Word: mtvã
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Dates: during 2001-2001
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...MTV??s TRL Christmas “Here I sit waiting out by the T all by myself,” moans Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo, Class of ’95-’97, in “The Christmas Song.” Is Christmas really that bad? The full range of 20-something angst and frivolous desires plays out on MTV??s TRL Christmas, a compilation that will either have you jumping around and dancing as you decorate the tree or throw you into despair about the cheapening of Christmas...
...Smith has adroitly balanced his commitment to various extra-curriculars with academics. At the time this interview was conducted, Smith was at a Texas airport en route to Austin for his Rhodes Scholarship interview. Smith is in the running for both the Rhodes and a cast member spot on MTV??s The Real World, which is, like, totally a metaphor. Under Smith’s watch, these dichotoumous pursuits are, in fact, reconcilable. Indeed, blockmate Greg Padgett ‘02 attests that “Steve knows the lyrics to any and all rap song?...
...mainstay. The Nigel Dick-directed “Oops! I Did It Again” combined a cornball plot with a Martian princess interpretation of her exotic sexuality. “Oops!” was colorful enough for the young set, yet interesting enough for a broader audience. MTV??s Total Request Live gives teen pop more exposure than most other genres, and in an age of Billboard chart apathy to her singles, it is the primary outlet for her national exposure...
...young American has never seen an episode of MTV??s series “The Real World,” it’s probably because he or she has been too busy making fun of it. Much pleasure awaits those who have the time in their day for some harmless “Real World” bashing (in other words, poking fun at seeing a supposedly uncontrived soap opera). But nonetheless, the inherent charm of watching a group of twenty-somethings whine and complain about their meaningless relationships and the arduous task...
...that so pervades music, movies and television. In the case of the “Hashpipe” video, the subject was not a Britney Spears or Cameron Diaz, but instead a pair of fighting sumo wrestlers. By fetishizing fleshy backsides instead of glistening lips and cleavage, Weezer turned MTV??s techniques against itself, making a brilliant statement about this country’s obsession with having the right proportions...