MTV ruled the world
Subtitle: the early years of music video
By: by Greg Prato
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Greg Prato; Printed and distributed by Lulu.com
Published: 2010
Place of publication: [United States]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 427
ISBN-13: 9780578071978
Subjects: Popular music; Interviews; History and criticism; Television and music; MTV Networks; Rock music; Rock musicians; Video jockeys; Television producers and directors; Music videos; History
Other titles: Early years of music video
Notes: "Cast of characters": p. vii-x.
Table of contents: title: The early '80s music biz; title: Todd Rundgren has an idea...; title: Bob Pittman ; Preparing for lift-off; title: MTV's theme song ; Launch of MTV; title: Initial impressions; title: VJs; title: Early MTV; title: Some struggle in the video age; title: Les Garland and John Sykes; title: I want my MTV!; title: Success!; title: The "MTV effect"; title: Fashion; title: MTV's policies; title: The MTV studios; title: Big '80s ; Party animals; title: The US festival; title: "Billie Jean" and "Beat it"; title: Black artists and MTV; title: Michael Jackson; title: Prince; title: Videos : R&B and hip-hop; title: Duran Duran; title: The Police; title: Videos : punk and new wave; title: Def Leppard (and Mutt Lange); title: Van Halen; title: Videos : heavy metal; title: Bruce Springsteen; title: Videos : rock; title: Madonna; title: Videos : pop rock; title: Devo; title: "Weird Al" Yankovic; title: Videos : oddities; title: Fun at MTV; title: Bad rockers, good rockers, strange rockers; title: Portrayal of women in music videos; title: Kiss unmasks on MTV; title: 1984 MTV video music awards; title: VH1; title: "We are the world" ; Live Aid; title: When music videos attack; title: PMRC and censorship; title: Losing the plot; title: The team breaks up ; JJ Jackson remembered; title: MTV today; title: Where are they now?