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It's an oasis in the middle of MTV's vast video wasteland, one more televised rock magazine, but with a crucial difference. I.R.S's monthly The Cutting Edge is give or take The Equalizer or Night Flight, the best 60 minutes on the tube. Started three years ago when label head Miles Copeland was given an hour on MTV to come up with a concept, The Cutting Edge has been developed into a pop potpourri by co-directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, along with I.R.S's Ambassador of Creative Services producer Carl Grasso.

June 1, 1986
Roy Trakin

I.R.'s TV EYE

It's an oasis in the middle of MTV's vast video wasteland, one more televised rock magazine, but with a crucial difference. I.R.S's monthly The Cutting Edge is give or take The Equalizer or Night Flight, the best 60 minutes on the tube. Started three years ago when label head Miles Copeland was given an hour on MTV to come up with a concept, The Cutting Edge has been developed into a pop potpourri by co-directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, along with I.R.S's Ambassador of Creative Services producer Carl Grasso.

Since its debut. The Cu Edge has had a variety] hosts beginning with ongiflj frontman Jeffrey Vallence and] including L.A. club impresHj

Brendan Mullen, one-time 1 ; Squeeze keyboardist Jools Holland and the Bangles (all four of them), among others. Urbane Fleshtone leader Peter Zaremba is the durren® emcee, and he�s as close to a regular as Edge gets, ien-1 dmg a loopy, amateurish amiability to the proceedings which is a welcome fentrast ;

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