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Scrunchies and Mixtapes: An Ode to the 1990s

Scrunchies and Mixtapes: An Ode to the 1990s

by: Trish Cantillon “Is that a scrunchie?”  I asked the Madewell salesgirl yesterday, pointing at a container filled with the 90s era hair bob with suspicion. The girl nodded enthusiastically, “Yes, aren’t they cute? They’re really popular!” Was that true? Were they cute and popular again? It immediately brought to mind my own jar filled with scrunchies, a pink neon fanny pack and my boom box.  I wondered, why are some things gone forever while others resurface? On a winter’s…

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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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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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