The book relies almost entirely on interviews and anecdotes from the cable channels founders and the artists whose videos appeared on the channel. Its also a thoughtful and astonishingly wellresearched historical document, of course, but mostly its just a total gas. The uncensored story of the music video revolution usually shortened to i want my mtv is a 2011 book about the rise of american cable television channel mtv, its heyday, and its transformation from a strictly music video channel. Sometimes the stories got a little dull and i just skipped ahead to. The uncensored story of the music video revolution is a 2011 book about the rise of american cable television channel mtv, its heyday, and its. The uncensored story of the music video revolution kindle edition by. Pdf i want my mtv the uncensored story of the music. Pdf mtv was the first 24hour cable network to continuously broadcast music videos in the 1980s. The uncensored story of the music video revolution. The uncensored story of the music video revolution kindle edition by tannenbaum, rob, marks, craig.
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I want my mtv, an oral history about the pioneering musicvideo channel, is an enormous, wildly entertaining book that covers the first 11 tonguewagging years of mtvs existence, before. This content was uploaded by our users and we assume good faith they have the permission to share this book. I want my mtv goodreads meet your next favorite book. Remember the first time you saw michael jackson dance with zombies i. Contemporary arab music videos for the most part simulate an mtv aesthetic vocabulary of a gaze that. He was my only connection to the music industry and i took great advantage, helping a few of my. As an alternative, the kindle ebook is available now and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. I want my mtv shows how the channel grew from a radical programming concept to a defining network for a generation and a force in the worlds of. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Kurt andersen, author of heyday and reset, and host of public radios studio 360 i want my mtv is such a big, wild joyride of book, made to be read with glee and nostalgia and marvel.
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