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Batman’s 75th Anniversary Celebration Plans Revealed; The Dark Knight turns 75 on March 30th, 2014. And Warner Bros. and DC Comics will celebrate his birthday in grand style. I’ve noted a lot of album and movie birthday/anniversaries lately, but all pale in comparison to the 75th birthday of my all time favorite superhero and role […]
Albums Revisited: ‘The Crow’ Soundtrack Turns 20: Brooding set of tunes still thrills. The month of March has seen many seminal 90’s albums turn 20: Aphex Twin’s SAW Vol II, Soundgarden’s ‘Superunknown’ and Nine Inch Nail’s ‘The Downward Spiral’. But another classic 90’s album will turn 20 on March 29th: the soundtrack for 90’s goth-revenge comic […]
Listen To New Afghan Whigs Song ‘The Lottery’; the second single from upcoming new album ‘Do To The Beast’ hearkens to their early work. The Afghan Whigs and SubPop records have released the second track for their upcoming comeback album ‘Do To The Beast’ (due for release April 15th). Whereas the previous track ‘Algiers’ had […]
The Breakfast Club Turns 30: Saturday March 24th, 1984. That was the official date for the Sherman High school detention class in ‘The Breakfast Club.’ Where’d the time go? Exactly 30 years ago today, the detention class in writer/director John Hughes’ adolescent angst masterpiece ‘The Breakfast Club’ came into session. Does that make you feel […]
Smashing Pumpkins To Make Major Announcement On Monday: SP fan site says to expect big news from Billy Corgan and co. on Monday, March 24th. UPDATED: Click here for official announcement. According to Alternativenation.net Smashing Pumpkins fans should be on high alert next Monday for a big announcement. As far as what the announcement is? […]
Hey all, I was so caught up in the SXSW excitement that I almost forgot my own birthday! Well not mine, but the site. Smells Like Infinite Sadness turned 2 years old as of yesterday. On my last birthday announcement I’d stated how pleased I was with how things have grown. And while I’m not […]
This Is Spinal Tap Turns 30, Spinal Tap celebrates 30th Anniversary: This goes up to 30 (er, 11). Celebrating three decades of the metal-skewering mockumentary. Rob Reiner’s directorial début, ‘This Is Spinal Tap’, turns 30 years old this week. Saying that certainly makes me feel old (I was in high school when I watched it […]
Albums Revisited: Nine Inch Nails ‘The Downward Spiral Turns 25.’ Trent Reznor’s sonic wall of angst and despair still packs a nihilistic punch two decades in. March 8th, 2019 marks 25 years since Trent Reznor’s dark masterpiece ‘The Downward Spiral’ seeped into the hearts and minds of disaffected teens and 20-somethings the world over. And […]
Albums Revisited: Aphex Twin Selected Ambient Works Volume II Turns 20: Richard D. James’ Ambient masterpiece still casts a trippy, nocturnal spell. This month (March 8th to be exact), will mark the 20th anniversary of Aphex Twin’s ‘Selected Ambient Works Volume II.’ His double album debuted to little fanfare, but has grown in stature through […]
Soundgarden Announce Superunknown 20th Anniversary Box Set; band’s hit album to be reissued in a variety of deluxe formats. Hard to believe, but Soundgarden’s smash album Superunknown will be turning 20 on March 8th. To commemorate the occasion, the Seattle Grunge architects will be releasing a deluxe special edition (although it won’t be released until […]