1978 apparently now happened in the 80s.

No, but I liek mudkipz.

The Pixies are a Post-Punk band.

Ironic, considering how much Spin shit on the Pixies.

That riff Cobain supposedly stole from the Pixies "U-Mass" gets around, because its the same riff from Boston's "More Than A Feeling". God knows what old bluesman they stole it from. And "Teen Spirit" being a Pixies rip-off is a conclusion Cobain made *after* they'd written and recorded it — it was about how it…

Yeah, I always thought of them as American shoegaze.

I'm just glad no-one in this thread has dragged out the old trope that Kitty Pryde fans are all pedophiles.

Oh, good — so now, every month, I can find out what the Fox says.

…and Killing Joke ripped off that riff from the Damned's "Life Goes On". Go fuck yourself.

Because the 80s was such an evil, evil decade that its retro-phase has decided to go on forever. Bit like the Baby Boomers.

There's so many valid things to hold against Van Halen…

Trollbait = Trollbail

Motley Crue unsuccessfully tried to reinvent themselves as a Nine In Nails rip-off in the late 90s. Bon Jovi seamlessly evolved into the soundtrack for every bleached-blonde soccer mom's life in the 90s.

Its funny when you go searching for neo-grunge bands on YouTube (Senium, for example) and they sound like Silverchair.

I'm guessing the writer of this article was about 10 when Pavement reached its peak in the mid-90s, so no.

Actually, Tool hasn't been relevant for years, ever since Tool stickers became standard decorations for the back of redneck pickup trucks, right between the "Metal Mulisha" and the Hatchetman decals and right below the peeling "Romney 2012" sticker.

"Even ska, that black sheep of ’90s alternative subgenres, has a far healthier presence today than does grunge."

I feel the need to mention that Ska predates the 90s by about 40 years — in fact, Reggae is just a derivative of Ska.

(yes, I know I'm biting trollbait)

You've never heard "I Hate Myself And I Want To Die".