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Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Video Nice Thrasher Shirt! - MTV Posts Old Sunny Day Real Estate Videos

Posted by Ezra Ace Caraeff on Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 1:07 PM

Deep in the lost tape vault at MTV (right next to that graphic Kurt Loder sex tape), a copy of Sunny Day Real Estate performing on 120 Minutes has been unearthed and posted (yet non-embedded) for the masses. Well, not really "the masses" per se, just me and my emo friends. Friends? Okay, fine, just me. No one else in the world likes this but me.

Anyone know if this was in the Lewis Largent, or Kennedy, period of 120? Please don't say Matt Pinfield. While some of it is already available, I'm hoping MTV posts all the live archival footage from that era, since I recall there being some pretty memorable live performances (Paul Westerberg, Swervedriver, PJ Harvey, and more) around the same time.

Oh, and of course, Therapy? too. Short haired alt-metal and a poem by A. A. Milne? I am not ashamed to like this.

 

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I actually have about two dozen VHS tapes of performances and videos from 120 Minutes, and MTV's other shows of that era (The Big __ Show, The Jon Stewart, award shows, etc).
Of course most of the truly unique acts that performed like Pere Ubu, Mike Watt, Shonen Knife & The Residents will never be upped by MTV (that's why god created YouTube).

Poking around I did find live clips from Public Enemy
MTVMusic VideosMTV ShowsEntertainment News
http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=939&vid=218350
& The Pixies
MTVMusic VideosMTV ShowsEntertainment News
http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?vid=35039

I'm also shocked that Ez didn't post any of the live clips of Pavement http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/pavement/performances.jhtml seeing how Pitchfork he loves Malkmus so.

I'm also trying to figure out what band's picture is in place of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/mighty_mighty_bosstones/artist.jhtml
Posted by blah on August 20, 2008 at 3:39 PM · Report
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Oh, Ezra. My brainface just lit up. It's quite possible that my Diary and Troublegum cassettes were side by side at some point. I can still hear the cackling fade out of 'You Are My Sunshine'.
Posted by codenamedragonfly on August 20, 2008 at 5:58 PM · Report
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I'm suddenly 19, in my father's basement, just got done skating, I'm drinking Boone's Farm and reading comic books.

I don't know why I don't listen to this record more. It's amazing.
Posted by Williams, Jay on August 23, 2008 at 6:34 PM · Report

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