25th Anniversary

Holiday 

Christmas Past: 2019’s Holiday Album Anniversaries

December 22, 2019December 22, 2019 T.A. Inskeep 1 Comment 1979, 1994, 25th Anniversary, 40th Anniversary, Kenny G, Mariah Carey, Merry Christmas, Pretty Paper, Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson, Kenny G, and Mariah Carey all have holiday albums hitting major milestones this year

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"Shoegaze" Alternative Rock Britpop Dance Rock 

A Second Opinion on The Stone Roses’ Second Coming

December 19, 2019July 11, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 8 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, Ian Brown, John Squire, Love Spreads, Madchester, Manchester, Mani, Remi, Second Coming, The Stone Roses

25 years later, the Madchester greats’ sophomore LP is better than you may recall

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Pop Radio Records Rock 

Don’t Ever Change: The Beatles’ Live at the BBC at 25

November 30, 2019November 30, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, British Broadcasting Company, Capitol Records, George Harrison, John Lennon, Live at the BBC, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, the BBC, The Beatles

The first major Beatles reissue of the 90s attempted to untangle the nest of wires that was the Fab Four’s adventures on the BEEB

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Alternative Rock Power Pop Punk 

Your Favorite Thing: Sugar’s ‘File Under: Easy Listening’ at 25

October 4, 2019September 11, 2023 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, Bob Mould, David Barbe, File Under: Easy Listening, Husker Du, Rykodisc, Sugar

The second full-length from the second band led by Bob Mould found the Minneapolis punk pioneer in peak form

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jazz Pop Records Rock 

Walter Becker and The Whackness

October 2, 2019October 9, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 11 Tracks of Whack, 1994, 25th Anniversary, Donald Fagen, Giant Records, Steely Dan, Walter Becker

25 years ago, the late Steely Dan guitar great stepped out of the shadows with his solo debut

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Alternative Rock 

Devastation At Last, Finally We Meet: Grant Lee Buffalo’s Mighty Joe Moon at 25

September 23, 2019September 26, 2019 Jason Perri 4 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, Grant Lee Buffalo, Grant Lee Phillips, Joey Peters, Michael Stipe, Mighty Joe Moon, Netherworld Orange, Paul Kimble, Pistol Star, R.E.M., RNR Globe exclusive

The RNR Globe chats exclusively with bassist Paul Kimble on the legacy of the band’s sophomore masterpiece

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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 2 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 5, 2024 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, 2019June 29, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello and The Attractions

In 1994, Elvis Costello re-entered 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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