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Backtracking is our recurring look back at the pop music that shaped our lives. Friends may come and go, but we'll be spinning our favorite albums forever.
It's hard to imagine now, but 15 years ago, there was no Britney Spears on the radio. Nor was there Christina Aguilera or Pink or Lady Gaga. Apart from the reigning divas at the time — that would be Madonna, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey — the pop landscape was filled with post-grunge rock chicks like Alanis Morissette and Courtney Love, and fresh R&B female acts like TLC, Mary J. Blige and Aaliyah. That's when American Idol creator Simon Fuller, then known best for managing Annie Lennox, took a gamble that our lives could all use a little spicing up.
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Posts Tagged ‘Backtracking’
Daft Punk’s Album ‘Homework’ Turns 15: Backtracking
Fri Jan 20 2012 by Becky Bain
Backtracking is our recurring look back at the pop music that shaped our lives. Friends may come and go, but we'll be spinning our favorite albums forever.
Pyramids, helmets, laser light shows and insane fandom: This is what we've come to expect from Daft Punk, who in the 15 years since the release of their debut album Homework (which was originally released on this day in 1997) have become the biggest electronic act in the world. Over the course of a decade and a half, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter have garnered a following that includes the likes of ravers, Tron fans, pop followers and even Kanye West. Let's take a closer look at how it all started. More »
Pyramids, helmets, laser light shows and insane fandom: This is what we've come to expect from Daft Punk, who in the 15 years since the release of their debut album Homework (which was originally released on this day in 1997) have become the biggest electronic act in the world. Over the course of a decade and a half, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter have garnered a following that includes the likes of ravers, Tron fans, pop followers and even Kanye West. Let's take a closer look at how it all started. More »
Backtracking: Ace Of Base ‘The Bridge’
Fri Dec 18 2009 by Robbie Daw
Backtracking is our recurring look back at some of pop’s forgotten albums. Because, dammit, Miley Cyrus needs to start respecting her elders.
Ah, Ace Of Base. Only in the reactionary, post-grunge 1990s could Americans have briefly embraced such a pop phenomenon. Something about the reggae-inflected synth hooks and icy detachment of the Swedish quartet—siblings Jonas, Jenny and Malin Berggren, and their pal Ulf “Buddha” Ekberg—had us going bonkers for The Sign (or Happy Nation, as it was titled outside the U.S.).
And yet, when AOB’s sophomore album The Bridge was released in 1995, we tossed these supposed heirs to the ABBA throne out in the cold—despite The Bridge being a set of pop jams far superior to their first offering. More »
