Bush - Glycerine
Today's song is another one from the 1990s (as I may have mentioned, it's the most important decade for me in terms of my personal history with music). It's from a band that never became huge, but was still big enough to be part
Music for the Next Generation
A little while ago, I started posting about the music I like to broaden my students' musical perspectives. Then I thought it could be interesting to more people, so here we are.
What kind of music do the Pogues play?
What country are they from again?
Childish Gambino - This is America
The day was May 6th, 2018 (although, since I was in Japan, it might have been May 7th for me). Out of nowhere, singer Childish Gambino released a new song on YouTube that took the United States and a big chunk of the Western world by storm. To give you
Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm
I already told you about the Smashing Pumpkins and how, for a long time, they used to be my favorite band. You can read it here:
Smashing Pumpkins - 1979Today’s song is 1979 by the Smashing Pumpkins. It was released as a single in 1996 and it is one of
Beastie Boys - Sabotage
Hip-hop isn't a genre I listen to much, but I was quite fond of it in the late '80s and early '90s. I fell out of love with it later when gangsta rap took over.
Among my favorite hip-hop bands are the Beastie Boys,
Mazzy Star - Fade Into You
Mazzy Star is a band that was active from 1988 to 1997 — apparently, they reformed in 2012 — but I only discovered them in the early 2000s, during what I refer to as my "second formative years" in terms of music. This was when I was living in Florida,
Garbage - Vow
The year is 1995. This year is one of the best years for whoever calls themselves a fan of "indie rock" music. It was also a time when TV was a place where you could actually listen to good, non-mainstream music.
And this is what I was