I.R.S. Records Presents The Cutting Edge 1986 on MTV

Featuring R.E.M., General Public, Iggy Pop, Hunters & Collectors, Fetchin Bones, Doug E. Fresh, Nick Cave. Hosted by Peter Zaremba with commentary by Ian Shoales I.R.S. Records Presents: The Cutting Edge, also known as The Cutting Edge or IRS's The Cutting Edge, was a music program that aired on MTV (US) from March 1983 to September 1987, on the last Sunday of every month. The co-founders of I.R.S., Miles Copeland III and Jay Boberg, also saw the program as an effective promotional tool for I.R.S. recording artists at a time when much of the music industry had not yet perceived the marketing value of music videos