Beck is an iconic singer/songwriter, who represents the folk/funk music scene to many fans. He rose to fame in the early ’90s, thanks primarily to “Loser,” his first big hit. The tune became an ...
Audible’s Words + Music series lets featured artists speak about their careers and creative journeys while also giving listeners access to new performances. Beck’s Words + Music episode is titled ...
Beck said that the parody would've been called "Schmoozer" Beck's unlikely hit "Loser" almost got the parody treatment from "Weird Al" Yankovic. Beck dug deep into the song's origins in Dear Life, a ...
Is there anything more ’90s? The acoustic slide guitar hits; the heavy hip-hop drums. Then Beck’s poetic, crafted yet somehow stream-of-consciousness lyrics. Originally, the song was the second single ...
Nothing on mainstream radio sounded like Beck's "Loser" when it dropped in 1994. Thirty years later, we explain why, look at its impact on the... Beck's 'Loser' at 30 and the golden age of slacker ...
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 ...
In honor of Beck’s 44th birthday, we’ve dug through our archives and revisited all four of SPIN’s cover stories on the funk-hop, indie-rock innovator. Read about his first breakthrough hit —yep, that ...