Formed way back in 1986 as part of the then-burgeoning Boston music scene that would produce Dinosaur Jr., Throwing Muses, Belly, The Lemonheads, Juliana Hatfield and Fort Apache, Buffalo Tom are, to this day, probably known best for soundtracking Angela Chase’s unrequited love for Jordan Catalano on My So-Called Life. After a hiatus following 1998’s Smitten, the band are currently enjoying somewhat of a career renaissance, releasing two of their strongest albums in the last few years — 2007’s Three Easy Pieces and Skins, released earlier this year. Lead singer, guitarist and fellow Red Sox fan Bill Janovitz took some time last Friday to chat with our Kyle Gustafson about the Sawx, Johnny Marr, Mick Jones and the downside of the ’90s alternative rock boom.