1990

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

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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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Hard Rock Pop 

Nelson Still Can’t Live Without Your Love and Affection

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020 Katherine Yeske Taylor 1 Comment 1990, 30th Anniversary, After The Rain, Gunnar Nelson, Matthew Nelson, Nelson, Ozzie Nelson, Rick Nelson, Ricky Nelson

Identical twins Gunnar and Matthew Nelson reflect on 30 years of third generation pop stardom

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Pop Rock 

Armchair Theatre Still A Showstopper

July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1990, 30th Anniversary, Armchair Theatre, Every Little Thing, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, The Beatles, Tom Petty, Traveling Wilburys

30 years later, the solo debut from Jeff Lynne remains an unsung Wilbury era classic

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Indie Rock Power Pop 

Big Dipper Hits A Slam

July 16, 2020July 17, 2020 Brad Cohan 0 Comments 1990, Big Dipper, College Radio, Epic Records, Slam

The inside story of how the Boston college-rock heroes fell prey to the major label conglomerate in 1990 

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Alternative Rock Experimental Noise Pop Post-Punk Rock 

Put Me In The Equation, It’s Alright: Sonic Youth’s Goo At 30

July 7, 2020July 11, 2020 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1990, 30th Anniversary, Chuck D, DGC, Geffen, Goo, Karen Carpenter, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore

Their beloved DGC debut has a sense of a band courting the mainstream on their own terms

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Blues Heavy Metal 

I’m The King Wolf: Danzig II: Lucifuge At 30

June 26, 2020June 28, 2020 Nathan Carson 0 Comments 1990, Blue Oyster Cult, Chuck Biscuits, Danzig, Danzig II: Lucifuge, Def American, Def Jam, John Christ, Metallica, Ministry, Nirvana, Rick Rubin, Samhain, The Misfits, The Pixies

Danzig’s sophomore mold-breaking blues metal masterpiece still swings low as part of his grand slam album quartet

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Indie Rock Power Pop 

Critical Mass: A Catholic Education at 30

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1990, Bandwagonesque, Gerard Cosloy, Gerard Love, Homestead Records, Matador Records, Nirvana, Norman Blake, SPIN, Teenage Fanclub

Talking Teenage Fanclub with Matador Records co-founder Gerard Cosloy about the Scottish pop greats’ debut album

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Alternative Rock Pop 

“Over My Hot Head, The Wire Was Sparking”: The Breeders’ Pod At 30

May 20, 2020August 30, 2023 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1990, 30th Anniversary, Belly, Josephine Wiggs, Kelley Deal, Kim Deal, Pod, Tanya Donnelly, The Beatles, The Breeders, The Pixies, Throwing Muses

Many great albums are defined by a singular theme or context, but finally unleashed, Kim Deal feels everything at once on her quintessential band’s debut LP

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adblock Alternative Rock Blues Dance Rock Electronics New Wave Pop 

Vows Are Spoken To Be Broken: 30 Years Of Depeche Mode’s ‘Violator’

April 23, 2020April 27, 2024 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1990, Alan Wilder, Andy Fletcher, Dave Gahan, Depeche Mode, Enjoy The Silence, Flood, Martin Gore, Personal Jesus, Violator

Looking back at when the world’s biggest synth band plugged in and played the blues

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Records Rock 

A Buyer’s Guide to The Black Crowes

April 22, 2020April 21, 2020 Frankie Delmane 0 Comments 1990, Amorica, Before The Frost...Until The Freeze, By Your Side, Chris Robinson, Lions, Rich Robinson, Shake Your Money Maker, Steve Gorman, The Black Crowes, The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion, Three Snakes and One Charm, Warpaint

Where to start and what to ditch if you’re fixing to dive into the Atlanta band’s catalogue

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Alternative Rock Pop 

Building Quirky Birdhouses: They Might Be Giants’ Flood at 30

April 6, 2020April 18, 2020 Jordan Blum 1 Comment 1990, Arto Lindsay, Elektra, Elvis Costello, Flood, John Flansburgh, John Linnell, Madness, Malcolm In The Middle, Paul McCartney, Pete Townshend, Quentin Tarantino, The Teardrop Explodes, They Might Be Giants, Tiny Toons Adventures

Why we need the levity of John Flansburgh and John Linnell’s college radio classic now more than ever

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Experimental Folk Pop 

Flesh Cartoons: Robyn Hitchcock’s Eye at 30

March 26, 2020December 21, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 10 Comments 1990, Eye, Queen Elvis, Robyn Hitchcock, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, The Soft Boys

In 1990, the chief Egyptian casts his vision towards further fancies

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Punk Rockabilly Roots 

Touch Me, I’m Sick: The Cramps’ Stay Sick! at 30

February 26, 2020February 27, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1990, A Date With Elvis, Enigma Records, Lux Interior, Nick Knox, Poison Ivy, Stay Sick!, The Cramps

Basing themselves in L.A., 1990 saw the band usher in the last decade of the 20th century with a renewed vigor and purpose

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