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35 years ago today (5/1/90), Mark Lanegan released his debut solo album The Winding Sheet. Released on Sub Pop, the album was a departure from his work with Screaming Trees, representing a more starker, more stripped-down world of acoustic instrumentation, blues, and somber folk. The album emerged out of a…

Happy 92nd Birthday to the legendary and iconic Willie Nelson (born on 4/29/33). The master needs no introduction, and we’re more than lucky to have him around for yet another trip around the sun. Wille will be heading out on the Outlaw Festival this summer, which kicks off in a…

45 years ago today (4/25/80), Black Sabbath released their ninth studio LP Heaven and Hell. It was the first Black Sabbath album to feature vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who replaced original vocalist Ozzy Osbourne in 1979 and marks a significant return to musical form after the lackluster result of 1978’s…

30 years ago today (4/24/95), Aphex Twin released his third studio album I Care Because You Do. As one of Richard D. James’ most defining statements, the album that marks a turning point between his early analog days and his later digital, glitch-heavy experiments. The album blends ambient textures with…

40 years ago today (4/22/85), Prince released his seventh studio album Around The World In A Day, and the third release on The Revolution is credited as the backing band. Following the hugely successful Purple Rain, the album seamlessly blends psychedelia, Middle Eastern influences, funk, pop, and soul into a…

50 years ago today (4/21/75), Funkadelic released its seventh studio album, Let’s Take It to the Stage. The album hits hard with a mix of psychedelic rock, deep funk, and scathing satire, and features the band in its purest, most unfiltered form. The album’s unfiltered style helped influence everything from…

25 years ago today (4/18/00), Elliott Smith released his fifth studio album Figure 8. As Smith’s last studio release before he died in 2003, the album expands into full-band arrangements, pianos, string sections, and Beatlesque touches—without losing the emotional vulnerability that defines his music. The album cover—the mural at Solutions…

Five years ago today (4/17/00), Fiona Apple released her fifth studio album, Fetch the Bolt Cutters, right in the height of the COVID-19 lockdown. Pitchfork gave it a rare perfect 10.0, calling it a “masterpiece of strange, exceptional intensity.” It topped many year-end lists and won Best Alternative Music Album…

15 years ago today (4/16/10), at the Showbox in Seattle, Washington, Soundgarden played their first show in 13 years. The band announced in April 1997 that it was disbanding following 1996’s Lollapalooza tour and ’96’s Down On The Upside. Soundgarden would tour steadily from 2010 until Chris Cornell’s death in…

45 years ago today (4/14/80), Iron Maiden released their debut self-titled LP. The band only featured two members that are in the current lineup today (Steve Harris and Dave Murray), yet the album was a defining statement in bridging the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with a punk aesthetic.…