Gavin Reid

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

Faithless may be best know for their energetic club hit God Is A DJ, but their 1998 album Sunday 8 PM spends more time in downtempo trip hop

The lone, obscure full-length by The Brady Bunch Lawnmower Massacre is a rowdy, rollicking, and occasionally offensive cowpunk hidden gem

Dirty Three's 1996 release Horse Stories is a challenging post-rock album, alternating between lush beauty and maelstroms of noise

Though the tragic story of Mia Zapata dominates their story, The Gits 1992 album Frenching The Bully is worthy of its own discussion

The Sharp is the perfect name for a band that executes precision new wave dynamics with rockabilly and power-pop twists on their 1993 debut

Defryme's 1994 album faithfully recreates the funk metal sounds of Faith No More and Living Colour but misses the mark on originality

On their lone release, Moler find the right combo of Ash pop-punk and Cosmic Psychos fuzz on 1997's Golden Duck

On their third album Bring On The Juice, Melbourne's Hoss mix Detroit rock with Seattle grunge for a loud, loose, and raucous good time

Ricaine's 1996 debut Regret Is An Inevitable Consequence of Life is an undiscovered gem of 90s noise rock that balances the light and dark

For our 500th episode of the podcast, we've convened our biggest roundtable ever to discuss Nirvana's legendary 1991 album Nevermind

Cosmic Psychos might be unknown in the United States, but their fuzzed-out punk can be heard in grunge, stoner, and action rock followers

What happens when you combine the blues, reggae, cajun and soul via Australia? You get the 1993 album The Honeymoon Is Over by The Cruel Sea

On the 1994 Backbeat soundtrack, can an alternative all-star band find the balance between faithful interpretations and an updated sound?

On their 1992 album Mossy God, Aussies Mantissa channel a variety of American hard rock and metal influences into an unconvincing stew

On the 1995 album Stomp 442, Anthrax threw their thrash fanbase for a loop, embracing hard rock, post hardcore and alternative metal

The third solo release after Dave departed Van Halen with lineup changes, producer changes and a changing musical landscape.

We've reviewed a variety of Australian bands, so it's time we host a discussion on the various music scenes around the country in the 90s