102.1 the Edge

We’re doing the Ferris Bueller thing with this series: Stopping and looking around at what happened in rock over the last 25 years. This is chapter two of the series.

Maybe you still have a bunch of cassettes lying around. But do you have any cassette players in the house?

As far as I’m concerned, this Simple Minds song has one of the best basslines of the 80s.

Time for a quick dip into the deep history of Pearl Jam

Looking for a song that calls out Donald Trump? Dead Pollys have you covered.

Once upon a time, we were told that “sex rock” would be the death of society.

Skunk Anansie has a history that goes back to the middle 90s. They’re still making fierce music.

Someone had to be the first to play a guitar solo. Was it this guy?

Start your week with five songs you need to here. It’ll make Monday better.

Music and memory are intertwined. But music can change how we remember the past.