Winnipeg Free Press - October 13th
THE ’90s are back in a big way. While there is a lot of focus on the 20th anniversary of grunge and all things Seattle, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Alice in Chains weren’t the only thing people were listening to in the ’90s. Paste Magazine takes a look back at 25 Awesome One-Hit Wonders of the 1990s. From Canadian brother and sister duo, Len, to New Zealand’s OMC to England’s Chumbawamba, the bands on this list shot to the top of pop-culture consciousness, and then faded away as quickly as they exploded.
25 Awesome One-Hit Wonders of the 1990s
WITH a thriving restaurant for the past 60 years in Edmonton, a popular food court spot with lines of loyal customers and a hip new food truck, the story of the Quon family isn’t done yet. Along the same lines as their previous reality program, Family Restaurant, The Quon Dynasty shows the charming struggles of a bossy mom, a set-in-his-ways dad and their three adult kids trying to make their own mark, make their businesses grow and still get along with each other along the way. The show debuts on CityTV on Oct. 16. ATHENS, Georgia’s R.E.M. may have broken up a couple weeks back, but that’s not the last you’ll hear from the band. With a greatest hits album called Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982-2011 set for release Nov. 15 on Warner Brothers, the discovery of a rare cassette demo from 1981 with previously unheard versions of some of their earliest work is probably more exciting for diehard fans. Originally recorded by the young band prior to their first trip to New York to give to agents, journalists, clubs and record labels, only 400 copies were run of the six-song demo. THIRTY years ago this month, singer/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich hooked up together to form Metallica after meeting each other through a classifieds-only newspaper in L.A. While the band has become one of the most popular metal acts on the planet based on their blue-collar touring grind and genre defining albums, they have had their fair share of problems over the past three decades. Especially over the last 10 years, where they battled Napster, alienated fans, released a documentary that showed the near disintegration of the band while recording St. Anger in San Francisco and struggled to capture the core elements of Metallica’s headbanging sound. While most fans felt that 2008’s Death Magnet was going back to their roots, the recent announcement that they had recorded an album with Lou Reed probably turned some heads. Set for release on Nov. 1, hear a short 30-second preview of the unlikely collaboration.The Quon Dynasty
R.E.M. demo
Lou Reed & Metallica
