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The Walkmen: Indie's Timeless, Elevated Garage Rockers
Episode 178
From album one, The Walkmen carved out a unique space in the garage rock landscape. They did so by following a few unspoken rules. One of those was t…
4 years, 8 months ago
French Kicks "Swimming" - How A Garage Rock Band Went Out On Their Own Terms
Episode 177
If you were a garage rock, post-punk band from the 2000s, chances are your music was going to be compared to The Strokes, or Interpol, or fill-in-the…
4 years, 8 months ago
Whatcha Heard? The Grab Bag Edition
Episode 176
Our monthly mixtape is back with maybe our most varied tracklist yet. We start with the latest single from our favorite Norwegian folk duo Kings of C…
4 years, 9 months ago
No Filler Rewind: Psychedelic, Shimmering, Heavy - Smashing Pumpkin's Gish
Episode 175
No Filler Rewind: Just a few months before grunge took over the 90s, Smashing Pumpkins were carving out their own space in rock music with an album t…
4 years, 9 months ago
Built To Spill's Keep It Like A Secret: The Definitive Indie Rock Album
Episode 174
Built To Spill had already released 3 records and signed to Warner Bros before putting out their definitive record Keep It Like A Secret in 1999. Fro…
4 years, 9 months ago
Beyond Zombie: The Overlooked Gems From The Cranberries First Three Records
Episode 173
You've heard "Dreams" and "Linger". You've probably heard "Zombie" close to a gazillion times by now. But as we like to say around here, it's often t…
4 years, 9 months ago
Not So Dumb: The Forgotten Alt-Rock Gems From The Dumb & Dumber Soundtrack
Episode 172
From sitcom reboots to the return of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, if you grew up in the 90s you can't take a step these days without falling into a rabbit…
4 years, 9 months ago
Whatcha Heard? Redacted Edition
Episode 171
Our monthly mixtape is back kicking things off with Josh Homme's cover of Paul McCartney's "Lavatory Lil" from the newly released "McCartney III Imag…
4 years, 10 months ago
Distinctly Grunge, Distinctly Texan: Toadies - Rubberneck
Episode 170
When frontman Todd Lewis ventured from Texas to California to record Rubberneck, he fully expected to be back working at the record store in Fort Wor…
4 years, 10 months ago
Lighten Things Up A Little: The Presidents of the United States of America
Episode 169
As lead-singer and two-string bass player Chris Ballew once observed of the grunge scene of the early nineties: "I wonder if we could lighten things …
4 years, 10 months ago