Welcome back, '120 Minutes'!

By Whitney Matheson, USA TODAY

Updated

120 Minutes is returning ... sort of.

According to an announcement from MTV, the beloved showcase of alternative and underground music is being resurrected tomorrow (!) on the online MTV Hive and later this year on MTV2 as the revamped 120 Seconds. Network vet Matt Pinfield will host.

"I am elated and proud to be part of bringing back one of the most influential and longest running music shows in the network's history," Pinfield said in a statement. "Everywhere I go, people from all over the world talk about how much 120 Minutes shaped their musical tastes and how much they missed it. The show helped expose, and ultimately, break new artists."

The original 120 Minutes ran from 1986 to 2003.

Now might be a good time to revisit some of the show's most memorable videos; Pop Candy guest blogger Chris Cummins did just that in this 2009 piece.

Of course, many of us who grew up with 120 Minutes remember Dave Kendall as the original host. To find out what he's doing now, visit his website.

Other helpful resources include the 120 Minutes Archive and this 120 Minutes Tumblr. Fingers crossed that the new version will live up to the original.

A classic moment from Kendall:

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Whitney has been writing about pop culture for USA TODAY since 1999, when Pop Candy began as a weekly column. Her interests include music festivals, mustaches, Lost, comic books and Andy Warhol. She lives in New York City. More about Whitney | E-mail Whitney

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