De Artsen, legendary Arnhem-based indie band. Guitarist Peter Visser and bassist Herman Bunskoeke moved on to form internationally successful band Bettie Serveert but I always preferred De Artsen.
IMHO, their song Conny Waves with a Shell has one of the most beautiful nonsensical lyrics ever.
Long before Whitey Ford Sings the Blues, even before House of Pain, Everlast already had a solo album, Forever Everlasting. I picked it up from the bargain bin @ Camelot Records at the time. I'm sure in 1990, the cleverness of sampling the band The Knack in a song called "I Got the Knack" was lost on me, but it makes me smile now.
Another Seattle band. I sort of knew a couple of the guys in this band. We weren't, like, friends or anything, but we went to enough of the same shows that we'd give each other the nod.
Man, I really need to make a playlist that highlights how both a bunch of tough-guy hardcore and a bunch of teen-girl pop is all the same #selfimprovementcore. Add it to the to-do list....
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