Tag Archives: rock

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

1997

Posted on June 23, 2012 by screemz

On March 4th of 1997, Bill Clinton banned federal funding of research into human cloning. In other news, HAL9000 is activated in the ‘2001’ universe on January 17th, 1997. In the Terminator milieu, Skynet is goin’ live on August 29th. Even … Continue reading →

Posted in 1997, 90's, alt rock, alternametal, art school, Bill Clinton, Brutal Truth, Cheer Accident, Chicago, college, college parties, drone, duo, fantasy, future, grindcore, heavy metal, movies, Nebula, noise rock, Orange Goblin, Portishead, psychedelic, radiohead, rock, Rush, sci-fi, Subarachnoid Space, Thingy, Ween | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a 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

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

1988

Posted on June 3, 2011 by screemz

Over time, My Bloody Valentine has grown to be one of my favorite bands. I didn’t actually hear ‘Loveless’ until around ’98, and I had a good 5 years of listening to just that album and none of their other … Continue reading →

Posted in 1988, 80s, 80s music, 80s pop, action movies, Bill Hicks, funk, heavy metal, jazz, live, Living Colour, My Bloody Valentine, punk, reagan era, rock, sci-fi, social commentary, They Live!, Uncategorized, Weird Al | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

1985

Posted on May 29, 2011 by screemz

Stay with me here, forever. Yes, The Matrix circa 1985. The Twilight Zone 80’s incarnation was one of many great 80’s shows like Tales from the Darkside, Ripley’s Believe It Or Not and Amazing Stories. I used to really enjoy watching … Continue reading →

Posted in 1985, 80s, 80s music, 80s pop, 80s television, action movies, Amazing Stories, Bears, dark humor, heavy metal, horror movies, live, movies, punk, radical, Ripley's Believe It Or Not, rock, Slayer, sports, Tales From the Darkside, television, Twilight Zone, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

1980

Posted on May 22, 2011 by screemz

Blue Oyster Cult live in 1980 performing “Godzilla”. I first started loving this song as covered by Fu Manchu, but over time I began to appreciate Blue Oyster Cult more. They have some of the best songs in rock, albeit … Continue reading →

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