Centered around the duo’s unbridled love of music, People Under the Stairs’ sixth studio affair reminds us of just how whimsical and inspired hip-hop music has the power to be.
Read moreA Tribe Called Quest’s ‘The Love Movement’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
Celebratory, romantic and playfully boastful, Tribe’s fifth album floats on its own cool, lyrical cloud, with Q-Tip and Phife Dawg’s rhymes in peak form per usual.
Read moreBlack Star’s ‘Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
‘Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star’ sounds quintessentially New York, but the messages and the sound throughout the album give it universal appeal.
Read moreSouls of Mischief’s Debut Album ’93 ‘til Infinity’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
While the Oakland-bred foursome have recorded many group and solo albums since, ’93 ’til Infinity’ remains the most universally embraced effort within their catalogue.
Read moreThe Pastels’ ‘Truckload of Trouble’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
‘Truckload of Trouble’ offers a look back at the band honing their distinctive lo-fi style and DIY ethos, and forging a raw, guitar-based post-punk at a time when synthesizers reigned supreme.
Read moreOutKast’s ‘Speakerboxxx/The Love Below’ Turns 20 | Album Anniversary
On their fifth studio affair comprised of two dynamic parts, OutKast found ways to stretch themselves—Big Boi within the context of hip-hop and André 3000 with journeys into jazz, funk and soul.
Read moreCat Power's 'Moon Pix' Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
Cat Power’s revered fourth studio album has had a lasting influence on indie and alternative music, inspiring a new generation of artists with its stripped-down, emotionally charged sound.
Read moreBlondie’s ‘Parallel Lines’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary
Following on from their punk-meets-new-wave sound, Blondie’s third long player was a more focused and deliberate effort than their previous two albums.
Read moreFunkadelic’s ‘One Nation Under a Groove’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary
With ‘One Nation Under a Groove,’ Funkateer in Chief, George Clinton, produced an album that looked to rip up musical divisions and just let great music be heard.
Read moreNirvana’s ‘In Utero’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
Three decades on, there is still a sense of urgency to ‘In Utero’ that propels it beyond its scatterbrained bombast production value and obtuse lyricism.
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