Episode 86: Gen X Music Appears from Underground
The late '80s and the '90s were a golden age for Gen X music, even well beyond the long shadow of Nirvana’s Nevermind. We flipped through the crates to prep for this episode. With sore fingers and tired eyes we walk through iconic albums by Bjork, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Pixies.
Grab your favorite concert t-shirt and a cool PBR. It’s time once again to join us in the bar.
E X T R A S :
(Top to bottom): Front and back album artwork for Post by Bjork
(Top to bottom): Front and back album artwork for Doolittle by the Pixies
(Top to bottom): Front and back album artwork for Blood Sugar Sex Magik by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Additional Resources
Generation X (Wikipedia article)
“Generation Exit” (New Yorker article)
Albums
Post by Bjork (Listen now) (Album art via Discogs)
Doolittle by the Pixies (Listen now) (Album art via Discogs)
Blood Sugar Sex Magik by the Red Hot Chili Peppers (Listen now) (Album art via Discogs)
Books
Vaughan Oliver: Visceral Pleasures by Rick Poynor