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MTV's '120 Minutes'

Evan Dando of The Lemonheads performing during the Somerset House Summer Series at Somerset House, on July 16, 2006 in London, England.
Evan Dando of The Lemonheads performing during the Somerset House Summer Series at Somerset House, on July 16, 2006 in London, England. Jo Hale/Getty Images
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by Jake Rudh

March 25, 2022

This week on Transmission, Jake Rudh spotlights 120 Minutes, the influential program that could be found on MTV Sunday nights back in the late 80s and 90s. No doubt loads of artists who were first heard on that special program inspired much of what we play on The Current today, and we're going to hear many of them on this week’s show.

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(L to R) Ross Godfrey and Skye, of the group Morcheeba, are interviewed by host Jim Shear for "120 Minutes" on MTV2 at the MTV Times Square Studios January 24, 2003 in New York City.
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