Category: FEATURES

Power Pop: The ’70s, The Birth Of Uncool

Defining power pop is the ultimate argument-starter. Explaining the genre without inciting fisticuffs, tears or yearlong grudges is a mountainous

September 7, 2002 / FEATURES

As the early ‘80s unfolded, it seemed the spring in our pogo was perceptibly flagging. In fact, a none-too-subtle indicator

September 6, 2002 / FEATURES

Screenshot By the dawn of the ‘90s, the U.S. music scene felt like something out of Blade Runner. With the

September 5, 2002 / FEATURES

Phantom Planet singer/guitarist Alex Greenwald is a young man but far from an angry one. Even when defending the quintet—which

September 4, 2002 / FEATURES

When you kick off an album with a flurry of Tommy-era Pete Townshend windmill guitar chords, it’s like opening a

September 4, 2002 / FEATURES

“Isn’t it every kid’s dream anymore?” That’s how Bigger Lovers singer/bassist Scott Jefferson justifies four grown men chasing the perfect

September 3, 2002 / FEATURES

Most bands rightfully despise comparisons to other ones. But when it came time to make their third album, Walking In

September 2, 2002 / FEATURES

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania