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Walking In His Shoes: Martin Gore at 60

July 23, 2021July 23, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 1981, 1988, 60th birthday, Andy Fletcher, Dave Gahan, Depeche Mode, Martin Gore, New Order, The Cure, Vince Clarke

The Depeche Mode guitar great defies age by always moving forward

Progressive Rock Rock

Learning to Fly Without Waters

November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1988, 30th Anniversary, David Gilmour, Guy Pratt, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Richard Wright, Roger Waters

Pink Floyd’s Delicate Sound of Thunder at 30

Soundtracks and Film Scores

Sedan Delivery

November 28, 2018November 29, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1988, 30th Anniversary, Francis Ford-Coppola, George Lucas, Joe Jackson

Thirty years ago, Joe Jackson released the Soundtrack for Tucker: The Man and His Dream and got a Grammy nod in the process

Blues Dub/Reggae Rock Soul

30 Years Later, Talk Is Still Cheap

November 27, 2018November 27, 2018 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 1988, 30th Anniversary, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones, Steve Jordan

Celebrating Keith Richards’ solo classic

Pop Rock

The Acceptable Edge of the Unacceptable Evolves

November 17, 2018November 18, 2018 John Everhart 0 Comments 1988, 30th Anniversary, Bill Berry, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, R.E.M.

R.E.M.’s Green at 30

Heavy Metal Progressive Rock

Pulling Your Strings…

November 13, 2018November 13, 2018 Keith Spillett 0 Comments 1988, Elektra, James Hetfield, Jason Newsted, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Metallica

Bass Players Everywhere Commemorate 30th Anniversary of Metallica’s …And Justice For All

Pop Rock Soul

Uh-oh: Ooh Yeah!

October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 Thomas Inskeep 1 Comment 1988, 30th Anniversary, Daryl Hall, Hall abd Oates, John Oates

30 years ago, Hall & Oates released their final album of the ‘80s

Punk

Does ‘Fuck You!’ Sound Simple Enough?

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1988, 30th Anniversary, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Sonic Youth, Steve Shelley, Thurston Moore

Sonic Youth’s Daydream Nation Turns 30

Rock

Encapsulating The Past Through A Revamped Refrain

October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1988, 30th Anniversary, Island Records, Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits

Thirty years ago, Tom Waits releases Big Time

Hip Hop

On the Road to O.G.

September 29, 2018October 1, 2018 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1988, 30th Anniversary, Eldridge Cleaver, Ice-T, West Coast

Ice-T’s Power at 30

Pop Rock

Land of Dreams, 30 Years On

September 12, 2018September 12, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1988, 30th Anniversary, Dean Parks, Leland Sklar, Randy Newman, Steve Lukather, Tom Petty

On the most autobiographical album of his career, Randy Newman gets personal

Rock

Sometime Other Than Now

August 31, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1988, 30th Anniversary, John Hiatt, Suzy Boguss, The Goners

Thirty years on, Slow Turning steers John Hiatt towards a higher plateau

Hip Hop

A Little Bit of Gold and a Pager

August 8, 2018August 8, 2018 Daniel Offner 0 Comments 1988, 30th Anniversary, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, MC Ren, N.W.A, Yella

Celebrating 30 years of N.W.A’s Straight Outta Compton

Hip Hop

“A Funky Beat with a Go-Go Swing”

August 7, 2018August 7, 2018 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1988, DC Go-Go, E.U., Funky Four + 1, Hip-hop, MTV, Salt-N-Pepa

Paying homage to 30 years of Salt-N-Pepa’s “Deadly” second album

Rock Soul

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark at 30

August 6, 2018August 6, 2018 Andrew Hamlin 0 Comments 1988, 30th Anniversary, Blues, MTV, Robert Cray

On the sleepless shift with the Midnight Man and his Robert Cray Band

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