Reviews

Jet performing during the era of the Shine On album

Jet Shine On: 20 Years On The Story Behind The Song That Changed The Album

Jet’s Shine On turns 20, revisiting the personal story behind its title track, the album’s Australian success and its controversial critical reception.

Tagged as: 20th anniversary, Australian music, Australian rock, Chris Cester, Jet, Jet albums, Nic Cester, Shine On, Shine On song

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Fishbone Turn 170 Russell Into A Frenzy With Four Decades Of Funk, Punk And Ska

by Anna-Maria Megalogenis

Angelo Moore and Fishbone turned 170 Russell into a dancing, crowd-surfing celebration of four decades of ska, funk, punk and metal.

Tagged as: 170 Russell, Angelo Moore, Fishbone, Fishbone Melbourne, Fishbone review, Fishbone setlist, funk, In Your Face, Melbourne Live Music, metal, punk, reggae, ska

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Chicago 18 album cover featuring Chicago during the Jason Scheff era

Chicago 18: The Chicago Album That Rebuilt The Band Without Peter Cetera Turns 40

by Paul Cashmere

Chicago 18 marked a major Chicago lineup change, with Jason Scheff replacing Peter Cetera and session guitarists reshaping the band’s 1986 sound.

Tagged as: 1980s Music, 25 or 6 to 4, Chicago, Chicago 18, classic rock, David Foster, Jason Scheff, Michael Landau, Peter Cetera, Steve Lukather

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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.

Tagged as: 1980s Music, Album Anniversaries, Bizarre Love Triangle, Brotherhood, Factory Records, New Order, post-punk, synth-pop

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Iggy Pop during the Blah-Blah-Blah era in 1986

Iggy Pop’s Blah-Blah-Blah Turns 40 With A David Bowie Connection

by Paul Cashmere

Iggy Pop’s Blah-Blah-Blah turns 40, revisiting the David Bowie collaboration, Real Wild Child (Wild One) and the album’s unexpected commercial breakthrough.

Tagged as: 1980s Music, A&M Records, Blah-Blah-Blah, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Johnny O'Keefe, Real Wild Child, Rock Music, Steve Jones

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Iron Maiden Give Somewhere In Time A 40th Anniversary Return

by Paul Cashmere

Iron Maiden will celebrate 40 years of Somewhere In Time with a new Oxblood vinyl edition, revisiting the album that introduced synthesised textures to their sound.

Tagged as: 40th Anniversary, Adrian Smith, Alexander The Great, Derek Riggs, heavy metal, Iron Maiden, Somewhere In Time, Steve Harris, vinyl, Wasted Years

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Stevie Wonder performing Songs In The Key Of Life during his 50th anniversary tour

Stevie Wonder Turns Songs In The Key Of Life 50th Anniversary

by Paul Cashmere

Stevie Wonder will perform Songs In The Key Of Life in full for 18 concerts marking 50 years since the landmark album was released.

Tagged as: 50th Anniversary, I Wish, motown, music news, Sir Duke, Songs In The Key Of Life, Stevie Wonder, Stevie Wonder Tour, Tamla Records

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Bush Melbourne Review: Gavin Rossdale Looks Beyond The Nostalgia

by Paul Cashmere

Bush’s Melbourne setlist looked beyond nostalgia, with eight of 14 songs drawn from albums released since 2020 and Glycerine given a striking solo treatment.

Tagged as: 1990s Rock, alternative rock, Bush, Bush Melbourne, Bush Setlist, Gavin Rossdale, I Beat Loneliness, John Cain Arena, live music, The Art of Survival

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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.

Tagged as: Album Anniversaries, Brandon Flowers, Hot Fuss, Las Vegas, Read My Mind, Sam’s Town, The Killers, When You Were Young

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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.

Tagged as: 2006 albums, Album Anniversaries, alternative rock, Bill Stevenson, Evan Dando, Garth Hudson, J Mascis, Karl Alvarez, The Lemonheads

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Sheryl Crow performing during the era of her 1996 self-titled album

Sheryl Crow Self-Titled Album Turns 30

by Paul Cashmere

Sheryl Crow, Sheryl Crow album, If It Makes You Happy, Everyday Is A Winding Road, Tuesday Night Music Club, 1996 albums, Grammy Awards, A&M Records

Tagged as: 1996, 30th anniversary, A&M Records, Everyday Is A Winding Road, Grammy Awards, If It Makes You Happy, Sheryl Crow, Sheryl Crow album

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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.

Tagged as: 1990s music, Album Anniversaries, alternative rock, DGC Records, emo, Pinkerton, power pop, Rivers Cuomo, Weezer

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Boston Third Stage 40th anniversary album cover

Boston Third Stage Turns 40

by Paul Cashmere

Boston’s Third Stage turns 40, marking four decades since the album returned Tom Scholz and Brad Delp to the top of the US charts with “Amanda”.

Tagged as: 1986, 40th Anniversary, Amanda, Boston, Brad Delp, MCA Records, rock, Third Stage, Tom Scholz

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Moby’s Animal Rights Turns 30

by Paul Cashmere

Moby’s Animal Rights turns 30, revisiting the 1996 album’s radical shift from electronic music into punk and alternative rock.

Tagged as: 30th anniversary, Alan Moulder, Animal Rights, Mission of Burma, Moby, Mute Records, That's When I Reach For My Revolver

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Alice Cooper performing during the Constrictor era in 1986

Alice Cooper Constrictor Turns 40

by Paul Cashmere

Alice Cooper’s Constrictor turns 40, marking his 1986 return after a three-year hiatus and featuring “He’s Back (The Man Behind the Mask)” and “Teenage Frankenstein”.

Tagged as: 1986, 40th Anniversary, Alice Cooper, Constrictor, Friday the 13th, He's Back, Jason Lives, Kane Roberts, Kip Winger, Teenage Frankenstein, The Man Behind The Mask

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Monty Python’s Spamalot Turns Melbourne Into A Laughing Camelot

by Paul Cashmere

Stephen Curry leads a riotous Melbourne production of Spamalot featuring classic Monty Python lines, Eric Idle as God and the unforgettable Black Knight.

Tagged as: Athenaeum Theatre, Eric Idle, Holy Grail, Life of Brian, Melbourne Theatre, Monty Python, Musical Theatre, Spamalot, Stephen Curry

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The Homecoming Unravels Into A Dark Power Game In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming remains confronting in Melbourne, where a strong Australian cast exposes the dark power struggles, misogyny and manipulation at the heart of the play.

Tagged as: Athenaeum Theatre, Australian Shakespeare Company, Greg Carroll, Harold Pinter, Kate Kendall, Melbourne Theatre, Paul Norton, The Homecoming, theatre

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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.

Tagged as: 1976, Album Anniversaries, Buffalo Springfield, classic rock, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, CSNY, Long May You Run, Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Stills Young Band

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Throwing Muses: 40 Years Of A Landmark Debut

by Paul Cashmere

Throwing Muses’ influential 1986 debut album turns 40, revisiting the record’s 4AD release, songwriting and lasting alternative rock legacy.

Tagged as: 1986, 4AD, alternative rock, Gil Norton, Kristin Hersh, Tanya Donelly, Throwing Muses

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AC/DC Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 50th anniversary Bon Scott Angus Young Malcolm Young

AC/DC Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap Turns 50

by Paul Cashmere

AC/DC’s Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap turns 50, revisiting the 1976 Bon Scott album, its different international editions and lasting catalogue significance.

Tagged as: 50th Anniversary, AC/DC, Angus Young, Australian rock, Bon Scott, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, hard rock, Malcolm Young, Mark Evans, Phil Rudd

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Ben Kweller performing on stage during the 2006 era of his self-titled album

Ben Kweller Celebrates 20 Years Of His Self-Titled Album

by Paul Cashmere

Ben Kweller’s 2006 self-titled third album marked a major change in his recording process, with the singer-songwriter playing every instrument on the Gil Norton-produced record.

Tagged as: ATO Records, Ben Kweller, Ben Kweller Album, Gil Norton, indie rock, One Minute Pop Song, Thirteen, This Is War

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Elton John performing at piano for The Captain & The Kid era

Elton John The Captain & The Kid Turns 20

by Paul Cashmere

Elton John and Bernie Taupin’s The Captain & The Kid turns 20 in September 2026, marking two decades since the songwriting partnership revisited the autobiographical story begun with Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy.

Tagged as: 20th anniversary, Bernie Taupin, Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy, Elton John, Elton John Albums, music history, Rock Music, The Captain & The Kid

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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.

Tagged as: 1990s music, Album Anniversaries, Mike Ness, punk, Punk rock, Social Distortion, Southern California, White Light White Heat White Trash

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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.

Tagged as: 1996 Albums, Album Anniversaries, Bill Ham, Billy Gibbons, Blues Rock, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard, Rhythmeen, Texas rock, ZZ Top

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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.

Tagged as: 1990s music, Album Anniversaries, Epic Records, Fire Garden, guitar, Instrumental Rock, Steve Vai

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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.

Tagged as: 1990s music, Album Anniversaries, alternative rock, Cake, Fashion Nugget, Greg Brown, I Will Survive, John McCrea, The Distance

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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.

Tagged as: 1970s music, Album Anniversaries, Beatles solo albums, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Ringo’s Rotogravure, The Beatles

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Angus & Julia Stone performing during the Karaoke Bar era

Nina Simone’s Wild Is The Wind Turns 60

by Paul Cashmere

Nina Simone’s Wild Is The Wind turns 60, marking six decades of an album that became one of the defining recordings of her Philips Records period.

Tagged as: 1966, album anniversary, blues, David Bowie, Four Women, jazz, Nina Simone, Philips Records, soul, Wild Is The Wind

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Television Is Not Dead, But Network TV Is No Longer The Centre Of The Business

by Paul Cashmere

The 2026 Emmy nominations reveal how streaming has transformed television, while traditional networks retain important strengths in reality, variety and live programming.

Tagged as: 2026 Emmys, Emmy Awards, House of Cards, Netflix, network television, reality TV, streaming, television, TV Industry, variety television

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Scissor Sisters Ta-Dah album artwork 20th anniversary

Scissor Sisters Ta-Dah Turns 20

by Paul Cashmere

Scissor Sisters’ Ta-Dah turns 20 in September 2026, revisiting the album’s chart success, I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ and place in the band’s catalogue.

Tagged as: 2006, 20th anniversary, Ana Matronic, dance, Elton John, I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’, Jake Shears, pop, Scissor Sisters, Ta-Dah

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The Black Keys Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney Magic Potion 20th anniversary

The Black Keys’ Magic Potion Turns 20

The Black Keys' fourth studio album, and their first for Nonesuch Records, marked a pivotal stage in the Akron duo's development while preserving the stripped-back recording approach of their early work.

September 12, 2026