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The First 100 Videos Played On MTV "Ladies and gentlemen, rock 'n' roll." Those were the words spoken by Warner Cable executive John Lack on Aug. 1, 1981, at 12:01 am when MTV — Music Television — went on air for the very first time. It was accompanied by the image of an astronaut, modeled after Neil Armstrong, and an MTV flag planted on the moon's surface. Comparing the station to the moon landing may have come off as hubristic at the time, but MTV would go on to change pop music and its impact on popular culture forever. The very first music video shown on MTV was The Buggles' "Video K...

By Mia Armitage and Hans Lovejoy With more than 30 candidates announced so far for this year’s local government elections in the Byron Shire, the council’s nine seats are the most hotly contested on the Northern Rivers. Campaigns started early compared to previous election years, after a twelve-month delay due to the pandemic.  One of the most noticeable features of the 2021 Byron Shire Council elections has been the number of independents wanting to win power. There were already six independent tickets announced by late July, including representation from four existing councillors, one ...

Filming was recently taking place at old Byron Hospital. Photo Tree Faerie Byron Council will review its rules around filming in public places in a bid to prevent productions like the docu-soap Byron Baes being filmed here in the future. As filming of the much-loathed Netflix series continues, Council passed a resolution at last week’s meeting to develop a filming protocol that was ‘consistent with the new realities of film production in the Shire’. ‘The film industry and the proliferation of it in the area is a fantastic thing,’ Greens Deputy Mayor, Sarah Ndiaye, said. ‘Locals w...

Cllr Alan Hunter was officially sworn in on Monday, May 17. Mr Hunter said: "On May 17 at the Abergele Town Council AGM, my fellow councillors agreed unanimously to my staying in post as mayor. The last year was shared between cllr Shirley Jones-Roberts who was the previous mayor and who kindly stayed in post for 18 months. "The previous six months of my tenure have been difficult due to the restrictions of lockdown however, I am really hoping that we can get out and about to support the many clubs, organisations, schools and businesses in our area." Cllr Hunter's wife Cheryl will con...

Keith Downie directed a racist attack at a bus passenger on his way to Dundee and then assaulted arresting police officers