Laura Maray
@lauramaray.bsky.social
Editor. Mad Re(a)dhead. Never knowingly undercaffeinated.
#90sTop30 in no particular order, 14/30:
Porcelain, Better than Ezra
A band often bundled with others, BTE were on a different, sometimes unnerving level. This is skin-prickling perfect.
'Then lie as I scream to the heavens above, that I was the last one you ever loved'
youtu.be/9Aw7KRI1wHQ?...
Porcelain, Better than Ezra
A band often bundled with others, BTE were on a different, sometimes unnerving level. This is skin-prickling perfect.
'Then lie as I scream to the heavens above, that I was the last one you ever loved'
youtu.be/9Aw7KRI1wHQ?...
Porcelain
YouTube video by Better Than Ezra - Topic
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 11:53 PM
#90sTop30 in no particular order, 14/30:
Porcelain, Better than Ezra
A band often bundled with others, BTE were on a different, sometimes unnerving level. This is skin-prickling perfect.
'Then lie as I scream to the heavens above, that I was the last one you ever loved'
youtu.be/9Aw7KRI1wHQ?...
Porcelain, Better than Ezra
A band often bundled with others, BTE were on a different, sometimes unnerving level. This is skin-prickling perfect.
'Then lie as I scream to the heavens above, that I was the last one you ever loved'
youtu.be/9Aw7KRI1wHQ?...
#90sTop30 in no particular order, 12/30:
You Oughta Know, Alanis Morissette
Please be upstanding for the national anthem, this fantastic red haze of rage released.
'I'm not gonna fade as soon as you close your eyes'
youtu.be/NPcyTyilmYY?...
You Oughta Know, Alanis Morissette
Please be upstanding for the national anthem, this fantastic red haze of rage released.
'I'm not gonna fade as soon as you close your eyes'
youtu.be/NPcyTyilmYY?...
Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know (Official 4K Music Video)
YouTube video by Alanis Morissette
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 11:51 PM
#90sTop30 in no particular order, 12/30:
You Oughta Know, Alanis Morissette
Please be upstanding for the national anthem, this fantastic red haze of rage released.
'I'm not gonna fade as soon as you close your eyes'
youtu.be/NPcyTyilmYY?...
You Oughta Know, Alanis Morissette
Please be upstanding for the national anthem, this fantastic red haze of rage released.
'I'm not gonna fade as soon as you close your eyes'
youtu.be/NPcyTyilmYY?...
#90sTop30 in no particular order, 12/30:
What a Good Boy, BNL
This live version is wrenching; I remember a night wide awake, imagining a future my guy was ready for, and I was not.
'Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same, when temptation calls, we just look away'
youtu.be/plOXxTBHCO0?...
What a Good Boy, BNL
This live version is wrenching; I remember a night wide awake, imagining a future my guy was ready for, and I was not.
'Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same, when temptation calls, we just look away'
youtu.be/plOXxTBHCO0?...
What a Good Boy (Live)
YouTube video by Barenaked Ladies - Topic
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 11:53 PM
#90sTop30 in no particular order, 12/30:
What a Good Boy, BNL
This live version is wrenching; I remember a night wide awake, imagining a future my guy was ready for, and I was not.
'Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same, when temptation calls, we just look away'
youtu.be/plOXxTBHCO0?...
What a Good Boy, BNL
This live version is wrenching; I remember a night wide awake, imagining a future my guy was ready for, and I was not.
'Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same, when temptation calls, we just look away'
youtu.be/plOXxTBHCO0?...
#90sTop30 in no particular order, 11/30:
The Emperor's New Clothes, Sinead O'Connor
So sharp, so smart, and such a great statement; Vale Sinead.
'I will live by my own policies; I will sleep with a clear conscience; I will sleep in peace'
youtu.be/yhfATC9baPo?...
The Emperor's New Clothes, Sinead O'Connor
So sharp, so smart, and such a great statement; Vale Sinead.
'I will live by my own policies; I will sleep with a clear conscience; I will sleep in peace'
youtu.be/yhfATC9baPo?...
Sinead O'Connor - The Emperor's New Clothes (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by SineadOConnorVEVO
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
#90sTop30 in no particular order, 11/30:
The Emperor's New Clothes, Sinead O'Connor
So sharp, so smart, and such a great statement; Vale Sinead.
'I will live by my own policies; I will sleep with a clear conscience; I will sleep in peace'
youtu.be/yhfATC9baPo?...
The Emperor's New Clothes, Sinead O'Connor
So sharp, so smart, and such a great statement; Vale Sinead.
'I will live by my own policies; I will sleep with a clear conscience; I will sleep in peace'
youtu.be/yhfATC9baPo?...
#90sTop30 in no particular order, 10/30:
Intergalactic, Beastie Boys
You will never see me act more happily a fool, or shout lyrics any louder, than when this comes on.
'Step inside the party, disrupt the whole scene'
youtu.be/qORYO0atB6g?...
Intergalactic, Beastie Boys
You will never see me act more happily a fool, or shout lyrics any louder, than when this comes on.
'Step inside the party, disrupt the whole scene'
youtu.be/qORYO0atB6g?...
Beastie Boys - Intergalactic
YouTube video by BeastieBoysVEVO
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
#90sTop30 in no particular order, 10/30:
Intergalactic, Beastie Boys
You will never see me act more happily a fool, or shout lyrics any louder, than when this comes on.
'Step inside the party, disrupt the whole scene'
youtu.be/qORYO0atB6g?...
Intergalactic, Beastie Boys
You will never see me act more happily a fool, or shout lyrics any louder, than when this comes on.
'Step inside the party, disrupt the whole scene'
youtu.be/qORYO0atB6g?...
#90sTop30 in no particular order, 9/30:
Here's Where the Story Ends, The Sundays
A mournful masterpiece, with some of the most beautiful vocals of the early decade.
'I never should've said the books you read were all I loved you for'
youtu.be/FHsip5xOenQ?...
Here's Where the Story Ends, The Sundays
A mournful masterpiece, with some of the most beautiful vocals of the early decade.
'I never should've said the books you read were all I loved you for'
youtu.be/FHsip5xOenQ?...
The Sundays - Here's Where The Story Ends
YouTube video by TheSundaysVEVO
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
#90sTop30 in no particular order, 9/30:
Here's Where the Story Ends, The Sundays
A mournful masterpiece, with some of the most beautiful vocals of the early decade.
'I never should've said the books you read were all I loved you for'
youtu.be/FHsip5xOenQ?...
Here's Where the Story Ends, The Sundays
A mournful masterpiece, with some of the most beautiful vocals of the early decade.
'I never should've said the books you read were all I loved you for'
youtu.be/FHsip5xOenQ?...
#90sTop30 in no particular order, 8/30:
Long Day, Matchbox 20
I have lots of time for MB20's debut, and this is one reason why: the stuttering breath as it kicks in, the urgency, the scattered mess.
'Reach down your hand in your pocket; pull out some hope for me'
youtu.be/Lgoz3XkW1UM?...
Long Day, Matchbox 20
I have lots of time for MB20's debut, and this is one reason why: the stuttering breath as it kicks in, the urgency, the scattered mess.
'Reach down your hand in your pocket; pull out some hope for me'
youtu.be/Lgoz3XkW1UM?...
Matchbox Twenty - Long Day (Official Video)
YouTube video by Atlantic Records
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 12:43 AM
#90sTop30 in no particular order, 8/30:
Long Day, Matchbox 20
I have lots of time for MB20's debut, and this is one reason why: the stuttering breath as it kicks in, the urgency, the scattered mess.
'Reach down your hand in your pocket; pull out some hope for me'
youtu.be/Lgoz3XkW1UM?...
Long Day, Matchbox 20
I have lots of time for MB20's debut, and this is one reason why: the stuttering breath as it kicks in, the urgency, the scattered mess.
'Reach down your hand in your pocket; pull out some hope for me'
youtu.be/Lgoz3XkW1UM?...
#90sTop30 in no particular order, 7/30:
The Blessings, Dar Williams
This has lifted me out of the muck so often, so gently and sensibly and sure.
'It's like getting the answers when I don't need them anymore; finding the pictures and I finally know what I kept them for'
youtu.be/TzHnrQ9PBG0?...
The Blessings, Dar Williams
This has lifted me out of the muck so often, so gently and sensibly and sure.
'It's like getting the answers when I don't need them anymore; finding the pictures and I finally know what I kept them for'
youtu.be/TzHnrQ9PBG0?...
The Blessings
YouTube video by Dar Williams - Topic
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
#90sTop30 in no particular order, 7/30:
The Blessings, Dar Williams
This has lifted me out of the muck so often, so gently and sensibly and sure.
'It's like getting the answers when I don't need them anymore; finding the pictures and I finally know what I kept them for'
youtu.be/TzHnrQ9PBG0?...
The Blessings, Dar Williams
This has lifted me out of the muck so often, so gently and sensibly and sure.
'It's like getting the answers when I don't need them anymore; finding the pictures and I finally know what I kept them for'
youtu.be/TzHnrQ9PBG0?...
#90sTop30 in no particular order, 6/30:
Me in Honey, REM (with Kate Pierson)
All time fave from REM; another feat of internal and external storytelling to leave you in ribbons.
'Knocked silly, knocked flat, sideways, down; these things they pick you up, turn you around'
youtu.be/uDucg0E4kMI?...
Me in Honey, REM (with Kate Pierson)
All time fave from REM; another feat of internal and external storytelling to leave you in ribbons.
'Knocked silly, knocked flat, sideways, down; these things they pick you up, turn you around'
youtu.be/uDucg0E4kMI?...
Me In Honey
YouTube video by R.E.M. - Topic
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 12:24 AM
#90sTop30 in no particular order, 6/30:
Me in Honey, REM (with Kate Pierson)
All time fave from REM; another feat of internal and external storytelling to leave you in ribbons.
'Knocked silly, knocked flat, sideways, down; these things they pick you up, turn you around'
youtu.be/uDucg0E4kMI?...
Me in Honey, REM (with Kate Pierson)
All time fave from REM; another feat of internal and external storytelling to leave you in ribbons.
'Knocked silly, knocked flat, sideways, down; these things they pick you up, turn you around'
youtu.be/uDucg0E4kMI?...
#90sTop30 in no particular order, 5/30:
Silent All These Years, Tori Amos
I first heard this in a car with my then boyfriend and best friend; three certified yappers were knocked for silent six, in 18 different ways.
'It is your turn now to stand where I stand'
youtu.be/YzKTbry99X0?...
Silent All These Years, Tori Amos
I first heard this in a car with my then boyfriend and best friend; three certified yappers were knocked for silent six, in 18 different ways.
'It is your turn now to stand where I stand'
youtu.be/YzKTbry99X0?...
Silent All These Years
YouTube video by Tori Amos - Topic
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 12:46 AM
#90sTop30 in no particular order, 5/30:
Silent All These Years, Tori Amos
I first heard this in a car with my then boyfriend and best friend; three certified yappers were knocked for silent six, in 18 different ways.
'It is your turn now to stand where I stand'
youtu.be/YzKTbry99X0?...
Silent All These Years, Tori Amos
I first heard this in a car with my then boyfriend and best friend; three certified yappers were knocked for silent six, in 18 different ways.
'It is your turn now to stand where I stand'
youtu.be/YzKTbry99X0?...
#90sTop30 in no particular order, 4/30:
Devil's Dance Floor, Flogging Molly
I am unfortunately an actual problem and risk to everyone and everything around me when this comes on. Reinforcement of floors is recommended.
youtu.be/Q2OC_lDrsRw?...
Devil's Dance Floor, Flogging Molly
I am unfortunately an actual problem and risk to everyone and everything around me when this comes on. Reinforcement of floors is recommended.
youtu.be/Q2OC_lDrsRw?...
Flogging Molly - Devil's Dance Floor (Official Audio)
YouTube video by SideOneDummy
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 12:14 AM
#90sTop30 in no particular order, 4/30:
Devil's Dance Floor, Flogging Molly
I am unfortunately an actual problem and risk to everyone and everything around me when this comes on. Reinforcement of floors is recommended.
youtu.be/Q2OC_lDrsRw?...
Devil's Dance Floor, Flogging Molly
I am unfortunately an actual problem and risk to everyone and everything around me when this comes on. Reinforcement of floors is recommended.
youtu.be/Q2OC_lDrsRw?...
#90sTop30 in no particular order, 3/30
Bury My Lovely, October Project
I love a good sweeping, soaring, sung-through ghost story, and there are few voices better suited to them than Mary Fahl's.
'Something happened long ago; something that will not let go'
youtu.be/puGEpGzk2hk?...
Bury My Lovely, October Project
I love a good sweeping, soaring, sung-through ghost story, and there are few voices better suited to them than Mary Fahl's.
'Something happened long ago; something that will not let go'
youtu.be/puGEpGzk2hk?...
October Project - Bury My Lovely
YouTube video by OctoberProjectVEVO
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM
#90sTop30 in no particular order, 3/30
Bury My Lovely, October Project
I love a good sweeping, soaring, sung-through ghost story, and there are few voices better suited to them than Mary Fahl's.
'Something happened long ago; something that will not let go'
youtu.be/puGEpGzk2hk?...
Bury My Lovely, October Project
I love a good sweeping, soaring, sung-through ghost story, and there are few voices better suited to them than Mary Fahl's.
'Something happened long ago; something that will not let go'
youtu.be/puGEpGzk2hk?...
#90sTop30 in no particular order, 2/30:
Your Town, Deacon Blue. The ground-down granite heart and gritted teeth of it all. This slices to ribbons if you let it.
'Maybe there's a way not to make it hurt; to cover up the words like you covered up the dirt'
youtu.be/DLDIndy2i74?...
Your Town, Deacon Blue. The ground-down granite heart and gritted teeth of it all. This slices to ribbons if you let it.
'Maybe there's a way not to make it hurt; to cover up the words like you covered up the dirt'
youtu.be/DLDIndy2i74?...
Your Town
YouTube video by Deacon Blue - Topic
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 12:03 AM
#90sTop30 in no particular order, 2/30:
Your Town, Deacon Blue. The ground-down granite heart and gritted teeth of it all. This slices to ribbons if you let it.
'Maybe there's a way not to make it hurt; to cover up the words like you covered up the dirt'
youtu.be/DLDIndy2i74?...
Your Town, Deacon Blue. The ground-down granite heart and gritted teeth of it all. This slices to ribbons if you let it.
'Maybe there's a way not to make it hurt; to cover up the words like you covered up the dirt'
youtu.be/DLDIndy2i74?...
#90sTop30 in no particular order.
Jezebel, 10,000 Maniacs. Tears one to shreds, but the truth sometimes does that. 'We've mistaken one for thousands of words.'
youtu.be/TC5R_HqsHQQ?...
Jezebel, 10,000 Maniacs. Tears one to shreds, but the truth sometimes does that. 'We've mistaken one for thousands of words.'
youtu.be/TC5R_HqsHQQ?...
November 2, 2025 at 2:49 AM
#90sTop30 in no particular order.
Jezebel, 10,000 Maniacs. Tears one to shreds, but the truth sometimes does that. 'We've mistaken one for thousands of words.'
youtu.be/TC5R_HqsHQQ?...
Jezebel, 10,000 Maniacs. Tears one to shreds, but the truth sometimes does that. 'We've mistaken one for thousands of words.'
youtu.be/TC5R_HqsHQQ?...
Me with American football. The itty bitty running game especially annoys me SO much. Yes let's run directly into the wall of men and get nowhere, repeatedly, other than to an eventual hospitalization, yes, excellent.
Becoming a person who yells “throw the ball already” at the TV
October 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Me with American football. The itty bitty running game especially annoys me SO much. Yes let's run directly into the wall of men and get nowhere, repeatedly, other than to an eventual hospitalization, yes, excellent.
So, Kiss of the Spiderwoman. Hadn't planned to go, but mumster wanted to. What I will say is that Diego Luna elevates everything he's in x one million, and about 75% of the non musical sections were very moving. The rest is, whew.
(Luna, though; really absolutely wonderful.)
(Luna, though; really absolutely wonderful.)
October 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
So, Kiss of the Spiderwoman. Hadn't planned to go, but mumster wanted to. What I will say is that Diego Luna elevates everything he's in x one million, and about 75% of the non musical sections were very moving. The rest is, whew.
(Luna, though; really absolutely wonderful.)
(Luna, though; really absolutely wonderful.)
No, honestly, it's fine; I've not got even the slightest bit of work to do, Harv.
October 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
No, honestly, it's fine; I've not got even the slightest bit of work to do, Harv.
My 10 different eyeliner pens at the bottom of my bag; Photography, 1997
A paleolithic toolkit from 30k years ago, presumably carried in a little pouch that has since decayed
September 23, 2025 at 2:17 AM
My 10 different eyeliner pens at the bottom of my bag; Photography, 1997
This is fucking disgusting, end of.
NEW: Oxford will be the first UK university to give all staff and students free ChatGPT Edu access, from this academic year.
ChatGPT Edu is built for education, with enhanced privacy and security.
ChatGPT Edu is built for education, with enhanced privacy and security.
September 19, 2025 at 11:38 PM
This is fucking disgusting, end of.
Fond memories of school field trips to some of these (school being on Rumelihisari, easy breezy trips).
Byzantine and Ottoman Fortifications on the Bosphorus
Galata Tower built by the Genoese around 1348, Ottoman Kız Kulesi (“Maiden’s Tower”) built on site of 12th-century Tower of Arkla Island, Hieron Castle (Yoros Kalesi) built by the Byzantines, Anadolu Hisarı built by Sultan Bayezid I around 1394
Galata Tower built by the Genoese around 1348, Ottoman Kız Kulesi (“Maiden’s Tower”) built on site of 12th-century Tower of Arkla Island, Hieron Castle (Yoros Kalesi) built by the Byzantines, Anadolu Hisarı built by Sultan Bayezid I around 1394
August 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Fond memories of school field trips to some of these (school being on Rumelihisari, easy breezy trips).
A fight I am gearing up to fight at work uncomfortably soon.
<taps sign>
The Luddites were not against technology per de; they were against technology that devalued their work.
And they certainly weren’t unfamiliar with technology.
We should all be Luddites vis a vis AI.
The Luddites were not against technology per de; they were against technology that devalued their work.
And they certainly weren’t unfamiliar with technology.
We should all be Luddites vis a vis AI.
I've been thinking a lot about how I really hate the implication that AI skeptics are luddites because most of the AI skeptics I know are relatively tech savvy while the biggest AI champions I know can barely use email
August 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
A fight I am gearing up to fight at work uncomfortably soon.
Dublin! Don't love how cold it can get at the actual gates, but the terminals? Excellent. And the new(ish) Terminal C at MCO is a lifesaver and I never want to use A or B again.
Actually, you know what? Let’s stop complaining for a second. QT this with a GOOD airport. Defend that title as much or as little as you like. But let’s hear about airports that don’t suck.
August 14, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Dublin! Don't love how cold it can get at the actual gates, but the terminals? Excellent. And the new(ish) Terminal C at MCO is a lifesaver and I never want to use A or B again.
Joe goes into the Orioles Hall of Fame. College Era Ginger would be going off the RAILS with joy.
OK, Current Era Ginger is there, too, tbh. Joooooooe 🧡🖤🧡
OK, Current Era Ginger is there, too, tbh. Joooooooe 🧡🖤🧡
August 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Joe goes into the Orioles Hall of Fame. College Era Ginger would be going off the RAILS with joy.
OK, Current Era Ginger is there, too, tbh. Joooooooe 🧡🖤🧡
OK, Current Era Ginger is there, too, tbh. Joooooooe 🧡🖤🧡