Two and a half decades later, Live frontman Ed Kowalczyk still can’t make sense out of “Lightning Crashes.” The third single from the Pennsylvania band’s third 1994 disc “Throwing Copper” wound up ...

The post Following Kurt Cobain’s Death, Live’s Throwing Copper Birthed the Post-Grunge Movement appeared first on Consequence. Live released their standout third album, Throwing Copper, on April 26th, ...

Perfume Genius has begun 2022 with a remix of “Lightning Crashes” from Live’s 1994 alt-rock classic Throwing Copper. It is in some ways a radical reworking, and in other ways not so much — which is to ...

A decade before Live became one of the biggest bands of the mid-1990s, it all began with four teenage friends in York, Pennsylvania. Lead singer Ed Kowalczyk and his bandmates went through several ...

In The Alternative Number Ones, I'm reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This ...

Ed Kowalczyk wore his heart on his sleeve in Live, one of the most celebrated alternative rock bands of the '90s. With an earnest croon and intense message, Kowalczyk delivered cathartic post-grunge ...

Some two decades ago, the Pennsylvania post-grunge band Live released the album “Throwing Copper” to mostly positive reviews (“an epic sound,” said Rolling Stone). Produced by Talking Heads’ Jerry ...