
Brendan Manley


22 Years Ago: Beastie Boys Kick It Root Down With ‘Ill Communication’
With old-school rhyme schemes, lo-fi punk, a little Latin flavor and a lot of their trademark pop culture snark, Beastie Boys unleashed a mid-'90s masterpiece.

20 Years Ago: Sublime Frontman Bradley Nowell Dies From a Heroin Overdose
In 1996, Sublime became one of the biggest bands on the planet after the release of their self-titled major label debut. But Bradley Nowell was already gone.

Radiohead Showcase the First of a Series of Video Vignettes Inspired by ‘A Moon Shaped Pool’
Radiohead asked artists to create short vignettes based on their new album and they've posted the first: an ethereal clip for 'Glass Eyes.'

15 Years Ago: Weezer Return to Their Colorful Roots With ‘The Green Album’
After the commercial disappointment of their dark 1996 album, 'Pinkerton,' Weezer reemerged in 2001 with a familiar sound and aesthetic that would soon define them.

Red Hot Chili Peppers Will Debut Their New Single ‘Dark Necessities’ This Week
'Dark Necessities' will be the first music the Chili Peppers share from their upcoming, Danger Mouse-produced eleventh album.

Blink-182 to Reissue ‘Enema of the State’ on Limited Edition Vinyl
The 1999 pop-punk classic will be available on translucent blue vinyl in June.

14 Years Ago: Alice In Chains Frontman Layne Staley Dies From a Drug Overdose
While the world wouldn't know it for another two weeks, it was 14 years ago today that the reclusive frontman of Alice in Chains died of a heroin overdose.

April 5, 1994: Kurt Cobain Dies at His Seattle Home
More than two decades after the death of the iconic Nirvana frontman, we're still left wondering what exactly happened in Seattle on April 5, 1994.