It was hard to figure out how to be cool if you went to high school in the mid-1990s. Those of us who were "alternative" — though we hated that word — had to cobble together music recommendations ...

Here’s a throwback playlist from a pro! Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty knows a thing or two about ’90s rock. The singer, 43 — whose solo disc The Great Unknown is out now — shared his ultimate '90s ...