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Weekly episodes featuring 90s album reviews, band interviews, and roundtable discussions.
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
On their 1999 major label debut February Son, Oleander ignored the nu-metal ruling rock radio and made a grunge throwback with needed energy
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
Artistic highs and personal lows define Depeche Mode in the 90s, who balanced commercial success without sacrificing their mystique
We revisit and discuss the overlooked, under-appreciated, forgotten, and not so forgotten albums of 1993
Another year and more new music to celebrate as 2022 as we host our third annual Music We're Thankful For roundtable with our patrons
We revisit the late 90s Garage Rock Revival by bands like The White Stripes and trace the lineage back to the 60s until the 2000s
Evolving out of their teenage hardcore roots, Dinosaur Jr. forged a noisy path that reinvigorated guitar leads with indie-rock flair
Around for most of the 20th century, the EP format took off in the 1990s with the help of Nine Inch Nails, Ugly Kid Joe, and Alice In Chains
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
Joe Pernice talks 90s alt country with the Scud Mountain Boys, reissuing the Pernice Brothers 1998 debut Overcome by Happiness, and more
Thomas Andrew Doyle talks about SubPop’s early days and where TAD fits into grunge history
Celebrating 30 years since signing a record deal, Fretblanket’s Will Copley and Dave Allsopp reminiscence about the band’s early days
Navigating the music industry with Ivy’s Dominique Durand and Andy Chase for the 25th anniversary of their album Apartment Life
Chad Clark is joined by Ryan and Erin Nelson to dive deep into the histories of Smart Went Crazy and Beauty Pill
We look back on 2022, our twelfth year of Dig Me Out, at our favorite discoveries, new albums, and interviews.
We look back on 2021, our eleventh year of Dig Me Out, at our favorite discoveries, new albums, and news about 2022
We look back at our tenth season, share our favorite album episodes and roundtables, and talk about heading into our eleventh season in 2021
We look back at our ninth season, share our favorite album reviews and roundtables, and talk about heading into our tenth season in 2020
We look back at our eighth season, share our favorite episodes and talk about future plans for the show heading into 2019
This season featured everything from the guitar power pop of Brendan Benson to the Indian-meets-Britpop sounds of Cornershop.