Goodbye Cruel World
#elviscostello #elviscostelloandtheattractions #eightiesrock #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #altrock #indierock "Congratulations! You've just purchased our worst album!" That's how Elvis opened the liner notes for the 1995 reissue of the 1984 original -- his ninth and the eighth with The Attractions. Go figure ... the album was recorded while the band and Elvis were going through some heavy shit and the exact time Elvis' sharp…
Gone Again
#pattismith #goneagain #ninetiesrock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #classicrock #punk #fredsonicsmith #robertmapplethorpe The Godmother of Punk releases her 6th on June 18, 1996 -- a raw but resilient piece that took her through a period of personal grief. During her hiatus in the late '80s/early 90's, she and her husband, Fred "Sonic" Smith planned to return to music together. Tragically, Fred passed away from a heart attack in late '94.
Look what turns 30 today …
#beck #odelay #ninetiesrock #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #alternativerock #althiphop #folkrock Beck follows up the monster Loser album with another -- Odelay -- on June 18, 1996. There was a lot of pressure to prove he wasn't a "One hit wonder" and this one made that thought comical. Produced with The Dust Brothers, the album is a wild ride of alt rock, hip hop, folk, country and psychedelic music.
https://robinbannks.com/2026/06/18/look-what-turns-30-today-5/
Punisher
#PhoebeBridgers #punisher #2020rock #contemporaryfolk #folkrock #emo #indiefolk #indierock #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky Phoebe releases her critically acclaimed sophomore album on June 18, 2020 ... This one confirmed what we already knew from her first album -- Phoebe Bridgers is one of her generation's most vivid and devastating lyricists, blending indi-folk with ethereal dream pop. I mean .. look at the album cover.
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