Tag: 120 Minutes

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Sinead O'Connor hangs out with host Kevin Seal — 1988

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Sinead O’Connor hangs out with host Kevin Seal — 1988

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we once again return to 1988 for an appearance by Sinead O’Connor, who spends part of this episode of “120 Minutes” hanging out and chatting with ever-odd host Kevin Seal. The appearance comes after the release of her single “Mandinka.”

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: 120 X-Ray on the 'bookworms and homebodies' in XTC — 1988

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: 120 X-Ray on the ‘bookworms and homebodies’ in XTC — 1988

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we take a trip back to 1988 for an “120 X Ray” segment on the legendary XTC, filmed during the band’s recording sessions for Oranges & Lemons, which would be released the following year. In this clip (via MrPhilrand), we get a bit of insight into the recording process.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Martha Quinn shines the ‘120 X-Ray’ on Hoodoo Gurus — 1986

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Martha Quinn shines the ‘120 X-Ray’ on Hoodoo Gurus — 1986

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we flash back to the very first year of the show, 1986, for this “120 X-Ray” segment that finds Martha Quinn digging into Australia’s Hoodoo Gurus around the time of the release of “Death Defying,” the third single off 1985’s ‘Mars Needs Guitars!’

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Kevin Seal puts The Church under the ‘120 X-Ray' — 1988

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Kevin Seal puts The Church under the ‘120 X-Ray’ — 1988

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we revisit this “120 X-Ray” segment from 1988, which finds Kevin Seal once again the victim of cheesy visual effects as he digs into the story of The Church circa Starfish, with interviews from Peter Koppes and Marty Willson-Piper.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Martha Quinn interviews Gene Loves Jezebel — 1986

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Martha Quinn interviews Gene Loves Jezebel — 1986

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we bring in someone not normally associated with “120 Minutes”: Original MTV VJ Martha Quinn, who is seen in this clip interviewing Michael Aston of Gene Loves Jezebel for the alt-music program during its very early incarnation in 1986.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Kurt Loder explores the Madchester scene — April 15, 1990

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Kurt Loder explores the Madchester scene — April 15, 1990

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind,we revisit the tail end of the April 15, 1990, episode, which featured a 5-minute Kurt Loder-hosted MTV News report about the so-called Madchester scene, featuring interviews with Manchester acts such as Happy Mondays, 808 State and New Order’s Bernard Sumner.