Garbage. Pristine intelligent rock of eponymous solo album (1995) spawned monster international single ‘Stupid Girl’. Follow up Version 2.0 (1998) was more electronic but an equally compelling set. Beautiful Garbage (2001) and subsequent Bleed Like Me (2005) shows that, as producers and musicians, Garbage still retain their edge. Styles & Forms | Nineties | Rock Personalities | Goldie ...
did the soulful 100% Columbian (1998). More albums followed, although why Criminals were never huge in America remains a mystery. Styles & Forms | Nineties | Rock Personalities | Garbage | Nineties | Rock ...
There was a time during the western-swing revival of the 1970s when it looked as if the pioneering legacy of Milton Brown (1903–36) And His Musical Brownies would be entirely subsumed amid the accolades given to the music’s most popular, enduring figure, Bob Wills. Fortunately, that didn’t happen, though Wills continues to reign supreme in the popular ...
January ‘Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)’ Billie Joe had actually written the acoustic ‘Good Riddance’ back in 1993 after his relationship with his first serious girlfriend Amanda ended. This bittersweet song was released as a single and, as well as becoming a hit, crossed over into a wider cultural arena, where it was used to highlight clips ...
Billie Joe told Billboard magazine about writing songs for the new album, ‘Eventually, something sort of unfolds.’ What unfolded first was Green Day deciding to deploy former Garbage drummer Butch Vig as producer. Vig was best known for producing Nirvana’s colossus Nevermind as well as The Smashing Pumpkins’ Siamese Dream (1998). Green Day confirmed the rumours by posting ...
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