Alternative Rock Nostalgia Buzz

Irish rockers Therapy? had been around for over ten years before the release of 2003’s High Anxiety . They’d been through quite a lot, lineup changes, faulty record deals and audience indifference, but still they persevered. With the release of High Anxiety , the band went back to their roots, driving hard rock and the album’s standout, “If It Kills Me” was one of the best songs of their career and one song that needs to be heard by more. The song is simple, but that’s the story of Therapy?’s career, they don’t know how to do things any differently, so why bother changing anything. The drumming of dynamo Neil Cooper propels the song to its hard-hitting best. The always reliable Andrew Cairns, a mix of soul and punk, delivers some of his best lyrics here, talking about the same thing he’s always talked about, failed relationships and how to get them restarted. While the band gave it their best shot, it wasn’t enough and the song was left to wither and rot on the vine. But the band d...

When most people think about For Squirrels, they mostly think of “Mighty K.C.,” their tribute to Kurt Cobain. If anything else, they think about the unspeakable tragedy that befell the band before the release of their major-label debut Example . On September 8, 1995, the band was traveling back to their hometown of Gainesville, Florida from playing a triumphant set at the CMJ Music Festival. Frontman Jack Vigilitura was driving the van carrying him, guitarist Travis Tooke, bassist Bill White, drummer Jack Griego and tour manager Tim Bender through Georgia when a tire popped. Vigilitura lost control and the van flipped. Vigilitura and Bender were dead at the scene and White died at the hospital. The accident happened a month before the record was released but Griego and Tooke opted on to carry out the release as is, with no changes to the liner notes or anything. “8:02 PM” was the first single released from the record and immediately catches the ears with an interesting guitar lick ...