60 Songs That Explain the '90s
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‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: ‘If It Makes You Happy,’ Sheryl Crow
Exploring the singer-songwriter through her loudest, most visceral hit
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‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: All Hail Beck, King of the Losers
Just don’t call him a slacker, he doesn’t like that very much
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‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: The Sacred and the Profane of Salt-N-Pepa
On this week’s episode, we’re tackling the legendary rap trio and their 1993 hit, "Shoop"
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‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: Nirvana and the Courtney Love Interview
‘60 Songs’ is back for another season, and we’re kicking it off with "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and a very special guest
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The Bittersweet Triumph of De La Soul’s Streaming Arrival
On the latest ‘60 Songs,’ we’re joined by Open Mike Eagle to celebrate the legendary trio hitting Spotify and other DSPs and to remember Trugoy the Dove, who passed away earlier this month
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‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: Natalie Imbruglia’s “Torn” and the Art of Making a Cover Your Own
A discussion about the classic, featuring an interview with Sophie B. Hawkins
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Surviving the “Macarena”
In 1996, a song conquered the world. It nearly destroyed us all.
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“Basket Case” and the Big Deal About Green Day
Talking ‘Nimrod,’ major labels, and the pop-punk trio that took the genre to new commercial heights
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Depeche Mode, the Synth-Pop Gods Who Shaped the Decade
Paying tribute to "Enjoy the Silence" and the dance-rock stars from Essex
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Liz Phair Didn’t Need Guyville As Much As Guyville Needed Her
On making peace with the past and learning to live with the weight of expectations—and also on a really excellent debut album and its just-as-good follow-ups
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Hootie & the Blowfish and a Janglier Vision of ’90s Rock
On our latest episode, we’re exploring the grunge counterprogramming of Darius Rucker and the boys’ "Only Wanna Be With You"
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A Salute to Erykah Badu, “Neo-soul,” and the Live Album
On our latest episode, we dive into "Tyrone" and the makings of a somewhat controversial genre
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Vanilla Ice’s Great White Hype
Making sense of rap’s biggest punching bag with help from Tom Breihan
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But First, Pearl Jam
It’s "Yellow Ledbetter" time, with help from our old friend Steven Hyden
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‘Reality Bites,’ Lisa Loeb, and a Perfect Soundtrack Moment
Rob talks about the great "Stay (I Missed You)" with help from actor and podcaster Rider Strong
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They Don’t Make One-Hit Wonders Like “Return of the Mack” Anymore
Best song of the decade? Depends on who you ask.
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A Journey Through Ice Cube’s Good Day
The latest episode of ‘60 Songs’ digs deep into the biggest hit of Cube’s career, with an assist from guest Van Lathan
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The Chicks, “Goodbye Earl,” and the Story of Women in Country Music
The latest episode of ‘60 Songs’ explores the trio’s massive hit from their diamond-selling album ‘Fly’ with an assist from fiddle prodigy and acclaimed singer-songwriter Amanda Shires
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Pantera and How Dimebag Darrell Became the Ultimate Guitar God
We’re back for another run of episodes, starting with the Texas heavy rock quartet’s "Walk" and a guest appearance from Sean Fennessey
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‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: The Cranberries, “Zombie”
Our latest episode tackles the biggest hit by Dolores O’Riordan and Co.
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Raves, Rage, and the Prodigy’s “Firestarter”
An excerpt from the latest episode of the podcast, this one exploring the Essex foursome that briefly rode electronic music to rock stardom
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Janet Jackson’s Dance-Floor Catharsis
Exploring the history of "Together Again," a deceptively sad song that stands as one of her most iconic
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How Sunny Day Real Estate Explains Emo’s Second Wave (and the ’90s)
For The Ringer’s Emo Week, we’re calling up Ian Cohen and talking the kings of the Second Wave, Seattle’s finest non-grunge export
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From Beastie Boys to Beastie Men
Listen all of y’all. It’s time to put on your wigs and fake mustaches and go down the ‘60 Songs’ rabbit hole for "Sabotage."
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Remystifying Nine Inch Nails, “Closer,” and All the Pretty Machines
Rob digs deep into Trent Reznor, ‘The Downward Spiral,’ and NIN lore and comes back with some stark personal realizations
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Mary J. Blige and the Definitive “Real Love”
Our latest episode explores one of the best R&B songs of the 1990s from, quite possibly, the best R&B artist of the decade
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The Bittersweet History of “Bitter Sweet Symphony”
You voted and this is what you want: the Verve and their Stones-sampling classic. Great choice.
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‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: Who Could Compete With Courtney Love?
The story of Courtney, Hole, and "Doll Parts," with help from ‘Bandsplain’ host Yasi Salek
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The History of Mobb Deep’s “Shook Ones,” As Explained by a Shook One
Breaking down one of the best rap songs ever by one of its best duos
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Offspring and the Pretty Smart, Very Stupid Punk Song
You knew this was coming. It’s time for "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)."
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‘60 Songs That Explains the ’90s’: Jane’s Addiction and the (Maybe) Birth of 1990s Alt-Rock
Livin’ Más with the Angeleno rockers and their unlikely hit, "Been Caught Stealing"
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‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: Bonnie Raitt Knows Love (and Heartbreak)
Bonnie Raitt has been a lot of things—a blues singer, a rock singer, arguably a jazz singer, occasionally a country singer, and eventually a blockbuster pop singer—and on "I Can’t Make You Love Me," she pronounced herself the purveyor of a timeless, wrenching classic