Nina Blackwood,Mark Goodman,Alan Hunter,Martha Quinn,Gavin Edwards
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€
Nonfiction,Music,Biography,Autobiography,Memoir,History,Culture,Pop Culture,Adult,Biography Memoir,History,Oral History,Media Tie In,Tv
VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV's First Wave