Prince’s ascendancy into the stratosphere of pop and funk royalty seemed pre-destined prior to the arrival of ‘Purple Rain,’ but its brilliance solidified what all of us had rightfully expected.
Read morePrince’s ‘Batman’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
‘Batman’ is still the oddity in the Prince canon, which is a shame, as so many of its songs should have had a bigger life outside of the confines of the Batcave.
Read moreLimp Bizkit’s ‘Significant Other’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
Inquisitively experimental, unapologetically rock, and unflinchingly hip-hop, Limp Bizkit’s second studio affair stands as one of the definitive nu metal albums.
Read moreAnxious Bouts of Nervous: The Mars Volta’s ‘Octahedron’ Turns 15 | Album Anniversary
‘Octahedron’ is a Mars Volta record that yields a more refined enjoyment. Whilst it offers adventurism, it also offers restraint.
Read moreWilco’s ‘A Ghost Is Born’ Turns 20 | Album Anniversary
‘A Ghost Is Born’ is a tremendous outpouring of pain and a reminder that you are never alone. You always have Wilco.
Read moreNatalie Cole’s ‘Snowfall On The Sahara’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
Cole used her seventeenth album as an ambitious staging ground for all of her assorted musical interests to unite.
Read moreHelmet’s ‘Betty’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
Helmet’s risk did not require a reward. Art does not seek an end; it is a process. The legacy of ‘Betty’ is simple: brand-named music is death.
Read moreThe Beatnuts’ Debut Album ‘The Beatnuts: Street Level’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
The group’s first full-length album picked up where their debut ‘Intoxicated Demons’ EP left off, offering more of the bully-rap style The Beatnuts were perfecting at the time.
Read moreThe Grateful Dead’s ‘Aoxomoxoa’ Turns 55 | Album Anniversary
The Dead’s third LP is the ultimate trip album exploring life and death. What is one without the other? Drop the needle and you’ll find all you need to know.
Read moreCher’s ‘Heart of Stone’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
With a revitalized respect for ‘Heart of Stone’ three decades on from its original release, a compelling case can be made that the album may well be one of Cher’s greatest achievements.
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