The 1996 album Local by Ho-Hum mines 70s and 80s power pop and new wave with a Midwestern twist for a catchy if overlong debut

Nü Metal rose to prominence in the mid 1990s and brought a cross-pollinated sound to a generation raised equally on hip-hop and metal

On their second and final record, Love Nut filter 70s glam power pop sounds through 90s alternative on the crunchy and hooky ¡Baltimucho!

With the addition of guitarist Joey Porter, Fountains of Wayne added the power to their pop on their 1999 sophomore album Utopia Parkway

After scoring a hit on their debut, Superdrag returned with a headier, more diverse and expansive sound on 1998's Head Trip In Every Key

Celebrating 30 years since signing a record deal, Fretblanket’s Will Copley and Dave Allsopp reminiscence about the band’s early days

After scoring a top 10 single on their debut album, Letters To Cleo followed it up with more power pop rock that deserved a bigger audience

On their self-released and self-titled one and only album from 1997, Wünderband craft concise power pop that deserves to be on your radar

Canadian alternative rockers Limblifter craft energetic guitar rock on their 1996 self-titled debut but are missing a few killer hooks

On their 1993 sophomore and final album Hideout, Antenna crafted a drowsy but melodic guitar rock album made for 1990s college radio

The 1993 album Crush by the Doughboys takes the Goo Goo Dolls pop-rock sound and backs it with guitar muscle and vocal harmonies

The laid back fuzz of Pure's Generation Six-Pack recalls finds a sweet spot between Pavement's slacker vibe and Hum's wall of noise

The self-titled debut by Deathray is a tightly constructed power-pop record full of studio gadgetry and sugary melodies missing some grit

Adam Elk of The Mommyheads shares how a group of four-track recording enthusiasts scored a major label deal and how they’ve stayed prolific

Six years ago, The Wildhearts debut didn't drive us wild. Will their 1995 sophomore album be more of the same or win over our hearts?

On the third and final album Make A Pest A Pet by The Age of Electric, the band backs smart songwriting with hooky melodies and guitar riffs

Jellyfish followed up their instant classic jangle and power-pop debut Bellybutton with the ambitious final curtain of 1993's Spilt Milk

Tape hiss, four-tracks, and more - we explore the world of lo-fi in the 90s and ask if it's just a recording technique or a genre of music

On their fifth album and major-label debut Eyewitness, Shades Apart refined their sharp punk edges for radio-friendly power-pop-punk

The lone solo album by Murray Attaway, 1993's In Thrall, tackles big sounds and big ideas with an even bigger cast of supporting musicians

On Born To Quit, the Smoking Popes combine old school rock 'n roll riffing with Ratpack crooning with impressive execution and confidence

On Less Is More, Melbourne trio Even competently integrate 90s alternative and grunge sounds with power pop and British invasion melodies

The 1995 album Good Weird Feeling by Odds is the right combo of radio-friendly pop and alternative, so why didn't it score a hit single?

Greta's 1995 sophomore album This Is Greta! is at it's best when ignores the grunge tendencies of the period, crafting big melodic pop hooks

Material Issue released their power pop gem months before Nevermind altered the musical landscape, we revisit International Pop Overthrow

A little punk, a little power pop, lots of energy, full of melody and hooks galore - we revisit the '94 album Low-Fi At Society by The Figgs

You Am I find the alternative rock sweet spot on their tightly constructed but organic 1995 sophomore album Hi Fi Way

We dive into the 90s phenomenon known as Pop Punk and discuss the distinct sounds, the bands, the albums, and legacy of this Punk offshoot

The 1999 self-titled debut by Owsley has been touted as a power pop masterpiece, but our ears were not tuned to the same wavelength

In another dimension, 1993's Frosting On The Beater elevated The Posies the biggest band in the world, instead of a masterful footnote

Eric Melin and Bill McShane of Ultimate Fakebook join us to discuss the 1999 release (and 2000 Sony rerelease) This Will Be Laughing Week

What is Desert Rock? A scene? A sound? We chat with the Desert Age filmmaker to understand what made it so unique.

Brendan Benson crafted a fine if overlong debut with 1996's power-pop album One Mississippi

Jody started out with The Belltower, a dreamy/shoegaze band, but later joined Fountains of Wayne after their debut was recorded.

Marko DeSantis of Sugarcult, The Ataris and more joins us for an indepth discussion on growing up in Santa Barbara, Sweet Relief and more.

Cheap Trick has two self-titled albums. Colin Gawel of Watershed helps us dissect and provide context for the 1997 album.

We look back at the origins of Electronica, revisit four pivotal albums from 1997, and how this all evolved into the ‘00s.

Butch Walker transition from 80s glam rock to 90s pop-punk produced mixed results with Marvelous 3

Combine T. Rex grooves with analog synths, topped with radio friendly hooks and you get Imperial Drag.

The Presidents of the United States of America scored a number one single with Lump off their debut. We revisit their sophomore release II.

The self-titled debut by Fountains of Wayne hints at what was to come while still struggling to sound original and find their voice.

Scotty Morris of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy talks Swingers, the 1999 Super Bowl and the arc of swing music in the 90s.

We're talking the evolution of Metal in the 1990s, from Metallica to Helmet, Ozzy to Tool, and Kyuss to Pantera

John Davis of Superdrag and Epic Ditch joins us to go track-by-track through the sophomore The Lees of Memory album Unnecessary Evil

Summercamp's lone album Pure Juice runs the gamut from syrupy power-pop to grungy thumpers and big rock ballads

What is Emo? We try to figure that out by diving into the history, the bands, the unique sounds and more

Morgan Taylor of Mink shares stories of the '80 and 90s Datyon, Ohio music scene up to creating children's character Gustafer Yellowgold

We explore shoegaze - the bands, sounds, albums, guitar pedals and much more that made up this loosely defined sound and group of artists

Who's punk, what's the score? That's what we try to figure out on our roundtable talking punk rock in the 1990s

Sit down in a comfortable chair or hop in the car for a long drive, because Matthew Sweet is here and we've got a lot of questions

John Davis of Superdrag and The Lees of Memory joins us to discuss his bands, his songwriting, recording and a whole lot more

What was and is Britpop? We're not sure, so we're hosting a roundtable to try figure out the sounds, bands, legacy and more

We dive into the four-singer/songwriter band Sloan to figure out if this is the best Canadian album of all time or even the best by the band

Hooks, harmonies and loud guitars sum up Silver Sun's freshman release, and it's chock full of them

It was the right sound released at the right time, so why isn't The Stereo mentioned along side Fall Out Boy and New Found Glory?

Though they managed to breakthrough minor hit with Sucked Out, Superdrag regretfully never crossed over into the mainstream consciousness

In 1991, it wasn't Nevermind, Badmotorfinger, or Ten that won Spin magazine's album of a year, but Teenage Fanclub's Bandwagonesque

Ken talks about making Frosting on The Beater, how he joined R.E.M. and more.

You are about to learn everything you ever wanted to know about the most under-appreciated band of the 90s.

When you combine the talents of Jason Falkner and Jon Brion into one band, you'd expect something special on The Grays lone album

Velvet Crush were made for fans of '60s pop like The Byrds, the '70s power pop of Cheap Trick and '90s alt rockers like Teenage Fanclub

An album Tim and J both discovered back in 2000, but are happy to revisit and spread the word about Mink.

Phaseshifter is a criminally overlooked album ripe for rediscovery for people who dig the power pop of Cheap Trick and Big Star

In the twenty-first episode of the Dig Me Out Podcast, Tim and Jason review the 1991 album The Supersonic Storybook by Urge Overkill

In the nineteenth episode of the Dig Me Out Podcast, Tim and Jason review the 1994 album Be A Girl by The Wannadies

In episode number two of Dig Me Out, Tim and Jason review the self-titled 1996 album by Lustre.