'90s flashback: A way to waste some time today

Does anyone remember the early-to-mid '90s band Veruca Salt? The had a minor hit with a song called Seether and a much larger hit a couple of years later with the song Volcano Girls. They seemed like a typical product of the era -- hardcore, fronted by two girls (which seemed gimmicky in a gimmick-ridden era), and they had angst-ridden lyrics.

What set them apart is that they were actually good, and that one-half of the frontwomen was Nina Gordon.

A little while ago I was wondering what ever happened to the band Veruca Salt, and it didn't take long to find that they had split up a few years ago and that Nina was producing solo albums. In fact she released the very popular song Tonight and the Rest of My Life (used in trailers for movies Chocolat and Captain Corelli's Mandolin among other things).

While all of that is really neat, one of the super cool things is her website. She's very personable there and the sights and sounds section has tons of long and full-length clips you can listen to.

I bring this up because not only is there plenty of her own stuff and stuff from Veruca Salt there, but some of her live covers. She does a passable 18 and Life and a pretty good Nobodies Fool, but you MUST check out her cover of Straight Outta Compton (by N.W.A.). Listen now!