VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV's First Wave

VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV's First Wave

The original MTV VJs offer a behind-the-scenes oral history of the early years of MTV, circa 1981 to 1985, when it was exploding, reshaping the culture, and forming â€œthe MTV generation.â€

MTVâ€™s original VJs offer a behind-the-scenes oral history of the early years of MTV, 1981 to 1987, when it was exploding, reshaping the culture, and creating â€œthe MTV generation.â€

Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, and Martha Quinn (along with the late J. J. Jackson) had front-row seats to a cultural revolutionâ€”and the hijinks of music stars like Adam Ant, Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, and Duran Duran. Their worlds collided, of course: John Cougar invited Nina to a late-night â€œpartyâ€ that proved to be a seduction attempt. Mark partied with David Lee Roth, who offered him cocaine and groupies. Aretha Franklin made chili for Alan. Bob Dylan whisked Martha off to Ireland in his private jet.

But while VJ has plenty of dishâ€”secret romances, nude photographs, incoherent celebritiesâ€”it also reveals how four VJs grew up alongside MTVâ€™s devoted viewers and became that generationâ€™s trusted narrators. They tell the story of the â€™80s, from the neon-colored drawstring pants to the Reagan administration, and offer a deeper understanding of how MTV changed our culture. Or as the VJs put it: â€œWeâ€™re the reason you have no attention span.â€
Country USA
Manufacturer Atria Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-05-07
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Atria Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2013-05-07
Format	Kindle eBook

VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV's First Wave

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