Living Colour’s ‘Time’s Up’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

August 27, 2025 Andy Healy

With their second studio affair, Living Colour delivered a monster of an album bursting with social resonance, eliciting warning calls and wake-up calls for the new decade of the ‘90s.

Living Colour’s ‘Collideøscope’ Turns 20 | Album Anniversary

October 2, 2023 Andy Healy

Ten years after their third studio album arrived, Living Colour returned with their fourth long player that reflected a changed worldview post the September 11th attacks.

Living Colour’s Debut Album ‘Vivid’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

April 29, 2023 Andy Healy

‘Vivid’ was the perfect launching pad for a band that would challenge the conventions of what kind of music bands should and shouldn’t play.

Ginuwine’s Debut Album ‘Ginuwine… The Bachelor’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary

Ginuwine’s breakthrough debut was a remarkable achievement during a very competitive year for R&B albums, amidst notable releases by the likes of Aaliyah, Blackstreet, and Maxwell, among others.

Freestyle Fellowship’s Debut Album ‘To Whom It May Concern…’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

Not just an LA underground classic, but a foundational record for a whole generation of emcees, ‘To Whom It May Concern’ continues to influence and inspire the contemporary hip-hop landscape.

Depeche Mode’s Debut Album ‘Speak & Spell’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary

While their 1981 debut did not augur the stadium tours or multi-platinum LPs to come, it nevertheless offers little pieces of the band they would become.