25th Anniversary

Rock Rockabilly 

In California, Dave Alvin Is Still The King

August 10, 2019August 12, 2019 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, Belinda Carlisle, Bill Bateman, Blue Blvd., Columbia Records, Country Dick Montana, Craft Recordings, Dave Alvin, Greg Leisz, Gun Club, Hightone Records, June Carter Cash, King of California, Memphis Slim, Merle Haggard, Mojo Nixon, Museum of Heart, National Steel, Romeo's Escape, Steve Berlin, The Beat Farmers, The Blasters, The Flesheaters, The Go-Gos, The Knitters, The Pleasure Barons

Americana punk pioneer revisits his best solo album for its 25th anniversary

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Alternative Rock Dub/Reggae Hip Hop 

A Quarter Century of Omaha Style: Grassroots at 25

August 8, 2019August 9, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, 311, 311 Voyager, Aaron "P-Nut" Wills, Capricorn Records, Chad Sexton, Doug "S.A." Martinez, Grassroots, Nick Hexum, P-Nut, Sublime, Tim Mahoney

311’s second album established the foundation for their music going forward

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Alternative Rock Progressive Rock 

My Own Private Solstice: Sunny Day Real Estate’s Diary at 25

May 18, 2019May 21, 2019 Jason Thurston 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, Jeremy Enigk, My Chemical Romance, SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE

The legendary Seattle group’s debut LP reinvented guitar rock for the second half of the 1990s

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Alternative Rock 

Better Than Murder Ballads? Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds’ Let Love In at 25

May 16, 2019May 17, 2019 Robert Baird 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, Nick Cave, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

A look back at a most overlooked album in the Australian alt-rock icon’s canon

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Remembrance 

Remembering Kurt 25 Years Later

April 5, 2019April 22, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments 25th Anniversary, Kurt Cobain, Nirvana

The Nirvana frontman died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on April 5, 1994, leaving an entire generation of music fans to wonder what we’ve missed out on in his absence

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New Wave Power Pop Punk 

Brutal Youth at 25

March 30, 2019March 30, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello and The Attractions

In 1994, Elvis Costello reentered the building with his most electric album since Blood & Chocolate

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Heavy Metal 

Stronger Than All

March 29, 2019March 29, 2019 Kelley Simms 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, Dimebag Darrell, Pantera, Phil Anselmo

Pantera’s Far Beyond Driven at 25

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Alternative Rock Electronic Experimental Metal! Punk 

Spiraling With Nine Inch Nails

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, Nine Inch Nails, Trent Reznor

Trent Reznor’s psychological thriller turned 25 this month

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Alternative Rock New Wave Pop Power Pop 

Not Long for This World

March 5, 2019March 5, 2019 Bill Kopp 1 Comment 1994, 25th Anniversary, Jason Falkner, Jon Brion, The Grays

The Grays’ Ro Sham Bo at 25

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Alternative Rock Folk Rock 

He Rode the Slipstream

February 25, 2019April 11, 2019 Michael Toland 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, Richard Thompson

Richard Thompson’s underrated fan fave Mirror Blue at 25

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Pop Punk 

When They Came Around

February 14, 2019February 14, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day, Mike Dirnt, Tre Cool

How Green Day’s Dookie filled the gap in 1994

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Pop 

Cornflake Girl, Interrupted

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, Tori Amos

25 years ago today, Tori Amos released her classic third album Under the Pink

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Folk Hard Rock Rock 

Bitter Liquor

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, MARK LANEGAN, Nirvana, Screaming Trees

25 years ago, Mark Lanegan lost his religion on Whiskey for the Holy Ghost

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Alternative Rock Folk Hard Rock Rock 

Another Side Of Alice

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, Alice in Chains, Jerry Cantrell, Layne Staley

On 25 years of Alice In Chains’ EP masterpiece

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Classical 

Frank Is Sleeping

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

Zappa’s The Yellow Shark at 25

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