I really dig the Silversun Pickups album. It kinda sounds like they ate the Smashing Pumpkins and are now regurgitating them almost intact, but to be honest, the Smashing Pumpkins seemingly aren't interested in being the Smashing Pumpkins properly anymore, so there is a vacancy in the area, and the Silversun Pickups fill it nicely.

Have given Dirty Projectors a couple of goes now, but they're just not doing it for me. Have you listened to St Vincent? They're/she's great.

Jeez has it been 20 years already? You know these trends go in 20 year cycles... next the kids will be wearing flannel...

Thank God! Does this mean emo will finally die?

dude, Pearl Jam last toured feb 1998 (making it 11 years, not 9) - and their first concert was march 1995, not 1996. 1996 was, of course, the proper Smashing Pumpkins last New Zealand show (not counting the faux pumpkins a couple of years back).

I don't mind grunge like PJ, STP, Dinosaur Jnr but funnily enough I never rated Nirvana. I found a lot of it to be maniacal screaming. The only Nirvana I like is Unplugged. It would be cool if grunge did come back but new bands (not EMO) emerging rather than Scott Weiland staggering about on stage with STP in an opium infused delirium...actually that would also be cool.

Bleach ick!

disco never died... mannnnn

Britian was a failed empire and gave us punk, America is a failed empire and gave us grunge, least punk came outta London aha

J Mascis is a genius and an odd one at that, Alice In Chains encapsulate recession, their new record not so much, they shud just do someit else

www.myspace.com/senium1 here is your answer!!!!!!!!!!!! this band is great. oh i can see it now. grunge will be big again. heres to the second coming. and thier first album will be dropping anytime now.