MTV Launches Site Telling Viewers What Music is Playing While They're Not Playing Music

Have you ever watched an episode of MTV's The Real World/Road Rules: Gauntlet 3 or Two-A-Days and wondered what song that was playing in the background? MTV has remedied that situation by launching Soundtrack.MTV.com, a real-time guide to what music is being on MTV within the confines of the show that's airing. For example, The Paper played Mother Love Bone's "Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns" in one of their episodes. If you were unfamiliar with the song, you could go to the aforementioned website and they'll tell you what was just played on MTV. Plus, they'll let you stream it and purchase an MP3 of it. Additionally, the Soundtrack page is looking to infringe on MySpace's turf by encouraging new bands to post their music on the site and create profile pages. The site will also monitor top bands and songs and feature new artists. Essentially, it'll do everything you'd expect the actual channel to do instead of showing marathons of American Gladiators.

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Song Stories

“Is It True”

Brenda Lee | 1964

As the British Invasion reached its peak in 1964, Brenda Lee went from Nashville to London to record one of her hardest-rocking hits, her perky vocal backed by a stuttering, squalling guitar. That guitar was played by session musician Jimmy Page, yet to skyrocket to fame with first the Yardbirds and then Led Zeppelin. "She said to me, 'I've come here to make a record with the British sound,'" remembered producer Mickie Most. "She felt she wouldn't get the same sound in Nashville because they're only just catching up on the British beat group sound of about six months ago."

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