1988

Alternative Rock Rock 

The Tao of Sister Double Happiness

May 4, 2026May 4, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1988, Ben Cohen, Gary Floyd, Label 51 Recordings, Lynn Perko-Truell, Mike Watt, Pat Thomas, Roddy Bottum, Sister Double Happiness, SST Records

Talking with the surviving members about the reissue of the San Francisco proto-grunge greats’ 1st LP

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Hard Rock Rock 

Rats in the Cellar: Aerosmith’s Gems at 35

November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1988, 35th Anniversary, Aerosmith, Brad Whitford, Columbia Records, Gems, Jimmy Crespo, Joe Perry, Joey Kramer, Richard Supa, Steven Tyler, Todd Hamilton

Why its the Boston band’s greatest compilation

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Alternative Rock Rock 

You Are The Everything: R.E.M.’s Green at 35

November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1988, 35th Anniversary, Bill Berry, Green, Keith LeBlanc, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, Pop Song 89, R.E.M., Scott Litt, Stand!, World Leader Pretend, You Are The Everything

Looking back on the Athens, GA band’s transitional classic

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Films Soul Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Betcher Bottom Dollar: Tapeheads at 35

October 30, 2023February 19, 2024 Billy Sternberg 0 Comments 1988, 35th Anniversary, Bo Diddley, Clu Gulager, Fishbone, John Cusack, Junior Walker, Sam Moore, Tapeheads, The Swanky Modes, Tim Robbins

An irreverent look back at an irreverent musical comedy

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Alternative Rock Experimental Noise Post-Punk Punk Rock 

The Sprawl: Sonic Youth’s Daydream Nation Turns 35

October 18, 2023October 18, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1988, 35th Anniversary, Daydream Nation, James Chance, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Sister, Sonic Youth, Steve Shelley, Teenage Jesus and The Jerks, Thurston Moore

Honoring the album that unlocked the band’s fully realized vision

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Beatle Rock 

Handle With Care: The Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 at 35

October 18, 2023February 19, 2024 Ron Hart 1 Comment 1988, 35th Anniversary, Bob Dylan, End of the Line, George Harrison, Handle With Care, Jeff Lynne, Jim Horn, Jim Keltner, Roy Orbison, The Traveling Wilburys, Tom Petty

A loose salute to the debut album from classic rock’s greatest supergroup

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Alternative Rock Rock Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Silver and Gold: U2’s Rattle and Hum at 35

October 10, 2023February 19, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1988, 35th Anniversary, Adam Clayton, Angel of Harlem, B.B. King, Billie Holiday, Bob Dylan, Bono, Desire, Island Records, Larry Mullen Jr., Paramount, Rattle and Hum, The Edge, U2, When Love Comes To Town

Reflecting on the Irish band’s polarizing double album

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Hard Rock Rock 

Bad Medicine: Bon Jovi’s New Jersey Turns 35

September 19, 2023February 19, 2024 Ron Hart 1 Comment 1988, 35th Anniversary, Alec John Such, Bad Medicine, Bon Jovi, JBJ, Jon Bon Jovi, Lay Your Hands On Me, Mercury Records, New Jersey, Richie Sambora, Tico Torres

Fessing up to my appreciation for their famous fourth album

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Heavy Metal 

The Shortest Straw: Metallica’s …And Justice for All at 35

September 7, 2023 Todd Manning 0 Comments ...And Justice for All, 1988, 35th Anniversary, Blackened, Cliff Burton, Dyer’s Eve, Elektra Records, James Hetfield, Jason Newsted, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Metallica, One, The Shortest Straw

Looking back on the metal legends’ classic double album

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Alternative Rock New Wave Pop Rock 

In the Lowlands: Crowded House’s Temple of Low Men at 35

July 10, 2023July 10, 2023 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 1988, 35th Anniversary, Better Be Home Soon, Crowded House, Fleetwood Mac, Mitchell Froom, Neil Finn, New Zealand, Nick Seymour, Paul Hester, Split Enz, Tchad Blake, Temple of Low Men, Tim Finn

A look back on Neil Finn’s inward turn while surfing a wave of unprecedented success

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Soul 

The Big Bang: Guy and Bobby Brown’s Don’t Be Cruel at 35 

June 27, 2023June 27, 2023 T.A. Inskeep 0 Comments 1988, 35th Anniversary, Aaron Hall, Bobby Brown, Don't Be Cruel, Every Little Step, Groove Me, Guy, New Jack Swing, Roni, Teddy Riley

A pair of albums covered in Teddy Riley’s fingerprints helped New Jack Swing explode in 1988

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Blues Hard Rock Rock Zep 

Liquid Mercury: Jimmy Page’s Outrider at 35

June 20, 2023June 20, 2023 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments 1988, 35th Anniversary, Chris Farlowe, Felix Krish, Jason Bonham, Jimmy Page, John Miles, Led Zeppelin, Outrider, Robert Plant, Wasting My Time

The Zep guitarist’s sole solo album is still messy, still deeply flawed and still loads of fun 

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Hard Rock Rock 

Naturally Wired: Van Halen’s OU812 Turns 35

May 24, 2023May 24, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1988, 35th Anniversary, A Apolitical Blues, Alex Van Halen, Cabo Wabo, David Lee Roth, Eat 'Em And Smile, Eddie Van Halen, Feels So Good, Little Feat, Michael Anthony, OU812, Sammy Hagar, Van Halen, When Its Love

Why we’re still all fired up about their best album with Sammy Hagar

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Prince 

He Wished U Heaven: Prince’s Lovesexy at 35

May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 1988, 35th Anniversary, Alphabet St., Glam Slam, Lovesexy, Paisley Park, Prince, Sheena Easton, Sheila E., Warner Bros. Records

The strangest seven-week religious conversion, and the music it inspired

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

It All Comes Back Around: The Return of Winger

May 11, 2023May 11, 2023 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments 1988, 1993, 2023, 35th Anniversary, Frontiers Records, John Roth, Kip Winger, Paul Taylor, Pull, Reb Beach, Rod Morgenstein, Seven, Winger

An exclusive chat with Kip Winger about the band’s new album Seven and more

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