1993 Archives - Rock and Roll Globe

THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: Nirvana’s Televised Swan Song

December 10, 2019December 11, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 2 Comments 1993, 1994, About a Girl, Alex Coletti, All Apologies, colored vinyl edition, Cris Kirkwood, Curt Kirkwood, David Grohl, Jesus Wants me for a Sunbeam, Krist Noveselic, Kurt Cobain, Leadbelly, Lori Goldston, MARK LANEGAN, Martin D-18E, Meat Puppets, Michael Azerrad, Nevermind, Nirvana, Nirvana MTV Unplugged in New York, November 18, On a Plain, Pennyroyal Tea, Polly, Something in the Way, The Man Who Sold the World, THE VASELINES, vinyl reissue

A crisp new vinyl reissue of MTV Unplugged in New York celebrates the band that could have been

Classical

Frank Is Sleeping

December 7, 2018 Bill Kopp 1 Comment 1993, 25th Anniversary, Classical, Frank Zappa

Zappa’s The Yellow Shark at 25

Hard Rock Records Rock

Five Against One: 25 Years of Pearl Jam’s Vs.

November 21, 2018June 21, 2019 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 1993, 25th Anniversary, Pearl Jam

In 1993, the Seattle supergroup reached their commercial peak, but their creative revolution was just beginning

Hip Hop

Stayin’ Alive Was No Jive: 36 Chambers at 25

November 9, 2018November 9, 2018 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1993, 25th Anniversary, Cappadonna, Ghostface Killah, GZA, Inspectah Deck, Masta Killa, Method Man, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Raekwon, RZA, U-God, Wu-Tang Clan

Wu-Tang Clan truly is for the children

Pop Punk

She’s Gonna Take Me For A Ride

October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 John Everhart 0 Comments 1993, 25th Anniversary, 4AD, Mark Robinson, Teenbeat Records, Unrest

Unrest’s Perfect Teeth turns 25

Pop Rock

A Big Day Coming

October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 Raymond Cummings 0 Comments 1993, 25th Anniversary, Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, James McNew, Matador Records, Yo La Tengo

Yo La Tengo’s Painful turns 25

Pop Punk Rock

Transformative Revival

September 28, 2018September 28, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1993, 25th Anniversary, Paul Weller, The Jam, The Style Council

25 years ago, Paul Weller released Wild Wood

Punk Rock

Eternally Sighing in a Leonard Cohen Afterworld

September 21, 2018September 26, 2018 Gillian G. Gaar 6 Comments 1993, 25th Anniversary, Dave Grohl, Krist Noveselic, Kurt Cobain, Nirvana

Nirvana’s In Utero at 25

Pop

Floating Into Love

September 11, 2018September 11, 2018 Andrew Hamlin 0 Comments 1993, David Lynch, Julee Cruise, Sacred Bones, Twin Peaks

Two new archival releases reassert the atmospheric majesty of Julee Cruise

Pop Rock

Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements Turns 25

August 29, 2018August 30, 2018 Samantha Lauren 0 Comments 1993, 25th Anniversary, Elektra, Laetita Sadier, Stereolab

A quarter century of avant eroticism with Stereolab’s classic Elektra debut

Rock

River of Dreams at 25

August 9, 2018August 14, 2018 Andrew Hamlin 0 Comments 1993, 25th Anniversary, Billy Joel, Long Island, Piano pop

An observance on the last Billy Joel pop album

Rock

Altered Beast at 25

July 25, 2018September 4, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1993, 25th Anniversary, Ivan Julian, Matthew Sweet, Rick Menck, Television

Looking back at Matthew Sweet’s monster of a masterpiece

Hip Hop Rock

No World Order at 25

July 17, 2018July 17, 2018 Bill Kopp 2 Comments 1993, 25th Anniversary, CDi, Hip-hop, Nine Inch Nails, Todd Rundgren

A deep look into Todd Rundgren’s weirdest and most underappreciated album on its silver anniversary

Punk Rock

Big Time Longevity: Debut at 25

July 7, 2018July 8, 2018 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1993, 25th Anniversary, Bjork, The Sugarcubes

A quarter century later, Björk’s genre-defying solo debut defies its original critics to become a top 90s classic with which the world is only just catching up