Dig Me Out: 90s & 00s Rock

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#127: Interview with the members of Lotion Jun 18, 2013

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To help us revisit the suggested review of Lotion's 1996 sophomore album Nobody's Cool, we invited the whole band to join us, and they took us up on the offer. Brothers Bill and Jim Ferguson, Rob Youngberg and Tony Zajkowski all stop by to talk about history of Lotion, how their band name cost them ten grand, and we learn what happens when six Skype users can't maintain a consistent wi-fi signal. We kept the technical difficulties in this one for your amusement.

Oh, and EARMUFFs for the kids, things get a little blue.

Songs in the Episode:

Intro - The New Timmy 21:25 - Blind for Now 28:08 - Dear Sir 43:09 - The New Timmy 56:08 - Sandra Outro - Dalmacia

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#126: Year of the Rat by NY Loose Jun 11, 2013

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We're back with another pick by Jason, and we've got some good old fashioned disagreement! Unique and original, or familiar and predictable? Where does the the 1996 album Year of the Rat by NY Loose fall? Tune in to find out.

Songs in the Episode:

Intro - Rip Me Up

2:33 - History of the Band

7:10 - Detonator

8:53 - Sunday Morning

12:23 - Broken

17:37 - Rip Me Up

Outro - Trash the Given Chance

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#125: I Love You by I Love You Jun 04, 2013

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#125: I Love You by I Love You

We're back with another requested review, and this one has left us a bit confused. I Love You is a band with little history or output, but what they did leave us is a self-titled debut album that shifts between Jane's Addiction-like alternative funk and Guns N' Roses riffing. See what we mean by confused?

Songs in the Episode:

Intro - Open You

1:58 - History of the Band

4:01 - Fuzz the Whirl

8:25 - Hang Straight Up

11:27 - 2

23:47 - She's The One/I.N.S.E.T.

Outro - She's The One/I.N.S.E.T.

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#124: Naveed by Our Lady Peace May 28, 2013

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For Jason's latest pick we return to 1994 and tackle the debut album Naveed by Our Lady Peace. Following this record, the band found greater success with the second release Clumsy, but is Naveed actually the better album? We dig into Naveed, discuss the merits of the second wave of alternative in the 1990s, and ponder the origins of the nasally Canadian singer.

Songs in the Episode:

Intro - Supersatellite

3:33 - History of the Band

14:41 - Supersatellite

21:37 - Dirty Walls

24:14 - Neon Crossing

27:15 - Starseed

Outro - Naveed

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#123: Fade/Cliche by Sportsguitar May 21, 2013

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On episode #123 our frequent suggestor Dirty Gert throws his third requested review of the year into the ring with the Swedish duo Sportsguitar and their 1996 album Fade/Cliche. Like Radial Spangle and Space Needle, Sportsguitar is a challenge upon first listen. Hidden beneath layers of guitar noise are pop melodies, some deeper than others. Are they too deep, or just right? Tune in to find out.

Songs in this Episode:

Intro - Down 10:20 - Terror 13:49 - Reality 18:40 - Down 21:34 - Serious Outro - Tits

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#122: Singles Soundtrack May 14, 2013

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For episode #122, we turned over selection to our Facebook followers to decide what would be our first soundtrack review. The response was overwhelming - it's the soundtrack to the 1992 Cameron Crowe film Singles. Logically, a movie about Seattle in the early 90s features bands like Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, but curveballs like Paul Westerberg and The Lovemongers add some unexpected highlights. Is Singles the best compilation of early 90s alternative rock? Tune in to find out.

Intro - Dyslexic Heart by Paul Westerberg

6:57 - Would? by Alice in Chains

15:02 - Overblown by Mudhoney

18:23 - Birth Ritual by Soundgarden

27:15 - Drown by Smashing Pumpkins

Outro - Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns by Mother Love Bone

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#121: Interview with Tim Steward of Screamfeeder May 07, 2013

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For episode #121, Tim Steward of Screamfeeder joins us to fulfill a listener request to review their 1996 album Kitten Licks. The lead singer/guitarist of the Australian three-piece shares his experiences in the 90s alternative music scene on the other side of the planet, what it's like to have multiple songwriters in a band, and much more.

Songs in this Episode:

Intro - Dart

11:04 - Static

31:14 - Bruises

33:14 - Dart

35:39 - Ant

Outro - Summertime

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#120: Interview with Happy Chichester of Howlin Maggie Apr 30, 2013

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Joining us for episode #120 is Happy Chichester, formerly of Howlin Maggie, who has just released his second solo album, Torchwood Loop. After spending almost a decade in legendary funk-rock band Royal Crescent Mob, Happy formed Howlin Maggie, who released their debut album Honeysuckle Strange in 1996. After a line-up change and follow-up release in 2001, Happy struck out on his own, releasing studio and live releases, while playing sideman in the Shawn Smith/Stone Gossard band Brad. We cover all this, plus Happy's take on the current state of the music industry, analog vs. digital recording and plenty more.

Songs in this Episode:

Intro - $3.99 3:39 - Miss Universe 12:41 - How The West Was Won 28:48 - Easy To Be Stupid 34:52 - I'm A Slut 43:07 - Long Live Doug (Standing) 1:09:34 - Alcohol Outro - Rubbing The Industry Raw

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#119: The Moray Eels Eat the Space Needle by Space Needle Apr 23, 2013

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For episode #119, we're tackle a listener suggestion: The Moray Eels Eat The Space Needle by Space Needle from 1997. Only this time, we've brought in our listener to tell us why he decided to suggest this album, that bounces between ten-plus-minute space rock experiments to concise and bittersweet harmonized morose pop.

Songs in this Episode:

Intro - One Kind of Lullaby 4:21 - History of the Band 12:41 - Where the fucks my wallet? 14:32 - Never Lonely Alone 18:32 - Old Spice 21:17 - Hot for Krishna Outro - Love Left Us Strangers

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#118: New Parade by The Sheila Divine Apr 16, 2013

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For episode #118, Aaron Perrino of The Sheila Divine joins us to revisit their debut 1999 album, New Parade. Our wide ranging discussion covers a variety topics, including the whether Cleveland or Buffalo are the sadder city, the workout habits of Greg Dulli, eyeglass endorsements and contracting SARS in China. Oh, and we also talk music, songwriting, recording, touring and all that good stuff, as well as an impromptu a cappella version of Joe Esposito's "You're The Best."

Songs in this Episode:

Intro - Automatic Buffalo

17:42 - Hum

20:17 - Automatic Buffalo

33:10 - The Modern Log

1:04:20 - The Amendment

Outro - Awful Age

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