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My Favorite ’90s Music Videos

Music videos have been a part of my life since I was a very young child. The first time I ever saw MTV was at my grandparents’ house in Chicago. I don’t remember watching cable CONTINUE READING…

TRN Time Machine: MTV Memories

Jason Gross

TRN Time Machine is away this week but we are opening the VIP Vault once again to replay episodes from the old TRN Podcast. On the heels of MTV’s 40th anniversary, listen to our MTV CONTINUE READING…

MTV at 40: Our Memories of Music Television

TRN Staff

“Ladies and Gentlemen, rock and roll.” Those were the first words spoken by creator John Lack as Music Television aka MTV launched on Saturday, August 1, 1981, at 12:01 a.m. eastern time. The first images were CONTINUE READING…

The Beginnings of MTV

Mickey Yarber

Before MTV The earliest ancestor of the modern music video was the soundie, a black-and-white 16mm film recording of a musician performing before a live audience. The first soundies appeared in 1940, and all the CONTINUE READING…

TRN Time Machine: 1985 MTV Video Music Awards

Jason Gross

Jason welcomes special guest Tim to travel in this week’s TRN Time Machine back to 1985 and relive the 1985 MTV Video Music Awards show. As in our previous episode covering the 1996 VMAs, we’ll CONTINUE READING…

Bracket Madness: 2nd Best ’80s Music Video

Jason Gross

This installment of the Retro Network’s Bracket Madness tournament podcast is a unique one! Join Mike (@FallWestMike of @AdventCalHouse), Stacey (@geeky_vixen), Tim (@oldschool80s), Karen (@KarenFlieger8), Eric (@Eric_Vardeman), and Gary (@MileHighSamurai) with host Jason (@RD80s) as they pick the 2ND CONTINUE READING…