Music History Archives

The Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dreams 25 Years Later

Patricia JonesPatricia JonesJuly 27, 2018

In 1988, The Smashing Pumpkins began a journey into music that would lead them to be known as icons of the Alternative Rock genre. The band, which at the time consisted of Billy Corgan (lead vocals), James Iha (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), D’arcy Wretzky (bass ... Read More

The Adventures – Lions and Tigers and Bears 25 Years Later

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaApril 20, 2018

Many music critics love to dismiss bands as one-hit wonders just because respective songs of these artists placed very high on a popular music chart, letting these singles overshadow entire outputs and, in the process, clouding not only their own sense of objective assessment but ... Read More

Aztec Camera – High Land, Hard Rain Turns 35

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaApril 19, 2018

Roddy Frame is definitely one of the finest and most proficient singers-songwriters in the ’80s/’90s Guitar Pop/New Wave world. Not only does he sing well and write beautiful songs; he has also wizard hands in weaving complex chords and ornate shapes with his guitar. His ... Read More

Judas Priest – Stained Class 40 Years Later

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaApril 10, 2018

Taking its roots in the late ’60s via pioneering blacksmiths such as Black Sabbath (“Behind the Wall of Sleep”), Deep Purple (“Mandrake Root”), and Led Zeppelin (“Good Times, Bad Times”), Metal has become one of the most diverse genres of music, branching over the years ... Read More

Interview – Joey Molland of Badfinger

CrypticRockCrypticRockApril 5, 2018

The story of a Rock-n-Roll band is never an even path. There are ups, downs, breakups, reunions, and sometimes tragedy. The nature of a life in music, these stories are what shape the history of Rock-n-Roll, and one of the more interesting comes in the ... Read More

Suede’s Self-Titled Debut Turns 25

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaApril 5, 2018

Nineties Britpop was dominated by one-word-named bands such as Blur (“Popscene”), Pulp (“Common People”), Oasis (“Champagne Supernova”), and Suede (“Beautiful Ones”), the latter of which prided and basked in the distinction of having catapulted to the center of the burgeoning scene even before releasing their ... Read More

Music History

The Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dreams 25 Years Later

The Adventures – Lions and Tigers and Bears 25 Years Later

Aztec Camera – High Land, Hard Rain Turns 35

Judas Priest – Stained Class 40 Years Later

Interview – Joey Molland of Badfinger

Suede’s Self-Titled Debut Turns 25

The Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dreams 25 Years Later

The Adventures – Lions and Tigers and Bears 25 Years Later

Aztec Camera – High Land, Hard Rain Turns 35

Judas Priest – Stained Class 40 Years Later

Interview – Joey Molland of Badfinger

Suede’s Self-Titled Debut Turns 25

This Week In Horror – Happy Birthday to Me (1981)

This Week in Horror Movie History – The Horror Show (1989)

This Week In Horror Movie History – Gothic (1987)

Developing Artist Showcase – Black Smoke Trigger

Developing Artist Showcase – Black Hibiscus

Developing Artist Showcase – Return to Dust

Interview – Sen Dog of Cypress Hill & Powerflo

Interview – Rosie Bones of BONES UK

Interview – Armand Assante

A Flock of Seagulls – Some Dreams (Album Review)

Wicked (Movie Review)

MC5 – Heavy Lifting (Album Review)