JBTV exists because of you.
For over 40 years, JBTV has documented the rise of the world’s biggest artists.
A lot has changed since then. The way we discover music, the way we consume it, and the way artists break through looks completely different now. But what hasn’t changed is the need for a place that actually cares about musical artists.
That’s what JBTV has always been.
We’re digging into the archive, spotlighting what’s next, and creating a platform that lives beyond any one format.
To everyone who’s been part of JBTV over the years, and everyone just finding us now, thank you.
We’re just getting started.
Thank you to everyone who tuned in last night to @wgnnews 😎👍🏼 another special thanks to everyone who messaged me and commented, your support means the world. Here is the full special for anyone who missed it! Keep rockin!
#jbtv #jbtvmusictelevision #chicago #wgnnews #chicagomusicscene
I had a great time talking JBTV with Mike Lowe, celebrating 43 years OF JBTV! 😎 Check it out Thursday on @wgnnews at 9!
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Green Day’s ‘21st Century Breakdown’ turned 17 yesterday. 17 years of chaos, heartbreak, and perfection.
The album still hits like it dropped yesterday. It’s the perfect time to reminisce on their 1994 JBTV interview.
What’s your favorite song from ‘21st Century Breakdown’?
The story behind Oxis’ iconic visuals!
We sat down with @oxis to discuss movies, aquariums, her visual style, and the upcoming Oxis 9 album, which was recently announced to be releasing July 16th.
Watch the full interview with Oxis out now on YouTube.
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Hosted by @enywithenything
Filmed by @directedbyabe@directedbyorozco
Organized by @itsstillmorning
Last week, Chris Connelly and I had the honor of going down to JBTV studios, and doing a very cool, in depth interview with Jerry Bryant and Stella Soleil! Like so many music fans (especially ones from Chicago), I have been watching Jerry interview musicians on JBTV since I was still in school. And the list of people he’s interviewed is straight up BONKERS.
So, needless to say…I’m still flying high :)
Apparently, we will be featured on three different 60-minute episodes, plus they will be releasing the interview in its entirety as both an audio and video podcast. It sounds like these may drop next week, but I’ll let you know for sure when the time comes!
Have a fantastic Saturday!
m.e.h. on the freedom of fashion
We sat down with @thismusicismeh to learn about her journey as an artist, fashion influences, her creative process, and more.
Watch the full interview with m.e.h. out now on YouTube
Hosted by @enywithenything
Filmed by @directed Gabe @directedbyorozco
Organized by @itsstillmorning
Do you remember when @charli_xcx Charli XCX performed at JBTV’s studio in 2013?
Charli just launched her new era with the release of “Rock Music”. Do you think she still has the same writing process today?
With @charli_xcx Charli XCX’s release of her new single “Rock Music”, she launches another innovative and unpredictable era.
After redefining pop culture with the explosive success of BRAT, Charli once again shifts direction. This time leaning into a louder, more chaotic, guitar-driven sound that feels equally nostalgic and futuristic.
For over a decade, she’s built a career on refusing to stay still. From underground internet icon to one of the most influential artists in modern pop, every era arrives with its own world, aesthetic, and attitude.
Long before arena tours, festival headlines, and “brat summer,” JBTV captured Charli before she would go on to constantly reinvent what pop music could look and sound like. Were you lucky enough to be there?
…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead.
Such supreme mythical storytelling.
The intense pressure from within builds and unfolds exquisitely, zig zagging along song after song, a wormhole of sorts, presented to you with imaginative and unleashed firepower.
So gratifying to see them perform live once again after so many years.
Many thanks to the Cold Waves Festival Team for procuring them for Space Echo this past weekend.
Tons more to follow, including extended writeup, courtesy of JBTV Music Television Chicago.
Cheers-
@btalamine
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