Grunge Archives

Matchbox Twenty - Mad Season Live 2001 / Atlantic Records (2025)

Matchbox Twenty – Mad Season (Live 2001) (Vinyl Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 23, 2025

There are moments in a Rock band’s career where the buzz is so loud, it reaches far and wide. It is a time when you can go out in public and hear many others talking about them, or walk into a record store and hear ... Read More

30th Anniversary Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Edition / uME (2025)

The Smashing Pumpkins – Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (30th Anniversary 6LP Edition Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 21, 2025

Back when Alternative Rock dominated mainstream radio and MTV’s airwaves, perhaps one of the most unique to emerge at the top of the pyramid was Chicago’s The Smashing Pumpkins. Beginning in 1988, the band had a fair amount of success with their 1991 debut album, ... Read More

Stone Temple Pilots - Stone Temple Pilots / Rhino (2025)

Stone Temple Pilots – Stone Temple Pilots (Red Vinyl Edition Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 5, 2025

Arriving in the 1990s with massive albums such as 1992’s Core, 1994’s Purple, 1996’s Tiny Music… Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop, and 1999’s No. 4, Stone Temple Pilots became one of Alternative Hard Rock’s most successful and distinctive bands. Defined by the guitar work ... Read More

One More Satellite – One More Satellite (Album Review)

Garrett RichardelloGarrett RichardelloNovember 3, 2025

World-renowned Stone Temple Pilots Guitarist Dean DeLeo has a brand-new project he calls One More Satellite. Unique to his work with Stone Temple Pilots and other side projects such as Trip The Witch, One More Satellite finds DeLeo teaming with talented UK Vocalist/Lyricist Pete Shoulder, ... Read More

Interview – Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty

CrypticRockCrypticRockOctober 10, 2025

One of the more distinctive voices in Modern Rock and Pop music, Rob Thomas has captured audiences with his expressive singing style that is dynamic, raw, and uniquely his own. With thirty years of work now in the rearview mirror, it’s hard to imagine how ... Read More

Die Spitz - Something to Consume / Third Man Records (2025)

Die Spitz – Something to Consume (Album Review)

Mark ZapataMark ZapataSeptember 12, 2025

There is something genuinely uplifting about a new discovery. Whether it be finding a twenty-dollar bill in your jacket pocket or finding a new restaurant to dine at. However, one of the most exciting things is learning about a new band. It is a moment ... Read More

Grunge

Matchbox Twenty – Mad Season (Live 2001) (Vinyl Review)

The Smashing Pumpkins – Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (30th Anniversary 6LP Edition Review)

Stone Temple Pilots – Stone Temple Pilots (Red Vinyl Edition Review)

One More Satellite – One More Satellite (Album Review)

Interview – Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty

Die Spitz – Something to Consume (Album Review)

Matchbox Twenty – Mad Season (Live 2001) (Vinyl Review)

The Smashing Pumpkins – Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (30th Anniversary 6LP Edition Review)

Stone Temple Pilots – Stone Temple Pilots (Red Vinyl Edition Review)

One More Satellite – One More Satellite (Album Review)

Interview – Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty

Die Spitz – Something to Consume (Album Review)

This Month In Movie History – The Last Starfighter (1984)

This Month In Horror Movie History – The Brood (1979)

Developing Artist Showcase – Bee Blackwell

Developing Artist Showcase – Euphrosyne

Developing Artist Showcase – James and the Cold Gun

Interview – Kelsey Grammer

Interview – Stephen Macht (Part 2)

Interview – Stephen Macht (Part 1)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Extended Edition Theater Review)

Return to Silent Hill (Movie Review)

Louis Tomlinson – How Did I Get Here? (Album Review)

Favorite Horror Movies Revealed: Joseph Milligan of Anberlin

Favorite Horror Movies Revealed: Hoaxed

Favorite Horror Movies Revealed: Imperial Triumphant

Grunge

Matchbox Twenty – Mad Season (Live 2001) (Vinyl Review)

The Smashing Pumpkins – Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (30th Anniversary 6LP Edition Review)

Stone Temple Pilots – Stone Temple Pilots (Red Vinyl Edition Review)

One More Satellite – One More Satellite (Album Review)

Interview – Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty

Die Spitz – Something to Consume (Album Review)

Matchbox Twenty – Mad Season (Live 2001) (Vinyl Review)

The Smashing Pumpkins – Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (30th Anniversary 6LP Edition Review)

Stone Temple Pilots – Stone Temple Pilots (Red Vinyl Edition Review)

One More Satellite – One More Satellite (Album Review)

Interview – Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty

Die Spitz – Something to Consume (Album Review)

This Month In Movie History – The Last Starfighter (1984)

This Month In Horror Movie History – The Brood (1979)

This Month in Horror Movie History – The Crazies (1973)

Developing Artist Showcase – Bee Blackwell

Developing Artist Showcase – Euphrosyne

Developing Artist Showcase – James and the Cold Gun

Interview – Kelsey Grammer

Interview – Stephen Macht (Part 2)

Interview – Stephen Macht (Part 1)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Extended Edition Theater Review)

Return to Silent Hill (Movie Review)

Louis Tomlinson – How Did I Get Here? (Album Review)

Favorite Horror Movies Revealed: Joseph Milligan of Anberlin

Favorite Horror Movies Revealed: Hoaxed

Favorite Horror Movies Revealed: Imperial Triumphant