Daily Peaks · 02.06.2026

As a music listener whose musical upbringing was shaped by Motörhead, it is hard to like songs that don't kick off within 15 seconds, wrap up after three minutes, and feature a chorus that puts a smile on your face. That was the reality in 1981, when I was 15 years old. Ten years later—with the rise of grunge and the first wave of alternative bands—a 15-year-old would find themselves with a completely different musical compass. And if you happened to be 15 in 2001, you had a choice between...