On August 1, 2021, MTV turns forty years old. Yes, MTV is middle-aged. Many of you are probably thinking how can MTV be 40 years old since 1995 was only fifteen years ago :). Well, 1995 was 26 years ago and we are just going to have to accept the fact that MTV is really ..read more

Our parents and grandparents thought the music of their generation was better than ours. We feel the same way about our music compared to what’s out there today. Your kids, or grandkids for some of you, will disagree with you about who had the better music. That’s only natural, but if you do get into ..read more

Parade by Prince and the Revolution was released on March 31, 1986. It was the eighth album from Prince and the third and last album where he shared billing with The Revolution. The record went platinum and went to #3 on the album charts. While it may have sold a good deal less than his ..read more

In September of 1991, Nirvana released their second album, Nevermind. The album went #1 in January of 1992 and hit the top spot again in February. It would go on to sell over thirty million copies. The album was not just another hit record. Fueled by the success of its lead single, Smells Like Teen […] The post Nevermind by Nirvana hits #1. appeared first on Generation X Rewind ..read more

2020 has been a cruel year and it’s not letting up as it prepares to say goodbye. On December 30th Dawn Wells passed away due to Covid 19. She was 82. She was famous for her iconic role of Kansas farm girl Mary Ann Summers, one of the seven castaways on Gilligan’s Island. The show […] The post R.I.P. Dawn Wells appeared first on Generation X Rewind ..read more

From now until the 25th, every day we will celebrate Gen X Christmas on all of our social media sites. We will look back at the Christmas related music videos, films, TV episodes, and specials from our youth. There will also be some holiday blogs coming out on this site as well. Does your family […] The post Gen X Christmas 2020 appeared first on Generation X Rewind ..read more

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Happy Thanksgiving. We hope you all had a great day despite everything that is going on. When it comes to Thanksgiving-themed TV episodes, there is one that stands out from all the rest. That episode is Turkeys Away from the first season of WKRP in Cincinnati in 1978. WKRP General Manager, Arthur “Big Guy” Carlson, […] The post WKRP in Cincinnati: “Turkeys Away” appeared first on Generation X Rewind ..read more

Thanks to everyone who took part in our month-long salute to horror of the Gen X era. We will be back next year with an even bigger #31daysofgenxhorror. When it comes to scary movies, the Gen X era is as important as the Universal horror movies of the 1930s. The biggest names in horror: Dracula, […] The post 31 days of Gen X horror 2020 wrap up appeared first on Generation X Rewind ..read more

The world lost Eddie Van Halen this week. Generation X lost one of the main creators of its soundtrack. The guitar hero passed away on Tuesday at the age of 65 to what his son Wolfgang called “his long and arduous battle with cancer” First wave Gen X rock fans first learned about Eddie via the […] The post Eddie Van Halen appeared first on Generation X Rewind ..read more