30th Anniversary

Pop Rock Soul 

Uh-oh: Ooh Yeah!

October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments 1988, 30th Anniversary, Daryl Hall, Hall abd Oates, John Oates

30 years ago, Hall & Oates released their final album of the ‘80s

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Punk 

Does ‘Fuck You!’ Sound Simple Enough?

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1988, 30th Anniversary, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Sonic Youth, Steve Shelley, Thurston Moore

Sonic Youth’s Daydream Nation Turns 30

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Rock 

Encapsulating The Past Through A Revamped Refrain

October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1988, 30th Anniversary, Island Records, Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits

Thirty years ago, Tom Waits releases Big Time

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Hip Hop 

On the Road to O.G.

September 29, 2018October 1, 2018 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1988, 30th Anniversary, Eldridge Cleaver, Ice-T, West Coast

Ice-T’s Power at 30

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Pop Rock 

Land of Dreams, 30 Years On

September 12, 2018September 12, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1988, 30th Anniversary, Dean Parks, Leland Sklar, Randy Newman, Steve Lukather, Tom Petty

On the most autobiographical album of his career, Randy Newman gets personal

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Rock 

Sometime Other Than Now

August 31, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1988, 30th Anniversary, John Hiatt, Suzy Boguss, The Goners

Thirty years on, Slow Turning steers John Hiatt towards a higher plateau

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Hip Hop 

A Little Bit of Gold and a Pager

August 8, 2018August 8, 2018 Daniel Offner 0 Comments 1988, 30th Anniversary, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, MC Ren, N.W.A, Yella

Celebrating 30 years of N.W.A’s Straight Outta Compton

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Rock Soul 

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark at 30

August 6, 2018August 6, 2018 Andrew Hamlin 0 Comments 1988, 30th Anniversary, Blues, MTV, Robert Cray

On the sleepless shift with the Midnight Man and his Robert Cray Band

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