Jeff Takacs

To kick-off our new roundtable series on the touring festivals of the 90s, we're going back to 1995 to revisit the start of the Warped Tour

We dive into the 90s phenomenon known as Pop Punk and discuss the distinct sounds, the bands, the albums, and legacy of this Punk offshoot

In the 90s, the Power Pop resurgence etched some mainstream success while firmly holding onto its underdog origins

Spacehog scored a massive hit single off their debut, but their follow-up failed to chart, is it a sophomore slump worth revisiting?

On the follow-up to their teenage debut, Silverchair fattened the sound but not the sales, we try to figure out what happened.

Why didn't this band with a catchy pop-punk-flavored single in the heyday of mainstream punk make it past the first single?

American Thighs went platinum with three charting singles but did they falter with the followup?

1997 might be remember as the year pop returned to US radio and MTV, but Radiohead, Foo Fighters and more released career defining albums

We're joined by a variety of guests to review new releases by Nada Surf, The Cult, Weezer, Bob Mould, Radiohead, Face to Face and more

Our Sophomore Slump Revisited Rountable series kicks off with Sponge's 1996 effort Wax Ecstatic

What is Emo? We try to figure that out by diving into the history, the bands, the unique sounds and more

We revisit the albums of 1996 - the best, the overlooked, the biggest letdowns and those that have faded away

We're talking concerts fo the 90s - our favorite shows, venues, which openers blew away the headliners, the traveling festivals and more