25th Anniversary

Indie Rock 

They’re An American Band: I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One at 25

April 24, 2022April 24, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1997, 25th Anniversary, Georgia Hubley, I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One, Ira Kaplan, James McNew, Little Honda, Roger Moutenot, Sugarcube, Yo La Tengo

Yo La Tengo’s classic eighth LP found the Hoboken trio taking further strides towards creating its own pop style

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Alternative Rock Country and/or Western North Americana 

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

November 16, 2021October 28, 2026 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

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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

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Emotional Punk Rock aka Emo Indie Rock Power Pop 

Before Every Second Act, There Must Be A First Act: Nada Surf’s High/Low at 25

July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 Jason Thurston 0 Comments 25th Anniversary, Barsuk Records, High/Low, Matthew Caws, Nada Surf, Ric Ocasek, Semisonic

A look at the band’s more than just “Popular” debut LP

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Alternative Rock Hard Rock 

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

July 2, 2021July 15, 2021 Jason Perri 1 Comment 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

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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

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Alternative Rock Britpop 

Nineteen Forever: Ash’s 1977 at 25

June 9, 2021March 9, 2022 Jason Thurston 0 Comments 1977, 25th Anniversary, Ash, Blur, Britpop, Northern Ireland, Oasis, Star Wars, Supergrass, Tom Wheeler

Looking back at the auspicious debut from the (former) teen babes of Northern Ireland

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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

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Alternative Rock Soul 

Night By Candlelight: Black Love At 25

March 31, 2021October 5, 2023 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

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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

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Fusion Indie Rock jazz Post-Hardcore 

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

January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 T.A. Inskeep 2 Comments 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

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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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Alternative Rock Noise Pop Post-Punk 

‘The Guitar Guy Played Real Good Feedback’: Sonic Youth’s ‘Washing Machine’ At 25

September 28, 2020September 26, 2025 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1995, 25th Anniversary, Goo, Kim Deal, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, NYC Ghosts & Flowers, Sonic Youth, Steve Shelley, The Diamond Sea, Thurston Moore, Washing Machine

Looking back at an overlooked but fiercely loved classic from the NYC noise rock giants

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