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15 punk albums from 1993 that embraced contrarianism over prefab rebellion

Alternative rock still dominated popular music in 1993. This obviously begged the question of just how “alternative” something was if it was now on a major label and on the radio. Not necessarily a bad thing. After all, we’d never have to hear Whitesnake again. Bottom end and distortion returned to rock record-making in a […]

Cobra Starship, Patrick Stump, the Fray, more on new Buddy Holly tribute

Sept. 6 will see the release of Listen To Me: Buddy Holly, a tribute album in honor of the late singer/songwriter. While the tracklisting is stacked with classic-rock giants such as Brian Wilson, Stevie Nicks, Jeff Lynne and Ringo Starr, a handful of modern-rock and pop acts have snuck onto the comp as well, including […]