Brendan Manley
20 Years Ago: Rage Against the Machine Reemerge More Ferocious Than Ever With ‘Evil Empire’
Rage could've come and gone like so many of the rap-metal clones that swam in their wake. Instead, they came back angrier, tighter and more brilliant than ever.
26 Years Ago: Green Day Debut With the Raucous and Raw Pop-Punk Precursor ’39/Smooth’
Green Day's 1990 debut full-length is pretty rough and raw compared to their later releases, but it also contains tantalizing hints of what would follow.
St. Vincent Will Make Her Directorial Debut With All-Female Horror Anthology ‘XX’
The multifaceted Annie Clark will bring her love of gore to the big screen in the upcoming female-centric horror anthology in the vein of 'V/H/S.'
20 Years Ago: Layne Staley Performs One of His Final Shows With Alice In Chains for ‘Unplugged’
Alice In Chains resurfaced for the first time in two years to record for MTV, but it's unlikely anyone knew it would be one of their singer's final shows.
Album Review: Weezer, ‘The White Album’
Weezer's tenth album is like a 'Star Wars' sequel: You hope it reminds you of the early stuff and avoids the trappings of the iffy follow-ups. But does it?
14 Years Ago: Alice In Chains Frontman Layne Staley Dies From a Drug Overdose
While the world wouldn't know it for another two weeks, it was 14 years ago today that the reclusive frontman of Alice in Chains died of a heroin overdose.
April 5, 1994: Kurt Cobain Dies at His Seattle Home
More than two decades after the death of the iconic Nirvana frontman, we're still left wondering what exactly happened in Seattle on April 5, 1994.
15 Years Ago: Alkaline Trio Embrace the Mainstream With ‘From Here To Infirmary’
Some thought Chicago trio Alkaline Trio veered too close to conventional rock with their third album, but it remains a vital (and catchy) influence on millennial punk.
18 Years Ago: Scott Weiland Goes Solo With the Weird and Brilliant ’12 Bar Blues’
During a break from Stone Temple Pilots in 1998, the late Scott Weiland unveiled a carnivalesque solo debut that marked his creative peak.
20 Years Ago: Stone Temple Pilots Release ‘Tiny Music… Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop’
In some ways, STP's experimental 1996 album could be considered the true swan song of the late Scott Weiland – and he realized it, too.