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Special Indeed: A Very Special Christmas at 35

December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments 1987, 35th Anniversary, A Very Christmas, A&M Records, Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Christmas, John Mellencamp, Madonna, Patti Smith, Run DMC, Stevie Nicks, Sting, The Eurythmics, Tom Petty, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, U2, Whitney Houston

The greatest modern-era Christmas compilation was released in 1987; here’s why it’s so memorable

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock

Six Months In Sabbath: The Ray Gillen Footnote

November 28, 2022November 30, 2022 Nathan Carson 4 Comments 1987, 35th Anniversary, Badlands, Black Sabbath, Blue Murder, Bob Daisley, Geoff Nicholls, Glenn Hughes, John Sykes, Ray Gillen, The Eternal Idol

Looking back on 35 years of The Eternal Idol and its sessions

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Tougher Than The Rest: Bruce Springsteen’s Tunnel of Love at 35

October 11, 2022October 11, 2022 Ted Miller 0 Comments 1987, 35th Anniversary, Against Me!, Bon Iver, Brilliant Disguise, Bruce Springsteen, Columbia Records, Low Cut Connie, Phosphorescent, Prince, Sharon Van Etten, Ted Leo, the Front Bottoms, the Gaslight Anthem, The Hold Steady, Titus Andronicus, Tougher Than The Rest, Tunnel Of Love

Celebrating the ’80s Boss album that sounds most like 2022

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Storybook Love: Willy DeVille’s Miracle at 35

October 10, 2022October 10, 2022 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 1 Comment 1987, A&M Records, CBGB, Doc Pomus, Guy Fletcher, Jack Nitzsche, Mark Knopfler, Mink DeVille, Miracle, The Princess Bride, Willy DeVille

Looking back on the turning point of the CBGB legend’s career

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Progressive Rock Rock

Yet Another Movie: Pink Floyd’s A Momentary Lapse of Reason at 35

September 7, 2022September 7, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment 1987, 35th Anniversary, A Momentary Lapse of Reason, Anthony Moore, Carmine Appice, David Gilmour, Dogs Of War, Jim Keltner, Learning To Fly, Nick Mason, On The Turning Away, Pink Floyd, Richard Wright, Rick Wright, Sorrow

Looking back at the band’s classic first LP without Roger Waters

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The Perfect Kiss: New Order’s Substance at 35

August 28, 2022August 28, 2022 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 1987, Bernard Sumner, Bizarre Love Triangle, Blue Monday, Ceremony, Factory Records, Gillian Gilbert, Joy Division, New Order, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Substance, Temptation, The Perfect Kiss, True Faith

Looking back on the anthology that chronicled the group’s ascent from despair to dancefloor greatness

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Alternative Rock New Wave Rock

The Time Has Come: Midnight Oil’s Diesel and Dust at 35

August 22, 2022August 22, 2022 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 1 Comment 1987, 35th Anniversary, Aborigines, Australia, Beds Are Burning, Bones Hillman, Columbia Records, Diesel and Dust, Jim Moginie, Martin Rotsey, Midnight Oil, Peter Garrett, Peter Gifford, Rob Hirst, The Dead Heart

Looking back on the Australian band’s most successful LP

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Sticky Sweet: 35 Years of Hysteria

August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1987, 35th Anniversary, Animal, Armageddon It, Def Leppard, Hysteria, Joe Elliott, Love Bites, Phil Collen, Pour Some Sugar On Me, Rick Allen, Rick Savage, Rocket, Steve Clark, Women

Pouring some more sugar on the biggest Def Leppard album

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Alternative Rock Pop Power Pop Punk Rock

Redd Kross’s Neurotica at 35: Still Playing Their Songs

July 8, 2022July 8, 2022 Kathy Fennessy 0 Comments 1987, 35th Anniversary, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Jeff McDonald, Merge Records, Red Cross, Red Kross, Redd Kross, Steven McDonald, Teen Babes From Monsanto, that dog., The Bangles, The Go-Gos, The Muffs, Third Eye, Tommy Erdelyi, Tommy Ramone

Looking back at the album where the teen babes from Monsanto became men

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Alternative Rock Rock

Ashtray Floors, Dirty Clothes and Filthy Jokes: Pleased To Meet Me at 35

July 5, 2022July 7, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1987, 35th Anniversary, Alex Chilton, Bob Stinson, Chris Mars, Jim Dickinson, Paul Westerberg, Pleased To Meet Me, Slim Dunlap, The Replacements, Tommy Ramone, Tommy Stinson

Inside The Replacements’ classic 1987 LP

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When A Rocket Ship Explodes: Sign “O” The Times at 35

March 30, 2022March 30, 2022 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1987, Camille, Dream Factory, Prince, Sign "O" The Times, Susan Rogers

The Purple One’s 1987 opus remains a singular achievement, where Prince had the ambition and the songs to match through every statement and stylistic curveball

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New Wave Post-Punk Punk

Get Smart!: The Best Post-Punk Band You’ve Probably Never Heard

December 9, 2021December 10, 2021 Brad Cohan 1 Comment 1987, 2021, Get Smart!, Oh Yeah No, Steve Albini

The Chicago-via-Kansas trio made their mark in the 1980’s college-rock scene and now they’re back with a “new-old” record and shows

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Why Even Jon Bon Jovi Can’t Kill “Fairytale Of New York”

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1987, Fairytale of New York, Island Records, Kirsty MacColl, Shane MacGowan, The Pogues

Taking back a holiday classic for Shane MacGowan, turns 63 on December 25th

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