Forgotten Band: The Muffs
There are bands that disappear because they were terrible. There are bands that disappear because they had one hit and
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Sunday Playlist: 21 Songs That Make You Want to Drive Too Fast
There are road trip playlists, and then there are playlists that require a little self-control. The songs on this
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Forgotten Band: Reverend Horton Heat
Reverend Horton Heat is one of those bands that makes the word “forgotten” feel a little unfair. They were
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“Sell Out” vs. “The Impression That I Get”: The Ultimate Ska-Punk Showdown
The 1990s ska revival produced plenty of songs that were loud, fast and impossible to take completely seriously. But two
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Sunday Night Playlist
Great playlists do not always need a theme. Sometimes the best ones are built around a simple idea: put together
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Saturday Night 80s Jam: A-Ha – Take On Me
a-ha’s “Take On Me” is one of the defining songs of 1980s pop, combining an unforgettable melody, Morten Harket’s
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Phriday Phistory: The Clifford Ball
In August 1996, Phish did something that seemed completely unreasonable even by Phish standards. Instead of simply booking another arena
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Forgotten Band: Ugly Kid Joe
Ugly Kid Joe arrived at exactly the right moment to make fun of rock music while also being very good
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Jim “The Hammer” Shapiro: Rochester’s Most Unforgettable TV Lawyer
If you grew up watching television in Rochester, New York, during the 1990s and early 2000s, there was a
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Forgotten Band: Spacehog
The 1990s are often remembered for flannel shirts, grunge guitars, and alternative rock bands that embraced darker, more introspective sounds.
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Phriday Phistory: GameHoist Show 6/26/94
Among the thousands of concerts Phish has performed, only a handful have achieved truly mythical status. One of the
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Buck-O-Nine’s “Round Kid” vs. Mustard Plug’s “Mr. Smiley”
There was a particular magic to the American ska-punk explosion of the 1990s. The music was fast, loud, melodic and
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50 Most Recognizable Singers in Music History
Music has produced thousands of great singers, but greatness and recognizability are two very different things. There are singers with
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Phriday Phistory: Worcester Jim
Phish’s performance on November 29, 1997, at the Worcester Centrum Centre in Worcester, Massachusetts, is widely regarded as one of
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7 One-Hit Wonder Singers Who Went on to Become Legendary Producers and Songwriters
The one-hit wonder label has a funny way of shrinking a career down to three or four minutes. An artist
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Phriday Phistory: The Fleezer
Among Phish fans, certain jams become so unique that they earn nicknames of their own. One of the most famous
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Forgotten Band: Sponge
The 1990s produced an incredible wave of rock bands that reshaped popular music. Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains,
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When the Cover Was Better: 50 Songs Where Someone Else Did It Right
There is a strange rule in popular music: writing a great song and making the definitive recording of that song
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Phriday Phistory: The Went Gin
When Phish fans discuss the greatest jams in the band’s history, one performance inevitably enters the conversation: “Bathtub Gin” from
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Phish Halloween 1994
Halloween has become synonymous with Phish in a way no other holiday belongs to a rock band. Long before giant
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Phriday Phistory: Prague Ghost
Among Phish fans, certain performances have achieved legendary status. The “Tweezer” from December 2, 1995. The “Runaway Jim” from
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The 12 Greatest One-Episode TV Guest Stars of All Time
A great television guest appearance is a balancing act. An actor has less than an hour—sometimes just a few scenes—to
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Troma Tuesday: Frankenhooker
Horror movies have always had room for strange ideas, but few films have embraced complete insanity with the confidence of
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The Quad Chronicles: Ranking the Top 10 Campus Movies That Defined Higher Education
For decades, the college movie has served as Hollywood’s ultimate sociological petri dish, capturing the exact moment teenagers step away
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The Age of Polished Dread: Inside the Rise, Peak, and Focus-Grouped Death of Late-90s Teen Sci-Fi
In December 1996, Wes Craven’s Scream radically rewrote the rules of Hollywood horror by introducing hyper-aware, pop-culture-savvy teenagers who knew
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The Great Alternative Gold Rush: How Major Labels Cloned Grunge and Triggered a Cultural Crash
On January 11, 1992, a seismic shift occurred in popular culture that boardrooms in Los Angeles and New York never
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The Quiet Masterpiece: Why If You’re Feeling Sinister Might Be the Most Underrated Album Ever Made
Some albums kick the door down. Others politely knock, wait a few minutes, and then quietly let themselves in when
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The 25 Best Movies About Music
Music and movies have always gone hand in hand. A great soundtrack can elevate an ordinary film, but every so
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Olivia Rodrigo Might Have the Greatest Guest List in Modern Music
Concerts are often memorable because of the songs, the atmosphere, and the connection between artist and audience. Olivia Rodrigo concerts
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The 30 Biggest Douchebags in Music History
Music has always been a magnet for outsized egos, chaotic personalities, and larger-than-life characters. While genius often walks hand-in-hand with
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Top 10 Music Conspiracy Theories People Still Believe Today
Music has always attracted larger-than-life personalities, mysterious deaths, hidden messages, and strange coincidences. Combine those ingredients with passionate fan bases
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How the 1999 Movie Facade Makes Absolutely No Damn Sense
There are movies that are confusing because they’re ambitious. There are movies that are confusing because they’re trying to tell
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Tiny Toons and They Might Be Giants: The Most Unexpected Musical Cartoon Crossover of the 1990s
In the early 1990s, children’s television was experiencing a golden age. Saturday mornings and weekday afternoons were filled with colorful
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Top 10 Fake Bands From Movies and TV Better Than Real Bands
There’s something magical about fictional bands. Maybe it’s because they only exist in perfectly crafted worlds where every song seems
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The 10 Best USA Up All Night Movies
USA Up All Night, the iconic late-night programming block on the USA Network from 1989 to 1998, became a cultural
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No Doubt at the Sphere: A Solid Nostalgia Trip That Underutilized the Venue’s Potential
I walked into the Sphere in Las Vegas expecting something transcendent—a marriage of ’90s ska-punk energy and the most advanced
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10 Celebrities Who Died in Bizarre Sexual Circumstances
The intersection of fame, unchecked desires, and risky sexual practices has produced some of the most shocking and tragic celebrity
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The Doomed: 12 Musicians Whose Early Deaths Shocked No One
The music industry has always had a dark romance with self-destruction. Talent, fame, excess, and inner demons often collide in
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The Unsung Overlords: 10 People Who Basically Invented Everything You Love
Most of us think of music as a world of frontmen—the shiny, hair-sprayed individuals who stand at the front of
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