Tedium Highlight in Alternative rock: How a famed guitarist best known for working with Frank Zappa and King Crimson scored a hit with his daughter, mocking his semi-successful music career. 

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Songs About Superman

Why was alternative rock inundated with hit songs about Superman throughout the 1990s and early 2000s? Consider the monoculture.

They Might Be Trailblazers

One Brooklyn duo embraced a DIY aesthetic and technology to forge a successful musical career.

Kicking Out The Jams

The unlikely rise and amicable fall of the world’s funniest alt-rock, DIY band—The Presidents of the United States of America, who only needed five strings.

Maybe You’ve Been Brainwashed Too

Pondering “You Get What You Give,” the one-hit wonder recorded by a guy smart enough to realize that it would be a one-hit wonder. It’s a survival story.

Everything You Want

A theory about the inspiration for Verizon's name that Verizon probably doesn't want to admit, because then they'd have to pay Vertical Horizon royalties.

New Wave Titans

How Oingo Boingo, which began as a theatre troupe, forged an endearing legacy and launched the career of one of the most popular film composers of our time.

Literal Dad Rock

How a famed guitarist best known for working with Frank Zappa and King Crimson scored a hit with his daughter, mocking his semi-successful music career.

Why “Zombie” Lingers

In the wake of Dolores O’Riordan’s passing, reflecting on why The Cranberries’ “Zombie” is one of the most-watched YouTube videos of all time.

Congratulations I’m Sorry

The sad story and tragic death behind one of the most memorable power-pop songs of the 1990s, the Gin Blossoms’ “Hey Jealousy.”

Chartered Waters

Being gatekeepers, music charts have a massive influence on the songs we hear on the radio. And that influence isn't exclusive to Billboard, by the way.
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