Tag: mtvU
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Please Support Jamie Tworkowski’s “IMAlive” Initiative, Inspired By “To Write Love On Her Arms”
Today I got to hang out with a new hero of mine, Jamie Tworkowski. You know Jamie, right? He founded TO WRITE LOVE ON HER ARMS, a non-profit movement “dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire and also to invest…
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MTV’s Legendary Design Guru, Jeffrey Keyton, Jams In My Office
Jeffrey Keyton‘s such a design genius, I’ve literally stalked him to get him to work with me. The guy’s a complete legend in these halls because so much of the visual language of MTV for the past 20 years, well, came literally from him. When Jeffrey dropped by my office and picked up this cheap,…
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“The OUT 100” — Congratulations Kim Stolz!
First time Kim and I ever hung out, we spent an hour debating the influence of exit strategies on foreign affairs and conflict abroad. That’s when I knew she belonged at MTV. She still loves digging in her heels and debating politics, but now she wears purple kicks and wins awards for being her kick-ass…
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Asher Roth, Janelle Monae, Byron Ward, Tim Kash, John Loscalzo, Matt & Kim, Clipse, Tony DiSanto, Kim Stolz and More At The Woodies Afterparty
The Woodie Awards afterparty is always quite wonderful on many, many levels, most of which can’t be discussed. In the heart of a recession, it’s not like there’s gonna be a holiday party, so this becomes a holiday party. It’s a perfect combo of drunk artists, drunk celebs, drunk executives, drunk fans, drunk bartenders, drunk…
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VIDEO UPDATE: The Kid Who Stole Kings Of Leon’s MTV Woodie Award From Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester & Cyndi Lauper
Timing’s everything. We’re about 36 minutes from the premiere of the 2009 mtvU Woodie Awards tonight on MTV, MTV2, mtvU, Palladia and mtv.com. A few hours ago in the edit, polishing the final cut, the team found this clip of a kid approaching the table, swiping Kings of Leon’s Woodie of the Year award, and…
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Kings of Leon’s MTV Woodie of The Year Award Stolen From Leighton Meester & Cyndi Lauper
***TO CHECK OUT THE UPDATE TO HIS POST: CLICK HERE*** We made no announcement about the fact that a Woodie Award was stolen this year at the live show two weeks ago. First time it has happened. Near the end of the show — just before Mary-Louise Parker introduced Jack White and The Dead Weather…
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Naked At Woodie Awards Rehearsal
The best thing about rehearsing for this year’s Woodie Awards: Soundcheck for The Dead Weather. Jack White = Pure Genius. (Even though he wouldn’t let me film it.) The second best thing about rehearsing for this year’s show: The bike messengers Matt & Kim brought. Eight messengers followed Matt & Kim on bicycles from Brooklyn…
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Rehearsing In The Truck For Janelle Monae
Here’s Woodies Senior Producer Tracy Hellerud in action as she captains the control room during rehearsals. We were in the middle of working on an effect for Janelle Monae’s voice. In the show, Janelle comes out dressed (and sounding like) she’s from the future, introducing hip-hop artists Clipse, who are then joined by special guests…
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Woodies Sneak Peek: Leighton Meester, Zooey Deschanel, Pete Wentz, Mary-Louise Parker, Cyndi Lauper, Lady Gaga (3OH!3), David Cross & Death Cab For Cutie Doing “Twilight: New Moon”
The Woodie Awards hit MTV, MTV2, mtvU and in hi-def on Palladia, December 4th at 10pm. But why wait? This stuff’s leaking out as we speak… Leighton Meester and Cyndi Lauper present Woodie Of The Year: MTV Shows 3OH!3 show up dressed as Lady Gaga from the VMA’s: MTV Shows Death Cab For Cutie Premieres…
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Setting Up The Bar At The Woodie Awards
Mary-Louise Parker, Amber Tamblyn, Zooey Deschanel, Leighton Meester…we had to make sure they could each drink as much as they wanted to at the Woodie Awards last week. Besides the performances, massive consumption of alcohol is a hallmark of the Woodies. So I was happy to have helped set up the bar, and my dad…