120 Minutes
Season 1989
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 1989
23 Episodes
- Top 20 videos of 1988E1
Top 20 videos of 1988 20. Cocteau Twins – Carolyn's Fingers 19. Soul Asylum – Sometime To Return 18. Michelle Shocked – Anchorage 17. Swans – Love Will Tear Us Apart 16. Wire – Kidney Bingos 15. Peter Murphy – All Night Long 14. R.E.M. – Orange Crush 13. Big Audio Dynamite – Just Play Music 12. The Mighty Lemon Drops – Inside Out 11. The Smithereens – Only A Memory 10. Sinead O'Connor – Mandinka 9. Love And Rockets – No New Tale To Tell 8. Camper Van Beethoven – Eye Of Fatima, Part 1 7. Morrissey – Suedehead 6. Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – Balloon Man 5. The Godfathers – Birth, School, Work, Death 4. The Sugarcubes – Coldsweat 3. The Church – Under The Milky Way 2. Siouxsie & The Banshees – Peek-A-Boo 1. Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning - January ?, 1989E2
January ?, 1989 Violent Femmes – Nightmares Lloyd Cole & The Commotions – Jennifer She Said Front 242 – Quite Unusual Hüsker Dü – Makes No Sense At All/Love Is All Around Jane's Addiction – Mountain Song The Sugarcubes – Motorcrash Modern English – I Melt With You The Go-Betweens – Was There Anything I Could Do? X-Ray On Fine Young Cannibals Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy New Order – Fine Time Big Dipper – Faith Healer The Fall – New Big Prinz The Replacements – I'll Be You Rude Buddha – No More Gravy R.E.M. – Stand Love And Rockets – Dog End Of A Day Gone By Laibach – Sympathy For The Devil Marc Almond – Tears Run Rings The Cure – Inbetween Days Oingo Boingo – Private Life The Dead Milkmen – Punk Rock Girl Julian Cope – Five O'clock World Rollins Band – What Am I Doing Here - Host – Kevin SealE3
Host – Kevin Seal The Pogues – Yeah Yeah Yeah New Order – True Faith Julian Cope – World Shut Your Mouth Lou Reed – Dirty Blvd. Camper Van Beethoven – Good Guys And Bad Guys The Replacements – I'll Be You The Feelies – Away Special AKA – Free Nelson Mandela The Saints – Grain Of Sand X-Ray segment – Cowboy Junkies with interview of Margo Timmons Cowboy Junkies – Sweet Jane Violent Femmes – Nightmares Nitzer Ebb – Control I'm Here The Pursuit Of Happiness – Hard To Laugh Midge Ure – Dear God The Smiths – The Boy With A Thorn In His Side Ciccone Youth – Addicted To Love Sonic Youth – Teenage Riot The Lilac Time – Return To Yesterday They Might Be Giants – They'll Need A Crane Lime Spiders – The Other Side Of You Echo & The Bunnymen – Bedbugs And Ballyhoo Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – The Mercy Seat R.E.M. – Stand A-House – Call Me Blue - February ?, 1989E4
February ?, 1989 The Fall – "Big New Prinz" Cowboy Junkies – "Sweet Jane" Marc Almond – "Tears Run Rings" New Order – "Fine Time" The Saints – "Graind Of Sand" The Go-Betweens – "Was There Anything I Could Do?" – Tour dates for Hothouse Flowers for February, which is the only clue I had for dating this episode! – New Music News: A band called Spiral Jetty (in which Kevin Seal takes jabs at their pretentiousness!) and what members of The Clash are doing these days (heavily features Mick Jones' recovery from chicken pox!) The Pogues – "Yeah Yeah Yeah" The Wolfgang Press – "Kansas" The Pursuit Of Happiness – "Hard To Laugh" Voice Of The Beehive – "Don't Call Me Baby" - Guest: Andy Perry of EasterhouseE5
Guest: Andy Perry of Easterhouse The Cult – She Sells Sanctuary XTC – Mayor Of Simpleton Elvis Costello – Veronica Hoodoo Gurus – I Want You Back Guadalcanal Diary – Always Saturday Soft Cell – What (Cult Classic) Christmas – Stupid Kids Andy Perry of Easterhouse interview Easterhouse – Come Out Fighting Ultra Vivid Scene – The Mercy Seat Robyn Hitchcock 'n' The Egyptians – Madonna of the Wasps The Bambi Slam – A Long Time Coming The Pogues – Yeah, Yeah, Yeah Throwing Muses – Dizzy They Might Be Giants – They'll Need A Crane Pierce Turner – The Sky and the Ground Violent Femmes – Nightmares Miracle Legion – You're the One Lee The Sugarcanes – Motorcrash Peter Schilling – The Different Story Lou Reed – Dirty Blvd. Dreams So Real – Bearing Witness - March ?, 1989E6
March ?, 1989The Saints – Music Goes Round My Head (w/ clips from Young Einstein) Guadalcanal Diary – Always Saturday XTC – The Mayor Of Simpleton Peter Murphy – All Night Long Too Much Joy – Making Fun Of Bums Julian Cope – Five O'Clock World Killing Joke – Eighties Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – Madonna Of The Wasps X-Ray On Miracle Legion Miracle Legion – You're The One, Lee The Cult – Fire Woman Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper – (619) 239-King House Of Freaks – Sun Gone Down New Order – Round And Round The Sidewinders – Witchdoctor Thelonius Monster – So What If I Did The Replacements – I'll Be You Sigue Sigue Sputnik – Success The Cure – Hot Hot Hot!!! Violent Femmes – Nightmares King Blank – Uptight Pierce Turner – The Sky And The Ground - March ?, 1989 - Guest: Mojo Nixon and Skid RoperE7
March ?, 1989 - Guest: Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper Depeche Mode – Everything Counts (Live) Guadalcanal Diary – Always Saturday Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper – Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant With My Two-Headed Love Child (Live In Studio) Concrete Blonde – God Is A Bullet Thrashing Doves – Angel's Visit The Sidewinders – Witchdoctor R.E.M. – Turn You Inside Out False Prophets – Never Again, Again Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper – Chicken Drop (Live In Studio) Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper – (619) 239-King Depeche Mode: The Story Of 101 (Mini-Special) Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper – Ayatollah (Live In Studio) Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper – Burn Down The Malls The Sandmen – House In The Country Too Much Joy – Making Fun Of Bums The Cure – Fascination Street - April 2, 1989E8
April 2, 1989 Lou Reed – Busload Of Faith Big Audio Dynamite – C'mon Every Beatbox Nitzer Ebb – Hearts And Minds Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – Madonna Of The Wasps Hüsker Dü – Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely Apb – Shoot You Down Love And Rockets – Motorcycle The Jam – Beat Surrender Indigo Girls – Closer To Fine Ultra Vivid Scene – The Mercy Seat Ed Haynes – I Want To Kill Everybody The Saints – Music Goes Round My Head The Cure – Fascination Street Thelonius Monster – So What If I Did The Proclaimers – I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) Easterhouse – Come Out Fighting R.E.M. – Turn You Inside Out House Of Freaks – Sun Gone Down Depeche Mode – Everything Counts (Live) New Model Army – Stupid Question Pixies – Monkey Gone To Heaven O-Positive – With You Xymox – Obsession - Host: Kevin Seal - Guest: The Dead MilkmenE9
Host: Kevin Seal - Guest: The Dead Milkmen New Order – "Round & Round" Lou Reed – "Dirty Blvd" Beatnigs – "Television" The Smiths – "Boy With The Thorn In His Side" Thelonious Monster – "So What If I Did" Animated short: "Angry Youth: Steve & Zoya in 'Where's the Party?'" In studio segment: Dead Milkmen interview Plimsouls – "Million Miles Away" Elvis Costello – "Veronica" In studio segment: Dead Milkmen interview Dead Milkmen – "Big Time Operator" Dead Milkmen – "The Puking Song" live in studio Hugo Largo – "The Turtle Song" Wonder Stuff – "Give Give Give Me More More More" MTV promo: "Max" In studio segment: Dead Milkmen interview Go-Betweens – "Streets Of Your Town" Pursuit Of Happiness – "Hard To Laugh" Easterhouse – "Come Out Fighting" In studio segment: Dead Milkmen read fan mail Thrashing Doves – "Angel Visit" Jane's Addiction – "The Mountain Song" in studio segment: Dead Milkmen interview Dead Milkmen – "Punk Rock Girl" He Said – "Could You" Proclaimers – "On My Way" In studio segment: Dead Milkmen interview - Guest: Throwing MusesE10
Guest: Throwing Muses Robyn Hitchcock – Madonna of the Wasps New Order – Round and Round XTC – The Mayor of Simpleton Soul Asylum – Sometime to Return Love Tractor – Venice Fine Young Cannibals – Suspicious Minds Simple Minds – Water Front Throwing Muses – Fish Autopicture Throwing Muses – Dizzy Pixies – Monkey Gone to Heaven Psychedelic Furs – Heart Break Beat Mojo Mixon & Skid Roper – (619) 239-King Soundgarden – Flower R.E.M. – Can't Get There from Here Christmas – Stupid Kids The Ramones – I Want to Be Sedated The Replacements – I'll Be You The Bambi Slam – It's Been a Long Time Coming Guadalcanal Diary – Always Saturday Nitzer Ebb – Hearts and Mind The Untouchables – Agent Double-O Soul - May 22, 1989E11
May 22, 1989 Love And Rockets – So Alive Soul Asylum – P-9 Pixies – Monkey Gone To Heaven Depeche Mode – Master And Servant The Dead Milkmen – Smokin' Banana Peels XTC – Dear God Bob Marley – Get Up, Stand Up The Godfathers – She Gives Me Love X-Ray On Nitzer Ebb Nitzer Ebb – Hearts And Minds Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – One Long Pair Of Eyes (Live In Studio?) New Model Army – Stupid Question Adrian Belew – Oh Daddy The Wygals – Eat A Horse The Cure – Fascination Street Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper – (619)-239-King The Pursuit Of Happiness – She's So Young Ecoteur – Decorated Life The Cult – Fire Woman News Update: Love And Rockets House Of Freaks – Sun Gone Down - Guest hosts: Tom Tom ClubE12
Guest hosts: Tom Tom Club Public Image Ltd. – Disappointed drivin' n' cryin' – Honeysuckle Blue Tom Tom Club – Suboceana Wire – Eardrum Buzz Pixies – Monkey Gone to Heaven Robyn Hitchcock – One Long Pair of Eyes APB – Shoot You Down Bauhaus – Bela Lugosi's Dead ("The Hunger" version) Love and Rockets – So Alive The Ramones – Pet Semetary Caterwaul – The Sheep's a Wolf False Prophets – Never Again. Again Tom Tom Club – Genius of Love Stan Ridgway – Goin' Southbound The Connells – Something to Say New Order – Blue Monday (Top of the Pops version) Pere Ubu – Waiting for Mary Bob Mould – See a Little Light Treat Her Right – Picture of the Future The Cure – Close to Me Tour Info on Tom Tom Club The Ophelias – Lawrence of Euphoria - Guest hosts: Marky Ramone and Dee Dee RamoneE13
Guest hosts: Marky Ramone and Dee Dee Ramone Morrissey – Interesting Drug Firehose – Time with You The Ramones – Pet Sematary Concrete Blonde – God Is a Bullet Faith No More – From out of Nowhere The Godfathers – She Gives Me Love Bob Mould – See a Little Light Romeo Void – Never Say Never Thee Hypnotics – Justice in Freedom Dee Dee King – Funky Man R.E.M. – Pop Song 89 Sisters of Mercy – Dominion Soul Asylum – P-9 Swans – Saved Wire – Eardrum Buzz The Wonder Stuff – A Wish Away The Darling Buds – Let's Go Round There The Cure – Fascination Street The Way Moves – Shadows of Love The Dead Milkmen – Smokin' Banana Peels Tour Info on The Ramones The Ramones – I Wanna Be Sedated - June 11, 1989E14
June 11, 1989 Pixies – Here Comes Your Man Caterwaul – The Sheep's A Wolf Love And Rockets – So Alive The Wolfgang Press – Raintime The The – The Beat(en) Generation XTC – Wonderland The Ophelias – Lawrence Of Euphoria X-Ray On Stan Ridgway Stan Ridgway – Goin' Southbound Public Image Ltd. – Disappointed Skinny Puppy – Dig It The Cure – Boys Don't Cry Mary's Danish – Don't Crash The Car Tonight Too Much Joy – Making Fun Of Bums The Pursuit Of Happiness – She's So Young Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – One Long Pair Of Eyes Drivin' N' Cryin' – Honeysuckle Blue The Horseflies – Hush Little Baby Pere Ubu – Waiting For Mary - Alternative Rock BlocksE15
Alternative Rock BlocksThe Cure – Why Can't I Be You? The Cure – Fascination Street Public Image Ltd. – Disappointed Public Image Ltd. – Seattle Morrissey – Interesting Drug The Smiths – There Is A Light That Never Goes Out The Smiths – Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before The The – The Beat(en) Generation The The – Infected Love And Rockets – So Alive Love And Rockets – Ball Of Confusion - July ?, 1989E16
July ?, 1989 The Cure – Love Song The Mission UK – Wasteland Hoodoo Gurus – Come Anytime Fetchin' Bones – Love Crushing The Replacements – I'll Be You The Replacements – Achin' To Be The The – Gravitate To Me The Beatnigs – Television X-Ray On Killing Joke Killing Joke – Eighties R.E.M. – Get Up Sonic Youth – Candle The Church – Under The Milky Way The Primitives – Crash The Mighty Lemon Drops – Inside Out Lucinda Williams – Passionate Kisses The Red Hot Chili Peppers – Knock Me Down Boris Grebenshikov – The Postcard - Guest: Hope Nicholls of Fetchin' BonesE17
Guest: Hope Nicholls of Fetchin' Bones Replacements – "Achin' To Be" Pere Ubu – "Waiting For Mary" [The week's top 10 alternative records] Pixies – "Here Comes Your Man" Primitives – "Crash" Sonic Youth – "Candle" Godfathers – "Birth, School, Work, Death" XTC – "King For a Day" Hoodoo Gurus – "Come Anytime" English Beat – "I Confess" Mary's Danish – "Don't Crash The Car Tonight" [Interview with Hope Nicholls of Fetchin' Bones] Fetchin' Bones – "Love Crushing" Public Image, Ltd – "Disappointed" Bob Mould – "See A Little Light" [Record reviews] Syd Straw – "Future (String of Pearls)" Morrissey – "Interesting Drug" Mary My Hope – "Wildman Childman" Stan Ridgway – "Calling Out to Carol" B-52s – "Channel Z" Crazyhead – "Time Has Taken Its Toll On You" Pop Will Eat Itself – "Can U Dig It?" [News – Damned's farewell reunion tour] Damned – "Anything" - August ?, 1989E18
August ?, 1989 The Mighty Lemon Drops – Into The Heart Of Love The Sugarcubes – Regina The Red Hot Chili Peppers – Higher Ground David Byrne – Make Believe Mambo Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – The Mercy Seat Erasure – Drama! Kmfdm – More & Faster Public Image Ltd. – Warrior X-Ray On Pop Will Eat Itself Pop Will Eat Itself – Can U Dig It The Cure – Lullaby Toad The Wet Sprocket – One Little Girl Bad Brains – I Against I Big Audio Dynamite – James Brown The Ocean Blue – Between Something And Nothing The Fleshtones – The Right Side Of A Good Thing Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – Madonna Of The Wasps The Tragically Hip – Blow At High Dough Camper Van Beethoven – Pictures Of Matchstick Men The Subdudes – Any Cure - September 3, 1989E19
September 3, 1989 Big Audio Dynamite – James Brown (world premiere) The Smiths – There Is A Light That Never Goes Out B-52's – Channel Z The Pogues – Misty Morning Albert Bridge Hodoo Gurus – Come Anytime Hodoo Gurus – I Want You Back Paul Kelly & Messengers – Dumb Things Syd Straw – Future 40's (String Of Pearls) Manufacture – As The End Draws Near (not chyroned) Replacements – Achin' To Be X-Ray on Red Hot Chili Peppers Red Hot Chili Peppers – Knock Me Down The Cure – Love Song (world premiere) Cult Classic block: Elvis Costello & Attractions – Oliver's Army O.M.D. – Tesla Girls Aztec Camera – Oblivious Red Rockers – China General Public – Tenderness Dinosaur Jr. – Just Like Heaven Long Ryders – Looking For Lewis & Clark Crazyhead – Time Has Taken Its Toll On You The Pixies – Here Comes Your Man Bill Pritchett – Why Did She Leave (not chyroned) Jason & Scorchers – Find You - October 23, 1989E20
October 23, 1989 The Primitives – Sick Of It Big Audio Dynamite – James Brown Public Image Ltd. – Warrior The Cult – Rain The Ocean Blue – Between Something And Nothing The Cure – Love Song The Stone Roses – She Bangs The Drums Public Image Ltd. – Disappointed The Sugarcubes – Regina Public Image Ltd. – Public Image - November 20, 1989E21
November 20, 1989 The Primitives – Secrets Ian McCulloch – Proud To Fall Kate Bush – Love And Anger The Psychedelic Furs – Pretty In Pink The Original Sins – Why You Love Me So The Jesus And Mary Chain – Blues From A Gun Nine Inch Nails – Down In It Deborah Harry – I Want That Man The Innocence Mission – Black Sheep Wall Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus fIREHOSE – Riddle Of The Eighties Flesh For Lulu – Time And Space Soundgarden – Loud Love The Mighty Lemon Drops – Into The Heart Of Love New Order – Shell Shock Camper Van Beethoven – Pictures Of Matchstick Men - December ?, 1989E22
December ?, 1989 The Wonder Stuff – Don't Let Me Down Gently The Primitives – Secrets The Ramones – Merry Christmas Baby (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight) New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle R.E.M. – Radio Free Europe The Jesus & Mary Chain – Blues From A Gun Yello – Of Course I'm Lying Nine Inch Nails – Down In It Mudhoney – This Gift Dramarama – Last Cigarette Galaxie 500 – When Will You Come Home Ian Mcculloch – Proud To Fall The Psychedelic Furs – House Julian Cope – Charlotte Anne Frank Tovey – Sam Hall The Pogues – A Fairytale Of New York Red Lorry Yellow Lorry – Temptation Timbuk 3 – All I Want For Christmas The Rave-Ups – The Night Before Christmas (Hey Baby) Killing Joke – A New Day - December 17, 1989E23
December 17, 1989 The Sugarcubes – Planet Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus Kate Bush – Love & Anger The The – This Is The Day Screaming Blue – Messiahs Iggy Pop – Living on the Edge of the Night Das Damen – Noon Daylight Dramarama – Last Cigarette The Creatures – Standing There The Smiths – How Soon Is Now Psychedelic Furs – House Ramones – Merry Christmas Baby Stone Roses – I Wanna be Adored Jesus and Mary Chain – Blues From a Gun Hex – Etheral Message b52s – Roam The Ocean Blue – Drifting, Falling Nine Inch Nails – Down In It Souled American – All Cool Things Mighty Lemon Drops – Into the Heart of Love