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New Reviews
Monster Magnet - A Better Dystopia
Chugging distorted driving chaos has been the calling card of Monster Magnet since their inception and with their new album A Better Dystopia they pay tribute to the music that inspired the band. Covering thirteen tracks from mostly cult and unknown bands, they bring attention to the forgotten, overlooked, and disremembered bands and songs. …
Mammoth WVH - Mammoth WVH
Stepping out on his own for the first time, Wolfgang Van Halen plays all instruments on the self-titled Mammoth WVH album, the band name a reference to the earliest incarnation of his father's famous band…
New Releases
Helloween - Helloween
The 16th studio album by German power metal marks the return of Kai Hansen on guitars and vocals and Michael Kiske on vocals since their initial departures in 1989 and 1993, respectively.
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Gary Kemp - INSOLO
A quarter of a century from his debut Little Bruises, INSOLO is the Spandau Ballet guitarist and songwriter's second solo album.
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Big Wreck - Middle of Nowhere - single
Featuring Chad Kroeger
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James - All The Colours Of You
The sixteenth album from the British indie-pop band.
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New 90s Podcast
Live - Throwing Copper
Throwing Copper exploded Live globally and produced a handful of radio and MTV hits but does this album stand the test of time?
Of all the bands to release big albums in 1994, there may be none bigger than Live's sophomore album Throwing Copper. In the studio heavyweights like Jerry Harrison (production), Lou Giordano (engineering), and Tom Lord-Alge (mixing) helmed the album that prepared the band for multiple radio singles, MTV hits, album sales around the globe. It also helped that they leaned into their successful influences, channeling U2, R.E.M., and Pearl Jam without coming across as imitators. Revisiting an album that was everywhere for over a year (it took fifty-two weeks to reach number one, the third-longest ever), digging into the lesser-known album tracks reveals a band that could embrace simplistic fun as easily as dour universalism.
Coming Soon
VOTE: 90s Album Review - June 2021
We’ve pulled 9 listener suggested albums from the hopper and need your help picking one to feature in an upcoming episode of Dig Me Out. June Poll, Let's GO!
Gary Miron:Sandbox - Bionic
Jeremy Amend: Swell - Too Many Days Without Thinking
Eric Peterson:X - Hey Zeus!
Richard Waterman: Bark Psychosis - HEX
Darren Leeman: Holly McNarland - Stuff
Joe B: Super 8 - Super 8
Kyle Bittner: FISHBONE - The Reality of My Surroundings
Gabriel Gutierrez: Cherubs - Heroin Man
Ryan Ludford: Kerosene 454 - Situation at Hand
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