Iann Robinson

Iann Robinson (born c. 1971) is an American writer, musician and television personality best known as a former MTV VJ. He is currently a Disc Jockey for Boston Based Radio Station WBCN 104.1

Born in New York, Robinson co-hosted a show called "Monkey Butt Sex" on a Manhattan cable access channel in the 1990s. Ocean MacAdams, an MTV vice-president, was a fan of the show in his college years and pulled strings to get Robinson a job at MTV in 1999, helped on by an appearance on the MTV show 12 Angry Viewers. Overweight and sporting a shaved head and numerous tattoos as well as being an outspoken fan of heavy metal, Robinson quickly distinguished himself with his blunt, no-nonsense approach to interviewing the pop stars of the day. He left MTV in 2003, implying that he might have been fired [ [http://www.thebostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/this_just_in/documents/04793506.asp News & Features | IANN ROBINSON ] ] although a press release in 2004 suggested it was his decision to leave. [ [http://www.orlandofloridaguide.com/entertainment/music/news/mtv.htm Iann Robinson News ] ] . In 2006 Robinson wrote in his blog that he was indeed fired. Robinson was also the drummer for Puny Human, a band he formed with his friends Josh Diamond and Jason Diamond, who had hosted "Monkey Butt Sex" with him, but per his blog he was ousted from the band in 2004.

Since leaving MTV Robinson has written for various rock publications and websites, including the Boston Phoenix and Metal Sludge. He moved to Boston, Massachusetts in 2005 and still lives there as of 2008. A long time fan of comic books, he co-owns a comic publishing company called Isolation Disorder Press.

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* [http://www.ianntalksshit.blogspot.com/ Iann Robinson's blog at Blogger.com]

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