Frank Valishissue News Today

Portland's Wampire is a band whose sound is not easy to define. Incorporating elements of '80s synth pop, psychedelic rock, soul, the occasional guitar squall, and even a bit of dance, the band's debut Curiosity plays like a mishmash of styles and genres,

He year was 1996. Lush had released its third full-length album, Lovelife. Although their shoegaze-crossed-with-pop songwriting never truly fit into Britain's chart-centric musical atmosphere, the band was finally getting its due, with Lovelife cracking t

The Rentals' first album was called Return of the Rentals, released in 1995 when frontman Matt Sharp was best known as the bassist for Weezer. He might as well have saved the album title for today. Lost in Alphaville, The Rentals' long-awaited third album

When Shirley Manson auditioned for Garbage in 1994, it was a famously ill-fated first tryout with fellow Garbage band members Butch Vig, Steve Marker, and Duke Erikson that almost left the partnership aborted before it began. She had already completed sti