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Sn 4 Ep 7

Did you want your MTV? We certainly did! Today’s episode is all about being the “MTV generation”, the iconic music video cable channel launched the summer of 1981. What was the first day like? Who were these “VeeJays”? And why does MTV still feels like a cultural rite of passage for GenX. We are also joined by music video historian and the brains behind website & magazine Music Video Time Machine, Stephen Pitalo. Hear all the behind the scene stories of your favorite videos from Madonna to Duran Duran to Bon Jovi to Michael Jackson's Thriller in 3D and tons more. Trust us - you’re gonna be surprised.

episode links

• IMAX Teases the Return of 'Michael Jackson's Thriller 3D'

• MTV Launch day

• First videos aired on MTV

• MTV’s impact on GenX

• Music Videos directed by David Mallet

• 10 Favorite Videos Directed by Steve Barron

• I want my MTV campaign

• Videos Directed by Wayne Isham

• Original MTV VeeJays

• David Bowie Rips Into MTV for Not Spotlighting Black Artists

• Peter Kagan Videos