You know what late Sunday nights remind us of? The old days of sitting in front of the TV, with all the lights turned out, watching 120 minutes on MTV. Yep, the days when MTV actually played music. Even more crazy, they had an actual show dedicated to the more underground music which fed our souls. MTV kicked off the show on Sunday, March 10th in 1986 and it lived on, in one form or another, until its demise on Sunday. May 4th, 2003 via new home MTV2. Our favorite being the Dave Kendall years. Nobody quite got the whole scene like he did, and hell, he even looked the part (at the time), hence his interview for 120 Minutes "x-Ray" with Nitzer Ebb:
Oh, those were good times!! Dave was a favorite of mine too. I forget who the guy in the shadows was. He had a British accent and did new album reviews. Did you tune in during "The Young Ones" episodes which then led to 120 minutes? I thought it was a great combo. I think VH1 Classics was doing a 120 minutes kinda show for a while but I think they're all about heavy metal music right now. Boo!
Posted by: V. | May 27, 2009 at 10:50 AM
Yeah for a bit they were running their "alternative show" which took the 120 Minutes worthy videos and put them in blocks. No Kendall type hosts though...Glad you remember the good times as well.
A good source to check out - http://120minutes.42st.org/
Posted by: The Red Radio | May 28, 2009 at 11:41 PM
Great site! Thanks!
Posted by: V. | May 29, 2009 at 01:17 PM
If anyone has VHS tapes of 120 Minutes or Post-Modern MTV and would like them transferred to DVD for free, I will happily do so as I would love to see this stuff again.
Posted by: chris | August 31, 2009 at 11:51 AM
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Posted by: chris | August 31, 2009 at 11:52 AM
Too bad I took this show and music back then for granted. I can't believe how shitty mainstream music has gotten. I would kill to go back to those days. :( I feel sorry for kids growing up with Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus..
If anyone knows a good online radio station that plays songs from this era (and even good current "underground" music in the present), please let me know..
Posted by: therealdeal | November 24, 2009 at 11:19 PM