I.R.S. Records Presents The Cutting Edge
I.R.S. Records Presents The Cutting Edge | |
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Also known as | The Cutting Edge |
Genre | music variety show |
Directed by | Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris |
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Country of origin | United States |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
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Network | MTV |
Release | March 1983 September 1987 | –
I.R.S. Records Presents: The Cutting Edge, also known as The Cutting Edge or IRS's The Cutting Edge, is a music program that aired on MTV (US) from March 1983 to September 1987, on the last Sunday of every month. The show was retitled The Cutting Edge Happy Hour in 1987.
Background
The show was intended to feature performers who might otherwise not be seen on MTV, and featured the earliest appearances on MTV for acts like
Broadcast history
Produced by Jay Boberg and Carl Grasso of I.R.S. Records for MTV, and directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris,[4] the first year of the show featured a variety of hosts including
As it evolved, the program began to produce programs that focused on regional
Los Angeles Times critic Terry Atkinson, writing in July 1986, called The Cutting Edge "simply the best program about pop music that we have", with "the most interesting and adventurous new acts".[9]
After a six-month hiatus, the program returned in June 1987 as The Cutting Edge Happy Hour directed by C.D.Taylor.
References
- ISBN 978-1-101-52641-5.
- ISBN 978-0-19-517031-3.
- ISSN 0006-2510.
- ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ a b "The Cutting Edge". TV.com. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
- ISSN 0006-2510.
- ISBN 978-0-8195-7267-7.
- ISSN 0148-7736.
- ^ Atkinson, Terry (July 27, 1986). "MTV Looks More Alive At 5". Los Angeles Times.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Goldstein, Patrick (June 21, 1987). "Pop Eye". Los Angeles Times.