Hole – Violet
Hole’s Violet opens Live Through This (1994) and hit as a 1995 DGC single: heavy riff, dry Love vocal, Modern Rock No. 29.
The Chemical Brothers – Big-beat blocks for the festival floor
Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons started as the Dust Brothers in early-nineties Manchester, renamed themselves The Chemical Brothers, and pushed sample-heavy breakbeat music from sweaty club residencies to festival headliner status.
David Bowie – Blackstar
Blackstar opens David Bowie's final studio album of the same name, released on his 69th birthday, 8 January 2016, via ISO/Columbia. The title track runs near ten minutes: two main sections, shifting meters, and a band.
Top 10 Songs That Defined the 90s
Ten songs that defined 1990s radio beyond nostalgia branding.
L’homme à tête de chou – Marilou concept with Vannier’s shadow
In November 1976 Serge Gainsbourg released L'homme à tête de chou on Philips, a Marilou concept album cut at Mercury Studios in London with Philippe Lerichomme producing.
Prince – Crimson and Clover
In August 2008 Prince cut Crimson and Clover at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, keeping the phased vocal and folding Wild Thing into the chorus.
The Weeknd – After-dark R&B that filled arenas
Abel Tesfaye posted anonymous mixtapes from Toronto in 2011 as The Weeknd and built a shadowy R&B brand that later took over pop radio and stadiums.
The Stranglers – No More Heroes
The Stranglers’ 1977 United Artists single No More Heroes: Burnel’s overdriven bass, Cornwell’s name roll-call, UK No. 8.
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – First flight after the Oasis split
In October 2011 Sour Mash released Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, the first solo album after Oasis, produced with Dave Sardy in London and Los Angeles.
Afterlife Interview with David Bowie
Riffs and Beats finds David Bowie on a station platform that never announces arrivals, still treating personas like working clothes after Blackstar.