in my free time as a stage manager for St. Louis Shakespeare. I was getting ready to stage manage their production of Richard III and was preparing to assist the director with the auditions when I got a phone call from the company's Artistic Director. She informed me that MTV would be at auditions with two young ladies who were planning to audition, as Richard III does require some young ladies to perform in it. I said eloquently, "Uhm what? MTV?" Turns out the ladies were a part of MTV's reality show, Made, which I hadn't actually heard of till that phone call. The story was, there were two sisters, Megan and Katelyn, who were a year apart in age and both wanted to be actresses. They were being coached by a local acting coach, were going through stage combat training with a local teacher, were going to be flown out to audition for a small part on a soap in LA, and so on.

My initial reaction was concern; I was concerned that MTV expected us to automatically cast the girls but was reassured that we were under no obligation, and that either way it made for a good story, and a good training experience for young wannabe actors. I was told to proceed with auditions as usual.

So the day of the auditions rolls around and they're going fine and then the volunteer working at the table says "ok, the MTV folks are here since the girls are up." The camera woman came in first, and she was was really quite kind. She assured us that she wasn't going to get in the way or spin it in a negative way, that we should just audition them like anyone else and then after the audition we'd be asked a few questions on camera or they'd record our (usually) internal conversation about their auditions. She wanted the whole experience to be as normal as possible and told us to treat it like we would an audition for any other young, mostly inexperienced, actors. They wanted to get a good TV story, but what struck me is that she seemed genuinely interested in providing a real life and supportive experience for budding young artists - it didn't read to me like she was hoping for some kind of spectacular crash and burn TV-worthy experience. I thought that was pretty cool because I was actually kind of concerned about it, never having seen an episode of the show, but was aware that most "reality" TV thrives on ridiculous humiliation.

MTV At 30: A Look Back At The MTV VJs

This list was originally published on August 17, 2010. But you knew we had to dust this one off and bring it back this week!

Here are our Top 12 MTV VJs:

12. Mark Goodman
11. Carson Daly
10. Riki Rachtman
9. Adam Curry
8. John Sencio
7. "Downtown" Julie Brown
6. Kennedy

MTV At 30: Remembering MTV

We asked people to share their MTV memories. Here are some of the best:

Dancing around the living room to Madonna's Borderline. The video inspired that Year's Halloween costume- lace gloves, spandex.
	--@Sashalyn
	We didn't yet have cable, but my cousins did. We were transfixed from the first moment we saw MTV. Back at the beginning, it didn't have commercials. We sat there for hours, ignoring the rest of our family. It was the most amazing thing. We had withdrawal when it was time to go home.
		--@Daddy Geek Boy
The thing about MTV going live is this: It's like a cool party. Not everyone was ballsy or insightful enough to attend, but in retrospect everyone tells you they were there, thinking it gives them some sort of cultural street cred. Because it does: Nothing has been the same since the moon man first came bouncing across our screens.
	--@Jett Superior

 
Got a memory of your own? Share it in the comments!

MTV At 30: Sifl And Olly, "Fake Blood"

ROCK!

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The Man Who Defined The Music Video: Our Interview With Steve Barron

When you think about the most iconic music videos of all time, what comes to mind? There have been some great videos in the last couple of decades, but invariably the ones that are most often referenced are from the first decade of MTV. There was a freshness to music videos of that period, often wildly experimental and with a lighter touch than the average over-produced Lady Gaga video. And they were everywhere, swirling 24/7 on MTV and finding their way into network programs, shopping malls, and Saturday morning cartoons. There's a reason those videos stick with us after so many years, despite how crude many seem in comparison to what you see today, and it's largely because of the brilliance of some wickedly talented directors who were defining the genre on the fly.

What not everyone knows, though, is how much of that iconic list was the inspiration of one man. His name is Steve Barron, and he was the creative force behind some of the most memorable videos of all time. A director could have made his name off any one of these videos—"Don't You Want Me?" "Billie Jean," "Summer of '69," "Money for Nothing," "Rough Boy," "Take On Me"—but Steve Barron did all of them, and many more. His artistic vision practically defined the visual template of my youth, as it did for so many other people of our generation. And on the 30th anniversary of MTV, he was gracious enough to sit down with us at Culture Brats and tell us about his experience, his art, and his role in the birth of a genre.

Thank you so much for taking the time out of your schedule to speak with me and all of us at Culture Brats.
No problem

You directed some of the most famous music videos of the early years of MTV. How did you get into that, especially at a time when directing music videos wasn't an obvious career path?
Yeah, it wasn't a clearly defined route, and it wasn't really a premeditated thing either. It just sort of happened by my start as a camera assistant and technician in films in London. I was actually very young getting into the business. By the time I was 20 or 21, I was doing some pretty big movies as the camera assistant, and when I was working on movies in the UK like Superman. I was living the 21-year old social life in London. I was meeting bands and people who were in the music business—as you do, out and about—and the more I met, the more I chatted with them. I was always a big fan of music; I just kind of got pulled into that world.

It was at a phase [when] they weren't called videos. This was like 1976, really, and they were promotional films. They seemed to be being done sporadically by the record companies who were frustrated by not having any outlet for them. But they were still making them just the same. I jumped onto that really by ignorance as much as anything, because the music world didn't understand what the film world did, and the film world didn't really understand what the music world did. The fact that I was a clapper loader and I was on this massive movie...at the time they weren't really distinguishing between the clapper loader and the director. The fact that I was working on the film gave me a certain amount of credibility. I was able to put together, through my knowledge of cameras primarily, little shoots for bands. The first one I really did was for The Jam. That's how it all sort of began: by chance, wanting to work with music but without a clear path.

MTV At 30: A Look Back At Madonna

This was originally published on Culture Brats on July 20, 2010. But nothing says early MTV like Madonna videos, so we're playing it again! Here are our eighteen favorite Madonna videos:

18. "Lucky Star"
17. "Justify My Love"
16. "Burning Up"
15. "Cherish"
14. "Ray Of Light"
13. "Express Yourself"
12. "Crazy For You"
11. "Bad Girl"
10. "True Blue"
9. "Open Your Heart"
8. "Get Into The Groove"
7. "Music"

My Favorite MTV Moment: Vanilla Rampage

My now husband and I were home watching some TV one evening back in 1999 and ran across an MTV special that looked kind of entertaining: Top 25 Lame Videos. It was hosted by a group of comedians: baby Jon Stewart, Janeane Garofolo, Denis Leary, and Chris Kattan. The premise was that MTV had fans vote on the cheesiest videos ever aired, the comics would mock them, and then the videos were banned for life (Ha! It's funny that MTV thought they'd continue to play music videos!).

So everything's fine and dandy till they get to video #9, "Ice, Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice (Rob Van Winkle). For this video they went a different route. They invited the man himself to come on and host his segment. So they kind of awkwardly watched the video together; the comedians were polite enough to not rip the video in Rob's presence, then handed him a bat to ceremonially destroy the tape of his video. Well, this is how it went down:



My husband and I looked at each other and said "what just happened?" We kept watching because we were pretty sure that nobody had expected him to go flat out insane on the set like that. Jon had a cut on his hand from the flying debris. Janeane looked genuinely terrified for pretty much the rest of the show; she started chain smoking like crazy. It was such a hilariously weird moment. I've wondered since then if Garofalo starts shaking when she hears that song (or even the opening from "Under Pressure") because she seemed so completely freaked out.

Did anyone else happen to witness this moment?

You Down Wit' MTV?

God, I loved this.

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Top 20 MTV Shows That Had Nothing To Do With Music

Everyone likes to complain about MTV kicking music videos to the curb (we're extremely guilty of it ourselves). But truth be told, MTV has created some pretty awesome shows over the years. So in honor of MTV's 30th anniversary, we decided to take a look at our favorite non-music MTV shows.

Here are our twenty favorite MTV shows that had nothing to do with music:

20. The Jon Stewart Show
19. Singled Out
18. True Life
17. Pimp My Ride
16. The Tom Green Show
15. The Osbournes
14. Made
13. The Ben Stiller Show
12. Real World/Road Rules Challenge
11. Aeon Flux
10. The Sifl & Olly Show
9. Road Rules
8. Liquid Television
7. Celebrity Deathmatch
6. Remote Control

MTV At 30: A Look Back At Debbie Gibson And Tiffany

We originally published this on Culture Brats on April 5, 2010 but since we're covering classic MTV this week, we figured this would be a great time to bring it back!

Both artists topped the charts twice during their careers. Both artists sold millions of records before they were old enough to vote. Both artists appeared in Playboy. But that's where the similarities end. For today's Criss Cross Counter Punch, Chag and Mamatulip debate who was the tastier pop tart: Debbie Gibson or Tiffany.

Chag: I don't even know why we're having this discussion. Debbie, excuse me, DEB-O-RAH Gibson was a musician and songwriter. "Only In My Dreams" is three-and-a-half minutes of pure sugary pop perfection. When "Foolish Beat" topped the charts, Gibson became the youngest person ever to write, perform, and produce a Billboard #1 single. She did this before she graduated high school. Tiffany, on the other hand, rose to fame by covering tunes by The Beatles and Tommy James & the Shondells.

When people stopped buying her albums, Debbie Gibson moved onto Broadway. Tiffany, on the other hand, went onto Celebrity Fit Club and Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling. "Could've Been," indeed!

When Did MTV Die?

For this week's Your Say Hump Day, we've got an easy one for you. We want to know when you think MTV died, when it stopped being classic MTV.

Have your say in the comments!

We're Music, We're MTV

They should update the lyrics. They're no longer Music.

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The Science Of The Floating City: Our Interview With Thomas Dolby

There are certain songs that immediately take you back to a certain period of time. Thomas Dolby's "She Blinded Me With Science" has that effect on me. When I hear the opening strains of the snake charmerish synth, I'm transported back to my childhood home, watching Thomas Dolby on the psychiatrist's chair. Today, Thomas Dolby is running a successful online game and is readying the release of a new album (A Map Of The Floating City, due October 25th). Despite his busy schedule, he was nice enough to sit down with us and discuss the new album, his online game, his past collaborations, the early days of MTV, how MTV gave his career a boost and nearly killed it, and Jessie J.

Photo courtesy Thomas Dolby and Conqueroo

You're working on your first album in over fifteen years. How's it coming?
It's coming very well. It's more or less done and about to go off to manufacturing.

How would you describe it?
It's got a lot going on. I've been making it for nearly fifteen years. [laughs]

Actually, it hasn't been fifteen years in the making but it's been a couple. It really started when I moved back to the UK from California. There are three sections to the album, and they're quite distinct flavors. The first is called Urbanoia and has a city backdrop. I'm not really a city person. I get quite uncomfortable in cities and I can only take them for a couple of days at a time.

Amerikana is a fond recollection of the twenty-two years that I lived in the States. I became very enamored with Roots American culture, which in the UK tends to get a bit of a bad rap. But it has an authenticity to it, an indigenous quality to it which I really admire. I think the songs in Amerikana, although they nod in the direction of folk and country and even bluegrass in the case of "Toad Lickers," are clearly narrated by an Englishman on his travels. I think a lot of American folk music is passed from one person to another around the campfire, so they're all travelers, so I'm just one of those people passing through.

The last section, Oceaneer, is about returning to England to where my heart is. I have three kids and they were born while I was living in the States. To bring them back to my homeland and watch them take it all in was a very important milestone in my life, so I've been very happy and inspired since I've been back here. I have a wonderful environment here, I live right on the North Sea and I work in a converted lifeboat which is where I am this moment. [spins camera around and shows the view out of a porthole] It's right in the garden of my house, so it's a very cool place to work. It's powered by a wind turbine and solar panels, so I feel good about that as well.

MTV At 30: A Look Back At Duran Duran

This list of our favorite Duran Duran songs was originally published on Culture Brats on August 24, 2010. We're bringing it back because Duran Duran was such a staple on early MTV. We even included a few tracks from Thank You, which was foolishly named the Worst Album Of All Time in a 2006 Q magazine poll:

17. "911 Is A Joke"
16. "Careless Memories"
15 "I Don't Want Your Love"
14. "Union Of The Snake"
13. "Come Undone"
12. "White Lines (Don't Do It)"
11. "Planet Earth"
10. "Notorious"
9. "Is There Something I Should Know?"
8. "Save A Prayer"
7. "Ordinary World"

MTV Discovers The Internet In 1995

A hard-hitting exposé from MTV News:

The Original MTV VJs Launches

The four surviving original MTV VJs, Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, and Martha Quinn, have launched a new website called The Original MTV VJs. Like us, they're busy celebrating MTV's 30th anniversary this week. While there will undoubtedly be promotion for their SiriusXM show, there's no word what the site will be like in the upcoming weeks.

In the meantime, go send them some love.

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Top 15 MTV Unplugged Performances (Nos. 1-5)

To help commemorate our look back at the 30th Anniversary of the launch of MTV, we decided to take a look back at one of our favorite shows to air on the channel, MTV Unplugged.

When the dust settled, we were left with our fifteen favorite performances on MTV Unplugged.

Did your favorite make the cut? Find out below!

Here's the Top Five:

5. Alanis Morissette (1999)

Top 15 MTV Unplugged Performances (Nos. 6-10)

To help commemorate our look back at the 30th Anniversary of the launch of MTV, we decided to take a look back at one of our favorite shows to air on the channel, MTV Unplugged.

When the dust settled, we were left with our fifteen favorite performances on MTV Unplugged.

Did your favorite make the cut? Find out below!

Here are numbers 6-10:

10. Kiss (1995)