Category Archives: radical

1998

Posted on July 30, 2012 by screemz

In a time long ago and a galaxy not so far away… the year 1998: January: Nepalese police intercept a shipment of 272 human skulls in Kathmandu February:  Iraqi President Saddam Hussein negotiates a deal with U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, allowing weapons inspectors to return to Baghdad, preventing military … Continue reading →

Posted in 1998, 90's, All Natural Lemon and Lime Flavors, alt rock, alternametal, Amon Tobin, art school, Autechre, avant garde, Beastie Boys, Big Lebowski, Bill Clinton, Boredoms, Chicago, Clutch, Coen Bros., college, college parties, comedy, dark humor, Darren Aronofsky, death, death metal, DJ Krush, DJ Spooky, Don Caballero, doom, downtempo, drum n bass, electronic music, experimental, Faith No More, film, future, Gang Starr, godspeed you black emperor!, google, Gorguts, groove metal, heavy metal, helmet, hiphop, Hunter S Thompson, Hurricane Mitch, idm, International Space Station, Japan, Josh Homme, live, Massive Attack, math rock, Meshuggah, movies, mp3, noise rock, Phil Hartman, post-rock, psychedelic, Queens of the Stone Age, radical, rock, Rush, social commentary, Sonic Youth, Squarepusher, summer, technical death metal, thrash, Tortoise, Unwound | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

1996

Posted on March 6, 2012 by screemz

All kinds of notable events occurred in 1996, like when a blizzard hit the east coast region with a brutal 2 and a half feet of snowfall early in the year… which was followed up by the North Cape oil … Continue reading →

Posted in 1996, 70s, 90's, alt rock, alternametal, Aphex Twin, art school, Carcass, cars, cassette, college, college parties, dark humor, death, doom, drone, electronic music, film, funk, future, groove metal, heavy metal, hiphop, idm, industrial, jazz, kraut rock, live, melvins, Mike Patton, Ministry, noise, noise rock, politics, punk, radical, rock, sci-fi, Sepultura, social commentary, star wars, Stereolab, synth, technology, The Empire Strikes Back, thrash, Tipsy, tool, tribal, Unabomber, Unwound | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

1995

Posted on January 19, 2012 by screemz

’95 was kicked off by the World Trade Organization replacing the General Agreement on Tarriffs and Trade. It had the usual large earthquakes, avalances, hurricanes and other natural disasters. Hackers hacked some of the US’s most secure computer systems. The … Continue reading →

Posted in 1995, 90's, alt rock, alternametal, cassette, Don Caballero, future, groove metal, heavy metal, Jackie Chan, live, lucrative, Mike Patton, Mr. Bungle, natural disasters, noise rock, punk, radical, Rob Crow, rock, sci-fi, star wars, summer, synth, technology, tool, Unwound, Wesley Willis | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

1994

Posted on October 13, 2011 by screemz

“What is the internet, anyway?” Bryant Gumbel not only does not know what the internet is, he doesn’t know what an @ is. This video was quite a hilarious find… even if it is off camera. Gumbel seems to think … Continue reading →

Posted in 1994, 90's, Acid Bath, Adrian Belew, alt rock, alternametal, Brant Bjork, comedy, dark humor, death, failure, Godflesh, groove metal, grunge, heavy metal, industrial, internet, Josh Homme, Justin K. Broadrick, Kyuss, NIN, Nirvana, noise rock, Portishead, punk, radical, rock, summer, thrash | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

1993

Posted on August 2, 2011 by screemz

’93… summer… Lollapalooza. still have that shirt In the 90’s Lollapalooza was a pretty big deal. It was a traveling fest, and 1993 was perhaps the year it really hit its stride. It was the first year I went anyway … Continue reading →

Posted in 1993, 90's, alt rock, alternametal, Bill Hicks, Carcass, Del the Funky Homosapien, early computer graphics, funk, Great Flood of '93, groove metal, grunge, high school, hiphop, holy wars, internet, Lollapalooza '93, Michael Jordan, Nirvana, politics, punk, radical, rock, Sleep, sports | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

1992

Posted on July 7, 2011 by screemz

1992 was my sophomore year in high school. I was listening to mostly albums like ‘And Justice For All’, AC/DC, and a lot of the usual stuff a teenage guy waiting to be able to drive and buy a car … Continue reading →

Posted in 1992, 90's, alt rock, alternametal, amphetamine reptile, groove metal, grunge, heavy metal, helmet, high school, industrial, live, melvins, noise rock, radical, rock, soundgarden, thrash | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

1991

Posted on July 3, 2011 by screemz

1991 was overflowing with new music and sounds, as well as more of a throwback to the 60’s and 70’s but mixed with new combinations. Fashion started to change yet again, bands were going for different sounds (but partly rooted … Continue reading →

Posted in 1991, 90's, alt rock, Corrosion of Conformity, heavy metal, Mr. Bungle, My Bloody Valentine, Nirvana, Prong, Prove You Wrong, punk, radical, rock, Sepultura | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

1990

Posted on June 21, 2011 by screemz

The 90’s I remember to be split into 2 halves: the first half beginning with what looked to be a hypercolored extension of the 80’s, where extremeness had just begun to outdo itself, over and over and over again. The … Continue reading →

Posted in 1990, 90's, action movies, david lynch, desert storm, heavy metal, high school, holy wars, horror movies, live, movies, Nintendo, Primus, punk, radical, rock, sci-fi, social commentary, television, the jesus lizard, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

1989

Posted on June 12, 2011 by screemz

Many things happened in 1989… some of which were rather important. Reagan’s farewell speech… thus ending the Reagan years. The actor president had many quirks (astrology, superstition, infatuation with outer space and extraterrestrials, contradictory views, etc) but was quite celebrated … Continue reading →

Posted in 1989, 80's X-Men, 80s, 80s music, action movies, Berlin Wall, comic books, Faith No More, Frank Zappa, funk, heavy metal, live, melvins, Mike Patton, Mr. Bungle, punk, radical, reagan era, rock | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

1986

Posted on May 29, 2011 by screemz

Now that is an 80’s sweater. Alf was a big highlight for me as a kid. It was funny and grown up enough that my parents could watch it too. A good lighthearted comedy about aliens that looked like big … Continue reading →

Posted in 1986, 80's X-Men, 80s, 80s music, 80s television, BMX, cassette, Chernobyl, Dead Milkmen, hiphop, jazz, radical, reagan era, Sun Ra, television, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment