Music

Green Day Out of all the post-Nirvana American alternative bands to break into the pop mainstream, Green Day was second only to Pearl Jam in terms of influence. Though their music wasn't particularly innovative, they brought the sound of late-'70s punk to a new, younger generation with Dookie, their 1994 major-label debut.

Pete Yorn Pete's new record titled "BACK AND FOURTH" will be released on June 23rd, Two new songs have been released, on various fan pages that are expected to be included on the new albums; "Shotgun"and "Sans Fear," respectively. "Can't Hear Anyone" is available on the MySpace player. It was recorded during the Nightcrawler sections and was released as a very rare B Side.

Aptly cited as an influential driving force in the indie rock and punk scenes through much of the ‘80s and ‘90s, New York-based band Sonic Youth have continued to evolve and experiment with their music. This year, they will release The Eternal, the band’s first independent album since leaving their major label.

Peaches Peaches burst into transcontinental favor with her very particular brand of cock-sure rapping and spurting groovebox beats. Indeed, this vulgar Canadian temptress may have come from an underground womb of acoustic folk, avant jazz, and deconstructed noise swarms, but it wasn't until 2000's new guise that her fearless, apolitical gender-play truly raised heads.