Tag: Dave Kendall

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Joey Ramone, Debbie Harry, Tina Weymouth, Jerry Harrison — 1990

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Joey Ramone, Debbie Harry, Tina Weymouth, Jerry Harrison — 1990

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind,we present a real gem: a 17-minute reel from the May 24, 1990, episode of “120 Minutes” in which host Dave Kendall interviews the principal players of that summer’s Escape From New York Tour, with Joey Ramone, Debbie Harry, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrision.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Love and Rockets’ Daniel Ash talks to Dave Kendall — 1991

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Love and Rockets’ Daniel Ash talks to Dave Kendall — 1991

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we present a 1991 interview with Daniel Ash of Love and Rockets, Tones on Tail and Bauhaus as he talks to host Dave Kendall about his then-new solo debut, Coming Down. Check out the full clip posted here, once again via dpallen.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: ‘120 X-Ray’ segment on Miracle Legion — March 1989

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: ‘120 X-Ray’ segment on Miracle Legion — March 1989

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we’ve landed on a just-uploaded “120 X Ray” segment chronically under-appreciated college-rock heroes Miracle Legion, a band that host Dave Kendall refers to as “one of the hardest working but still unrecognized bands in alternative music.”

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: ‘120 X-Ray’ on Kate Bush circa ‘Sensual World’  — Jan. 21, 1990

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: ‘120 X-Ray’ on Kate Bush circa ‘Sensual World’ — Jan. 21, 1990

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we’ve rustled up a “120 X Ray” segment on the incomparable Kate Bush that aired as part of the Jan. 21, 1990, show, about three months after the release of her sixth album The Sensual World. The interview is spliced up with some weird, conversational voice-over.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Paul Westerberg dishes on the ’Mats and ‘All Shook Down’ — 1991

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Paul Westerberg dishes on the ’Mats and ‘All Shook Down’ — 1991

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind — and since The Replacements are back with their first new release since 1990’s ‘All Shook Down’ — we jump back to early ’91 for this clip of bandleader Paul Westerberg talking about that album and its origins as a quasi solo project. Be sure to check out host Dave Kendall’s pun-filled intro.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: PiL’s John Lydon in Tijuana with Dave Kendall — 1992

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: PiL’s John Lydon in Tijuana with Dave Kendall — 1992

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we flash back to 1992 for a walk through Tijuana, Mexico, with John Lydon and host Dave Kendall. This appears to actually be an MTV news piece, likely repackaged from segments produced for a July 1992 episode of “120 Minutes” that featured the Public Image Ltd. frontman as co-host.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: The Cramps’ Lux Interior, Poison Ivy talk to Dave Kendall — 1990

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: The Cramps’ Lux Interior, Poison Ivy talk to Dave Kendall — 1990

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we present this clip from 1990 featuring Poison Ivy and the late Lux Interior of The Cramps talking to host Dave Kendall about the band’s just-released album ‘Stay Sick!’ and its semi-hit single “Bikini Girls With Machine Guns.”

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: The Sisters of Mercy’s Andrew Eldritch talks to Dave Kendall — 1990

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: The Sisters of Mercy’s Andrew Eldritch talks to Dave Kendall — 1990

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind, we present this 1990 appearance by Andrew Eldtritch of The Sisters of Mercy, who chats with host Dave Kendall about the band’s then-new third (and still final) album Vision Thing, in segments sandwiched between a showing of the video for that record’s epic single, “More.”

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: ‘The Alternative Year in Rock’ with Dave Kendall — Nov. 24, 1992

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: ‘The Alternative Year in Rock’ with Dave Kendall — Nov. 24, 1992

For this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind,we present a great 20-year time capsule: It’s the full, hour-long “120 Minutes Presents: The Alternative Year in Rock” special that aired on on Nov. 24, 1992 — the Tuesday before Thanksgiving — and features host Dave Kendall in what likely was one of his final “120” appearances.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Dave Kendall bumps into future host Matt Pinfield — 9/22/91

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Dave Kendall bumps into future host Matt Pinfield — 9/22/91

This week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind is short and sweet, but it’s a great historical footnote for fans of the MTV Sunday night classic. As you can see in this segment, host Dave Kendall is broadcasting from a Robyn Hitchcock show in New York when he asks a fan in the crowd whether he’s looking forward to the gig.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Pixies co-host with Dave Kendall, play live in studio — 1991

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Pixies co-host with Dave Kendall, play live in studio — 1991

Seeing as today marks the 25th anniversary of the release of the Pixies’ ‘Come On Pilgrim,’ we’ll use this week’s “120 Minutes” Rewind to spotlight the band with this 10-part, 25-minute playlist that highlights the interview segments and performances from the 1991 episode the band co-hosted with Dave Kendall.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Original MTV VJ Alan Hunter hosts early episode — Sept. 28, 1986

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Original MTV VJ Alan Hunter hosts early episode — Sept. 28, 1986

For this week’s installment of “120 Minutes” Rewind, we take a look at one of the early shows via this seven-and-a-half-minute reel of Alan Hunter’s hosting segments from the episode that aired on Sept. 28, 1986. The opening features a skit of sorts with Dave Kendall prepping Hunter for the night’s broadcast.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Sonic Youth in studio with Dave Kendall — summer 1990

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Sonic Youth in studio with Dave Kendall — summer 1990

For this week’s ‘120 Minutes Rewind,’ we offer up a clip of unusually good video quality, a nine-minute reel from summer 1990 that saw Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore and drummer Steve Shelley sitting down to talk about the band’s just-released ‘Goo’ album with host Dave Kendall.