Author Archives: Jamie Blaine

About Jamie Blaine

As likely to quote Axl Rose as Saint Augustine , J.M. Blaine is a licensed sex and suicide specialist who has worked in libraries, haunted houses, psych wards, megachurches, rehabs, classic rock radio stations and roller rinks.

Rock and Roll Coffee: An Interview With “Weird” Al Yankovic

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Jamie Blaine

JM Blaine sits down with “Weird” Al Yankovic and talks parodies, Prince and architecture. Wait, what? Continue reading →

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I Want My MTV: A Conversation with Original MTV VJ Alan Hunter

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Jamie Blaine

Author JM Blaine chats with MTV original VJ Alan Hunter about the early days at MTV, interviewing Madonna and the point when it all went off the rails. Continue reading →

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Rooms on Fire

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Jamie Blaine

J.M. Blaine launches the debut essay in a series of recollections about the dawn of MTV with his beautiful, elegiac “Rooms on Fire.” Continue reading →

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