Alternative Rock Nostalgia Buzz

Discography: Envy (550 Music, 1993) Cherry Alive (550 Music, 1995) Popular Tracks : Blue, I Want It All, Save a Prayer, Jesus Loves You (Not as Much as I Do) Eve's Plum were one of the many bands that came out in the '90's during the major-label feeding frenzy but there was something more that separated them from the pack. Frontwoman Colleen Fitzpatrick (now better known as late ‘90s pop dynamo Vitamin C) was dynamic as all get out; one of the most interesting voices of the era. While Eve's Plum have been gone for nearly twenty years, the music still lives in those who always enjoyed it and those who are just discovering it for the first time. Do yourself a favor and go check out these two albums and find yourself enjoying some really solid alt rock from a bygone era. Come back Vitamin C! Pete Crigler: When did you become interested in music? Michael Kotch: As a kid always loved music, my parent had an old reel to reel that I would try to make work. I took ...

Discography: The Presidents of the United States of America (POPLlama/Columbia, 1995) II (Columbia, 1996) Pure Frosting (Columbia, 1998) Freaked Out and Small (MusicBlitz, 2000) Love Everybody (PUSA Music, 2004) These Are the Good Times People (Fugitive Recordings, 2008) Kudos to You! (PUSA Music, 2014)   Popular Tracks : Lump, Peaches, Kitty, Mach 5, Volcano, Video Killed the Radio Star One of the most unlikely success stories of the decade, the Presidents of the USA offered a respite from the typical Seattle gloom and doom/I hate myself and want to die ethos that had been popular for so long. Bright, relatively happy and lo-fi as hell, the band quickly became a smash thanks to essential novelties like “Lump” and “Peaches.” The alternative bubble affected them more than anyone and they disbanded quickly in 1998, only to reunite like eight months later to continue making great music until 2016. The band’s music is still remembered as a nice alternative to w...

Discography: Bread and Circus (Abe’s, 1988) Pale (Abe’s/Columbia, 1990) fear (Columbia, 1991) Dulcinea (Columbia, 1994) In Light Syrup (Columbia, 1995) Coil (Columbia, 1997) New Constellation (Abe’s, 2013) Popular Tracks: All I Want, Come Down, Something’s Always Wrong, Walk on the Ocean, Fall Down, Good Intentions, One Little Girl Toad the Wet Sprocket were a bit different in the alternative rock landscape. Not really heavy, but not light enough to be considered easy listening, they still made their name known with some quirky pop songs that still sound great all these years later. They kind of got slagged a bit back in the day for the weird name and a lighter sound but they became one of my favorites and the music still holds up all these years later. Sometime back around 2015, frontman Glen Phillips answered a few questions about the band's career. While you're at it, check out his solo material. Pete Crigler: When did you become interested in music? G...

Discography:                                                                                      Destruction by Definition (Hollywood, 1996)                                    Battle Hymns (Hollywood, 1998) The Suicide Machines (Hollywood, 2000) Steal this Album (Hollywood, 2001) A Match and Some Gasoline (Side One Dummy, 2003) War Profiteering is Killing Us All (Side One Dummy, 2005) Revolution Spring (Fat Wreck Chords, 2020) Popular Tracks: Give, Sometimes I Don’t Mind, New Girl, DDT, No Face Over the years, Jason Navarro has been one of punk’s most dynamic frontmen. Currently leading Hellmouth and Break Anchor, Navarro slaved away for almost twenty years as l...