On Sept. 18, 1983, the greasepainted rock gods bared their faces at a live MTV press conference — and against all odds, the makeunder revitalized their flagging career.

Long missing from availability, the documentary aired just once on MTV back in 1983. As per Sacks & Co., Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party has a new 4K remaster coming from Crowe’s 16mm source.

We tend to think of the 1981 MTV debut as a culture-changing moment where the network ushered in the new sound of the '80s, but the old guard was there, too.

Never publicly available for viewing since its lone showing on MTV in February ‘83, the rock doc is an illuminating lark, catching Petty and his bandmates as they ride out the crest of their ...

On Oct. 12, Stevie Nicks will finally return to Saturday Night Live, over 40 years since her only other appearance on the show on Dec. 10, 1983. This year, she’ll serve as the musical guest ...

Two years later in 1984, MTV posted a profit of $4.5 million in the fourth quarter alone, with net income on the full year of $11.9 million, according to a New York Times report from February 1985 ...

MTV had five correspondents and 24/7 cameras and they covered it like it was the biggest event in American society. And I was like, ‘Well, there’s 170,000 Americans in Iraq right now, most of ...