Three-and-a-half decades on, ‘Franks Wild Years’ hasn’t aged a day. It's still new and wild and fresh as a ramble of tiger lily alongside the highway.
Read moreHopelessly Devoted To You: Remembering Olivia Newton-John | In Memoriam Tribute
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Newton-John’s commitment to authenticity was not just a work ethic that many attempt to apply or even embody, it really was just who she was.
Read moreCelebrating 20 Years of Bright Eyes’ ‘LIFTED or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground’ | Album Anniversary
Conor Oberst and crew’s fourth studio affair lives up to its name in the sense that it is a deeply analog record, relying on the strength of the band and its orchestra to, well, raise it up.
Read moreYou Got This Thing That Really Makes Me Hot: Celebrating 30 Years of Babes In Toyland’s ‘Fontanelle’ | Album Anniversary
The recording process for the band’s second studio album—and major-label debut—was painstaking, and painful, but the resulting record is a work of art.
Read moreCelebrating 20 Years of Scarface’s ‘The Fix’ | Album Anniversary
Scarface’s seventh solo affair found him living in the moment, a declarative statement to establish that even though he was deep in the game, he still had a lot of tread on his tires.
Read moreGin Blossoms’ ‘New Miserable Experience’ Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective
The interplay between surface-level positivity and soul-deep struggle makes ‘New Miserable Experience’ a beautifully relatable pop music opus.
Read moreTerry Callier’s ‘What Color Is Love’ Turns 50 | Album Anniversary
Callier’s third album find him penetrating the listener to their core, connecting with every lyric, every stanza and every verse.
Read moreMichael Jackson’s ‘Ben’ Turns 50 | Anniversary Retrospective
Released less than seven months after the arrival of his debut album (1972’s ‘Got To Be There’), Jackson’s second solo outing expanded his commercial viability as a solo artist.
Read moreThe Brand New Heavies’ ‘Heavy Rhyme Experience: Vol. 1’ Turns 30 | Anniversary Retrospective
Arguably the sleeper album of 1992, the Heavies’ superb second studio LP is now a highly coveted possession for any true hip-hop snob.
Read moreBursting Through: Bic Runga’s Debut Album ‘Drive’ Turns 25
Though the New Zealand bred singer-songwriter is still traveling musically, the fantastic first chapter in her career story is always worth revisiting.
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