There’s a saying among literary types that asserts that some writers only have one good novel in them. (There’s also the similar, more well-known expression that everyone has at least...
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The alt-rock movement may have been stereotyped as a bunch of downer dudes, but it was far richer and more varied than that. Quirky, innovative, and immensely charming, the Breeders’...
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As in 1991, the charts of 1992 seem to be rank with an onslaught of sappy ballads, perhaps to counter all that alt-rock noise. I really could do without all...
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Every generation needs its singer-songwriters. While the Seattle grunge rock scene was raging, guitars blazing, and the more indie contingent of alt-rock was coming to the fore, Tori Amos burst...
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In an exhilarating fusion of rap, funk, and metal, Rage Against the Machine bludgeoned their listeners’ eardrums and psyches with a relentless outpouring of political and cultural protest. The bass...
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I don’t remember where I first read about Pavement’s Slanted and Enchanted, but I do remember searching for it for quite a while before I at last found it. I...
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Bettie Serveert seems to be mostly forgotten these days, which comes as a bit of a surprise to me. I listened to their debut Palomine a ton, and I had...
Read MoreAs with 1990, I tended to enjoy my listening for singles in 1991. I dig the early-‘90s up-tempo, dance-oriented R&B and its electronic leanings. The treacly ballads I prefer to...
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With its gorgeous melodies, crunching guitar hooks, and well-crafted power pop, the music of Matthew Sweet can be incredibly infectious. Here are two endearingly addictive playlists of prime Matthew Sweet....
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There’s a certain cheese factor to loving Urge Overkill, I am well aware. Just listening to their music, you can practically see them faux-‘70s-strutting their way through their set. But...
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