While less commercially dominant than the 80s, Bruce Springsteen's commitment to evolving as an artist makes the 90s output worth revisiting

Buffalo Tom matured as musicians and songwriters on their third album Let Me Come Over from 1992 to produce a timeless alternative classic

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

The 1993 debut album Copacetic by Velocity Girl has the shoegaze and noise rock pieces for something special but never quite gels together

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

Is the Gin Blossoms' 1996 sophomore album Congratulations, I'm Sorry a worthy follow-up or an actual miserable experience?

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

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

We talk with author Paul Zollo about Tom Petty in the 1990s.

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

Bill Janovitz of Buffalo Tom joins us for an in-depth discussion about their 1993 album Big Red Letter Day

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

We discuss Dulcinea, talk songwriting, independence in a major label world, the importance of maintaining the mailing list.

Written and recorded after the departure of co-founding lead singer and songwriter Mark Olsen, it rests on the shoulders of Gary Louris.

Bob Pollard abandoned his trademark lo-fi sound to release a major label album, produced by the legendary Cars leader Ric Ocasek,

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