120 Minutes
Season 1987
120 Minutes is a television show in the United States dedicated to the alternative music genre. Over 2 hours, watch music videos featuring leftfield artists from electronic to alternative rock to hip-hop.
Where to Watch Season 1987
20 Episodes
- Host: Downtown Julie BrownE1
Host: Downtown Julie Brown Hunters & Collectors – Throw Your Arms Around Me, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – We Love You, The Stranglers – Always The Sun, Kate Bush – Experiment IV, Concrete Blonde – Still In Hollywood, Iggy Pop – Real Wild Child (Wild One), Skinny Puppy – Dig It, China Crisis – Arizona Sky, Don Dixon – Praying Mantis, The Wallets – Totally Nude, The Arrows – Talk Talk, Gene Loves Jezebel – Sweetest Thing, General Public – Come Again, Spoons – Bridges Over Borders, The The – Infected, Easterhouse – Whistling In The Dark, The Hungry Dutchmen – Alone On A Saturday Night, Dumptruck – Secrets, The Lucy Show – A Million Things, Zerra One – Rescue Me, Pseudo Echo – Living In A Dream, Ideola – Is It Any Wonder - February 1, 1987E2
February 1, 1987Concrete Blonde – Still In Hollywood, Easterhouse – Whistling In The Dark, Robyn Hitchcock – Raymond Chandler Evening, Peter Himmellman – Eleventh Confession, The Arrows – Talk Talk, Spoons – Bridges Over Borders, The Stranglers – Always The Sun, Gene Loves Jezebel – Sweetest Thing, The Lucy Show – A Million Things, Iggy Pop – Real Wild Child, Mood Six – Hanging Around, The Wallets – Totally Nude, Hunters And Collectors – Throw Your Arms Around Me, Dumptruck – Secrets, Skinny Puppy – Dig It, OMD – We Love You, Crowded House – Don't Dream It's Over, The Buddy System – Go Back To Hollywood, The The – Infected, Kate Bush – Experiment IV, Don Dixon – Praying Mantis, - Host: Downtown Julie BrownE4
Host: Downtown Julie Brown The Connells – Hats Off, The Smithereens – In A Lonely Place, Husker Du – Could You Be The One, The Damned – Anything, Julian Cope – Trampoline, Rank And File – Black Book, Deep Six – Stay Right Here, Wire Train – She Comes On, The Mission U.K. – Wasteland, The Jazz Butcher Conspiracy – Angels, Huxton Creepers – I Will Persuade You, The Saints – Just Like Fire Would, Beat Rodeo – New Love, General Public – Come Again, Del Fuegos – Long Slide, Love Tractor – Party Train, The Rumble – My Girl's Mad At Me, Broken Homes – Steeltown, Billy Bragg – Greetings To The New Brunette, Flesh For Lulu – I Go Crazy, Heaven 17 – Contenders, Frank Zappa – G-Spot Tornado, - March 22, 1987E5
March 22, 1987Age Of Chance – Kiss, Love And Rockets – Ball Of Confusion, Jazz Butcher Conspiracy – Angels, Billy Bragg – Greetings To The New Brunette, Frank Zappa – G-Spot Tornado, Front 242 – Quite Unusual, Deep Six – Stay Right Here, Killing Joke – Sanity, The Damned – Anything, The Other Ones – We Are What We Are, Winter Hours – Wait Till The Morning, The Del Fuegos – Long Slide, The Huxton Creepers – I Will Persuade You, Big Audio Dynamite – V-13, Rank And File – Black Book, The Mission UK – Wasteland, Wire Train – She Comes On, Hüsker Dü – Could You Be The One, The Rumble – My Girl's Mad At Me, Beat Rodeo – New Love, The Connells – Hats Off, - Host: Alan HunterE6
Host: Alan Hunter Thrashing Doves – Beautiful Imbalance Mighty Lemon Drops – My Biggest Thrill Life Sentence – debut; Slap – Songs from the Cross; Alter-natives – Hold Your Tongue) Suicidal Tendencies – Possessed to Skate Gang Green – Another Wasted Night Camper van Beethoven – Take the Skinheads Bowling Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper – Burn Down the Malls R.E.M. – (All I've Got To Do Is) Dream (from – "Athens, GA: Inside/Out") The Style Council – Heavens Above Bad Brains performance clip and interview Bad Brains – I Against I David Van Tieghem – Galaxy Cocteau Twins – Love's Easy Tears CS Angels – The Cutting Edge Swinging Pistons – I Love the Sound of Machines Kraftwerk – The Telephone Call (New releases with Dave Kendall – Crowded House – Something So Strong 12"; Celibate Rifiles – Kiss Kiss Bang Bang EP; Bambi Slam – Bamp Bamp; David Sylvian – Gone to Earth) Spear of Destiny – Strangers in Our Town SWA – Arroyo Microdisney – Town to Town - Host: Alan HunterE8
Host: Alan Hunter Cocteau Twins – Love's Easy Tears, Mission U.K. – Severina, 120 Spotlight on Frontier Records (by Dave Kendall), Huxton Creepers – Autumn Leaves (4)*, Ups & Downs – Living Mind (4), Mighty Lemon Drops – My Biggest Thrill (4), Camper Van Beethoven – Good Guys and Bad Guys (4), Tour Info on Young Fresh Fellows, XTC – Senses Working Overtime (Cult Classic video), XTC – Dear God (Hip Clip of the Week), 120 X-Ray on Suicidal Tendencies, Suicidal Tendencies – Possessed to Skate (4), Siouxsie and the Banshees – The Passenger (World Premiere) (4), Fuzzbox – Love Is the Slug (4), Faith No More – We Care a Lot (4), Kraftwerk – The Telephone Call, Erasure – Sometimes, 120 Spotlight on Club Music (by Dave Kendall), Red Box – Lean on Me (4), Thrashing Doves – Beautiful Imbalance (4), The Damned – Alone Again Or (4), Big Dipper – Faith Healer (4), Quote of the Week, Kid Curry – In America (Basement Tapes Winner), The Cure – Why Can't I Be You, New Music News, Cro-Mags – We Gotta Know (4), - Host: Alan HunterE10
Host: Alan Hunter Laibach – Geburt Einer Nation (Queen cover), New Releases – Psychedelic Furs – Shock; Trance Dance – A Ho Ho; Mood Six – I Saw the Light; Lonely Is An Eyesore (4AD compilation), The Golden Palominos – Boy (Go), Nitzer Ebb – Murderous, The Downsiders – Another Horn's Cry (Count on Your Hands), Long Ryders – I Want You Bad, Black Flag – TV Party, Suicidal Tendencies – Possessed to Skate, "Athens, GA Inside/Out" contest winners; tour of Athens, R.E.M. – (All I've Got To Do Is) Dream (from – "Athens, GA: Inside/Out"), The Wolfgang Press – Cut the Tree, Screaming Blue Messiahs – Wild Blue Yonder, The The – Infected, The Smiths – Sheila Take a Bow, Julian Cope – Eve's Volcano, New releases – Trouble Funk – Trouble Over Here; Force M.D.'s – Love is a House; Kid Creole & The Coconuts – I Too Have Seen the Woods; The Saints – Temple of the Lord, Spear of Destiny – Strangers in Our Town, Throwing Muses – Fish, - August 23, 1987E13
August 23, 1987Echo and the Bunnymen – "Lips Like Sugar" Squeeze – "Hourglass" The Fall – "There's a Ghost in my House" The Silencers – "Painted Moon" Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper – "Elvis is Everywhere" Depeche Mode – "Strangelove" Men Without Hats – "Pop Goes the World" The Smiths – "Girlfriend in a Coma" The Cure – "Just Like Heaven" Yello – "Oh Yeah" 120 X-Ray on The New British Invasion (clip of New Order in concert) Gene Loves Jezebel – "Motion of Love" Julian Cope – "World Shut Your Mouth" Waxing Poetics – "If You Knew Sushi" Personal Effects – "I See Heroes" Spear of Destiny – "Traveler" The Go-Betweens – "Right Here" That Petrol Emotion – "Big Decision" Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians – "Raymond Chandler Evening" Laibach – "Life is Life" Bob Pfeifer – "Maybe it's Stupid" Depeche Mode – "Just Can't Get Enough" – Cult Classic Clip Lime Spiders – "Just One Solution" Noel – "Silent Morning" New Order – "True Faith" The Pogues – "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" 10,000 Maniacs – "Peace Train" Mighty - Host: Kevin SealE14
Host: Kevin Seal The Fleshtones – I Was A Teenage Zombie Yello – Oh Yeah (New releases with Dave Kendall – Pressure Boys – Krandlebanum Monumentus; The Rain – Enough (single); The Ramones – Halfway to Sanity; Dee-Dee King – Funkyman) Public Image Ltd – Seattle Concrete Blonde – Still in Hollywood Caterwaul – A Flower and a Stone The Go-Betweens – Bye Bye Pride The Cure – Boys Don't Cry New Order – True Faith (Tama Janowitz interview) Tom Waits – Blow Wind Blow Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper – Elvis is Everywhere Dead Milkmen – Big Time Operator Bad Brains – I Against I The Royal Courts of China – It's All Changed The Icicle Works – Evangeline (Smiths breakup; career retrospective with Dave Kendall) The Brandos – Gettysburg Mood Six – I Saw the Light The Bolshoi – Please It's Immaterial – Drifting Away From Home The Stranglers – Big In America That Petrol Emotion – Big Decision (Tama Janowitz interview) Paul Kelly and the Messengers – Darling It Hurts - Host: Adam CurryE15
Host: Adam Curry The Smiths – Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before 54-50 – Walk In Line Flesh For Lulu – Postcards From Paradise Jesus & Mary Chain – Happy When It Rains (New releases – Erasure – The Circus 12" (Sept. 21, 1987); Test Dept. – A Good Night Out (1987); RuPaul / La Palace de Beatue – Ping Ting Ting (1987); P.M.S. – s/t) R.E.M. – It's the End of the World as we Know It (And I Feel Fine) Love and Rockets – All in my Mind Killing Joke – Eighties The Grapes of Wrath – Oh Lucky Man Lene Lovich – New Toy Leather Nun – I Can Smell Your Thoughts (Faith No More interview) Faith No More – We Care A Lot Public Image Ltd. – Body Aztec Camera – Deep & Wide & Tall Chris Stamey – Cara Lee Jane's Addiction – Trip Away Fetchin' Bones – Binoculars (New releases with Dave Kendall – Eurythmics – Savage (11/14/87); Crocodile Shop – Head 12" (1987); Thin White Rope – Bottom Feeders (1987); Mission of Burma – 79-82 Taang rerelease) Julian Cope – World Shut Your Mouth - Host: Adam CurryE17
Host: Adam Curry 120 X-Ray: Love & Rockets Depeche Mode – "Never Let Me Down" PiL – "Body" Dramarama – "Anything, Anything" B'last – "Surf & Destroy" Husker Du – "I Don't Wanna Know If You Are Lonely" Flesh For Lulu – "Postcards From Paradise" The Alarm – "The Stand" (Cult Classic Clip) Love & Rockets – "No New Tale To Tell" Guadicanal Diary – "Life Goes On" That Petrol Emotion – "Genius Move" The Cucumbers – "My Boyfriend" The Damned – "Alone Again Or" Siouxsie & The Banshees – "The Passenger" Dave Kendall Reviews records by Screaming Blue Messiahs and Plan Nine (?) Fishbone – "It's A Wonderful Life" Pressure Boys – "Around The World" Housemartins – "Caravan Of Love" Aztec Camera – "Deep & Wide & Tall" The Ramones – "I Wanna Live" - Host: Kevin SealE18
Host: Kevin Seal The Smiths – "Stop me If You Think You've Heard This One Before" Grapes Of Wrath – "Oh Lucky Man" Dave's Record Reviews: Hagatha, a German Christian Industrial rock band whose name I can't spell, Jesters Of Destiny (?), and Dead Milkmen X – "Fourth Of July" R.E.M. – "It's The End Of The World As We Know It" M/A/R/R/S – "Pump Up The Volume Violent Femmes – "Gone Daddy Gone" (Cult Classic) Fishbone – "It's A Wonderful Life" 120 X-Ray on the Red Hot Chili Peppers Red Hot Chili Peppers – "Fight Like A Brave" Depeche Mode – "Never Let Me Down" Gene Loves Jezebel – "Motion Of Love" The Woodentops – "Wheels Turning" Dave's Record Reviews: Less Than Zero (soundtrack), Straight To Hell (soundtrack), The Black Girls, Great Plains Chris Stamie – "Cara Lee" Big Audio Dynamite – "E=MC2" Lemonheads – "Second Chance" Dead Milkmen – "Big Time Operator" New Music News: Nitzer Ebb will not be able to open for Depeche Mode in North America because their visas were turned down. - Host: Kevin SealE19
Host: Kevin Seal Bryan Ferry – "The Right Stuff" Flesh For Lulu – "Postcards From Paradise" Echo & The Bunnymen – "Lips Like Sugar" Jesus & Mary Chain – "Happy When It Rains" R.E.M. – "It's The End Of The World As We Know It" Fetchin' Bones – "Binoculars" Ministry – "Revenge" (Cult Classic) They Might Be Giants – "Don't Let's Start" Divine Horsemen – "Snake Handler" Wire – "Ahead" Gene Loves Jezebel – "Desire" New Order – "True Faith" Record Reviews – Dave Kendall 120 X-ray – Richard Lloyd Jonathan later submitted the remainder of the playlist for this episode: Community FK – Something inside me has Died Richard Lloyd – Fire Engine Aztec Camera – Deep & Wide & Tall Screaming Blue Messiahs – "I Wanna Be A Flintstone" The Golden Palominos – Boy (Go) The Church – Tantalized The Alarm – Rain In The Summertime The Smiths – "Stop me If You Think You've Heard This One Before" The Cure – In Between Days Paul Kelly – Before Too Long Passion Fodder – Luz Blanca The Proclaimers – Letter From America - Guest: Mojo NixonE20
Guest: Mojo NixonPublic Image Limited – Seattle Sisters of Mercy – This Corrosion Bryan Ferry – The Right Stuff Easter – Lights Out Gene Loves Jezebel – The Motion of Love The Housemartins – Caravan of Love Heaven 17 – Let Me Go Sinead O'Connor – Troy Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper – Elvis is Everywhere Depeche Mode – Never Let Me Down Again That Petrol Emotion – Genius Move Fields of the Nephilim – Preacher Man Love and Rockets – No New Tale to Tell Guadalcanal Diary – Litany (Life Goes On) The Cure – Just Like Heaven Age of Chance – Don't Get Mad, Get Even Sonic Youth – Beauty Lies in the Eye Echo and the Bunnymen – Bring on the Dancing Horses The Lime Spiders – My Favorite Room The Smiths – How Soon is Now? They Might Be Giants – Don't Let's Start The Cult – She Sells Sanctuary Three Hits – Lori (The Last Girl on the Beach)