80's Music

This new cable station came on air Aug. 1, 1982 for the sole purpose of playing music videos:

This music was very dark and also included heavy guitar solos. Bands wore black, skulls, etc.

VCRs made it possible to record television and watch it later. What does VCR stand for?

Sony produced a portable radio/cassette player called:

In the 80’s the only way to record video was by using a hand held video recorder called the:

The very first video played on this newvideo channel was

Independent bands that were played on student run radio stations.

The first song to be recorded to CD was:

Rock music that used stadiums for concerts. Music included both hard rock and power ballads.

Strange costumes, weird melodies and lyrics. Not as heavy of a sound as punk. Geek meets rocker

Rock & roll mixed with American culture. Music with a message, sometimes political.

The first CD's were designed to hold how many minutes of music?

This company is credited with using and marketing the term 'personal computer'

In 1982 this new media format for music replaced the cassette:

This music had heavy guitar & drum solos. Artists wore big, long hair, make up, tight clothes.

Whose controversial performance involved a wedding cake and crawling around on the stage?

Vocalists with mega hits.Dance was a big part of their concerts/videos. Fashion varied.

In 1984, this new awards show premiered to honor music videos