Michael Block is a 14 time GLAM Award nominated writer, producer, and host of the podcast Block Talk. Throughout his time in the entertainment industry, he has worked on and off Broadway as a stage ...

MTV launched on August 1, 1981. The Music Television Network gave a new dimension to songs as artists had the opportunity to pair videos with their music. Some of the videos wound up being the fabric ...

The 1980s were a decade of technological advances and cultural shifts within the ever-growing music industry. One of the most pivotal moments of the era arrived in the early hours of August 1, 1981, ...

It’s impossible to overstate the impact MTV had when it launched in 1981. The bold new cable station captured the zeitgeist, putting the new medium of music videos at the forefront of pop culture. MTV ...

While Devo’s song “Whip It” was in a near constant rotation on MTV in 1981, the following year, the network refused to play the video for their song “That’s Good,” despite it being seemingly less ...

Despite not fully agreeing with the methods of the Reagan administration's "Just Say No" campaign, some of the '80s biggest rock stars shared anti-drug messages on their own terms with MTV's Rock ...