60 Songs That Explain the '90s
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‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: “One,” U2
Rob focuses in on what Bono and U2 meant to music in the ’90s versus their ’80s impact
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‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: Fugazi and the Making of a Hardcore Revolution
Also! Minor Threat! Rites of Spring! Embrace! And … emo. ;(
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Beyoncé, Destiny’s Child, and the ‘Star Search’ Loss That Launched a Kingdom
We’re talking "Say My Name," but before we get there, we’ve gotta discuss the most infamous defeat to ever happen in front of Ed McMahon
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‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: How Sinéad O’Connor Turned a Prince Song Into Her Classic
The Irish singer-songwriter died Wednesday at age 56. She leaves a vast legacy that includes being perhaps the only person to do a Prince song better than Prince.
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‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: Mazzy Star, “Fade Into You”
Exploring one of the decades slowest, mopiest, most important alt-rock standards
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100 Episodes of ‘60 Songs’: A They Might Be Giants Celebration
The world’s most inaccurately named music podcast hits the century mark, so Rob’s doing one for him
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‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: Daft Punk, “Around the World”
A journey through dance music and the world of robotics
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‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: Nate Dogg, Warren G, and the Apex of the G-Funk Era
Talking "Regulate," Michael McDonald, and the effortless brilliance of the late gangsta crooner Nate Dogg
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‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: PJ Harvey’s Scary Movies
Talking Polly Jean and "Down by the Water" with Yasi Salek from ‘Bandsplain’ and ‘24 Question Party People’
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‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: “Tubthumping” and the Chart-Topping Anarchists
Don’t call them one-hit wonders, and don’t you dare try to knock them down. This week, we’re covering Chumbawamba and the unlikely song that took over the world in 1997.
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‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: The Filthy Brilliance of Prince in the ’90s
Finding the joy in the repetition—and experimentation—of Prince’s most interesting decade
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‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: ‘If It Makes You Happy,’ Sheryl Crow
Exploring the singer-songwriter through her loudest, most visceral hit
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‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: All Hail Beck, King of the Losers
Just don’t call him a slacker, he doesn’t like that very much
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‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: The Sacred and the Profane of Salt-N-Pepa
On this week’s episode, we’re tackling the legendary rap trio and their 1993 hit, "Shoop"
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‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: Nirvana and the Courtney Love Interview
‘60 Songs’ is back for another season, and we’re kicking it off with "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and a very special guest
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The Bittersweet Triumph of De La Soul’s Streaming Arrival
On the latest ‘60 Songs,’ we’re joined by Open Mike Eagle to celebrate the legendary trio hitting Spotify and other DSPs and to remember Trugoy the Dove, who passed away earlier this month
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‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: Natalie Imbruglia’s “Torn” and the Art of Making a Cover Your Own
A discussion about the classic, featuring an interview with Sophie B. Hawkins
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Surviving the “Macarena”
In 1996, a song conquered the world. It nearly destroyed us all.
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“Basket Case” and the Big Deal About Green Day
Talking ‘Nimrod,’ major labels, and the pop-punk trio that took the genre to new commercial heights
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Depeche Mode, the Synth-Pop Gods Who Shaped the Decade
Paying tribute to "Enjoy the Silence" and the dance-rock stars from Essex
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Liz Phair Didn’t Need Guyville As Much As Guyville Needed Her
On making peace with the past and learning to live with the weight of expectations—and also on a really excellent debut album and its just-as-good follow-ups
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Hootie & the Blowfish and a Janglier Vision of ’90s Rock
On our latest episode, we’re exploring the grunge counterprogramming of Darius Rucker and the boys’ "Only Wanna Be With You"
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A Salute to Erykah Badu, “Neo-soul,” and the Live Album
On our latest episode, we dive into "Tyrone" and the makings of a somewhat controversial genre
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Vanilla Ice’s Great White Hype
Making sense of rap’s biggest punching bag with help from Tom Breihan
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But First, Pearl Jam
It’s "Yellow Ledbetter" time, with help from our old friend Steven Hyden
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‘Reality Bites,’ Lisa Loeb, and a Perfect Soundtrack Moment
Rob talks about the great "Stay (I Missed You)" with help from actor and podcaster Rider Strong
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They Don’t Make One-Hit Wonders Like “Return of the Mack” Anymore
Best song of the decade? Depends on who you ask.
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A Journey Through Ice Cube’s Good Day
The latest episode of ‘60 Songs’ digs deep into the biggest hit of Cube’s career, with an assist from guest Van Lathan
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The Chicks, “Goodbye Earl,” and the Story of Women in Country Music
The latest episode of ‘60 Songs’ explores the trio’s massive hit from their diamond-selling album ‘Fly’ with an assist from fiddle prodigy and acclaimed singer-songwriter Amanda Shires
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Pantera and How Dimebag Darrell Became the Ultimate Guitar God
We’re back for another run of episodes, starting with the Texas heavy rock quartet’s "Walk" and a guest appearance from Sean Fennessey
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‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: The Cranberries, “Zombie”
Our latest episode tackles the biggest hit by Dolores O’Riordan and Co.
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Raves, Rage, and the Prodigy’s “Firestarter”
An excerpt from the latest episode of the podcast, this one exploring the Essex foursome that briefly rode electronic music to rock stardom