1996 Archives - Rock and Roll Globe

Wandering Dreamers: Wilco’s ‘Being There’ at 25

November 16, 2021November 24, 2021 Jason Scott 0 Comments 1996, 25th Anniversary, Being There, Jay Bennett, Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, Ken Coomer, Outtasite (Outta Mind), Wilco

A quarter century later, Wilco’s second album resonates even brighter

Holiday

Why Andrew Gold’s “Spooky, Scary Skeletons” Is Your New Favorite Halloween Song

October 30, 2021October 30, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1996, 2021, Andrew Gold, Andrew Gold’s Halloween Howls, Craft Recordings, Craft Recordings 1996, Halloween, Linda Ronstadt, Spooky Scary Skeletons

In honor of its 25th anniversary, Craft Recordings reissues hit songwriter Andrew Gold’s classic 1996 holiday LP Halloween Howls thanks to its signature song going viral on TikTok

adblock Alternative Rock Hard Rock Rock

Pearl Jam and Me: The First Six Years

August 29, 2021August 29, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1991, 1996, 25th Anniversary, 30th Anniversary, Alive, Dave Abbruzzese, Dave Kruzen, Eddie Vedder, Evenflow, Jack Irons, Jeff Ament, Mike McCready, No Code, Pearl Jam, Porch, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stone Gossard, Ten

Celebrating two key album-versaries from America’s most important rock band

Alternative Rock Hard Rock

Keep Your Hand On The Gospel Plow: 25 Years of Dust

July 2, 2021July 15, 2021 Jason Perri 0 Comments 1996, 25th Anniversary, All I Know, Barrett Martin, Dust, Epic Records, Gary Lee Conner, MARK LANEGAN, Pearl Jam, Screaming Trees, Soundgarden, Van Conner

The final Screaming Trees studio LP was the culmination of what the band had been yearning for since their humble beginnings

Art Pop Indie Rock Post-Punk

‘You Left The Street Thinking You’d Listen To A Record’: 25 Years Of The Raincoats’ Looking in the Shadows

June 15, 2021June 20, 2021 Zachary Corsa 1 Comment 1996, Ana de Silva, Ari Up, DGC, Gina Birch, Ian Curtis, Looking in the Shadows, Mark E. Smith, Martin Hannett, Palmolive, The Raincoats, Tony Wilson

With endorsements from Kim Gordon and Kurt Cobain, the UK art punk legends landed on Geffen Records for their underrrated fourth LP

Art Pop Indie Rock Pop

Write a Song, I’ll Sing Along: “Tigermilk” at 25

June 14, 2021June 14, 2021 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments 1996, 25th Anniversary, Belle and Sebastian, Glasgow, If You're Feeling Sinister, Iggy Pop, Isobel Campbell, New Order, Nick Drake, Scotland, Stuart Murdoch, The Velvet Underground, Tigermilk

What began as a school project became a template for an entire genre

Hip Hop Psychedelics Rap

Is He Weird?: Dr. Octagon at 25

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Daniel Offner 0 Comments 1996, Blue Flowers, Bulk Records, Dan The Automator, DJ QBert, Dr. Octagon, Dreamworks, Earth People, Kool Keith

A quarter century later, hip-hop is still trying to keep up with this Kool Keith-sired psych rap classic

Alternative Rock Indie Rock Pop Power Pop

2, 3, 4, 1…: Imperial Teen’s Seasick at 25

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 Ryan Maffei 1 Comment 1996, Faith No More, Imperial Teen, Roddy Bottum, Seasick, Slash Records

A tale of four princes who wanted to be queens…

Britpop

The Uncanny Auteurs

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 Ian King 0 Comments 1996, 25th Anniversary, After Murder Park, album, Blur, Britpop, CMJ, Damon Albarn, Luke Haines, Melody Maker, The Auteurs

Looking back on 25 years of an underrated Britpop classic

Alternative Rock Soul

Night By Candlelight: Black Love At 25

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 Ian King 0 Comments 1965, 1996, 25th Anniversary, AFGHAN WHIGS, Black Love, Gentlemen, Greg Dulli, John Curley, Paul Buchignani, Rick McCollum

Looking back at the balance of beauty and evil that imbues the Afghan Whigs’ greatest album

Indie Rock Punk

“They Want To Simplify Your Needs And Likes To Sterilize You”: A Quarter Century Of Call The Doctor

March 23, 2021March 24, 2021 Ian King 0 Comments 1996, Call the Doctor, Carrie Brownstein, Chainsaw Records, Corin Tucker, Donna Dresch, Kill Rock Stars, SLEATER-KINNEY

Looking back at 25 years of the second Sleater-Kinney LP

Pop

Hey, Jupiter: Tori Amos’ ‘Boys for Pele’ Turns 25

February 17, 2021February 18, 2021 Jordan Blum 0 Comments 1996, 25th Anniversary, Boys For Pele, Elton John, Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush, Laura Nyro, Peter Gabriel, Tori Amos

The singer/songwriter’s third studio album remains an idiosyncratically peculiar yet poignant opus

Fusion Indie Rock jazz Post-Hardcore

Taut But Never Tame: Millions Now Living Will Never Die at 25

January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 Thomas Inskeep 1 Comment 1996, 25th Anniversary, David Pajo. Slint, Douglas McCombs, John McEntire, Spiderland, Thrill Jockey, Tortoise

The second Tortoise album made the Chicagoans icons of post-rock