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Spacehog: The Hogyssey

Devon Powers, PopMatters, 16 April 2001

THE YEAR WAS 1995 when Spacehog hit the world with their silver-bullet hit, 'In the Meantime'. It was the era when Oasis was gonna live forever, when Kurt Cobain sightings were rivaling ones of Elvis, when the Red Hot Chili Peppers could do whatever they wanted and everybody cared. Rock music was big and bold and everywhere, singers opened their mouths wide, world domination seemed eminent. It was as though, for a moment, music had descended from another planet and, lord, were we in trouble.

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