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Yer Twisting My Melon, Man! Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches at 30

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 Ian King 0 Comments 1990, Black Grape, Bummed, Elektra, God's Cop, Happy Mondays, Kinky Afro, Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches, Shaun Ryder, Step On

On their essential third album, the Happy Mondays set the scene for Madchester’s never-ending rave going into the 90s

Hip Hop Rap

Wrecking Shop When I Drop: LL Cool J’s Mama Said Knock You Out Turns 30

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 Ted Miller 0 Comments 1990, 30th Anniversary, Def Jam, Lil Wayne, LL Cool J, Mama Said Knock You Out, Marley Marl, Slick Rick

Remembering the classic that invented the hip-hop comeback album,

Alternative Rock Indie Rock

Not Your Enemy: Buffalo Tom’s Birdbrain Hits 30

November 9, 2020November 12, 2020 Brad Cohan 1 Comment 1990, 30th Anniversary, Bill Janovitz, Birdbrain, Black Flag, Blake Babies, Buffalo Tom, Chris Colbourn, Dinosaur Jr., Galaxie 500, J Mascis, Lemonheads, Pixies, Rollins Band, Tom Maginnis

On its gamechanging second album, the Massachusetts trio shedded the ‘Dinosaur Jr Jr’ label and took their ace songwriting to the next level

Rock

Hindu Love Gods at 30

October 20, 2020October 24, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1990, 30th Anniversary, Andrew Slater, Bill Berry, Georgia Satellites, Giant Records, Hindu Love Gods, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, Prince, R.E.M., Virgin Records, Warren Zevon

Looking back at the time Warren Zevon and R.E.M. got together to cover Prince and the blues, only to be released as a Hindu Love Gods album three years later

Alternative Rock Indie Rock Pop

Brave Words, Submarine Bells, Soft Bombs and Me

October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 Justin Cober-Lake 1 Comment 1990, Dunedin, Fire Records, Heavenly Pop Hit, Martin Phillipps, New Zealand, Slash Records, Submarine Bells. Soft Bomb, The Chills

An exclusive, career-spanning chat with Martin Phillipps of The Chills

Alternative Rock Experimental

‘Seeing The Unseeable’: The Flaming Lips’ In A Priest Driven Ambulance At 30

September 30, 2020September 30, 2020 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1990, Dave Fridmann, In A Priest Driven Ambulance, Jonathan Donahue, Mercury Rev, Ronald Jones, Steven Drozd, The Flaming Lips, Wayne Coyne

Glimmers of future majesty imbue the band’s first collaboration with longtime producer Dave Fridmann

Alternative Rock Hard Rock

Recognize My Disease: Alice in Chains’ Facelift Turns 30

September 27, 2020September 27, 2020 Ted Miller 0 Comments 1990, Alice in Chains, Columbia Records, Jerry Cantrell, Layne Staley, Man in the Box, Mike Inez, MTV, Nirvana, Sean Kinney, Warrant, Whitesnake

Was the debut LP from this Seattle institution grunge genesis or a hair metal hangover?

Alternative Rock Hard Rock

Neil Young’s Return to Glory

September 22, 2020June 9, 2022 Ryan Bray 0 Comments 1990, Billy Talbot, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby Stills & Nash, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Frank Sampedro, Geffen, Neil Young, Neil Young + Crazy Horse, Pearl Jam, Ragged Glory, Reprise, Sonic Youth

More than a comeback record, 1990’s Ragged Glory set the table for a rock music revolution

Alternative Rock Pop Power Pop

Baby’s Come Back: Jellyfish’s Bellybutton at 30

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 Jordan Blum 0 Comments 1990, 30th Anniversary, Andy Sturmer, Beatnik Beatch, Bellybutton, David Bowie, Jason Falkner, Jellyfish, Jr, King's X, Mike Portnoy, Roger Joseph Manning, The Black Crowes, Three O’Clock, Todd Rundgren, World Party, XTC

Inside the album that helped usher L.A. rock into the 1990s

Alternative Rock Hard Rock Punk

He Won’t Crap Out: Brick By Brick at 30

September 8, 2020September 9, 2020 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1990, 30th Anniversary, Brick By Brick, Candy, Charles Burns, Dédales, Duff McKagan, Éditions Cornélius, Home, Iggy Pop, Kate Pierson, Slash

An exclusive interview with cover artist Charles Burns highlights our celebration of the best Iggy Pop album from the last 30 years

Hip Hop

Masta Class: Take A Look Around Turns 30

September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 M.T. Richards 1 Comment 1990, Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Cold Chillin', Marley Marl, Masta Ace, Take A Look Around, The Juice Crew

Celebrating three decades of a hip-hop classic including an exclusive interview with Masta Ace himself!

Alternative Rock Funk Hard Rock Metal!

A Funked-Up Fairy Tale: Extreme’s ‘Pornograffiti’ at 30

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 Bryan Rolli 0 Comments 1990, Extreme, Extreme II: Pornograffitti, Faith No More, Gary Cherone, More Than Words, Nuno Bettencourt, Pat Badger, Paul Geary, Poison, Pornograffiti, Queen, The Beatles, Van Halen, Warrant, White Lion

This is the story of a great band caught between hair metal and alternative rock until they hit big with a Beatlesque ballad

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Ain’t No Wrong: Jane’s Addiction’s Ritual de lo Habitual Turns 30

August 31, 2020November 30, 2020 Jordan Blum 0 Comments 1990, 30th Anniversary, Ain’t No Right, American Dad, Anger Management, Been Caught Stealing, Burnout Paradise, Dave Navarro, Eric Avery, Guitar Hero II, Jane's Addiction, Lollapalooza, Perry Farrell, Ritual de lo Habitual, Rock Band 4, Stephen Perkins, Stop!

Decades later, the Los Angeles quartet’s third album remains refreshing and ruthless

Hard Rock Heavy Metal

Sabbath Stones: Tyr Turns 30

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 Nathan Carson 0 Comments 1990, Black Sabbath, Cozy Powell, Geoff Nichols, IRS Records, Neil Murray, Sabbath Stones, Tony Martin, Tyr, Whitesnake

In 1990, the Tony Martin-led Black Sabbath beat a generation of Scandinavian bands to the punch by celebrating their gods

Funk

Are You Ready To Party Up In Here?: Pandemonium At 30

July 27, 2020August 28, 2020 De Angela L. Duff 4 Comments 1990, Jesse Johnson, Jill Jones, Jimmy Jam, Lisa Coleman, Morris Day, Pandemonium, Prince, Purple Rain, Terry Lewis, The Time, Wendy Melvoin

Looking back at The Time’s complicated classic and its history in the Prince multiverse

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