Library & Information Science,
Course 262: Resources for Young Adults.
Dr. David Loertscher
Summer, 1998
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The Most Vital Artists in Music Today
(Spin Magazine, May, 1998)
1. Beck - Alternative
2. Radiohead - Alternative
3. Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott and Timbaland
4. Nine Inch Nails - Hard Rock
5. Puff Daddy - Rap
6. Hole - Hard Rock
7. Prodigy - Hard Rock
8, Fugees - Rap
9. Ani DiFranco
10. Marilyn Manson - Hard Rock
11. Pearl Jam - Hard Rock
12. Cornershop
13. Beastie Boys - Hard Alternative
14. PJ Harvey
15. Chemical Brothers
16. Wu-Tang Clan - Rap
17. Tory Amos - Alternative
18. The Smashing Pumpkins - Hard Alternative
19. Tricky
20. Fiona Apple - Alternative
21. Bob Dylan
22. Rancid
23. Bjork - Alternative
24. Rage Against the Machine - Alternative
25. Lil' Kim
26. DJ Shadow
27. Sleater-Kinney
28. Erykah Badu
29. Elliott Smith
30. Roni Size
31. Belle and Sebastian
32. Alec Empire
33. Pulp
34. Garbage - Hard Alternative
35. Busta Rhymes - Rap
36. The Verve - Alternative
37 Phish
38. Air
39. Korn - Heavy Metal
40. Ben Folds Five - Alternative