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120 Months - July 1987 - Black Flag, Nitzer Ebb & R.E.M.
Season 1987 Episode 7
For this episode, we're deep in the summer of 1987 and talking about an eclectic group of bands that were all at (or pretty close to) the height of their powers at the time: Black Flag, Nitzer Ebb an…
Published on 12 hours ago
120 Months - June 1987 - The Mission UK, Faith No More, Throwing Muses
Season 1987 Episode 6
We're halfway through the year 1987 and in this episode, we dive in to the early years of bands that would go on to bigger and better things as the decade comes to a close.
Published on 2 weeks ago
120 Months - May 1987 - The Cure, Erasure and XTC
Season 1987 Episode 5
This week brings us three heavy-hitters from the UK, all of which were massive successes on college radio and gained a fair amount of airplay on the US Pop charts during their career. Plus, we discov…
Published on 4 weeks ago
120 Months - April 1987 - The Mighty Lemon Drops, Camper Van Beethoven & The Squalls
Season 1987 Episode 4
Continuing our deep dive into the early years of MTV's 120 Minutes, we revisit three bands that were all staples on college radio in April of 1987.
Published on 1 month ago
120 Months - March 1987 - Flesh for Lulu, Hüsker Dü and Love Tractor
Season 1987 Episode 3
In the spring of 1987, MTV's 120 Minutes was starting to bring college radio and indie favorites into the mainstream with national TV exposure. This week, we look at three songs that got airplay in M…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
120 Months - February 1987 - Skinny Puppy, Don Dixon and more!
Season 1987 Episode 2
In this episode, we continue our exploration of the first decade of MTV's 120 Minutes. This week, we are exploring the music of February 1987, featuring a couple of college radio classics and a "myst…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
120 Months - January 1987 - The The, O.M.D and Dumptruck
Season 1987 Episode 1
In this episode, we begin our journey through the first decade of MTV's 120 Minutes, one of the only national television showcases for your favorite college radio artists. We start with January 1987,…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Our College Radio Experience
Season 2 Episode 19
We are wrapping up season 2 of the podcast with a more personal episode, where we have a chance to talk about our experiences in college radio. If we learned one thing in making the film, it is that …
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Favorite College Radio Debut Albums
Season 2 Episode 18
We know that many, many artists began their careers on college radio, but some artists made a bigger splash than others when they were first starting out. In this episode, we look at three of our fav…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
College Radio Cover Tunes Vol. 3
Season 2 Episode 17
We had so many great cover tunes we wanted to talk about that we decided to do two episodes back-to-back just to try to squeeze in as many as we could. In this episode, we're digging a little deeper …
Published on 6 months ago