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"Off The Charts"
music
In the year of
Kid A
and
Stankonia
, some great music still went unheard
By Katie Rife, Erik Adams, Randall Colburn, Laura Adamczyk, Patrick Gomez
September 8, 2020 | 4:00pm
music
1998 somehow brought us boy bands, nü-metal, and Neutral Milk Hotel
By Clayton Purdom, Alex McLevy, Erik Adams, Katie Rife, Matt Gerardi, Laura Adamczyk, Gwen Ihnat, A.A. Dowd, David Anthony
August 20, 2018 | 2:00pm
music
Beyond The Beatles: The protopunks, French classics, and ska pioneers of 1964
By Clayton Purdom, Katie Rife, Matt Gerardi, Kelsey J. Waite, Erik Adams, Laura M. Browning
July 30, 2018 | 1:00pm
music
The Modern Lovers, Pere Ubu, and Blondie were ready to rip up 1976
By Sean O'Neal, Kyle Ryan, Kelsey J. Waite, Matt Gerardi, Gwen Ihnat, Clayton Purdom, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, Alex McLevy
July 9, 2018 | 2:00pm
music
Sonic Youth, They Might Be Giants, and Ice-T livened up a numb 1986
By Sean O'Neal, Kelsey J. Waite, Clayton Purdom, Matt Gerardi, Gwen Ihnat, Kyle Ryan
June 25, 2018 | 11:00am
music
Gram Parsons, Betty Davis, and Neu! punctured the bloat of 1973
By Sean O'Neal, Kelsey J. Waite, Clayton Purdom, Matt Gerardi
June 11, 2018 | 11:00am
music
Pulp, Team Dresch, and Autechre were the true alternative in 1995
By The A.V. Club, Laura M. Browning, Katie Rife, Clayton Purdom, Alex McLevy, Kyle Ryan, A.A. Dowd
May 28, 2018 | 3:30pm
music
David Bowie, The Monks, and Steve Reich were buried under one of rock’s biggest years
By Sean O'Neal, Kelsey J. Waite, Clayton Purdom, Matt Gerardi, Kyle Ryan
May 14, 2018 | 11:00am
music
St. Vincent, No Age, and Yeasayer were the next wave of 2007
By Sean O'Neal, Clayton Purdom, Katie Rife, Laura Adamczyk, Erik Adams, Matt Gerardi, Kyle Ryan, A.A. Dowd
April 30, 2018 | 11:00am
music
Muddy Waters, Loretta Lynn, and The Phantom were the jukebox gems of 1960
By Sean O'Neal, Matt Gerardi, Kelsey J. Waite, Katie Rife, Gwen Ihnat, Alex McLevy, Kyle Ryan
April 16, 2018 | 11:00am
music
The KLF, Dead Moon, and some band called Nirvana were the bleeding edge of ’89
By Sean O'Neal, Clayton Purdom, Kyle Ryan, Alex McLevy, Gwen Ihnat, Matt Gerardi, Kelsey J. Waite
April 2, 2018 | 11:00am
music
The Stooges, Nico, and Swamp Dogg were the underground heroes of 1970
By Sean O'Neal, Clayton Purdom, Matt Gerardi, Gwen Ihnat, Katie Rife, Alex McLevy, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, Kelsey J. Waite
March 19, 2018 | 11:00am
music
The Rapture, Ladytron, and The Streets had the true hits of 2002
By Sean O'Neal, Erik Adams, Katie Rife, Laura Adamczyk, Kyle Ryan, Josh Modell, Clayton Purdom, Alex McLevy, Danette Chavez, Gwen Ihnat, A.A. Dowd
March 5, 2018 | 12:00pm
music
Aphex Twin, Curve, and Jawbreaker had the best-kept secret hits of 1992
By Sean O'Neal, Kelsey J. Waite, Kyle Ryan, Josh Modell, Matt Gerardi, Clayton Purdom, Gwen Ihnat, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, Erik Adams
February 19, 2018 | 12:00pm
music
Bauhaus, Run-DMC, Cocteau Twins, and other should’ve-been hits from 1983
By Sean O'Neal, Josh Modell, Kyle Ryan, Clayton Purdom, Kelsey J. Waite, Matt Gerardi, Erik Adams
February 5, 2018 | 12:00pm