Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Smashing Pumpkins, Chris Cornell, & Pohgoh
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse - World Record
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Young and Rick Rubin produced the 42nd studio album by the Canadian-American singer-songwriter.
Soulside - A Brief Moment in the Sun
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The first album of new material from the Washington D.C. post-hardcore band since 'Hot Bodi-Gram' in 1989.
Smashing Pumpkins - Atum: Act One
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Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts is the twelfth studio album by the band. The album will be released in three separate installments of 11 songs—Atum: Act One on November 15, 2022, Atum: Act Two on January 31, 2023, and Atum: Act Three on April 23, 2023.
New 90s Podcasts
Chris Cornell - Euphoria Morning
Chris Cornell used his 1999 debut solo album Morning Euphoria to showcase his songwriting talent and superior vocal to mixed results
Although Chris Cornell had written solo tracks for soundtracks during the Soundgarden era, it wasn't until the band had broken up that he released his proper solo debut. 1999's Euphoria Morning is both expected and unexpected, as some songs aren't far off from "Blow Up The Outside World" or "Fell on Black Days," minus the band bombast, while others showcase his phenomenal vocal talent over folk, blues, and psychedelic turns.
Interview with Keith and Susie from Pohgoh
Keith and Susie of Tampa’s Pohgoh look back on what almost was and discuss the current state of the band
Formed in 1994 out of punk rock roots, Pohgoh’s poppier sounds earned the Florida band comparisons to acts like Velocity Girl and Superchunk. A split single with Braid was released in 1996, and by the time Pohgoh was ready to record a full-length, singer Kobi Finley had been replaced by Susie Richardson. What should have been the start of a great relationship with the newly created label Deep Elm Records wound up dissolving quickly after drummer Keith Ulrey unceremoniously quit the band after the full length, In Memory of Bab, had been recorded but shortly before a record deal was signed. Ulrey’s departure led the band to break up in 1997 though Ulrey and Richardson’s relationship developed, and the former bandmates wound up getting married in 2000. In 2016, Pohgoh reunited and two years later released Secret Clubon Ulrey’s New Granada Records. An opening slot on a Jawbreaker reunion tour happened in 2019 which led to the band recording another new album, Du Und Ich, which came out in October 2022.
Coming Soon
Which album should we feature in a future episode of Dig Me Out? Here's how it works. We'll post a group of nine suggested albums from the hopper weekly. Cast your vote to decide the albums to move forward. The top two winners from each group face off in a final poll at the end of the month.
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Group 1 & 2 winners:
⭐️ Fun Lovin' Criminals-Come Find Yourself
⭐️ L7-Bricks Are Heavy
⭐️ Bikini Kill-Reject All American
⭐️ My Bloody Valentine-Loveless
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Richard Waterman: Buffalo Tom - Big Red Letter Day
Brilliant alt.rock indie album with hints of pop. Their best album, in my opinion.
Willie Dillon: The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Take It From The Man!
Fun garage rock heavily inspired by groups such as The Rolling Stones.
Adam Smith: Distorted Pony - Instant Winner
Kyle Bittner: Hammerbox - Numb
I discovered this band after a Discord post from Waterman (some website he recommended) and found it to be quite enjoyable. Strong female driven vocals with heavy guitars to match. Great find!
Gary Miron: Love Battery - Dayglo
Love Battery was in the right place at the right time to be hugely successful. Signed to Sub Pop in 1989, the band's grungy, psychedelic-tinged sound fits well with contemporaries such as Pearl Jam and Mother Love Bone. When Dayglo was released in 1992, the band had included members of Mudhoney, Skin Yard, and The U-Men. Their rhythm section was highly fluid and would soon have ties to Green River, Mother Love Bone, The Presidents of the United States of America, Posies and Fastbacks. Despite being deeply ingrained in the Seattle scene, Love Battery struggled to find a consistent lineup and a larger audience.
Shawn: Sweet Water - Sweet Water
This is an incredibly cool early 90's debut effort from one of the Seattle bands that nobody payed much attention to. It's not at all perfect, but the songs are great and fall a little closer to the glam rock, Mother Love Bone-ish thing than the "grunge-rock" archetype (whatever that even means). I'd love to hear what you guys think of this one!
Patrick Testa: God Lives Underwater - God Lives Underwater
Their greatest work ever released happened to be their debut CD. Very inspired industrial-grunge-influenced techno rock.
Keith Badje: Nick Heyward-The Apple Bed
A bit harder edged than his Haircut 100 and previous solo work. Catchy Britpop with strings, horns, and a touch of just good alternative rock. Goes over the top sometimes, but not too much.
Chip Midnight: April's Motel Room-Black 14
Pre-Rap-Rock/Aggro-Rock, April's Motel Room sort of came from the same school of alt-rock as Live. It bordered on frat rock but has some Saigon Kick/Galactic Cowboys-type harmonies on songs like "God" and "Nickell Bag". They were signed to Immortal (one of the Epic Records' labels) and were a one-and-done band that I don't even think made a blip on the alt-rock radar.
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