2002 – that transition between nu-metal and bland alterna-rock, before pseudo-indie acts like The Strokes, after boy bands and before tween Disney stars, and a few years before a clear 1980s influence. Call it the doldrums or a musical dead zone. For any college kit putting together the perfect homecoming playlist at the time, this meant hunting high and low – at the record shop or on KaZaa – for the right dance tracks. Considering the most popular singles of the year were by Nelly, J. Lo, Chad Kroeger, or Avril Lavigne, taking a Top 40 approach made you look like a too-eager-to-impress and doltish high schooler, while going too obscure meant seeming like a snotty music nerd. Check out this class’s suggested homecoming party playlist after the jump.

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Tuesdays are to music-lovers what Sundays are to Christians. It’s a day of rest. And by rest, I mean, blasting your new album in your iPod that just came out. There are multiple CDs, every single Tuesday of every single week, that are released to the public. Some of the CDs are long anticipated, some weren’t anticipated whatsoever, and some are ju… Click to read more