OLD SCHOOL MTV VIDEO OF THE WEEK

Aerosmith |MTV Music

Love this song and this video! I would love to see videos make a comeback so I will be featuring an "Old School MTV Video of the Week" in my blog.

Don't you think this video inspired girls across the country got their bellies pierced? I don't think belly piercing has been too popular since. Whether this is true or not, it's cool to think that a music video could really inspire a generation of people like this.

Alicia Silverstone was such a bad ass...what happened to her? The last time I saw her was when she appeared on The View after Rosie and Elizabeth had that famous blowout fight. I miss her and wonder if she is still that bad ass girl from the 90's.

Aerosmith literally inspired generations of people and the amazing "movie type" videos really helped them recruit young people of the 90's as fans. The power of the MTV video has lost its luster, here's to hoping for a big video comeback!

MTVMUSIC.COM, A NEW SITE JUST FOR VIDEOS

Kanye West |MTV Music

As reported in the Chicago Tribune:

What took so long? To the network’s credit, it’s a robust and fun site that utilizes today’s social tools. It’s easy to share your trip down memory lane, even if your cube neighbor may not appreciate the cultural touchstone that “Frankie Goes to Hollywood” has become.

You can e-mail videos to friends, post them to your blog or share the fun on a social site. You can search for videos by artist name or just browse. You can watch videos on a small screen and read comments or you can enlarge a video for full-screen viewing. Also, MTV released software tools so users and developers can create mash-ups and other programs based on the content.

Very exciting news for me! Music videos, which have fallen out of MTV's programming to make way for teen drama-filled reality shows like The Hills, have always been a great art form. I'm excited to watch them take on a new life on this new website...Rock on MTVmusic.com!

The video above is by Kanye West, a song called Homecoming. Chicago looks great in this black and white video. I especially enjoy Chris Martin in this collaboration. I really appreciated them showing Chicago in such a cool diverse perspective!