As Rage Against the Machine’s Evil Empire turns 25, Caemeron Crain looks back at how the album affected him as a youth, how it strikes him now, and the moments in between. All views expressed herein are his and his alone, and not to be attributed to 25YL. Although their second album, Evil Empire, was […] More
Few artists have managed to leave a bigger imprint on their scene with a smaller catalogue than Neutral Milk Hotel. Singer-songwriter Jeff Magnum and his recording partners succeeded in becoming of the most acclaimed and beloved underground music acts of the mid-to-late ‘90s, despite having a discography you can listen to in under two hours. […] More
When people today hear the word “emo,” they often aren’t thinking of what I’m thinking of. They aren’t thinking of what people I used to go to shows with, collect records with, and discover new bands with think of. Emo was a sound, a scene, a movement, and it had nothing to do with big […] More
Every month, we look back at the music from 1995 to explore why these albums are still relevant to us 25 years later. This month brings us Oasis’ (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?, Deftones’ Adrenaline, Black Grape’s It’s Great When You’re Straight…Yeah, Poe’s Hello, The Smashing Pumpkins’ Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Mr. Bungle’s […] More
Every month, we look back at the music from 1995 to explore why these albums are still relevant to us 25 years later. This month brings us David Bowie’s Outside, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ One Hot Minute, The Velvet Underground’s Peel Slowly and See, Prince’s The Gold Experience, and Blur’s The Great Escape. David Bowie: […] More
Every month, we look back at the music from 1995 to explore why these albums are still relevant to us 25 years later. This month brings us Blind Melon’s Soup, Rancid’s …And Out Come The Wolves, Morrisey’s Southpaw Grammar, The Chemical Brothers’ Exit Planet Dust, The Fall’s The 27 Points, and Garbage’s self-titled debut. Blind […] More
Every month, we look back at the music from 1995 to explore why these albums are still relevant to us 25 years later. This month brings us AFI’s Answer That and Stay Fashionable, The Presidents of the United States of America’s The Presidents of the United States of America, 311’s Blue Album, Ani DiFranco’s Not […] More
Every month, we’ll be looking back at the music from 1995 to explore why these albums are still relevant to us 25 years later. This month brings us Fear Factory’s Demanufactured, Pennywise’s About Time, and Bjork’s Post. Other releases from June ’95 including Nine Inch Nails, Soul Asylum, Primus, The Batman OST, Sleater Kinney and […] More
I vividly remember the day I listened to Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill for the first time. I was in 7th grade and a classmate slid it across the table to me in the last period. It was in a piecemeal jewel case–just the liner notes and the CD. The inset and backsplash of the […] More
Every month, we’ll be looking back at the music from 1995 to explore why these albums are still relevant to us 25 years later. This month brings us Nine Inch Nails’ Further Down The Spiral, Soul Asylum’s Let Your Dim Light Shine, Sleater-Kinney’s Sleater-Kinney, The Batman Forever soundtrack, Paul Weller’s Stanley Road, and Primus’ Tales From The Punchbowl. Nine Inch […] More
Every month, we’ll be looking back at the music from 1995 to explore why these albums are still relevant to us 25 years later. This month brings us Filter’s Short Bus, Disney’s Pocahontas Soundtrack, and Pink Floyd’s Pulse. Filter- Short Bus by Caemeron Crain I’m pretty sure I bought Filter’s Short Bus shortly after it […] More
Every month, we’ll be looking back at the music from 1995 to explore why these albums are still relevant to us 25 years later. This month brings us Strapping Young Lad’s Heavy As a Really Heavy Thing, KMFDM’s Nihil, Mike + The Mechanics’ Beggar on a Beach of Gold, and Moby’s Everything Is Wrong. Strapping […] More
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