DYRT90s // Foo Fighters: Big Me
Even those, such as myself, who wouldn’t necessarily consider themselves Foo Fighter fanatics would have a hard time arguing that Dave Grohl is one of the true modern day G-ds of Rock and Roll. He’s kicked assholes out of his concerts from the stage, insisted on recording 2011′s Wasting Light in a garage on analog tape, [...]
DYRT90s // Better Than Ezra: Good
As a young teenager growing up in the greater suburbs of Chicago, my knowledge of Better Than Ezra’s catalog started and ended with their 1993…
DYRT90s? // Soundgarden: Black Hole Sun
Almost 13 years after calling it quits following a worldwide tour in support of their fifth studio album, Down On The Upside, Soundgarden announced on…
DYRT90s? // Beck: Where It’s At
No matter how often I requested it, the DJ that worked my middle school dances refused to play this song, citing its alleged offensive content. …
DYRT90s? // Counting Crows: Mr. Jones
In a decade infamous for songwriters who laughably overreached in their attempts to craft earnest, deep, clever or otherwise emotionally resonant lyrics, Adam Duritz is…
DYRT90s? // Red Hot Chili Peppers: Aeroplane
I chose not to choose lyrics that make any sense. I chose something else. And the reasons? There…
DYRT90s? // Jill Sobule: I Kissed A Girl
With WTUL and WWOZ on the local dial, there is really no excuse to ever listen to commercial…
DYRT90s? // Spacehog: In The Meantime
If only this masterpiece was recorded 20 years sooner, Spacehog might be mentioned in the same sentence as…
DYRT90s? // Soul Asylum: Black Gold
Not only is this song one of the catchiest protest songs of any decade, it may be the…