Stuart's reference playlist for Belle & Sebastian's new album includes tracks by Steely Dan, Husker Du, Massive Attack, The Hollies, Haim, The Cure, No Doubt, The Knife, and more.
As arguably the most beloved, most popular, most influential band of all time, The Beatles are probably the most covered pop artist of the last 50 years. Here are 35 great ones, from Arctic Monkeys to Yellow Magic Orchestra.
Covered by Husker Du and praised by Maximumrocknroll, CMJ, Matt Pinfield and others in the '80s, TMA never got the recognition they deserved, but they may change with this expansive new reissue...
Across 24 CDs, 'Distortion: 1989 - 2019' includes 18 studio albums, four live albums, and two albums of rarities and collaborations making for 295 tracks of Bob Mould in total. There's a vinyl box too, featuring Bob's first two solo albums and all of Sugar's output.
Like grunge, the '90s pop punk boom was the culmination of a sound that had been bubbling up for over a decade. For this edition of his edition of 'In Defense of the Genre,' I look back on 15 classic '80s albums that shaped that sound...