Why the hair? For the year Jon Bon Jovi cut his hair and the world realized he was still a rock star, but now he… Read More »1995 Vintage: The Bon Jovi “These Days”

Why the speed? For a follow-up album so fast and angry it felt like the band was personally apologizing for becoming millionaires the year before.… Read More »1995 Classic: The Green Day “Insomniac”

Why the dog mask? For a music video that proved that French robots were coming to save the dance floor, one boombox at a time.… Read More »1995 Archive: The Daft Punk “Da Funk”

Why the tragedy? For a year that saw the rise of a Queen of Tejano music whose voice was so big it united two cultures,… Read More »1995 Vintage: The Selena Legacy

Why the candles? For a performance so haunting it felt like a goodbye, proving that grunge’s darkness wasn’t a costume—it was a reality. Part of… Read More »1995 Archive: The Alice in Chains “Unplugged”

Why the Mad Max video? For proving that if the world ends, it’s going to be a giant party in the desert hosted by Death… Read More »1995 Classic: The Dr. Dre & 2Pac “California Love”

Why the veganism? For an album that proved electronic music could have a conscience, even if most people just wanted to dance to it. Part… Read More »1995 Vintage: The Moby “Everything is Wrong”

Why the supermarket? For Jarvis Cocker proving that “slumming it” with the working class is only fun until you realize they don’t have a backup… Read More »1995 Vintage: The Pulp “Common People”

Temples of Boom”: Why the dark beats? For proving that hip-hop could be spooky, foggy, and very, very herbal. Part of the 42 Musician &… Read More »1995 Archive: The Cypress Hill “III

Why the helpline? For the year Robbie Williams left the band, causing so much national trauma in the UK that the government actually had to… Read More »1995 Vintage: The Take That Split