Mia Zapata’s memory lives on through the countless people who loved her; through the Gits’ recordings; and through the ferocious and fiery love letter 7 Year B*tch penned in honor of their fallen friend.
Read moreTexas’ ‘The Hush’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
Though there had been American and British pop-soul strains underneath Texas’ rock musculature on past endeavors, the band pulled them forward to operate as the axis of ‘The Hush.’
Read moreHope In A Hopeless Place: Manic Street Preachers’ ‘Journal For Plague Lovers’ Turns 15
A strange, though welcome, anomaly of an album, ‘Journal For Plague Lovers’ sits more as an isolated artistic act in the band’s catalog than a proper record.
Read moreMoby’s ‘Play’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
With his once-ubiquitous fifth studio affair, Moby manages to weave a rich tapestry of sounds that pays homage to the past while forging a path towards the future.
Read moreThe Who’s ‘Tommy’ Turns 55 | Album Anniversary
The weirdness of the album’s sound and story is a feature, not a bug. With ‘Tommy,’ the band is asking us to listen differently, and its musical diversity is an unbelievable achievement.
Read moreSpecial Ed’s Debut Album ‘Youngest In Charge’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
Contemporary hip-hop lacks the youthful fire of artists like Special Ed, who wasn’t afraid to be a different sort of rhyming character, while creating a wide array of styles for his debut album.
Read moreColdplay’s ‘Ghost Stories’ Turns 10 | Album Anniversary
The band’s sixth studio affair reinforces their penchant for juxtaposing idealism in the lyrics with heavier arrangements and building uplifting melodies around melancholy observations.
Read moreStevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble’s ‘Couldn’t Stand the Weather’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary
Even without Vaughan succumbing to the lure of pop music, his second studio album was popular, making meaningful waves in the Billboard 200 chart and across MTV.
Read morePassion Pit’s Debut Album ‘Manners’ Turns 15 | Album Anniversary
With cotton-candy melodies and Michael Angelakos’ infectious falsetto zipping around every track, ‘Manners’ is more whimsical than it has any right to be.
Read moreNeil Young & Crazy Horse’s ‘Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere’ Turns 55 | Album Anniversary
The album is a portrait of Young’s ability as a folk artist to plug in. The background of course is a swirl of genres, a bumpy yet effortless dive into its creator’s busy mind.
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