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'120 Minutes' Rewind: Kurt Loder puts Social Distortion under the '120 X-Ray' in 1990

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Kurt Loder puts Social Distortion under the ‘120 X-Ray’ in 1990

For this week’s installment of “120 Minutes” Rewind, we drop in on a “120 X-Ray” segment from 1990 on SoCal punk mainstays Social Distortion that’s narrated by the MTV News godfather himself: Kurt Loder. Bandleader Mike Ness is interviewed about Social D’s new self-titled album and more.

'120 Minutes' Rewind: Red Hot Chili Peppers light up the '120 X-Ray' in 1989

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Red Hot Chili Peppers light up the ‘120 X-Ray’ in 1989

For this week’s installment of “120 Minutes” Rewind, we present this “120 X-Ray” segment from 1989 that focuses on the Red Hot Chili Peppers, pre-megastardom. The band had just released its fourth album and the segment leads into the world premiere of the “Knock Me Down” video.

MTV promo from 1988: 'When I'm an old person, I think I'll still be listening to R.E.M.'

MTV promo from 1988: ‘When I’m an old person, I think I’ll still be listening to R.E.M.’

Trawling through the vast pixel mine that is YouTube, we recently stumbled across this short, odd MTV promo from 1988 that appears to be filmed at a college radio station, and concludes, after a series of fly-by imagery, with a long-haired gentleman sagely proclaiming, “When I’m an old person, I think I’ll still be listening to R.E.M.”

'120 Minutes' Rewind: The Sisters of Mercy go under the '120 X-Ray' in 1988

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: The Sisters of Mercy go under the ‘120 X-Ray’ in 1988

or this week’s installment of “120 Minutes” Rewind, we’ve dredged up this “120 X-Ray” segment from a Kevin Seal-hosted show in 1988 that spotlights The Sisters of Mercy circa Floodland. In the segment, bandleader Andrew Eldritch talks about the song “Black Planet” and more.

'120 Minutes' Rewind: The The's Matt Johnson earns an MTV disclaimer while hosting in 1986

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: The The’s Matt Johnson earns an MTV disclaimer while hosting in 1986

For this week’s installment of “120 Minutes” Rewind, we look back at the time The The mastermind Matt Johnson hosted the show in 1986 while promoting that year’s Infected — and earned an on-screen disclaimer because of his stridently political remarks between music videos.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: The Poster Children sit down with Dave Kendall during CMJ — 1991

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: The Poster Children sit down with Dave Kendall during CMJ — 1991

For this week’s installment of “120 Minutes” Rewind, we’ve dug up this segment from a 1991 episode that finds host Dave Kendall interviewing Illinois indie rockers Poster Children while they’re in New York City for the CMJ New Music Seminar. They talk about that experience and more.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Watch most of a Kevin Seal-hosted episode from Sept. 27, 1987

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Watch most of a Kevin Seal-hosted episode from Sept. 27, 1987

For this week’s installment of “120 Minutes” Rewind, we bring you about three-quarters of a Kevin Seal-hosted episode that aired Sept. 27, 1987, courtesy of uploader 120 Memories. The episode features appearances by New York City author Tama Janowitz and the show’s producer, creator and future host, Dave Kendall.