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Buzz Bin

Loud, weird, brand-new rotation.

Pepper by Butthole Surfers — cover art

In the wild, swirling chaos of the '90s underground, the Buzz Bin was a kaleidoscope of sound and style. It was the refuge for the weird, a place where the Butthole Surfers’ psychotic distortion tangled with Ned's Atomic Dustbin's infectious hooks, forging a new sonic path. This was the era before 'alternative' became a buzzword, where noise rock and UK grebo erupted into heavy rotation on late-night radio, filling basements and living rooms with a cacophony that was too loud for the mainstream and too catchy for the DIY scene. Here, in the heart of the underground, the anarchy of sound was matched only by the vibrant, rebellious spirit of the youth, desperate for anything that felt real and raw against the polished landscapes of pop. Welcome to the Buzz Bin, where the unsigned, the unhinged, and the unapologetically bizarre reigned supreme.

On the playlist

Pepper by Butthole Surfers — cover art
Who Was in My Room Last Night? by Butthole Surfers — cover art
Who Was in My Room Last Night?
Butthole Surfers
1993
Kill Your Television by Ned's Atomic Dustbin — cover art
Kill Your Television
Ned's Atomic Dustbin
1991
Grey Cell Green by Ned's Atomic Dustbin — cover art
Grey Cell Green
Ned's Atomic Dustbin
1991
Def Con One by Pop Will Eat Itself — cover art
Def Con One
Pop Will Eat Itself
1989
Wise Up Sucker by Pop Will Eat Itself — cover art
Wise Up Sucker
Pop Will Eat Itself
1989
Right Here Right Now by Jesus Jones — cover art
Right Here Right Now
Jesus Jones
1990
Unbelievable by EMF — cover art
Unbelievable
EMF
1991
The Size of a Cow by The Wonder Stuff — cover art
The Size of a Cow
The Wonder Stuff
1991
Mouth Breather by The Jesus Lizard — cover art
Mouth Breather
The Jesus Lizard
1991
Unsung by Helmet — cover art
Unsung
Helmet
1991

Did you know

  • MTV's actual 'Buzz Bin' was a literal slot for a clip or two in nonstop rotation — for a few weeks in 1991 a Stourbridge grebo band could share it with a noise-rock outfit on a tiny indie label.
  • British press coined 'grebo' for the long-haired, baggy-shorts Midlands bands like PWEI and Ned's Atomic Dustbin — who once fielded two bass players just to sound heavier.

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