On August 1, 1981, MTV was launched, literally. The first moments of the channel began with the space shuttle lifting off from the launch pad before cutting to a clip that is forever etched on the ...

The iconic cable television channel, first launched in a small section of the East Coast on Aug. 1, 1981.

When MTV launched in 1981, it introduced viewers to a new generation of artists—including an overlooked new wave classic.

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Kenner’s approach demonstrated how toys could extend a film franchise between releases, creating a model that studios and ...

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The Totally Tubular Festival hits Iroquois Amphitheater on August 14th. LEO was fortunate to have a conversation with Thomas ...

Impressive in more ways than one, these concept cars unveiled in the 1980s are still impressive today and deserved to become ...

Now, more than four decades later, fans can hear the incredible behind-the-scenes story of how MTV went from a risky idea to ...

Ryan Murphy’s “Love Story” fueled a nostalgia for ’90s New York. Will his new prep-school thriller bring back the wayfarer ...

When discussing the best rock albums from every year of the 1980s, Synchronicity by The Police and Back in Black by AC/DC ...

Having well-constructed synthesizer-driven pop-rock songs wasn’t enough for the Fixx during the early 1980s. The arty band ...