Alternative History

Top 10 Songs by Violent Femmes

It’s just what you’d expect to happen to a band like Violent Femmes. Here they were helping to start a new musical genre and giving inspiration to bands left and right. And, look, they’re the ones left in the shadows. Ever underrated, and with one of the…
Alternative History

Top 10 Songs by Muse

Muse has been one of the most successful rock bands in the world for nearly two decades. And, as it turns out, this is not always an enviable position. The band is both revered and loathed. The group chases hits, sometimes succeeding and sometimes failing. Still, Muse is one…
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Top 10 Songs by PJ Harvey

PJ Harvey is a risk-seeking songwriter. Penning and performing numerous songs about sex, violence and madness, there’s seemingly no subject matter that will scare the artist off. She is one of the most fiercely independent modern writers and one of the greatest artists…
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The Top 10 Songs by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club had the misfortune, early in the group’s career, of being forcibly attached to a number of genres. None of the comparisons stuck. Yet, even unhyped, the band’s fans remained loyal. When the dust settled, a fairer way to label Black…
8.0
Alt Reviews

Bryan McPherson and HLLLYH (fka Mae Shi) Reviewed

Bryan McPherson – American Glory I’ll be honest with you, and you’ll need to refrain yourself from taking the news out on the messenger. When you speak about the U.S.A. nowadays, whether you do it on a rooftop bar in Oslo or in the train station in Yerevan…
8.5
Alt Reviews

Victory Point and combobox Reviewed

Victory Point – Puppies and Kittens “Punk-rock PR & Consultant” is the job I’m gunning for. And if bands like Green Day know what’s best for them, they’ll hire me to tell them just what line they can push and how far they can extend it before lifelong…
Alternative History

The Top 10 Songs by Screaming Trees

The present doesn’t much give a damn about heroes, no matter their achievements. Time, however, is usually kind to their memory. Screaming Trees is one of the greatest alternative rock bands. Indeed, this is also one of the most underrated bands in the…
Alternative History

The Top 10 Songs by Weezer

Weezer was the alternative-rock band that, once and for all, proved that it’s the quality of the songs, above everything, that allows musical artists to have a long-lasting career. The group was a dorkier Nirvana, with poppier songs and the good manners to hang around.
Album Reviews

Phwoar - “Flowers Through the Concrete” Review

In an era that pre-dates the internet and endless grainy videos of live performances, a good haircut and the ability to play guitar solos could get you far. It could, for example, get you playing in a group impersonating a much more famous band and sent out on the road to…