Why Dave Navarro? For the year the Peppers traded “funk” for “goth-glam,” resulting in a lot of heavy eyeliner and one very expensive lightbulb suit.… Read More »1995 Archive: The Red Hot Chili Peppers “One Hot Minute”

Why the saxophones? For a band that proved you can become a stadium act just by playing 12-minute songs that make college students feel “deep.”… Read More »1995 Classic: The Dave Matthews Band “Crash”

Why the teenagers? For proving that three 15-year-old Australians could sound more depressed and distorted than most 30-year-olds in Seattle. Part of the 42 Musician… Read More »1995 Vintage: The Silverchair “Frogstomp”

Why the rumors? For the year five girls in London started rehearsing a manifesto of “Girl Power” that was about to destroy the planet in… Read More »1995 Archive: The Spice Girls (The Pre-game)