Radio Ramblings: What decade is it again?

By Chrissy Cruickshank on November 7, 2019.

NOTE: The Canalta Centre announced late on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 that the Blind melon, Soul Asylum and Bif Naked concert has been cancelled.

“Due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control, BLIND MELON, SOUL ASYLUM, BIF NAKED have cancelled all tour dates that were announced on Tuesday which unfortunately includes Medicine Hat so the show is cancelled
Tickets will be refunded at original point of purchase. If they purchased online, they’ll be automatically refunded to the card they used. Anyone who purchased at our box office – credit cards will automatically be refunded but debit/cash will have to come in.”

Alanis Morissette in New York City is still a go, so there’s that.

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I haven’t been knocked on the head as far as I know, and there aren’t any time machines in sight. Yet I have this nagging feeling that I’m back in 1995, running late for Humanities class and hoping I have enough battery power left in my Discman to play through the full “Jagged Little Pill” album at least twice before lunch.

You can’t really blame me for the flashback, though. Not when we have The Offspring and Sum 41 coming to town in a couple of weeks, a double bill straight off of my favourite high school mix tape. We also just announced that Blind Melon, Soul Asylum and Bif Naked will be touring these parts this coming spring. And, if that wasn’t enough ’90s nostalgia to send me bouncing back to my teen years to the rhythm of “No Rain,” Alanis Morissette comes along to blow my ’90s-loving-mind.

For one night only, Morissette will be doing a special acoustic performance of ‘Jagged Little Pill” in its entirety at the Apollo Theatre in New York City to celebrate the opening of “Jagged Little Pill: The Musical.” This brings to mind three questions: How did I not know this was a thing? Does the musical star Dave Coulier? What do I have to do to get tickets?

Judging by the wave of “I wanna go!” that went through our stations upon hearing this news, I think it’s safe to say I’m not the only one who lived and breathed “Jagged Little Pill” when it was first released 24 years ago. Who would have thought that the girl from “You Can’t Do That on Television” could go from being slimed for saying “I don’t know,” to speaking to our inner souls while simultaneously teaching millions of fans the meaning of irony. But she did, and I’d love to see her do it all again live on stage.

Now, if I’m being honest, I wasn’t a huge fan of Alanis 2000, but if 1990s Alanis were to tour today, I’d be first in line for tickets. It could happen, too. Look at all the other ’90s acts still playing shows all over the place. Bush was in Edmonton this Summer for K-Days, Darius Rucker hung up his cowboy boots to return to Hootie and the Blowfish for the “Group Therapy Tour,” and The Smashing Pumpkins, Third Eye Blind, Weezer and so many other ’90s staple acts have all taken the stage again in recent history.

Maybe more of them will find their way to Medicine Hat next year so our return to the ’90s dream decade can continue on stage, since that time machine isn’t coming anytime soon.

Chrissy Cruickshank is a creative writer at 105.3 Rock & 102.1 CJCY.

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