Category: 120 Minutes Rewind

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: ‘120 X-Ray' on Mark E. Smith and The Fall with Kevin Seal — 1987

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: ‘120 X-Ray’ on Mark E. Smith and The Fall with Kevin Seal — 1987

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we’ve selected a “120 X Ray” segment The Fall that aired on a 1987 episode around the time of the release of The “Domesday Pay-Off” Triad-Plus!, aka the U.S. version of Bend Sinister. The clip doesn’t feature any interviews, but does feature the video for “There’s a Ghost in My House.”

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: ‘120 X-Ray' on Kate Bush circa 'Sensual World'  — Jan. 21, 1990

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: ‘120 X-Ray’ on Kate Bush circa ‘Sensual World’ — Jan. 21, 1990

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we’ve rustled up a “120 X Ray” segment on the incomparable Kate Bush that aired as part of the Jan. 21, 1990, show, about three months after the release of her sixth album The Sensual World. The interview is spliced up with some weird, conversational voice-over.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Paul Westerberg dishes on the ’Mats and 'All Shook Down' — 1991

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Paul Westerberg dishes on the ’Mats and ‘All Shook Down’ — 1991

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind — and since The Replacements are back with their first new release since 1990’s ‘All Shook Down’ — we jump back to early ’91 for this clip of bandleader Paul Westerberg talking about that album and its origins as a quasi solo project. Be sure to check out host Dave Kendall’s pun-filled intro.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: PiL's John Lydon in Tijuana with Dave Kendall in 1992

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: PiL’s John Lydon in Tijuana with Dave Kendall in 1992

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we flash back to 1992 for a walk through Tijuana, Mexico, with John Lydon and host Dave Kendall. This appears to actually be an MTV news piece, likely repackaged from segments produced for a July 1992 episode of “120 Minutes” that featured the Public Image Ltd. frontman as co-host.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Peter Murphy, Bauhaus spotlighted in special — May 18, 1990

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Peter Murphy, Bauhaus spotlighted in special — May 18, 1990

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we present what appears to be a standalone special of some sort looking back on the career of Peter Murphy — or “Pete” Murphy, as he’s repeatedly ID’d on screen —following the release of ‘Deep.’ Uploader Darkresource lists this as a “120 Minutes” special that aired on May 18, 1990,

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Mojo Nixon plays 'Debbie Gibson is Pregnant...' — March 1989

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Mojo Nixon plays ‘Debbie Gibson is Pregnant…’ — March 1989

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we offer up this classic performance by Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper of their 1989 single “Debbie Gibson is Pregnant With My Two-Headed Love Child,” the video for which MTV refused to play, apparently out of fear of offending the teen queen.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: The Cramps' Lux Interior, Poison Ivy talk to Dave Kendall — 1990

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: The Cramps’ Lux Interior, Poison Ivy talk to Dave Kendall — 1990

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we present this clip from 1990 featuring Poison Ivy and the late Lux Interior of The Cramps talking to host Dave Kendall about the band’s just-released album ‘Stay Sick!’ and its semi-hit single “Bikini Girls With Machine Guns.”