1995

Hip Hop 

Spark the Brain: Genius/GZA’s Liquid Swords Turns 30

November 13, 2025 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 1995, 30th Anniversary, 4th Chamber, Cold World, Genius, Genius/GZA, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Killah Priest, Liquid Swords, RZA

Reflections on a Wu-Tang Clan fan favorite

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Rock 

Lenny Kravitz Revisits Circus 

October 25, 2025October 25, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1995, 30th Anniversary, Are You Gonna Go My Way, Circus, Lenny Kravitz, Universal Music Enterprises

A new digital deluxe edition recounts the majesty his mid-90s classic

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Indie Rock Rock 

Moon Palace: Luna’s Penthouse at 30

September 2, 2025September 2, 2025 Melody Esme 0 Comments 1995, 30th Anniversary, Dean Wareham, Justin Harwood, Luna, Penthouse, Sean Eden, Stan Demeski

Looking back on the New York band’s shimmering masterpiece

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Rock 

Van Halen’s Balance Gets Reissued

June 25, 2025June 25, 2025 Ron Hart 1 Comment 1995, 2025, Alex Van Halen, Balance, Balance (Expanded Edition), Eddie Van Halen, Michael Anthony, Rhino, Sammy Hagar, Van Halen, Warner Bros. Records

Expanded edition, out Aug. 15, features B-sides, live tracks and more

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Alternative Rock Rock 

It’s Like Rain: Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill at 30

June 18, 2025June 18, 2025 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1995, 30th Anniversary, Alanis Morissette, Canada, Dave Navarro, Flea, Glen Ballard, Head Over Feet, Ironic, Jagged Little Pill, You Oughta Know

Looking back on a Canadian pop milestone

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Indie Rock 

Fight This Generation: Pavement’s Wowee Zowee Turns 30

April 11, 2025 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 1995, 30th Anniversary, Bob Nastanovich, Mark Ibold, Pavement, Spiral Stairs, Stephen Malkmus, Steve West, Wowee Zowee

Paying homage to the band’s seminal third album

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Power Pop Rock 

Giving It Back: Matthew Sweet’s 100% Fun Turns 30

March 14, 2025March 14, 2025 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 100% Fun, 1995, 30th Anniversary, Matthew Sweet, Richard Lloyd, Robert Quine, Zoo Entertainment

Is it his greatest album?

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Alternative Rock Post-Punk Punk Rock 

LISTEN: The Starvations Return with Reissue Campaign

December 27, 2024December 27, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1995, 2003, 2025, Gabriel Hart, Get Well Soon, Gold Standard Labs, Los Angeles, The Birthday Party, The Starvations

Classic 2003 LP, Get Well Soon, out Jan. 10

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Britpop Indie Rock 

The Apartments Revisit A Mid-90’s Classic

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 Katherine Yeske Taylor 1 Comment 1995, A Life Full of Farewells, Brisbane, Talitres, The Apartments, The Go-Betweens

Peter Milton Walsh of the renowned Australian pop group reflects on A Life Full Of Farewells

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Alternative Rock 

ALT Regains Altitude

March 10, 2021March 11, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1995, ALT, Altitude, Andy White, Hothouse Flowers, Liam O’ Maonlai, Split Enz, Tim Finn, Tramps, Tramps NYC

An archived live album and reissue of their sole studio LP brings this mid-90s singer-songwriter super trio back into the spotlight

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Alternative Rock Hard Rock Heavy Metal 

Working in the Sludge Factory

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1995, Alice in Chains, Columbia Records, Grind, Jerry Cantrell, Layne Staley, Mad Season, Mike Inez, Sean Kinney, Sludge Factory

Reflections on Alice in Chains’ last studio album with Layne Staley

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Folk 

Got a One Way Ticket to the Promised Land: The Ghost of Tom Joad at 25

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020 Brody Kenny 0 Comments 1995, Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Rage Against the Machine, The Ghost of Tom Joad

What Bruce Springsteen’s late 1995 folk masterpiece means in the modern day

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Alternative Rock Pop Rock 

Johnny Rzeznik Still Won’t Tell ‘Em Your Name

November 11, 2020November 13, 2020 Leena Tailor 0 Comments 1995, 25th Anniversary, A Boy Named Goo, Goo Goo Dolls, Jed, Johnny Rzeznik, Name, Robby Takac, Superstar Carwash

How the Buffalo band’s 1995 hit divided fans, provided therapy and saved its frontman from going back to school

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Pop Punk 

Unsung Against the Mold: Green Day’s Insomniac and Warning Turn 25 and 20

October 28, 2020October 29, 2020 Ted Miller 0 Comments 1995, 2000, 20th Anniversary, 25th Anniversary, Basket Case, Billie Joe Armstrong, Brain Stew, Green Day, Insomniac, Mike Dirnt, Minority, She, Tre Cool, Warning

Looking back-to-back at two key classics from the pop-punk lifers

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adblock Alternative Rock Remembrance Rock 

LISTEN: Remembering Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon, 25 Years Gone

October 22, 2020November 30, 2020 Ron Hart 1 Comment 1995, 25th Anniversary, All I Can Say, Axl Rose, Blind Melon, Guns 'N' Roses, No Rain, Rogers Stevens, Shannon Hoon

Looking back at the power of a rock ‘n’ roll singer whose life was cut short far before his time

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