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Forget channel closures: watch every decade of MTV music videos online
No, MTV is not shutting down, though Paramount Skydance did shutter some all-music video channels in various markets. But never mind: the internet can best even vintage MTV. Tune into MTV REWIND and hit shuffle by decade.
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Internet Archive has saved MTV News, VICE – and it’s a total time machine
If you want your MTV, you’ve got it back. The Internet Archive and Wayback Machine has restored the archives of MTV News (and VICE, while we’re on the subject) shortly after their corporate overlords nuked everything. It’s a move crucial to research – and pleasantly wasting time online.
MTV just turned 40; rewatch the opening videos as they predict 2020-2021 streams
MTV turned 40 years of age this week. Its contents live on for viewing now, and their blend of optimism and awkwardness feels familiar.
120 MB Picks Up Where MTV Experimental Vids Left Off [Berlin Launch Party + CDM, Videos]
Peter Kirn - June 27, 2012
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Homeless: Animating São Paulo's Darker Corners with a Handmade Love Story
Peter Kirn - May 21, 2012
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Homeless: Animating São Paulo’s Darker Corners with a Handmade Love Story
Peter Kirn - May 21, 2012
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Beastie Boys, VJ Style: Benton-C Bainbridge on Oscilloscopes and Memories
Peter Kirn - May 11, 2012
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