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

Navigating the music industry with Ivy’s Dominique Durand and Andy Chase for the 25th anniversary of their album Apartment Life

They Might Be Giants followed their mainstream breakthrough album Flood with mixed results on 1992's Apollo 18

In the 90s, the Power Pop resurgence etched some mainstream success while firmly holding onto its underdog origins

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

On their sophomore album The Proximity Effect, Nada Surf attempted to shed their one-hit wonder tag with mixed results

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

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

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

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

The Rentals scored a minor hit with Friend of P, and their debut Return of The Rentals is full of even more radio-friendly singles.

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

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