In Defense Of

For years, R.E.M. has been dragged through the M.U.D. over this pop hit. We defend the song's place in the band's rich catalog.

Lo-fi has been imbued with almost occult-like powers over the years, being a cheap, noisy method that’s been embraced by some truly amazing artists.

When the Flaming Lips scored a Top 10 hit on the Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1994 with 'She Don't Use Jelly,' the band was widely dismissed as little more than an obscure neo-pyschedelia outfit from Oklahoma City lucky enough to snag approval from MTV tastemakers 'Beavis and Butt-head' and ride it for all it was worth.

When Beck released his first studio album in six years, ‘Morning Phase,’ earlier this year, most critics and fans gushed.

By the time the '80s started rolling, the Ramones were in an odd place.

When did Weezer hurt you?

To say that Neil Young confused a lot of people in the '80s would be an understatement.

Bono famously described ‘Achtung Baby’ as the “sound of four men chopping down ‘The Joshua Tree.’”

It's hard to overstate how uncool it was to be a Genesis fan in 1986.

If 1991 was the Year Punk Broke, then 1992 was the year punk's elder statesmen Sonic Youth were supposed to join in on the hit parade.