Album Anniversaries

Matchbox Twenty Yourself Or Someone Like You

Matchbox Twenty’s ‘Yourself Or Someone Like You’ Turns 30

by Paul Cashmere

Matchbox Twenty’s Yourself Or Someone Like You turns 30, revisiting the album’s unlikely commercial rise and the stories behind Long Day, Push and 3AM.

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New Order Brotherhood album cover marking the 40th anniversary of the 1986 album

New Order’s Brotherhood Turns 40 As “Bizarre Love Triangle” Still Defines The Album

by Paul Cashmere

New Order’s Brotherhood turns 40 with a renewed look at the album’s unusual split between guitar-driven post-punk and electronic experimentation.

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The Killers Sam’s Town album cover

The Killers’ Sam’s Town Turns 20 With Its Reputation Rewritten

by Paul Cashmere

The Killers’ Sam’s Town turns 20 in September 2026. Revisit the album that changed the band’s sound and took years to find its lasting reputation.

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Evan Dando of The Lemonheads during the band's 2006 comeback era

The Lemonheads Returned From A Nine-Year Hiatus 20 Years Ago With An Unexpected Lineup

by Paul Cashmere

Twenty years ago, Evan Dando brought The Lemonheads back from a nine-year hiatus with a new lineup featuring Descendents members Karl Alvarez and Bill Stevenson.

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Weezer Pinkerton album cover featuring a Japanese snowy village landscape

Weezer Pinkerton Turns 30

by Paul Cashmere

Weezer’s Pinkerton turns 30, revisiting the difficult reception, personal songwriting and subsequent reassessment of the band’s influential second album.

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Stephen Stills and Neil Young performing during the Stills Young Band era in 1976

Stills Young Band’s Long May You Run Turns 50

by Paul Cashmere

Stephen Stills and Neil Young’s Long May You Run turns 50 in 2026, marking the only studio album released by the Stills Young Band.

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Mike Ness of Social Distortion performing live during the White Light, White Heat, White Trash era

Social Distortion’s White Light, White Heat, White Trash Turns 30

by Paul Cashmere

Social Distortion’s White Light, White Heat, White Trash turns 30, marking three decades since Mike Ness and the band returned to their punk roots with one of their most personal albums.

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ZZ Top performing in the 1990s during the Rhythmeen era with Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard

ZZ Top Rhythmeen Turns 30

by Paul Cashmere

ZZ Top’s Rhythmeen turns 30 on September 17, 2026, marking the band’s final studio album produced by longtime collaborator Bill Ham.

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Steve Vai Fire Garden

Steve Vai Fire Garden Turns 30

by Paul Cashmere

Steve Vai’s Fire Garden turns 30, revisiting the 1996 album’s two-phase concept, chart performance and ambitious combination of instrumental guitar music and vocals.

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Cake Fashion Nugget 30th anniversary

Cake Fashion Nugget Turns 30

by Paul Cashmere

Cake’s Fashion Nugget turns 30, marking three decades since The Distance and I Will Survive established the Sacramento band internationally.

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Ringo Starr 1976 Ringo’s Rotogravure album cover

Ringo Starr’s Rotogravure Turns 50 With All Four Beatles Writing For One Album

by Paul Cashmere

Ringo Starr’s Rotogravure turns 50, marking the second and final post-Beatles album during John Lennon’s lifetime to feature songwriting contributions from all four Beatles.

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Elvis Costello Blood & Chocolate album cover

Elvis Costello Marks 40 Years Of Blood & Chocolate

by Paul Cashmere

Forty years after its release, Elvis Costello and The Attractions’ Blood & Chocolate remains a defining record of their volatile creative partnership and one of the most distinctive albums in Costello’s catalogue.

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Fatboy Slim Better Living Through Chemistry 30th anniversary album artwork

Fatboy Slim’s Better Living Through Chemistry Turns 30

by Paul Cashmere

Fatboy Slim’s debut album Better Living Through Chemistry turns 30 on 16 September 2026, marking the beginning of Norman Cook’s influential career under the Fatboy Slim name.

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Ric Ocasek during the 1980s, marking the 40th anniversary of This Side Of Paradise

Ric Ocasek’s This Side Of Paradise Turns 40

by Paul Cashmere

Ric Ocasek’s This Side Of Paradise turns 40 on September 13, 2026. The 1986 solo album featured members of The Cars alongside Steve Stevens, Roland Orzabal, Tom Verlaine and Tony Levin.

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John Butler Trio Three 25th anniversary remastered album cover

John Butler Trio Three Celebrates 25 Years With Remastered Release

by Paul Cashmere

John Butler Trio has released a remastered digital edition of Three for its 25th anniversary, adding three songs from the JBT EP.

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John Mellencamp performing during the Mr. Happy Go Lucky era

John Mellencamp’s Mr. Happy Go Lucky Turns 30

by Paul Cashmere

John Mellencamp’s Mr. Happy Go Lucky turns 30, revisiting the 1996 album that followed his heart attack and introduced programmed rhythms to his roots-rock sound.

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Audioslave Revelations album cover 20th anniversary

Audioslave’s Revelations Turns 20

by Paul Cashmere

Audioslave’s Revelations reaches its 20th anniversary on September 4, 2026, marking the final studio album recorded by Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk.

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Paul McCartney Press To Play 40th anniversary album artwork

Paul McCartney’s Press To Play Turns 40

by Paul Cashmere

Paul McCartney’s Press To Play turns 40, revisiting the 1986 album’s ambitious production, Eric Stewart songwriting partnership and mixed commercial legacy.

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Aaliyah One In A Million 30th anniversary

Aaliyah’s One In A Million Turns 30

by Paul Cashmere

Aaliyah’s One In A Million turns 30, marking three decades since the album reshaped her sound and helped define a new era of R&B production.

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Nick Cave Kicking Against The Pricks

Nick Cave Marks 40 Years Of Kicking Against The Pricks

by Paul Cashmere

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds’ Kicking Against The Pricks turns 40 in 2026, revisiting the 1986 album that broadened the band’s musical vocabulary through covers of blues, gospel, country and pop songs.

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The Beach Boys Pet Sounds 1966

The Beach Boys Pet Sounds Turns 60

by Paul Cashmere

Sixty years after release, The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds remains one of the most influential albums in music history, redefining studio production and modern pop songwriting.

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Gnarls Barkley St Elsewhere

Gnarls Barkley St Elsewhere Turns 20, The Album That Redefined Pop’s Digital Era

by Paul Cashmere

Thirty years on, Gnarls Barkley’s St Elsewhere remains a landmark album that redefined digital success and genre fusion in modern music.

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The Flaming Lips during the touring cycle for their 2006 album At War With The Mystics, the record that followed Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots and marked a more guitar-driven direction for the Oklahoma City band.

The Flaming Lips At War With The Mystics Turns 20

by Paul Cashmere

Twenty years after its release, The Flaming Lips’ At War With The Mystics stands as a turning point in the band’s catalogue, blending psychedelic experimentation with a heavier guitar sound.

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Neil Young And Crazy Horse During Zuma Sessions 1975

Neil Young And Crazy Horse, 50 Years On, Reconnect With Zuma’s Wild, Wounded Heart

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young’s Zuma marks 50 years. The 1975 album that reunited Crazy Horse and produced Cortez The Killer remains a raw and electric turning point.

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