120 Minutes
Season 1988
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 1988
28 Episodes
- January 10, 1988E1
January 10, 1988Depeche Mode – Never Let Me Down Again The Sisters Of Mercy – Black Planet Fields Of The Nephilim – Preacher Man Love And Rockets – No New Tale To Tell David Kane's Decay Of Western Civilization – Baby Doe Rules Hüsker Dü – Could You Be The One The Alarm – Rain In The Summertime Sinead O'Connor – Troy Ultravox – Vienna The Leather Nun – I Can Smell Your Thoughts The Jesus & Mary Chain – Happy When It Rains The Proclaimers – Letter From America The Lucy Show – A Million Things Government Cheese – Face To Face The Smiths – Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before Pierce Turner – Wicklow Hills The The – Infected The Washington Squares – New Generation Flesh For Lulu – Postcards From Paradise Big Audio Dynamite – The Bottom Line That Petrol Emotion – Genius Move New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle - January 17, 1988E2
January 17, 1988 The Cure – Just Like Heaven Echo & The Bunnymen – The Killing Moon Felt – Primitive Painters Screaming Blue Messiahs – I Wanna Be A Flintstone They Might Be Giants – Don't Let's Start XTC – Dear God Paul Kelly & The Messengers – Before Too Long Guadalcanal Diary – Litany (Life Goes On) The Bolshoi – Tv Man Howard Devoto – Rainy Season The Silos – Tennessee Fire X-Ray On The Cucumbers The Cucumbers – My Boyfriend The Pogues – A Fairytale Of New York The Jesus & Mary Chain – Just Like Honey Kommunity Fk – Something Inside Me Has Just Died Killing Joke – Sanity The Sisters Of Mercy – This Corrosion R.E.M. – It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) Richard Lloyd – Fire Engine The Replacements – Bastards Of Young Bryan Ferry – The Right Stuff Game Theory – The Real Sheila The Smiths – Sheila Take A Bow Aztec Camera – Deep And Wide And Tall - Host: Kevin SealE3
Host: Kevin Seal Sinead O'Connor – Mandinka Siouxsie and the Banshees – Dear Prudence The Church – Under the Milky Way Midnight Oil – Beds are Burning X – Fourth of July Lemonheads – Second Chance Screaming Blue Messiahs – I Wanna Be a Flintstone Public Image Ltd – Body The English Beat – Save It For Later The dB's – Working for Somebody Else Leather Nun – I Can Smell Your Thoughts Depeche Mode – Never Let Me Down Again The Cult – Love Removal Machine Jane's Addiction – Trip Away Aztec Camera – Deep & Wide & Tall The Petrol Emotion – Genius Move Echo & The Bunnymen – Lips Like Sugar The Bears – Trust Flesh For Lulu – Postcards From Paradise The Cure – Lovecats Angry Samoans – Time Has Come Today Julian Cope – Trampoline The Bolshoi – TV Man - February ?, 1988E4
February ?, 1988The Cure – Hot Hot Hot!!! Siouxsie & The Banshees – The Passenger Echo & The Bunnymen – Bedbugs & Ballyhoo Anti-Nowhere League – Crime The Vapors – Turning Japanese The Society – Love It Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning Screaming Blue Messiahs – I Wanna Be A Flintstone The Sisters Of Mercy – This Corrosion Age Of Chance – Don't Get Mad…Get Even Depeche Mode – People Are People (Live) The Jesus & Mary Chain – April Skies - Host: Carolyne HeldmanE5
Host: Carolyne Heldman Love and Rockets – Mirror People Public Image Limited – Seattle House of Freaks – 40 Years Echo & the Bunnymen – Bedbugs and Ballyhoo Close Lobsters – Let's Make Some Plans The Smiths – Sheila Take a Bow It's Immaterial – Space The Godfathers – Birth, School, Work, Death Mighty Lemon Drops – Inside Out Lene Lovich – New Toy Stump – Chaos Husker Du – Could You Be the One The Church – Under the Milky Way The Pogues – A Fairytale of New York The Cure – Hot, Hot, Hot The Fall – Victoria Stranglers – All Day and All of the Night Siouxsie & the Banshees – Passenger The Mission U.K. – Tower of Strength R.E.M. – Finest Worksong The Golden Palominos – Boy (Go) Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction – Prime Mover Lime Spiders – My Favourite Room - Host: Kevin SealE6
Host: Kevin Seal Billy Bragg – Greetings to the New Brunette Balaam & The Angel – I Love the Things That You Do to Me The Grapes of Wrath – Backward Town (Top 10 College Radio Chart with Dave Kendall – Fishcotheque – The Jazz Butcher; She's Having a Baby – OST; The Sisters of Mercy – Floodland; T Bone Burnett – The Talking Animals; Jerry Harrison – Casual Gods; The Pogues – If I Should Fall From Grace With God; The Church – Starfish; The Godfathers – Birth School Work Death; Midnight Oil – Diesel and Dust; Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians – Globe of Frogs) Big Audio Dynamite – C'Mon Every Beatbox The Christians – Forgotten Town R.E.M. – Finest Worksong The Connells – Over There Ministry – Revenge (Fields of the Nephilim interview) Fields of the Nephilim – Blue Water The Godfathers – Birth. School. Work. Death Echo & the Bunnymen – The Killing Moon Midnight Oil – Beds are Burning Screaming Blue Messiahs – Bikini Red (New releases with Dave Kendall – Nick Lowe – Pinker and Prouder Than Previous - April ?, 1988E7
April ?, 1988 Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – Balloon Man Martini Ranch – Reach American Music Club – Electric Light The Smithereens – Blood And Roses Morrissey – Suedehead Sinead O'Connor – Mandinka Jane Siberry – Ingrid (And The Footman) Japan – Visions Of China Peter Murphy – All Night Long The Mission UK – Tower Of Strength The Damned – Shadow Of Love Gene Loves Jezebel – Suspicion House Of Freaks – 40 Years The Cure – Just Like Heaven The Dickies – Killer Klowns The Mighty Lemon Drops – Inside Out R.E.M. – Fall On Me - April 17, 1988E8
April 17, 1988 New Order – Blue Monday '88 The Housemartins – Happy Hour fIREHOSE – Hear Me Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning Luxuria – Redneck The Smiths – The Boy With A Thorn In His Side The Proclaimers – Make My Heart Fly Depeche Mode – Behind The Wheel Wire – Kidney Bingos Modern English – I Melt With You Bel-fires – What You Wanted Joe Strummer – Trash City The Church – Under The Milky Way The Damned – Anything Abecedarians – Soil Mighty Lemon Drops – Inside Out The Pogues – If I Should Fall From Grace With God The Cure – Why Can't I Be You Stranglers – All Day And All Of The Night Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction – Prime Mover Martini Ranch – Reach Public Image Ltd. – Body The Clash – Rock The Casbah - Host: Kevin SealE9
Host: Kevin Seal The Smithereens – Only a Memory Pop Will Eat Itself – There is No Love Between Us Anymore Robyn Hitchcock – Balloon Man Droogs – Call Off Your Dogs R.E.M. – Driver 8 Morrissey – Suedehead Prefab Sprout – The Golden Calf XTC – Senses Working Overtime Blue Rodeo – Outskirts Bauhaus/Peter Murphy X-Ray Peter Murphy – All Night Long Joe Strummer – Trash City Big Audio Dynamite – E=MC² The Fall – Victoria Love And Rockets – Mirror People The Bubblemen – The Bublemen Are Coming They Might Be Giants – Don't Let's Start Close Lobsters – Let's Make Some Plans Mighty Lemon Drops – Inside Out Replacements – Bastards of Young Blue Aeroplanes – Bury Your Love Like Treasure Depeche Mode – Never Let Me Down Again New Order – Blue Monday 88 - May ?, 1988E10
May ?, 1988New Order – Blue Monday 88 10,000 Maniacs – Like The Weather The Fall – Victoria The Psychedelic Furs – Dumb Waiters Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers – Tomorrow People X-Ray On The Mighty Lemon Drops The Mighty Lemon Drops – Fall Down Like The Rain Depeche Mode – Behind The Wheel The Damned – Alone Again Or Sinead O'Connor – I Want Your Hands On Me R.E.M. – Fall On Me Peter Murphy – All Night Long The Mission UK – Tower Of Strength - May ?, 1988E11
May ?, 1988 R.E.M. – Talk About The Passion The Primitives – Crash Big Audio Dynamite – Just Play Music The Church – Tantalized The Feelies – Away Reckless Sleepers – If We Never Meet Again The Screaming Tribesmen – I've Got A Feeling In Tua Nua – All I Wanted Let's Active – Every Word Means No Siouxsie & The Banshees – Peek-A-Boo X-Ray On XTC XTC – Dear God Lloyd Cole & The Commotions – My Bag Hunters And Collectors – Back On The Breadline Dream Syndicate – I Have Faith Iggy Pop – High On You Shriekback – Get Down Tonight Sparks – So Important Live Skull – 5-D Close Lobsters – Let's Make Some Plans Wild – Hurricane Love And Rockets – Ball Of Confusion Moev – Yeah Whatever - Host: Kevin Seal , Guest: Midnight OilE12
Host: Kevin Seal , Guest: Midnight Oil Depeche Mode – Behind The Wheel Ziggy Marley & Melody Makers – Tomorrow People Morrissey – Suedehead Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning Smithereens – Only A Memory New Order – Blue Monday '88 The Fleshtones – Right Side Of A Good Thing Thomas Dolby – Airhead Mighty Lemon Drops – Inside Out Hour 2 was the Midnight Oil documentary "Black Fella, White Fella" - June ?, 1988E13
June ?, 1988 They Might Be Giants – Ana Ng Lloyd Cole & The Commotions – My Bag Cocteau Twins – Carolyn's Fingers The Godfathers – Birth, School, Work, Death Ministry – Stigmata R.E.M. – Talk About The Passion Billy Bragg – Waiting For The Great Leap Forward Aztec Camera – Oblivious The Sugarcubes – Motorcrash X-Ray On Hugh Cornwell Hugh Cornwell – Another Kind Of Love Julian Cope – Charlotte Anne The Huxton Creepers – Rack My Brains - Host: Carolyne HeldmanE14
Host: Carolyne Heldman The Church – Under the Milky Way Peter Murphy – All Night Long Big Audio Dynamite – The Bottom Line Graham Parker – Get Started. Start a Fire Thomas Dolby – Airhead Shona Laing – Soviet Snow Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers – Tomorrow People The Jam – A Town Called Malice Soul Asylum – Sometime to Return (120 Mins. X-ray – Tracy Chapman) Tracy Chapman – Fast Car Morrissey – Everyday is Like Sunday Smithereens – Only a Memory (Record reviews with Dave Kendall – Ramones – Ramones Mania; Anarchy 6 – Hardcore Lives!; Wire – A Bell is a Cup Until It's Struck; Devo – Total Devo) Prefab Sprout – The Golden Calf Mighty Lemon Drops – Fall Down (Like the Rain) Timbuk 3 – Rev. Jack & His Roamin' Cadillac Church The Cure – Why Can't I Be You The Fall – Victoria The Mission U.K. – Tower of Strength They Might Be Giants – (She Was A) Hotel Detective [unknown video – not identified, not Google-able, not Shazam-able, not very good] (New Music News – 2 Live Crew, Sinead O'Connor) The Mekons – Ghosts of - July 3, 1988E15
July 3, 1988R.E.M. – Orange Crush Hugh Cornwell – just Another Kind of Love The Dream Syndicate – I have Faith Coeteau Twins – Carolyn's Fingers The Balancing Act – Can you Get to That Sinead O'Connor – Mandinka That Petrol Emotion – Cellophane Fishbone – Freddie's dead Pete Shelley – Telephone Operator The Timelords – Doctorin' The Tardis Siouxsie & The Banshees – Peek-A-Boo The Sugarcubes – Motorcrash The The – Infected Edie Brickell & New Bohemians – What I am Freedom Rock – Colorado Springs The Jack Rubies – Be with you The Feelies – Away Pop Tarts – Elected Dreams So Real – Rough Night in Jericho Lloyd Cole & The Commotions – My bag - July 10, 1988E16
July 10, 1988 Lime Spiders – Other side of You Moev – Yeah Whatever Suicidal Tendencies – Trip At The Brain They Might Be Giants – Ana Ng The Godfathers – Birth School Work Death Ministry – Stigmata R.E.M. – Talk about the Passion Billy Bragg – Waiting for the Great Leap Forward Aztec Camera – Oblivious Julian Cope – Charlotte Anne Huston Creepers – Rack my Brains Living Colour – Cult of Personality (Amiga Commercial) That Petrol Emotion – Big Decission Game Theory – The Real Sheila A-House – Call me Blue Sonic Youth – Teenage Riot Easter – Manhattan Boy Yello – Oh Yeah - July 17, 1988E17
July 17, 1988Iggy Pop – Cold Metal Top 10 College Radio Chart [Dave Kendall had the day off, so Kevin Seal pretended to be Dave, messing up his hair and then reading the chart with an English accent.] – chart is the same as listed for the Aug. 7 episode! The Sugarcubes – Birthday The Dancing Hoods – Baby's Got Rockets Soul Asylum – Sometime to Return Big Audio Dynamite – Just Play Music Ranking Roger – So Excited Peter Murphy – All Night Long Depeche Mode – Just Can't Get Enough [Cult Classic video] Joe Strummer – Trash City X-Ray on The Smithereens The Smithereens – House We Used To Live In The Church – Reptile [World Premiere video] [New Music News] Morrissey "Margaret on the Guillotine" controversy; Virgin "Downtown" AIDS charity LP release; Tiffany to appear on 5 million boxes of Cocoa Puffs cereal Abecedarians – Soil Midnight Oil – Dead Heart Camper Van Beethoven – Eye Of Fatima, Part I Patti Smith – People Have The Power Erasure – Chains Of Love E·I·E·I·O – Hey Cecelie The Primitives – Crash - July 24, 1988E18
July 24, 1988 The Psychedelic Furs – All That Money Wants The Sugarcubes – Coldsweat Hunters And Collectors – Back On The Breadline Stump – Charlton Heston The Primitives – Crash The Cure – Why Can't I Be You? Depeche Mode – Strangelove '88 Erasure – Chains Of Love Meat Puppets – Get On Down Swans – Love Will Tear Us Apart Depeche Mode – Get The Balance Right The House Of Love – Christine X-Ray On The Sugarcubes The Sugarcubes – Coldsweat The Sisters Of Mercy – Lucretia My Reflection Siouxsie & The Banshees – Peep Show - July 31, 1988E19
July 31, 1988 Patti Smith – People Have the Power The Sugarcubes – Birthday Midnight Oil – Dead Heart Iggy Pop – Cold Metal Erasure – Chains of Love The Railway Children – In the Meantime Paul Kelly and the Messengers – Dumb Things Pete Shelley – Homo Sapiens The Mission U.K. – Tower of Strength The Church – Reptile The Ramones – I Wanna Be Sedated Soul Asylum – Cartoon Big Audio Dynamite – Just Play Music Camper Van Beethoven – Eye of Fatima, Part One Ranking Roger – So Excited The Primitives – Crash The Swans – Love Will Tell Us Apart Transvision Vamp – Tell That Girl to Shut Up Doctor and the Medics – More Devo – Disco Dancer - August 7, 1988E20
August 7, 1988 Iggy Pop – Cold Metal Shona Laing – Soviet Snow Soul Asylum – Cartoon Top 10 College Radio Chart with Dave Kendall: Big Audio Dynamite – Tighten Up Vol 88; Railway Children – Recurrence; Ranking Roger – Radical Departure; Wire – A Bell Is A Cup; Paul Kelly – Under The Sun; Camper Van Beethoveen – Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart; Patti Smith – Dream Of Life; Iggy Pop – Instinct; The Sugarcubes – Life's Too Good; Shriekback – Go Bang The Sugarcubes – Birthday The Ramones – I Wanna Be Sedated Camper Van Beethoven – Eye Of Fatima Part I Bad Brains – I Against I Aztec Camera – Somewhere In My Heart Swans – Love Will Tear Us Apart X – Hungry Wolf (Cult Classic) Dancing Hoods – Baby's Got Rockets 120 X-Ray on The Style Council The Style Council – She Threw It All Away Siouxsie & The Banshees – Peek A Boo The Bible – Crystal Palace Marty-Willson Piper – She's King Paul Kelly & The Messengers – Dumb Things Erasure – Chains Of Love Agitpop – Girl But Not A Friend Devo – Disco Dancer The Pr - Host: Kevin SealE21
Host: Kevin Seal Psychedelic Furs – All That Money Wants The Sugarcubes – Cold Sweat Hunter & Collectors – Back on the Breadline Siouxsie & The Banshees – Peek-a-Boo Patti Smith – People Have the Power Stump – Charlton Heston James – What For? Hoodoo Gurus – I Want You Back Big Audio Dynamite – Just Play Music (120 X-Ray – The Primitives; interview with Tracey Tracey) The Primitives – Crash Ranking Roger – So Excited Close Lobsters – Let's Make Some Plans Iggy Pop – Cold Metal (New releases with Dave Kendall – Hugo Largo – Drum; James – Strip-mine; Red Hot Chili Peppers – The Abbey Road EP; Suicidal Tendencies – Trip at the Brain) Beatnik Beatch – Beatnik Beatch The Cure – Why Can't I Be You The House of Love – Christine Depeche Mode – Strangelove Soul Asylum – Cartoon Swans – Love Will Tear Us Apart Living Colour – Middle Man (Music news – Paul Garrin vid – Elliott Sharpe – "Free Society") Sparks – So Important - Host: Kevin SealE22
Host: Kevin Seal Hunters & Collectors – "Back On The Breadline" Dave Kendall (before toupee and he was lookin' HOT!) has a story on the LA Underground Club Scene. He's at a place called Alcohol Salad. New Model Army – "The 51st State" The Smiths – "Stop Me If You Think That You've Heard This One Before" Dream Syndicate – "I Have Faith" New Order – "Confusion" (Cult Classic) More Dave Kendall at Alcohol Salad Shriekback – "Get Down Tonight" Psychedelic Furs video (cut the video before the title of it) Top 10 Alternative Records – #1: Tighten Up Vol. 88 by Big Audio Dynamite Big Audio Dynamite – "Just Play Music" Pere Ubu – "We Have The Technology" The House Of Love – "Christine" Steve Taylor – "Jim Morrison's Grave" Siouxsie & The Banshees – "Peek-A-Boo" The Timelords – "Doctor And The Tardies" X-Ray on Joy Division Joy Division – "Atmosphere" - Host: Kevin SealE23
Host: Kevin SealR.E.M. – "Talk About The Passion" Alternative Top 10 Albums – #1 Tighten Up Vol. 88 by Big Audio Dynamite Big Audio Dynamite – "Just Play Music" The Feelies – "Away" Let's Active – "Every Word Means No" (Cult Classic) Lloyd Cole & The Commotions – "My Bag" Hunters & Collectors – "Back On The Breadline" Dave Kendall record reviews: Rank by The Smiths, Seventh Dream Of Teenage Heaven by Love & Rockets reissue, Lightning Strikes by Lightning (Dave says it's "crap", Kevin interjects and says it was "funny"!), and Ghost Stories by Dream Syndicate Dream Syndicate – "I Have Faith" 17 Pygmies – "Crossing The River" - October ?, 1988E24
October ?, 1988 Midnight Oil – Dreamworld The Pursuit Of Happiness – I'm An Adult Now R.E.M. – Orange Crush The Feelies – Away The Primitives – Way Behind Me Sinead O'Connor – Jump Into The River The Screaming Tribesmen – I've Got A Feeling Hüsker Dü – Could You Be The One Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – The Mercy Seat Shona Laing – (Glad I'm) Not A Kennedy 120 Minutes Special: MTV College Concert at University of Auburn, AL The Godfathers – Birth, School, Work, Death The Godfathers – If I Only Had Time The Godfathers – S.T.B. Living Colour – Open Letter To A Landlord Living Colour – Broken Hearts (Live in Auburn) Living Colour – Cult Of Personality The Sugarcubes – Birthday The Sugarcubes – Deus The Sugarcubes – Traitor The Sugarcubes – Cold Sweat The Sugarcubes – Motorcrash The Sugarcubes – Delicious Demon The Sugarcubes – Sick For Toys - October ?, 1988E25
October ?, 1988 They Might Be Giants – Ana Ng The Primitives – Way Behind Me X-Ray On The Toll The Toll – Jonathan Toledo X – Burnin' House Of Love Depeche Mode – Everything Counts Julian Cope – Charlotte Anne R.E.M. – Orange Crush Cowboy Junkies – Sweet Jane Lloyd Cole & The Commotions – My Bag The Pursuit Of Happiness – I'm An Adult Now The Go-Betweens – Was There Anything I Could Do? A House – Call Me Blue Let's Active – Every Dog Has His Day Sonic Youth – Teenage Riot The Jack Rubies – Be With You The Balancing Act – Can You Get To That Cocteau Twins – Carolyn's Fingers Severed Heads – Greater Reward Easter – Manhattan Boy After All – Bullets - Host: Kevin SealE26
Host: Kevin Seal Cocteau Twins – "Carolyn's Fingers" The Balancing Act – "Can You Get to That" Sinead O'Connor – "Mandinka" That Petrol Emotion – "Cellophane" Fishbone – "Freddie's Dead" Peter Shelley – "Telephone Operator" The Timelords – "Doctorin' the Tardis" Siouxsie and the Banshees – "Peek-A-Boo" Kevin Seal introduces the second half of 120 Minutes: "coming up, videos from the Lime Spiders and The Pop Tarts" Sugarcubes – "Motorcrash" (World Premiere) The The – "Infected" Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians – "What I Am" The Jack Rubies – "Be With You" The Feelies – "Away" Lime Spiders – ? The Pop Tarts – ? - Guest Host: They Might Be GiantsE27
Guest Host: They Might Be Giants Julian Cope – Five O'clock World Billy Bragg – Waiting For The Great Leap Forward The Waterboys – The Whole Of The Moon They Might Be Giants – The Letterbox Song (Live In Studio) Marc Almond – Tears Run Rings Fishbone – It's A Wonderful Life The Fall – New Big Prinz Lene Lovich – New Toy Translator – Everywhere That I'm Not Camouflage – The Great Commandment They Might Be Giants – I'll Sink Manhattan (Live In Studio) They Might Be Giants – Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head New Order – Fine Time The Ramones – Howling At The Moon (Sha-La-La) The Pogues – A Fairytale Of New York They Might Be Giants – Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (Live In Studio) The Saints – Grains Of Sand The Lime Spiders – The Other Side Of You Michelle Shocked – Anchorage Dinosaur Jr. – Little Fury Things The Cure – Let's Go To Bed Love And Rockets – Dog End Of A Day Gone By Sonic Youth – Teenage Riot R.E.M. – Stand They Might Be Giants – Your Racist Friend (Live In Studio) They Might Be Giants – Ana Ng - The Sugarcubes Live At University Of Auburn, ALE28
The Sugarcubes Live At University Of Auburn, AL R.E.M. – Stand Julian Cope – Five O'Clock World Morrissey – Everyday Is Like Sunday The Go-Betweens – Was There Anything I Could Do? Aztec Camera – Deep And Wide And Tall The Fall – New Big Prinz The Psychedelic Furs – Love My Way X-Ray On Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Red Lorry Yellow Lorry – Only Dreaming (Wide Awake) 120 Minutes Special: The Sugarcubes Live At University Of Auburn, AL The Sugarcubes – Sick For Toys The Sugarcubes – Birthday The Sugarcubes – Cat The Sugarcubes – Planet The Sugarcubes – Motorcrash The Sugarcubes – Deus The Sugarcubes – Traitor The Sugarcubes – Dream TV The Sugarcubes – Blue-Eyed Pop The Sugarcubes – Coldsweat The Sugarcubes – Cowboy The Sugarcubes – Delicious Demon