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...Want My MTV! U.S. media giant Viacom ended a dispute with EchoStar that left 9 million of the satellite TV provider's customers without access to Viacom channels, including MTV and Nickelodeon, for two days...
When it came to writing the book, Thurston decided to blend together material from his stand-up routine and previous writing. Be it a spoof of MTV Cribs or a lede to what may very well be an AP news release, every line of text challenges the reader’s dexterity of deliberation. Thurston’s humor, though often hit or miss, is just potent enough to open the mind to the new dialogues and perspectives. Ultimately, the book treats this country’s shambled state of affairs as a tragic irony...
Zero 7’s 2001 debut, Simple Things, featured the great single “Destiny,” which got moderate play on MTV and exemplified what was to be the fad of “chill-out” music—electronic keyboards, acoustic guitars, a slow beat and that sexy, sexy female voice. Two years later, When It Falls tries to recapitulate the same feeling of relaxed, soulful bliss. The trouble is the whole chill-out thing feels weary and used-up. While Air and Britain’s Kinobe have moved on to more...
Besides, he moans, since leaving the fray, the art of freestyle dueling has gone downhill. On today’s rap battlefield—as seen on MTV and in the Eminem film 8 Mile—cruelty often trumps sheer ability. “Now, I feel like there’s no flow, there’s no rhythm there anymore,” he says. “Show me how to rap. Yeah, you can make fun of me, but what’s it really about?” While he subsequently gave up verbal...
...spent too much time last week talking about the what of the "malfunction" and relatively little about the how. Even at MTV's risque V.M.A. shows, the naughty acts usually involve women artists taking off their own clothesthat is, controlling their sexuality. Jackson's flashing was not, despite press descriptions, a "striptease." It was Timberlake ripping off her cup and exposing a breast to hang out like a chuck roast as she cowered in real or feigned shame. It wasn't erotic; it was violent. It wasn't adult; it was preadolescent. It wasn't sexual; it was a choreographed...