We’re talking a little bit of politics as we visit July of 1989, with the overly political commentary of Matt Johnson’s The The and something much more abstract from The B-52s. Of course, it wouldn’t be summer without a love song and Heaven 17 is happy to oblige with a classic from 1982.…
120 Months – June 1989 – Morrissey, Romeo Void, Bob Mould
It’s the summer of 1989, and MTV’s 120 Minutes was showcasing the latest from Morrissey and Bob Mould as they embarked on solo careers, while also taking a trip back to 1982 to feature a classic song from a “one-hit wonder”…but surprise!…
120 Months – May 1989 – Tom Tom Club, The Cult, Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians
The journey through the first decade of MTV’s 120 Minutes continues as we take a look at May 1989. We rediscover one of our favorite videos of all-time with Tom Tom Club’s Genius of Love, have some fairly serious disagreements about The Cult’s Fire Woman and learn about a college radio icon that we all kind of missed, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians.…
120 Months – April 1989 – Simple Minds, Pixies, Love Tractor
On this episode, we talk about a UK band’s lesser-known catalog and two American bands that helped define the sound of college radio and indie rock in the 1980s (and beyond).…
120 Months – March 1989 – Peter Schilling, The Plimsouls, Jane’s Addiction
In this episode, we revisit songs that fall into “possibly our favorite song of the 1980s” category…but we don’t necessarily agree on which ones. …
Music Doc Rewind: Dig! (2004)
In 2004, director Ondi Timoner released one of the best “behind-the-scenes” music docs ever made, Dig! Following The Dandy Warhols and the Brian Jonestown Massacre for over half a decade, the film documents the trials and tribulations of the two West Coast bands as they rise from obscurity to something approaching stardom.…
120 Months – February 1989 – Gang of Four, Madness, Fine Young Cannibals
In this episode, we dive in to a 120 Minutes world premiere video that would go on to become a massive hit, along with a surprise twist from an influential band and blast of saxophone “madness”.
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120 Months – January 1989 – Modern English, The Dead Milkmen, Front 242
We’re continuing our journey through MTV’s 120 Minutes by kicking off 1989 with a smash hit, an underground favorite and a lesser-known track from a trio of college radio favorites.
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120 Months – December 1988 – The Pogues, The Waterboys, Camouflage
We wrap up 1988 with an all-time classic Christmas song and a couple of lesser-known artists who briefly found a bit of fame on 120 Minutes.…
120 Months – November 1988 – Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians, The Timelords and Siouxsie & The Banshees
In this episode, we explore a soon-to-be breakout hit from a Dallas band, a UK #1 that is more performance art than song and an all-time classic from an iconic goth(?) band.
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