Jason Dziak

In our first Surviving The 90s episode, we revisit the a pair of album from Styx to determine if they thrived, adapted, or died in the 90s

The 1996 album Honeysuckle Strange by Howlin Maggie is abrasive, funky, sarcastic, melodic, and more but never found a mainstream audience

Hit Man Dreams by the underappreciated San Diego band No Knife showcases the band's unique blend of post-hardcore, indie rock, and emo

Another year and more new music to celebrate as 2024 as we host our fifth annual Music We're Thankful For roundtable with our patrons

Let Love In by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds is a dark, poetic blend of traditional sounds and art rock, exploring love, loss, and longing

Blind Guardian's 1998 album Nightfall in Middle-Earth is a power metal epic, retelling Tolkien's The Silmarillion with symphonic intensity

Andy Yorke stepped out of the shadow of his well-known brother with the subtle and melodic 1998 album Almost Here by Unbelievable Truth

Psychedelic and dreamy, the 1991 debut Gish by The Smashing Pumpkins give hints of hits to come while still indebted to their influences

Jesus Jones looked into the future, blending alternative rock with electronic rave and techno elements, on their 1993 release Perverse

Raymond Watts combines Ministry's industrial metal with Trent Reznor's ear for atmospherics and melody on the 1996 album Sinsation by Pig

Before their 90s hit "Runaway Train," Soul Asylum spent the 80s warping Husker Du hardcore and Replacements punk into their unique sound

The second album by Magic Dirt conjures psych and desert rock fuzz channeled through sludgy early grunge on Young And Full Of The Devil

On 1994's Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, Pavement refined their lo-fi sound to write one of the defining albums of 1990s indie rock

The 1999 debut by post-grunge band doubleDrive features well crafted songs that exceed musical expectations saddled with predictable vocals

In 1994 punk exploded into the mainstream with sing-along songs of boredom and anxiety thanks to the Diamond selling Dookie by Green Day

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

Blake & Rick from Fig Dish stop by to talk about the new record of unreleased tracks Feels Like the Very First Two Times, the band, and more

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

Ominous and foreboding, 1998's trip-hop masterpiece Mezzanine by Massive Attack slithers with timeless cool still relevant today

RTFM by Poster Children showcases the post-hardcore band at their best, with catchy and off-kilter songs crafted with clever complexity

90s maxi-singles finally enter the chat as we revisit the club mixes and rare b-sides of the 1990 World In My Eyes single by Depeche Mode

Big Hate features big, buzzing guitars tackling grunge to southern rock on their 1998 sophomore and final release You're Soaking It In

311 were more than just rock plus rap, as evidenced on their 1994 album Grassroots, featuring progressive twists and psychedelic jam turns

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

The Dwarves Are Young and Good Looking marks a high for the provocative punk band that knows how to craft one and two minutes pop-punk gems

Following the tragedy that struck For Squirrels, the remaining members regrouped as Subrosa with 1997's Never Bet The Devil Your Head

On our latest Diamond Episode, we revisit the 1995 hit-single filled juggernaut album that was Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

Thirty years after release, The Downward Spiral remains one of the 90s most enduring creative statements and thematic concept albums

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

Following the dissolution of Galaxie 500, Damon and Naomi further explore the melancholy sounds of dream pop and slowcore on More Sad Hits

The 1998 album Tip by Finger Eleven showcases the beginnings of their big riff, post-grunge sound that would rise to prominence in the 2000s

Beloved by some and hated by others, we revisit one of the most successful albums in history - Cracked Rear View by Hootie & the Blowfish

Quirky, charming, and whimsical - the debut Marvin the Album by Frente! could not have been more out of step with the sound of 1992

On 1994's Foolish, Superchunk released their darkest album paired with raw and intense performance that helped define indie rock in the 90s

Muse infused their 1999 album Showbiz with elements of classical, Latin, jazz and more with the bombast of Queen for a truly unique debut

On the 1993 INXS album Full Moon, Dirty Hearts the 80s hit-makers added grittier sounds and thicker production with some unexpected guests

Monique Powell of Save Ferris discusses the highs and lows of being on a major label, the joys of touring, and much more

On their 1997 sophomore album In It for the Money, Supergrass arguably made the most interestingly consistent album of the Britpop era

The Glorious Couch Life by Pollen synthesizes American and Australian indie rock sounds and attitude into a catchy debut album

With a deluxe 2LP set of Majesty Crush music hitting shelves, bassist Hobey Echlin joins us to discuss the early ‘90s Detroit shoegaze scene

Dredg debuted in 1999 with Leitmotif, a post-hardcore, progressive and nu-metal tinged album that's thick on ideas but thin on execution

The Lemonheads find the perfect combination of melodic and musical sweet 'n sour on the 1992 album It's A Shame About Ray

The Kochanowicz brothers discuss the formation of Riverside, their major label deal, and the Kickstarter campaign to reissue their album One

Sinéad O'Connor explores motherhood, family, political and social issues on the introspective and emotionally charged album Universal Mother

We take a special trip back to the '80s Nardcore scene with the 1984 compilation It Came From Slimey Valley

Call it punk, call it metal, either way the 1999 album Black Visions of Crimson Wisdom by The Hookers is high energy shock to the system

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

Jawbreaker's 1995 album Dear You blended raw emotion with melodic punk, but polarized fans with polished production and a cleaner sound

Indigo Girls' 1994 album Swamp Ophelia delivers poignant lyrics and earworm harmonies finding balance between folk and alternative rock

We revisit and discuss the overlooked, under-appreciated, forgotten, and not so forgotten albums of 1994

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

The Verve tightened the songwriting on their 1995 sophomore album A Northern Soul while perfecting their brand of psychedelic Britpop

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

The Ben Folds Five debut album exposed a new generation to the piano rock of Billy Joel and Elton John with Gen X sarcasm and wit

We look back on 2023, our thirteenth year of Dig Me Out, at our favorite episodes, and prepare for 2024.

On their third album Dog Eat Dog, Warrant expanded on their established hard rock sound with creative lyrical and musical departures

On our second Diamond episode, we revisit 1991's Ten by Pearl Jam, dive into both the album tracks and b-sides that dominated the early 90s

The second album Ágætis byrjun by Sigur Rós showcases an ethereal and otherworldly sound unlike any of their post-rock contemporaries

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

Another year and more new music to celebrate as 2023 as we host our fourth annual Music We're Thankful For roundtable with our patrons

We revisit Elastica's self-titled 1995 debut with help from music journalist Rob Harvilla, host of 60 Songs That Explain the '90s podcast

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

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

Breakneck industrial beats one minute, dreamy ambient the next, Course Of Empire's 1990 self-titled debut is a wild post-punk ride

The 1998 debut Stratosphere by Duster eschews traditional song structures for ambient noise experimentation and droning indie guitar rock

Samiam evolved from Bay Area skate punks to emo-tinged pop-punks on 1997's fan-dividing You Are Freaking Me Out

After helping define the Britpop sound, Blur turned to American indie rock to find inspiration for their challenging 1997 self-titled album

Tracy Bonham's 1996 debut album showcases her skill for crafting a radio earworm like "Mother Mother" but loses steam on the deeper cuts

Angular, dissonant guitars dominate Flu Thirteen's 1998 sophomore album in the post-hardcore territory of At The Drive-in, Cursive, and more

Moving to a major label for their eighth album, Stranger Than Fiction, Bad Religion kept the lyrical fire but upped the production quality

On their 1994 debut album downset. unleash a fury of rap-rock with lyrics that hit as hard as the down-tuned guitars and pounding rhythms

The lone full-length by UK band Milk is an attack of dissonant guitars and frantic rhythms that recall early grunge and Chicago noise rock

Idaho's 1996 album Three Sheets To The Wind isn't afraid to upend the slowcore sound with jazz flourishes and an occasional uptempo rocker

The 1992 self-titled album by T-Ride is a wild alternative rock ride with virtuoso guitar licks, layered vocals, and electro pop rhythms

On their third and final album, Pale Saints changed their lead singer and found a balance between expansive shoegaze and tight rock songs

Following his split from Depeche Mode, Alan Wilder returned to his Recoil side project and released the 1997 album Unsound Methods

Chris Whitley's 1995 sophomore album Din of Ecstasy is the sound of thrashing through musical boundaries and writing from the soul

On their lone self-titled album from 1995, Spot injects their brand of mid-90s alternative rock with metal riffage and Faith No More vibes

Jangly American and Australian indie rock meets UK shoegaze and dream pop on Glide's 1995 debut album Open Up and Croon

For episode 666 we gather around the table and discuss controversial albums, videos, artwork, live performances, and more of the 1990s

On her 1997 debut Stuff, Holly McNarland successfully finds the balance between Alanis Morissette angst and Sarah McLachlan adult pop

The well-crafted 1997 debut album Your Body Above Me by Black Lab is a post-grunge album that warrants and rewards repeated listens

On the 1993 sophomore album Chrome, Catherine Wheel cut back the shoegaze elements for a bolder, more dramatic sound

Punk rock legend Dave Smalley (All, Dag Nasty) discusses new music from Don't Sleep, his extensive Down By Law output in the ‘90s, and more

On their sophomore album, Something For Kate dial down the distortion in favor of a more nuanced post-grunge approach on Beautiful Sharks

On her 1997 album Impossible Princess, Kylie Minogue explores trip-hop, trance, Britpop, and unexpected experiments on this uneven release

Joe Pernice talks 90s alt country with the Scud Mountain Boys, reissuing the Pernice Brothers 1998 debut Overcome by Happiness, and more

On their 1999 major label debut February Son, Oleander ignored the nu-metal ruling rock radio and made a grunge throwback with needed energy

Thomas Andrew Doyle talks about SubPop’s early days and where TAD fits into grunge history

With Jets To Brazil's debut Orange Rhyming Dictionary, Blake Schwarzenbach expanded on the Jawbreaker sound with a heady post-hardcore twist

The Afghan Whigs ended the 1990s on a high note with their sleek and sexy nod to New Orleans and nightlife with 1998's timeless album 1965

On 1991's Fall, Boston's Moving Targets refined their post-punk/post-hardcore sound with catchier guitar riffs and emotive vocals

Though The 6ths are a side-project for Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields, the 1995 debut is just as engaging as his other work

On her third solo outing Only Everything, Juliana Hatfield cranked up the distortion and made one of best guitar rock albums of the 90s

On their fourth record Fight Songs, the Old 97s refined their alternative country rock sound with a cleaner, genre-hopping sound

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

Artistic highs and personal lows define Depeche Mode in the 90s, who balanced commercial success without sacrificing their mystique

On our first Diamond episode, we revisit 1995's Tragic Kingdom by No Doubt and dive into the album tracks of this ten million selling album

Four years in the making, Filter's 1999 sophomore release Title of Record is more rock than industrial and the album is better for it