Boppy Bop Bop and Ya Yas: 1990s Alternative Rock

On this episode of Saturn’s Favorite Music, Laura Lee sits down with longtime friends Jane Taylor and Justin Miller for a free-wheeling trip through the darker corners of 80s/90s alternative: Ministry’s “Every Day Is Halloween” and “N.W.O.,” Nine Inch Nails’ “Head Like a Hole,” and Tones on Tail’s “Go!”. They trace the jump from synth-pop to industrial, misheard lyrics and buried samples, club dance-floor memories, and why a “boppy bop-bop” goth anthem and a supposedly unlistenable industrial track can both still feel strangely cathartic in 2025.