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MTV Networks Company

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Big Mario's Pizza Perfect for Beavis and Butthead Rebirth

    This week, TV Dinner seeks MTV's redemption with an emptyheaded, ceaseless snicker towards the reanimated Beavis and Butthead, to be interrupted solely by slices of delicious New York style pizza from Capitol Hill favorite Big Mario's.

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    MTV's The Real World Auditioning in Seattle This Saturday

    ​MTV's The Real World--the show that so gently deflowered America's love for reality television back in 1992--Is apparently still a show. And it turns out that the network would like people to be on this show--Seattle people! So if you're a gender-confused street artist with a case of Crohn's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    Dog in the Park Outruns MTV's Teen Wolf

    Sarah Anne Lloyd, 2011.​ This week's TV Dinner was gripped with an admittedly tough choice between two immediately relevant television hype machines, neither of which seem to be aging very well: Discovery Channel's Shark Week and MTV, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this week. Revi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Today Reverb Recommends Hitting the Crocodile for The Fading Collection's Trip-Hop

    ​If you're not already planning on witnessing the spectacle that is the Black Lips' live performance as they take down Neumos, opting for for an entirely different approach isn't a bad move. Enter local outfit The Fading Collection: Despite a five-year break at the end of the last decade, Sea ... More >>

  • Arts

    May 25, 2011

    The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events

    ​If you're not already planning on witnessing the spectacle that is the Black Lips' live performance as they take down Neumos, opting for for an entirely different approach isn't a bad move. Enter local outfit The Fading Collection: Despite a five-year break at the end of the last decade, Sea ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 18, 2011

    MTV Total Request Live Night

    ​If you're not already planning on witnessing the spectacle that is the Black Lips' live performance as they take down Neumos, opting for for an entirely different approach isn't a bad move. Enter local outfit The Fading Collection: Despite a five-year break at the end of the last decade, Sea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    Does the Return of "120 Minutes" to MTV Even Matter?

    Last week, MTV announced the impending relaunch, on MTV2, of 120 Minutes, the "alternative" music video showcase that introduced viewers to bins full of buzz bands throughout the late '80s and '90s--complete with lovable mid-'90sw host Matt Pinfield. This summer, Beavis and Butthead, are scheduled ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    Phantogram's Manager Responds to Skins Fuss: "The Opportunity for Phantogram to Be Heard by So Many People Is Welcomed"

    ​A few Phantogram fans threw themselves into a tizzy after their favorite band's music was featured on MTV's Skins on Monday (their new music video for "When I'm Small" also debuted on MTV that night following the episode). One fan went so far as to call the band "Fuckenn selloutsss [sp]" on t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2010

    Today in Sex: MTV Does Abortion

    ​Last night MTV aired their answer to all the people who wonder why abortion never seem to come up during any episodes of their teen pregnancy reality shows, "16 and Pregnant" or "Teen Mom." Well, now it has. "No Easy Decision" showed Markai and James (unfortunately, two "16 and Pregnant" alum ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    Watch Wavves' Sloppy New Video For "Post-Acid," Featuring An Alien John Norris

    Did anyone catch Wavves at Neumos last night? I'd love to hear how it went, and in the meantime, Nathan Williams & co. dropped a new music video today for "Post Acid," the punky first single off the recent King of the Beach. The sloppy clip features shitty special effects, skateboards, a green ali ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    "$5 Cover Seattle" Releases Footage of The Lights' "Buttons vs Boulders," but Docudrama's Release Date Still Unknown

    "$5 Cover Seattle," the Lynn Shelton-directed and MTV-produced docudrama, has released live footage of discordant local indie trio The Lights performing "Buttons vs Boulders." As a music video for the song (the title track on this year's Failed Graves), the footage makes perfect sense: it's tightl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2010

    A.M. Music News: Hard Rock's Open, Bonnaroo's Booked, and MTV Officially Drops the Music

    ​-- Reverb: Don't forget, Seattle's Hard Rock Cafe opens today. -- Bonnaroo: The full lineup is out, and it includes Jay-Z, The Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, and Stevie Wonder. -- New York Times editorial blasts the LiveNation/Ticketmaster merger. "The Department of Justice and the Fede ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2010

    A.M. Music News: Weezer, DCFC's John Hughes Tribute, and Taking a Bath With Wayne Coyne

    ​-- Sound On the Sound: A pair of new songs from The Ironclads. -- VH1: Death Cab covers "Don't You (Forget About Me)" in tribute to John Hughes at the Critics' Choice Awards. -- MTV: The doctors says Rivers Cuomo may return to the road, after a bus crash sidelined the Weezer frontman. -- E ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2009

    Twitter Watch: Fresh Espresso Video Makes the MTV Affiliate Rounds

    According to its Twitter page, local hip-hop duo Fresh Espresso's video for the MJ-style dance jam "Big or Small" will be airing on MTV2, mtvU, MTVJamz and VH1. Check it here:

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    'Cribs' Iraq Version: Strykers Show Off Army's Bling

    In case anyone's wondering what the good life must be like at Camp Liberty, Iraq - headquarters for Fort Lewis' 4th Stryker Brigade and site of the May soldier-on-soldier massacre SW reports on this week - some 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment troops provide this look at one of their "Cribs" at Camp St ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2009

    MTV Loves Kanye West for the Crap He Pulls

    ​I wish people would stop acting surprised at the antics that Kanye West displays during award ceremonies. I'm not convinced half of it isn't staged or at least hinted at before it takes place. The man has a long history of acting like a royal jackass every time he doesn't win an award that he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2009

    Lady GaGa Dies @ the VMAs, Crowd Goes Wild.

    ​Did anybody catch the VMAs on MTV last night? The only thing that made the snoozefest worth watching was Lady GaGa's stunning performance of her new single "Paparazzi." You can say whatever you want about her, but there's no denying that she's one hell of an entertainer. The wacky pop star st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    Twitterviewing THEESatisfaction Today @ 1 PM

    ​Today, I'll be tweeting back and forth with the illustrious THEESatisfaction, the fly-ass duo who combine crunchy tech-hop, vintage vocals and a strong element of space for some seriously creative rap/jazz/funk. While you're waiting with bated breath for 1 PM to roll around, check out their m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2009

    Last Night: Massive Monkees on America's Best Dance Crew

    MTV​Randy Jackson Presents: America's Best Dance Crew, Season 4, premiered last night on MTV, featuring nine dance crews from across the country including Seattle's very own Massive Monkees. For those who are unfamiliar, the show operates with the same basic premise of Randy Jackson's other si ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    THEE Satisfaction's Snow Motion Mixtape Officially Released

    ​God, waiting on artists you love to release material you know will be awesome can feel like an eternity sometimes. Since the first time I met Cat and Stasia, the two alien MCs from THEE Satisfaction, I've been hearing them saying "we're working on it" every time I asked about an EP, album, or ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2009

    MTV Pays Us Another Visit

    After doing a double-shot at Duke's Chowderhouse and blowing up West Seattle, the fine folks at MTV have returned to the Great Northwest. On an episode of MADE--the show that covers kids trying to pick up new skills and that's named after a mafia rite of passage--Tahoma High girly girls Jenna Fern ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2009

    OMG, Justin T. Is Executive Producing the Most Intense Show...and It's Set in Seattle!

    Our "Justin Timberlake" Google news alerts must not be working, because we missed this announcement. Justin Timberlake made an MTV show in Seattle and it premieres next month! Basically, it looks like college-age people will be crawling on the Space Needle, getting hit by cars, watching cars blow u ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2009

    Tacoma Duke's Chowderhouse Gets Double Shot at Love

    America's favorite identical bisexual blond MTV reality show bombshells, Rikki and Vikki Ikki, put Duke's Chowderhouse on prime time Tuesday night. "Double Shot at Love" is the program that gives male and female contestants a chance to win the buxom twins' affections. On the most recent episode, a c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2008

    Afternoon Edition: Who Says White Boys Can't Dance?

    Asking a bartender out is a no-no. But if you must, here's how to do it. Krist celebrates his one-year Daily Weekly anniversary by revealing that he and current blog colleague Duff McKagan got into it backstage at that infamous '92 MTV Music Awards show when he took a bass in the face. Idaho's f ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 4, 2008

    Dennis Nyback Rarities

    Asking a bartender out is a no-no. But if you must, here's how to do it. Krist celebrates his one-year Daily Weekly anniversary by revealing that he and current blog colleague Duff McKagan got into it backstage at that infamous '92 MTV Music Awards show when he took a bass in the face. Idaho's f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2008

    Licensing Lolita

    Asking a bartender out is a no-no. But if you must, here's how to do it. Krist celebrates his one-year Daily Weekly anniversary by revealing that he and current blog colleague Duff McKagan got into it backstage at that infamous '92 MTV Music Awards show when he took a bass in the face. Idaho's f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2007

    What to Do During the Writers' Strike, Vol. 11: Watch Run's House

    Asking a bartender out is a no-no. But if you must, here's how to do it. Krist celebrates his one-year Daily Weekly anniversary by revealing that he and current blog colleague Duff McKagan got into it backstage at that infamous '92 MTV Music Awards show when he took a bass in the face. Idaho's f ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 26, 2007

    Diva

    Dying for opera; or, how to set a French crime thriller to Catalani

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2007

    Led Zep Tonight

    Dying for opera; or, how to set a French crime thriller to Catalani

  • Music

    November 21, 2007

    Nirvana: Unplugged and Uncomfortable in New York

    Come as you wish.

  • Music

    November 14, 2007

    Why the '90s Weren't That Great; the Blood Brothers Call It Quits

    Selections from Reverb, our daily music and nightlife blog.

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2007

    The 90s Weren't THAT Great

    Selections from Reverb, our daily music and nightlife blog.

  • Calendar

    November 7, 2007

    Salon of Shame

    Air your long-ago teen traumas

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2007

    Urban Hymns: Ten Years Later

    Air your long-ago teen traumas

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2007

    They Could Be From Rolling Stone

    Air your long-ago teen traumas

  • Music

    October 18, 2006

    Heady Rock

    Break out the black light; Danava are revisiting yesteryear's riffs.

  • Arts

    November 2, 2005

    TV Tryouts

    Break out the black light; Danava are revisiting yesteryear's riffs.

  • Arts

    June 15, 2005

    Stupid Kids

    Also: The Ugly American.

  • Film

    August 25, 2004

    Louis Jordan and his Tympany Band: Films and Soundies

    Also: The Ugly American.

  • Music

    September 25, 2002

    Courtney settles; Strokes and Stripes split; plus more.

    Also: The Ugly American.

  • Music

    July 3, 2002

    Days Of Our Nights

    Of Mice and (patrol) Men, Courtney's latest look, Muppets, and more.

  • Music

    November 7, 2001

    Days of our nights

    Of Mice and (patrol) Men, Courtney's latest look, Muppets, and more.

  • Film

    September 12, 2001

    Blood's little vampire.

    Taking filmmaking to another level.

  • Music

    June 27, 2001

    MTV too

    Two loyal viewers sound off on the new-ish music-video channel and the erstwhile music-video channel that spawned it.

  • Music

    April 4, 2001

    Skribbled out

    Two loyal viewers sound off on the new-ish music-video channel and the erstwhile music-video channel that spawned it.

  • Music

    January 10, 2001

    More freaks, please

    Two loyal viewers sound off on the new-ish music-video channel and the erstwhile music-video channel that spawned it.

  • Music

    December 6, 2000

    CD Reviews

    Two loyal viewers sound off on the new-ish music-video channel and the erstwhile music-video channel that spawned it.

  • Music

    January 12, 2000

    Who's that girl?

    A new video collection tries to nail down the ever-elusive Madonna.

  • News

    January 12, 2000

    Back talk

    A new video collection tries to nail down the ever-elusive Madonna.

  • News

    June 10, 1998

    Welcome to the fishbowl

    'Real World' Seattle finally hits the tube.

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