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Lost in the ’90s: Kirsty MacColl, “Walking Down Madison”
She’s the voice you hear on the Smiths’ “Ask” and Morrissey’s “Interesting Drug.” She’s the salty dame calling Shane McGowan a “cheap lousy faggot” on the Pogues’ “Fairtytale Of New York.” And she’s one
Read More »Lost in the ’90s: Cake Like
Record deals were being handed out like Halloween candy to anything remotely resembling “alternative” in the post-Nirvana ’90s. It’s nearly impossible to imagine a band like art/math rockers Shudder to Think being signed to a
Read More »Lost in the ’90s: The Candyskins, “Feed It”
Sometimes I can forgive a band for anything if I love them enough. Even being featured in a Pringles ad or an Adam Sandler film. Oxford, England’s Candyskins were never very popular chart-wise in
Read More »Lost in the ’90s: Suede, “The Living Dead”
Morrissey was one of the earliest fans and champions of Britpop glumlords Suede, and it’s not too tough to figure out why. Besides owing quite a musical debt to Morrissey fave Bowie and even
Read More »Lost in the ’90s: Dink
I’ve had it up to here listening to a small segment of people trying to put down America. America’s the greatest land on Earth and we oughta be proud of what we have! I’m
Read More »Lost in the ’90s: Trash Can Sinatras, “I’ve Seen Everything”
Is there such a thing as a casual Trash Can (or Trashcan, if you prefer) Sinatras fan? I ask that since every TCS fan I’ve met has been nearly obsessive in their love for
Read More »Lost in the ’90s: One Dove
Scottish trio One Dove found themselves branded with the trip-hop label after releasing their debut Morning Dove White in 1993. It wasn’t a label undeserved, really, since the group’s expansive, five-minute plus opuses tended
Read More »Lost in the ’90s: Tuscadero
Note from John: My Phagz on 45 partner (not THAT way!) Matty has been on my jock non-stop, begging me to feature today’s artist on Lost in the ’90s since its inception. After nearly
Read More »Lost in the ’90s: Unrest
Combining shoegaze and dreampop with straight-ahead power pop, Washington D.C. indie-rock darlings Unrest were the brainchild of Mark Robinson, founder of the TeenBeat label. After a few post-punk experimental years, Unrest tamed their sound
Read More »Lost in the ’90s: Chumbawamba, “Amnesia”
Anyone who’s ever worked at a record store that buys and sells used CDs can tell you what titles they see over and over again. Jagged Little Pill, Cracked Rear View, the entire Cranberries
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