MTV | Red Scare Canon

"1996 was probably peak prosperity in America. It was the golden age of MTV. Bjork and Born Slippy were on mainstream radio. Miramax was making banger after banger."

People don't talk enough about the Communications Act of 1996 and how it was/is responsible for the death of American "c · u/1998TimThomas · ↑289 · 2023-07-13

"Her style is instantly recognizable because she has her name attached to a bevy of the most iconic videos of MTV's golden era."

Sophie Muller is the most underrated music video director of our time · u/makingoutwithsatan · ↑206 · 2025-03-31

"- made the literal concept of music videos - launched the careers of some of the most famous bands and musicians of its time - main means of communication between artists and their audience - made the music tastes of an entire generation of youth, was basically how they discovered new music - jackas"

mtvs lack of relevance is a shame when they've done so much · u/rspgroceryguy · ↑90 · 2024-02-05

"You can't mess with us, we were raised on MTV, sarcasm, and garden hose water."

Gen X rise up! 🤘 · u/by_doze_is_bleedimg · ↑48 · 2026-01-06

"I had older siblings so I was watching MTV way too young and everything on there was condoms-safe sex-condoms-safe sex on a loop"

Growing up in the AIDS era · u/generalaesthetics · ↑26 · 2024-12-31