Cheryl Waters

Feb 27, 2024 | thepublicsradio.org | Cheryl Waters

When Beck‘s “Loser” dropped in March of 1994, nothing on mainstream radio sounded like it. While the seeds of slacker rock had already been planted by bands like Pavement and Guided By Voices, Beck’s wildly infectious mix of DIY hip-hop and ramshackle folk, with seemingly nonsensical lyrics, upended an entire industry.

Feb 27, 2024 | gpb.org | Cheryl Waters

When Beck's "Loser" dropped in March of 1994, nothing on mainstream radio sounded like it. While the seeds of slacker rock had already been planted by bands like Pavement and Guided By Voices, Beck's wildly infectious mix of DIY hip-hop and ramshackle folk, with seemingly nonsensical lyrics, upended an entire industry.

Feb 27, 2024 | npr.org | Cheryl Waters |Stephen Thompson |Robin Hilton

Beck's 'Loser' at 30 and the golden age of slacker rock Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1197959104/1234057829" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Beck as seen in his 1994 video for the song "Loser." Youtube screen grab by NPR hide caption toggle caption Youtube screen grab by NPR When Beck's "Loser" dropped in March of 1994, nothing on mainstream radio sounded like it.

Feb 27, 2024 | flipboard.com | Cheryl Waters |Stephen Thompson |Robin Hilton

In 1957, The New Yorker published a profile piece that would go down in history as one of greatest works of journalism of all time that celebrated two …