From pump sneakers to hypercolor clothes to sexual predators in AOL chatrooms, the 90s had it all. But many of the decade’s self-indulgent fads have been lost to history, much like many of the era's formerly memorable musical acts. Some were really good, some were so bad they were good, and some were bad enough that it's good they're gone. There are many ways for a band to die, but dead or not, a few still hold a special place in our memory and/or playlist.

Chad Sexton is the drummer for 311, one of my favorite bands, and he’s on the other end of the telephone to discuss the band’s new album Uplifter, produced by the legendary Bob Rock. “It’s definitely more rock than our last two records were. We explored the sounds that we’ve done and a few new ones. Our reggae stuff is on there, our hard rock stuff, some funk going on,” said Sexton, calling in from Charleston, SC.