Articles for tag: Billy Corgan, Portishead

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The 25 Greatest Albums of the 90’s

The 90’s gave us a lot of stuff. Video Games, Britney Spears and well… OK not a lot. But there still was some great music around before the age of the internet and the iPod came and took it back to the Neanderthal single loving times. So here are the 25 greatest albums from the ...

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Top 10 Songs by Portishead

It is unbelievably easy for me to tell you about the top 10 songs by Portishead, considering they are some of my personal favorites. This group has a sound which is like no other and when listening, you find yourself feeling the song–not simply listening. Portishead; formed in 1991, is from Bristol England. They have ...

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Top 10 Alternative Albums of the 90s

You might remember when MTV still played videos, and music was pretty boring-and then all of a sudden there was a grungy, longhaired guy in an awkward cardigan screaming and mumbling about God knows what. And whatever it was that Kurt Cobain was screaming about didn’t matter. The pall of Guns N Roses, Paula Abdul, ...

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Lollapalooza 2008: This Year’s Lineup

Summer is coming and that means many outdoor music festivals are headed your way. One of the biggest names this year is the annual Lollapalooza festival, held at Grant Park in Chicago on August 1st-3rd. Lollapalooza 2008 is headlined this year by Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine and Nine Inch Nails. Other big names include ...

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Top Ten Songs by PJ Harvey

Supposedly she was born into a world of farming. I read once that she castrated a sheep. A skinny girl from England who is dwarfed by her guitar has been putting ouose early days, and she has been evolving ever since – recording albums by herself (4 Track Demos), as only the lyricist (Dance Hall ...

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Top Ten Songs by the Black Keys

There is a chance that if you’ve never heard of The Black Keys, you’ve probably had no access to movies, TV, or radio. The duo (often compared to The White Stripes) are a band that serves up heavy blues, rock, and funk in a quirky, carefree package. You can hear little pieces of other artists ...

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Unforgettable Alternative Love Songs

Alternative music is broadly viewed as an expression of opposition to the system reflecting the voice of the weaker ones against the actions of the stronger ones. And so it is. So, in a sense, alternative music and love songs sound like the two sides of a coin. On the other hand though, alternative rock ...