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You Oughta Know: Male Singers and Bands of the ‘90s

You Oughta Know: Male Singers and Bands of the ‘90s

by: Lauren Jonik The musical landscape of the 1990s changed dramatically. It began during the era of “hair bands” (think rock and roll, power ballads and a little too much hairspray on the long-haired men who dominated the genre), introduced grunge (Nirvana!) and alternative and ended with a resurgence of radio-friendly boy bands like *NSYNC and Backstreet Boys. In short, it produced a lot of music—a lot of great music—that fans would discover through a whole new means: the internet….

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Woman in the Pit: How I Found Power and Safety at Heavy Metal Concerts

Woman in the Pit: How I Found Power and Safety at Heavy Metal Concerts

by Genevieve Lowles I don’t remember the first time I waded into a mosh pit, but I don’t think it went very well. I have vague memories of my first rock concert in 2004, tentatively throwing up the horns and jumping up and down. It was The Darkness’ UK tour, and my mum had dropped me off outside the venue while she went to the cinema next door to watch the second Bridget Jones film and wait to pick me up….

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You Oughta Know: Female Singers From the ‘90s

You Oughta Know: Female Singers From the ‘90s

By: Lauren Jonik Music has always been one of my passions. When I began my writing career in earnest, it made sense that I gravitated to music journalism. Through a string of coincidental occurrences, I found myself first writing music-related features for a Los Angeles-based publication and then, heading their local music section. The catch? I didn’t live in LA. In fact, I hadn’t even been there yet. But, in the mid-1990s, I had developed a strong longing to live…

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