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20th Anniversary

jazz Pop 

Come Away With Norah Jones All Over Again

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2002, 2022, 20th Anniversary, Adam Levy, Bill Frisell, Blue Note, Blue Note Records, Brian Blade, Come Away With Me, Jesse Harris, Kevin Breit, Norah Jones, Tony Scherr

The New York jazz maven’s classic debut gets a remarkable revisit

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Punk 

We Laugh At Danger: Against Me!’s Reinventing Axl Rose at 20

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 Joseph Kyle 0 Comments 2002, 20th Anniversary, Against Me!, Fat Wreck Chords, Fat Wreck Chords 2002, Laura Jane Grace, Reinventing Axl Rose

It may have been an inconspicuous debut, but it set the course for one of today’s most vital and exciting punk bands, still going strong two decades on

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Alternative Rock Emotional Punk Rock aka Emo Post-Hardcore 

How Near How Far: 20 Years of Source Tags & Codes

March 5, 2022March 5, 2022 Ian King 0 Comments ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, 2002, 20th Anniversary, Interscope Records, Madonna, post-hardcore, Source Tags & Codes

The third LP from …And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead bottled the band’s unstable but undeniable chemistry as they clawed upwards to their early 2000s peak

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Beatle Remembrance 

George Harrison Left the Material World 20 Years Ago Today

November 29, 2021November 30, 2021 Ron Hart 4 Comments 20th Anniversary, All Things Must Pass, Cloud Nine, Electronic Sound, Eric Clapton, Extra Texture, George Harrison, Get Back, Live In Japan, Peter Jackson, RIP, The Beatles, Thirty Three and 1/3

Looking back on five of his most underrated solo albums

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Electronics 

Melt Your Phace6: Aphex Twin’s Drukqs Turns 20

October 24, 2021April 3, 2022 Ted Miller 1 Comment 2001, 20th Anniversary, Aphex Twin, Blame Game, Chris Rock, Dillinger Escape Plan, Drukqs, Kanye West, Mike Patton, Warp Records

Looking back on the polarizing 2001 double opus of Richard D. James

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Music Journalism 

“The New Mercury Rev Album Is Out”: How Music Helped Define 9/11

September 11, 2021September 11, 2021 Jason Thurston 0 Comments 20th Anniversary, 9/11, Bob Dylan, Dream Theater, Drowning Pool, I Am The World Trade Center, Jay-Z, Jimmy Eat World, The Coup, The Moldy Peaches

Jay-Z’s Blueprint, Dylan’s revival, The Coup loses its cover, Clear Channel hearts banning songs and other tales from that fateful day

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Alternative Rock Hard Rock Heavy Metal Progressive Rock 

‘Disintegrating As It Goes, Testing Our Communication’: 20 Years Of TOOL’s ‘Lateralus’

June 7, 2021 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 2001, 20th Anniversary, AEnima, Lateralus, Maynard James Keenan, Schism, Tool

Was this the band’s last great album or the beginning of their slow slide into the mundane?

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Alternative Rock New Wave Power Pop 

Crab At The Booty: Weezer (Green Album) Turns 20

May 14, 2021May 14, 2021 Ted Miller 0 Comments 2001, 20th Anniversary, Brian Bell, Hash Pipe, Island In The Sun, Mikey Welsh, Pat Wilson, Rivers Cuomo, Weezer

The time has come for the band’s third LP to be deemed a masterpiece

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Heavy Metal Southern Rock 

The Beatles of Boogie Metal

March 14, 2021March 14, 2021 Nathan Carson 0 Comments 2001, 20th Anniversary, Elyse Steinman, Greg Strzempka, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Raging Slab, Rick Rubin, Tee Pee Records, The Dealer, ZZ Top

Raging Slab’s overlooked comeback album The Dealer At 20

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Emotional Punk Rock aka Emo Hip Hop Rap 

‘Enough To Hold You To The Brightest Of Lights’: Celebrating 20 Years Of Atmosphere’s ‘Lucy Ford’

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 2001, 20th Anniversary, Ant, Atmosphere, Husker Du, Lucy Ford, Minneapolis, Prince, Rhymesayers, Slug, The Replacements

Originally intended as a tour-only special release, its national distribution changed everything for the premier Minneapolis hip-hop crewalmost immediately

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Experimental Indie Rock Surf 

On the Spectrum

November 26, 2020November 27, 2020 Nathan Carson 0 Comments 2000, 20th Anniversary, A Spectrum of Infinite Scale, Gerry Rafferty, Man Or Astroman?, Steve Albini, Surf guitar, Touch and Go Records

Man or Astroman’s forever drummer Birdstuff talks turkey about their undersung, Albini-produced 2000 album A Spectrum of Infinite Scale at 20

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Funk Hip Hop Rap Soul 

Youth Full of Fire Ain’t Got Nowhere to Go: OutKast’s Stankonia Turns 20

November 2, 2020 Ted Miller 0 Comments 2000, 20th Anniversary, Andre 3000, Andre Benjamin, Antwan Patton, Aquemini, Big Boi, Billy Ocean, Dungeon Family, Goodie Mob, OutKast, Sir Lucius Leftfoot, Stankonia

The Atlanta duo’s career-definining fourth LP was the sweet sound of gasoline poured on the American Dream

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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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Alternative Rock Post-Hardcore 

‘Tell Us, Is The Black Box Lying?’ – At The Drive-In’s Relationship Of Command At 20

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 2000, 20th Anniversary, At The Drive-In, Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Grand Royal, Invalid Litter Dept, Jim Ward, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, One Armed Scissor

The El Paso band’s third album and sole Grand Royal classic ushered in a new era of aggression for the 21st Century

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Country and/or Western Folk North Americana 

My Baby Needs A Shepherd: Red Dirt Girl Turns 20

September 17, 2020November 5, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2000, 20th Anniversary, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews, Emmylou Harris, Guy Clark, Nonesuch, Patti Scialfa, Patty Griffin, Red Dirt Girl, Wrecking Ball

Emmylou Harris dug deep and struck Grammy gold with her country-folk classic

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