The 20 Most Memorable Songs of 1991
So much remarkable music was released in 1991 that it's difficult to choose just 20 memorable songs without a few omissions.
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The Year Alternative Rock Went Massive and Defined a Decade
Musically 1991 will forever be remembered as the year alternative rock conquered the masses. We explore how alternative became the dominant form of rock music in the 1990s.
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Coronavirus Tunes: A Brief Playlist for Our Times of Self-Isolation
As coronavirus spreads throughout the world and many of us hunker down with online media, we offer eight songs that share our feeling of seclusion.
12 Essential 1980s Alternative Rock Albums
PopMatters' '80s alt-rock primer spotlights the essential alternative rock albums from the broad genre's rich and diverse early years.
The 20 Best Album Re-Issues of 2019
In 2019, the music world saw amazing reissues spanning rock legends to foundational electronic artists, soul and jazz to pop of all stripes.
The 20 Best Album Re-Issues of 2009
Step back 10 years when we presented our 20 best re-issues of 2009, highlighted by the long overdue remastering of the Beatles oeuvre, a number of '80s and '90s classics, and one of the most storied catalogues in electronic music.
A Shirt of Violent Green: R.E.M.’s ‘Monster’ Gets the Deluxe Reissue Treatment
Twenty-five years after the release of R.E.M.'s Monster, a lavish boxed set of the Georgia quartet's most controversial album creates a much-deserved opportunity for reassessment.
R.E.M. at the BBC Podcast Series – Part 1 (premiere)
Today we have something special for you... a premiere of part one of a three-part podcast paying tribute to R.E.M.'s work at the BBC with exclusive interviews.
The 21 Best Album Re-Issues of 2018
In 2018, the music world saw amazing reissues spanning rock titans to indie upstarts and electronic to pop of all stripes.
R.E.M. Grow Up in Public on ‘At the BBC’
R.E.M. at the BBC features eight CDs and a DVD of material recorded live in Britain by R.E.M., who went from cult heroes to global superstars right before our eyes.
Chris Stamey’s Homage to the New York Music Scene of the ’70s
A Spy In The House of Loud works best on quiet stages, taking singular trips down clearly paved roads with definite endings.
The 21 Best Album Re-Issues of 2017
In 2017, the music world saw amazing reissues from all over the genre map, spanning rock titans to indie upstarts and jazz to soul.