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...India. At least the worst is over—last week, I kept the headphones on at work, listening to an MP3 of “Denewala,” a hit from the year-old movie Hera Pheri. At the guest house where I stay, I continually watched MTV India for the music video version of the song. For nearly seven days I had “Denewala” stuck on “repeat” in my head. I even memorized the words, and I don’t even understand Hindi...
...ended in 1987; but for people young enough to blow all their money at the record store, the `80s ended in 1991. Ten years ago this September, Nirvana's alternative rock opus Nevermind hit the racks and its first song, "Smells Like Teen Spirit," went into heavy rotation on MTV. When it knocked Michael Jackson off the number one spot on the Billboard charts and went platinum many times over, it appeared to brush aside single-handedly the peppy Reagan-era pop that had lingered for years after the junk bond party was over, the way Boris Yeltsin had appeared...
...stars, movies are the new videos. Vocalists who came of age watching Whitney Houston in The Bodyguard see film roles as essential elements of divadom. Beyonce Knowles of Destiny's Child recently headlined MTV's hip-hop remake of Carmen; next month Mariah Carey will star in Glitter. As for Aaliyah, she has been signed to play a character named Zee in the two upcoming sequels to The Matrix. She is still waiting on plot details in the top-secret productions but says she hopes to get in on the action: "There's nothing like a strong woman who kicks...
...nation of young girls went to Mommy and Daddy last week and said, "Tell me why-ee?" A.J. MCLEAN, Backstreet Boy, checked himself into a rehab center to receive treatment for depression, anxiety and excessive consumption of alcohol. His four partners in Backstreet made the announcement to fans on MTV's Total Request Live. "He was becoming a vampire," said Kevin Richardson of McLean's late-night habits, which frequently caused him to miss morning rehearsals. "After a while, it was disrespectful to us," said Howie Dorough. "If you have a cancer, a weak link, you have...
...cartoons for nostalgic adults (Get it? Boomerang?) but also inspired a heated was-Bugs-Bunny-racist debate last month when it excised anti-Japanese World War II-era shorts from a Bugs marathon. One-season wonders like My So-Called Life and Action have found second lives on MTV and FX. Video stores shelve Ally McBeal next to All of Me. Critics can debate endlessly whether we are in a Golden Age of TV, but this is definitely the golden, silver and brass age of reruns...