1994

New Wave Pop Synth Techno 

New Order In Flux

July 7, 2026July 7, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments (the best of) New Order, (the rest of) New Order, 1994, 1995, 2026, Armand Van Helden, Bernard Sumner, Gillian Gilbert, Joy Division, New Order, Paul Oakenfold, Peter Hook, Richie Hawtin, Stephen Morris

Founding members step away as expanded ‘Best Of’ emerges  

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Rock Stones 

What if Brian Jones Survived?

November 26, 2024November 26, 2024 Mark Swartz 0 Comments 1994, Brian Jones, Keith Richards, Mark Swartz, Mick Jagger, The Music Never Died: Tales from the Flipside, The Rolling Stones, Voodoo Lounge

In author Mark Swartz’s new book, the Rolling Stones guitarist lives to see Voodoo Lounge

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Alternative Rock Rock 

Take What You Can’t Give: Pearl Jam’s Vitalogy Turns 30

November 22, 2024November 22, 2024 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 1994, Better Man, Brendan O'Brien, Corduroy, Dave Abbruzzese, Eddie Vedder, Epic Records, Jeff Ament, Mike McCready, Not For You, Nothingman, Pearl Jam, Stone Gossard, Tremor Christ, Vitalogy

Looking back on the band’s first great album

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Alternative Rock Rock 

The ‘Eternal Life’ of Jeff Buckley’s Grace

August 26, 2024August 26, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment 1994, 30th Anniversary, Dream Brother, Grace, Hallelujah, Jeff Buckley, Leonard Cohen, Mojo Pin, So Real, Tim Buckley

Looking back on 30 years of the late artist’s singular masterpiece

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Rock Stones 

Moon Is Up: The Rolling Stones’ Voodoo Lounge at 30

July 11, 2024July 11, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1994, 30th Anniversary, Charlie Watts, Don Was, Keith Richards, Love Is Strong, Mick Jagger, Ron Wood, Sparks Will Fly, The Rolling Stones, The Worst, Thru and Thru, Voodoo Lounge, You Got me Rocking

Looking back on the rock icons’ first album without Bill Wyman

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Uncategorized 

How Kyuss Defined Desert Rock with Welcome to Sky Valley

June 28, 2024June 29, 2024 Todd Manning 0 Comments 1994, 30th Anniversary, Brant Bjork, John Garcia, Josh Homme, Kyuss, Motörhead, Nick Oliveri, Queens of the Stone Age, Scott Reeder, The Obsessed, Trouble, Welcome to Sky Valley

The band’s classic third album turns 30 today

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Blues Folk Indie Rock 

Beck and the Blues

June 26, 2024June 26, 2024 Jason Gross 0 Comments 1994, 30th Anniversary, Beck, Beck Hansen, Calvin Johnson, K Records, Love As Laughter, Mellow Gold, One Foot in the Grave, Sam Jayne

30 years ago, the slacker icon took a sideways turn with One Foot in the Grave

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Alternative Rock Rock Uncategorized 

Ween Announce Deluxe Edition of Chocolate and Cheese

June 7, 2024June 7, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1994, 30th Anniversary, Aaron Freeman, Chocolate and Cheese, Dean Ween, Elektra Records, Gene Ween, Mickey Melchiondo, Ween

1994 alternative rock classic remastered and reissued with 15 previously unreleased outtakes and demos out August 2nd

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Alternative Rock Hard Rock Rock 

Still Remains: Stone Temple Pilots’ Purple at 30

June 7, 2024June 7, 2024 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1994, 30th Anniversary, album, Atlantic Records, Butthole Surfers, Core, Cypress Hill, Dean DeLeo, Eric Kretz, Interstate Love Song, Pearl Jam, Purple, Robert DeLeo, Scott Weiland, Stone Temple Pilots, The Crow, Vasoline

Looking back on the San Diego rockers’ sophomore masterpiece

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Alternative Rock Hard Rock Noise Pop Power Pop Rock 

How Weezer Forecasted Stardom With Debut LP

May 11, 2024May 11, 2024 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1994, 30th Anniversary, avant-garde, Brian Bell, Buddy Holly, In The Garage, Matt Sharp, Pat Wilson, Pinkerton, Ric Ocasek, River Cuomo, Say It Ain't So, The Cars, Undone - The Sweater Song, Weezer, Zoom

Looking back on the genesis of a modern rock institution

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Pop Rock 

Hollywood Perfume: Pretenders’ Last of the Independents Turns 30

May 10, 2024May 11, 2024 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments 1994, 30th Anniversary, Adam Seymour, Andy Hobson, Billy Steinberg, I'll Stand By You, James Honeyman-Scott, Last of the Independents, Martin Chambers, Peter Farndon, Pretenders, The Pretenders, Tom Kelly

Looking back on the band’s mid-career triumph

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Rock Southern Rock 

Soulshine: The Allman Brothers Band’s Where It All Begins at 30

May 3, 2024May 4, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1994, 30th Anniversary, Allen Woody, Allman Brothers Band, Butch Trucks, Dickey Betts, Gregg Allman, Jaimoe, Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon, Warren Haynes, Where It All Begins

Looking back on the group’s final studio LP with Dickey Betts

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Punk 

They’re Gonna Bash It Up: The Offspring’s Smash Turns 30

April 28, 2024April 28, 2024 Dan Weiss 1 Comment 1994, 30th Anniversary, California, Dexter Holland, Epitaph Records, Noodles, Orange County, Self Esteem, Smash, The Offspring

A look back at a mainstream punk milestone

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Alternative Rock Britpop Pop Rock 

The Quintessential Englishness of Blur’s Parklife

April 26, 2024April 30, 2024 Deborah Sprague 0 Comments 13, 1994, Alex James, Blur, Coachella, Damon Albarn, Dave Rowntree, Girls and Boys, Graham Coxon, Leisure, Modern Life Is Rubbish, Parklife, The Great Escape

Celebrating 30 years of the band’s classic third LP

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Hip Hop Rap 

Inside OutKast’s Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik

April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 Jason Thurston 0 Comments 1994, 30th Anniversary, Andre 3000, Atlanta, Big Boi, Dungeon Family, Goodie Mob, Hot'Lanta, OutKast, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik

What makes the hip-hop duo’s debut LP an important listen

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