Video Killed The Radio Star and Internet Killed MTV (w/ Julio Reyes)

In the debut episode of Rent Free History, Kemdi and Julio explore the rise and fall of the cable channel MTV. 0:00 - Intro3:23 - Memories with MTV7:38 - Precursors to MTV9:25 - Network Launch11:27 - early 1980s15:00 - VMA’s17:04 - late 80s, spring break19:00 - the early 90s, liquid television, Beavis and Butthead, The Real World 21:27 - A shift in focus 26:24 - TRL28:51 - Late 90s/Early 2000s, the golden age?32:14 - Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Tangent 36:29 - Mid to Late 2000s, decline of animation, learning into reality 38:00 - further shift from music, end of TRL, rise of piracy sites, and new ways to watch and listen to music 40:27 - 2010 rebrand 44:55 - Failed comeback, MySpace tangent, why Ridiculousness is the only thing the channel airs55:00 - Where does MTV go from here?