Brendan Manley
20 Years Ago: Foo Fighters Conquer the Post-Grunge World With ‘The Colour and the Shape’
Foo Fighters' 1997 sophomore album is their first as an official band, but it also turned Dave Grohl into a household name anywhere FM radio reached.
20 Albums You Won’t Believe Turn 20 in 2016
Wedged between the decline of grunge and the emergence of nu-metal, 1996 was a banner year for innovative and eclectic music. Now prepare to feel old.
15 Years Ago: The ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ Soundtrack Reinvigorates Bluegrass
The Coen brothers' Depression-era satire made old-timey bluegrass surprisingly popular again at the turn of the 21st century.
20 Years Ago: Green Day Retaliate With ‘Insomniac’
Green Day followed up the massive mainstream success of 'Dookie' with an antagonistic pop-punk album that hearkens to their earliest underground roots.
20 Years Ago: No Doubt’s ‘Tragic Kingdom’ Sparks a Ska-Punk Frenzy
With an eclectic, third-wave ska sound and a whole lot of Gwen Stefani, No Doubt changed the face of mainstream rock.
15 Years Ago: Green Day Prove Punks Can Grow Up on ‘Warning’
In the midst of a wave of pop-punk they helped prompt, Green Day embraced the pop side of the equation with their sleek and slower sixth album.
20 Years Ago: Oasis Release the Britpop Masterpiece ‘(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?’
The second album from Oasis didn't just crown them kings of Britpop, it put the brothers Gallagher atop the entire rock world.