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XPN’s 100 Greatest Music Videos of the MTV Era
If you tuned in to Day One of #XPNMTVWeek, you heard our playback of the first 100 unique videos that were broadcast on the…
If you tuned in to Day One of #XPNMTVWeek, you heard our playback of the first 100 unique videos that were broadcast on the…
XPN’s 100 Greatest Music Videos of the MTV Era
If you tuned in to Day One of #XPNMTVWeek, you heard our playback of the first 100 unique videos that were broadcast on the…
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Jarl Mohn talks with XPN’s Dan Reed about bridging the 80s and 90s on MTV, launching <em>Unplugged</em>, Yo! MTV Raps and more
Delaware Valley native Jarl Mohn served as executive vice president of MTV from 1986 to 1990 — a crucial time in the network’s creative…
Delaware Valley native Jarl Mohn served as executive vice president of MTV from 1986 to 1990 — a crucial time in the network’s creative…
Jarl Mohn talks with XPN’s Dan Reed about bridging the 80s and 90s on MTV, launching <em>Unplugged</em>, Yo! MTV Raps and more
Delaware Valley native Jarl Mohn served as executive vice president of MTV from 1986 to 1990 — a crucial time in the network’s creative…
Events
Hoots & Hellmouth play a wholesome set for Free at Noon from XPN studio
Friday’s virtual Free at Noon concert was a true celebration as local favorites Hoots & Hellmouth played the first installment of the series broadcast…
Friday’s virtual Free at Noon concert was a true celebration as local favorites Hoots & Hellmouth played the first installment of the series broadcast…
Hoots & Hellmouth play a wholesome set for Free at Noon from XPN studio
Friday’s virtual Free at Noon concert was a true celebration as local favorites Hoots & Hellmouth played the first installment of the series broadcast…
Events
XIXIX will make their live debut at Sunflower Philly
As his cryptic moniker XIXIX (pronounced “six six”) might suggest, Will Brown seems to have an air of secrecy that surrounds him. However, he’ll…
As his cryptic moniker XIXIX (pronounced “six six”) might suggest, Will Brown seems to have an air of secrecy that surrounds him. However, he’ll…
XIXIX will make their live debut at Sunflower Philly
As his cryptic moniker XIXIX (pronounced “six six”) might suggest, Will Brown seems to have an air of secrecy that surrounds him. However, he’ll…
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The Skeleton Key: August sees the return of Union Transfer, Chris Forsyth in open air, new hip hop and death metal, a bunch of music docs, and more
It feels very weird to say this but things are very much approaching normalcy, even if so much feels totally out-of-whack and downright scary.…
It feels very weird to say this but things are very much approaching normalcy, even if so much feels totally out-of-whack and downright scary.…
The Skeleton Key: August sees the return of Union Transfer, Chris Forsyth in open air, new hip hop and death metal, a bunch of music docs, and more
It feels very weird to say this but things are very much approaching normalcy, even if so much feels totally out-of-whack and downright scary.…
Events
Mannequin Pussy played their first headlining show since the before times with Kississippi at Phantom Power
“This is our world now,” Manniquin Pussy frontperson Marisa Dabice told a packed house at Millersville club Phantom Power on Saturday night. It was…
“This is our world now,” Manniquin Pussy frontperson Marisa Dabice told a packed house at Millersville club Phantom Power on Saturday night. It was…
Mannequin Pussy played their first headlining show since the before times with Kississippi at Phantom Power
“This is our world now,” Manniquin Pussy frontperson Marisa Dabice told a packed house at Millersville club Phantom Power on Saturday night. It was…
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For MTV Week, #TBTXPN surveys the year of MTV’s birth: 1981
MTV Week continues into Throwback Thursday, featuring a celebration of all things 1981!
MTV Week continues into Throwback Thursday, featuring a celebration of all things 1981!
For MTV Week, #TBTXPN surveys the year of MTV’s birth: 1981
MTV Week continues into Throwback Thursday, featuring a celebration of all things 1981!
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These are the first 100 music videos MTV broadcast to the world
This post originally appeared on World Cafe’s NPR Music page. “Ladies and gentlemen, rock ‘n’ roll.” Those were the words spoken by Warner Cable…
This post originally appeared on World Cafe’s NPR Music page. “Ladies and gentlemen, rock ‘n’ roll.” Those were the words spoken by Warner Cable…
These are the first 100 music videos MTV broadcast to the world
This post originally appeared on World Cafe’s NPR Music page. “Ladies and gentlemen, rock ‘n’ roll.” Those were the words spoken by Warner Cable…
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Bright Eyes and Lucy Dacus played a Steel Stacks show like it was their last
Midway through a two-hour, 21-song performance at Bethlehem’s SteelStacks last night, Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes told the audience “The set is gonna be…
Midway through a two-hour, 21-song performance at Bethlehem’s SteelStacks last night, Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes told the audience “The set is gonna be…
Bright Eyes and Lucy Dacus played a Steel Stacks show like it was their last
Midway through a two-hour, 21-song performance at Bethlehem’s SteelStacks last night, Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes told the audience “The set is gonna be…