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The first year of the second generation Firebird began offering a wider array of model subtypes and marked the appearance of the Firebird Esprit, and the Firebird Formula. The Firebird Esprit was offered as a luxury model that came with appearance options, the deluxe interior package, and a Pontiac 350 as standard equipment.
A 1979 Atlantis Blue Trans Am equipped with the Oldsmobile 403 V8. For 1979, there were three possible engine options. The L80 Oldsmobile 403 6.6L V8 engine became the standard option and was only available with the Turbo Hydramatic 350 3-speed automatic. The W72 Pontiac 400 6.6L V8 was available for a short period and in limited supply. This ...
Video Music Box is an American music television program. The series is the first to feature hip hop videos primarily, [3] [4] and was created in 1983 by Ralph McDaniels and Lionel C. Martin, who also serve as the series' hosts. [1] It aired on the New York City-owned public television station WNYC-TV (now WPXN-TV) from 1984 to 1996.
Video Concert Hall (VCH) is a television program that debuted in 1978 or 1979 [1] on the USA Network and on Showtime, [2] [3] featuring an unhosted rotation of music videos.The show was often credited as being the precursor to MTV, [1] Video Concert Hall was reportedly the most popular programming on the cable syQUBE, a cable television unit of Warner Communications.
ESPN SpeedWorld (formerly Auto Racing '79–'86) is a former television series broadcast on ESPN from 1979 to 2006. The program that was based primarily based around NASCAR, CART, IMSA, Formula One, NHRA, and IHRA. The theme music is based on the piano interlude from "18th Avenue (Kansas City Nightmare)" by Cat Stevens.
This show would transform into Video Music Box, which was created and hosted by McDaniels and Martin. [4] [5] In 1994, McDaniels who became known as "Uncle Ralph", directed Rapper Nas first solo video, for his second single, "It Ain't Hard to Tell". The video was aired on Video Music Box, which became the longest-running music video show in the ...
A video compilation consisting of twelve of the band's music videos, titled Time Capsule: Videos for a Future Generation 1979–1998, was also released on VHS. In 2009 the album was reissued in Australia based on the international edition CD, but with new changes, and packed with a DVD reissue of Time Capsule: Videos for a Future Generation ...
In a 1979 article, The New York Times wrote of Edmunds' version, "Mr. Edmunds tackles the sort of airy pop lyricism that is Mr. Lowe's specialty with consummate taste and skill." [ 12 ] The Miami Herald opined in 1980, "When Edmunds did 'Girls Talk,' he stole the song away from Costello and made it his own."