Category: Music

I’m not done complaining about the mixed-up messaging we got about love in the 90s.  I’ve already touched on the desperation and over-worship that some female artists of the decade exuded.  Their songs made love seem like a torture we should actively seek, and they suggested women could and should be overpowered by it.   Then… Continue reading Boy Band Seduction

By the second half of the 90s, the grunge era had all too quickly come to an end, and there were a variety of new acts in town.  We got a steady onslaught of boy bands and alarmingly young female artists.  Groups like No Doubt and the Mighty Mighty Bosstones brought an influx of ska… Continue reading Zoot Suits at Homecoming

I’m about to get really judgy.  Sorry. I want to understand what has happened to birthdays.  They used to be simple and stress-free.  Now, they are beyond elaborate.  People go all out!  I’ve been to birthday parties with seven-tiered cakes, professional photographers, and step-and-repeats.  People fly across the country or even the world for birthdays. … Continue reading All That She Wants . . . Is Another 90s Birthday Party

I don’t know, I just feel like there were some female musicians in the 90s that never really went anywhere.  They may have rode the airwaves for a couple of years, but now they’re mostly lost to time, with the exception of an occasional resurfacing at 90s throwback parties.  The songs made these women temporarily… Continue reading Hey Ladieeeesss!

When I hear the opening lines to “Hello,” the first track off Oasis’s “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?,” I think of KFC and mah-jongg.  Of a rotary phone and a floral sleep sofa.  Of a homey apartment smell I can still conjure up in my brain.  Allow me to tell a tale of the summer… Continue reading My British Rock Band Summer

Let’s explore for a moment the pain of unwrapping a new CD:       First, be sure the cashier removes the clunky, foot-long plastic frame before you leave the store because you won’t be able to do it yourself.  I think these things were intended to prevent theft, but to this day I’m not entirely sure. … Continue reading The Undeniable Truth – or, “An Ode to the Compact Disc”