BY DC CUEVA
We are heading towards the final of The Challenge: Invasion of the Champions, the last week of Stranded with a Million Dollars, and after tonight will be the halfway point of Are You The One? Second Chances. DCBLOG will have this week all covered for you coming up this weekend with our look Inside the MTV Trifecta, as we usually do at the end of your work week. But now in a special midweek post, we're proud to bring you another long-form story told through the prism of this ecosystem, and which took place on The Challenge thirteen years ago.
The two words "big break" mean so much to big name musicians, actors, actresses and so many others in show biz. The word's definition reads, "a breakthrough, especially the first big hit of a previously unknown performer or performers in the entertainment industry...an opportunity or chance that leads to professional success." Over the years, there have been many instances where a movie or an awards show provided the first appearance of those who have made a mark on a cultural level.
Last November, we took a look back at when the first inklings of the term "party rock" came to fruition when LMFAO took center stage in Cancun, Mexico and hung out with the cast of Season 22 of Real World in 2009, two years before RedFoo and SkyBlu became worldwide stars. And it was a year earlier that a relatively unknown New York singer named Lady Gaga headlined an Interscope Records event in a West Hollywood event, and cameras from MTV's The Hills were there to capture Lauren Conrad and Whitney Port helping to zip up a broken zipper on her catsuit.
Those two instances offer the backdrop for this edition of ExtraTime In-Depth, where we'll take a look at one rock band who, a few days ago, brought the curtain down on their 20-year run. And they have something in common with these two artists above in that their breakthrough came on MTV and on a reality TV show airing on the channel. This is the story of Yellowcard's Big Breakthrough.
Last November, we took a look back at when the first inklings of the term "party rock" came to fruition when LMFAO took center stage in Cancun, Mexico and hung out with the cast of Season 22 of Real World in 2009, two years before RedFoo and SkyBlu became worldwide stars. And it was a year earlier that a relatively unknown New York singer named Lady Gaga headlined an Interscope Records event in a West Hollywood event, and cameras from MTV's The Hills were there to capture Lauren Conrad and Whitney Port helping to zip up a broken zipper on her catsuit.
Those two instances offer the backdrop for this edition of ExtraTime In-Depth, where we'll take a look at one rock band who, a few days ago, brought the curtain down on their 20-year run. And they have something in common with these two artists above in that their breakthrough came on MTV and on a reality TV show airing on the channel. This is the story of Yellowcard's Big Breakthrough.
