2002 Archive: The 8 Mile Reality
Why was Eminem a threat? For proving that a rapper could win an Oscar for a song about his mom’s spaghetti while making everyone in… Read More »2002 Archive: The 8 Mile Reality
2002 Classic: The Sweet Home Alabama Charm
Why Reese Witherspoon? For a movie that suggested the only way to find yourself is to go back to your hometown and punch your mother-in-law.… Read More »2002 Classic: The Sweet Home Alabama Charm
2002 Legacy: The Red Hot Chili Peppers “By The Way”
Why the taxi ride? Because the Peppers traded the funk for pure melodic bliss, creating the ultimate soundtrack for driving around Los Angeles. Part of… Read More »2002 Legacy: The Red Hot Chili Peppers “By The Way”
2002 Classic: The Nickelback “Silver Side Up” (Continued)
Why the ramen hair? Because Chad Kroeger was still telling us how we reminded him of something, and the charts were still listening. Part of… Read More »2002 Classic: The Nickelback “Silver Side Up” (Continued)
2002 Archive: The Vines vs. The Hives vs. The Strokes
Why the “The” bands? For the media-fueled war to decide who would officially “save” rock music this week. Part of the 41 Musician & Rock… Read More »2002 Archive: The Vines vs. The Hives vs. The Strokes
2002 Archive: The Dial-Up Extension
“I couldn’t complete the online science quiz because my brother was playing a multiplayer game and the phone line was completely jammed.” Part of the… Read More »2002 Archive: The Dial-Up Extension
2002 Vintage: The Paper Origami Game
Using the folded paper fortune teller to predict if you would marry a member of *NSYNC or a professional skateboarder. Part of the 37 School… Read More »2002 Vintage: The Paper Origami Game
2002 Legacy: The Digital Photo Development
Taking a digital camera memory card into the local pharmacy and demanding that the clerk print out the negatives so you can store them in… Read More »2002 Legacy: The Digital Photo Development
2002 Archive: The Cassette Ribbon Pencil Rescue
Using a yellow wooden pencil to manually spin the plastic gears of an old country music tape that got mangled by the dashboard player’s teeth.… Read More »2002 Archive: The Cassette Ribbon Pencil Rescue
2002 Vintage: The Custom Worship Mix
The youth pastor spending three hours on his desktop computer downloading MP3 files to burn a custom CD for the summer road trip, only for… Read More »2002 Vintage: The Custom Worship Mix