MAY 1992: Radiohead, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Gang Starr, Iron Maiden, Stereolab, Indigo Girls

MAY 1992: Radiohead, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Gang Starr, Iron Maiden, Stereolab, Indigo Girls

May 1992 was another legendary month of album releases, with Radiohead's first EP, Drill; Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds with the haunting and chaotic Henry's Dream; Gang Starr's 3rd hip hop masterpiece Daily Operation; Euro art rockers Stereolab with their debut album Peng!; Iron Maiden's dense and heavy Fear of the Dark; and the Indigo Girls continuing their run of '90s classics with Rites of Passage. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4wyotFd3dCYlkalNHAR2lF?si=090af591ec594422 [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4wyotFd3dCYlkalNHAR2lF?si=090af591ec594422] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 120months.substack.com/subscribe [https://120months.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

APRIL 1992: Beastie Boys, Pavement, The Cure, Annie Lennox, The Breeders, L7, Tom Waits

April 1992 saw album releases from some of the biggest performers of the decade: Beastie Boys with a huge sonic leap forward on Check Your Head; Pavement's indie rock masterpiece Slanted and Enchanted: The Cure's poppier sound on Wish; Annie Lennox's haunting, impressive solo debut, Diva; L7's angry, hilarious alt rock on the Butch Vig-produced Bricks Are Heavy; The Breeders with solid EP, Safari; and Tom Waits' heavy, beautiful soundtrack for Jim Jarmusch's film Night On Earth. Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0tj5iTp3bYLdt9i8Li0ljK?si=23558af031f94d3a [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0tj5iTp3bYLdt9i8Li0ljK?si=23558af031f94d3a] #breeders #thecure #alternativerock #beastieboys #annielennox #L7 #pavement #stephenmalkmus #butchvig #90s #90smusic This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 120months.substack.com/subscribe [https://120months.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

MARCH 1992, Part Two: PJ Harvey, k.d. lang, White Zombie, Gwar, Body Count, They Might Be Giants, The Jesus and Mary Chain

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit 120months.substack.com [https://120months.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7] Our survey of albums released in March 1992 continues with the haunting Ingenue from k.d. lang; They Might Be Giants' darker-themed Apollo 18; Body Count's mystifyingly horrible debut Body Count; Gwar's hilarious America Must Be Destroyed; White Zombie's third album, La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Vol. 1; PJ Harvey's incredible debut, Dry; and the Jesus and Mary Chain's snotty departure, Honey's Dead. Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3FfFE1tCX9T0bUjtbYb13B?si=e0d9d585a12949c5 [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3FfFE1tCX9T0bUjtbYb13B?si=e0d9d585a12949c5] #pjharvey #whitezombie #gwar #90smusic #90srock #theymightbegiants #music #1990s #1992

MARCH 1992, Part One: Tool, Bad Religion, Cracker, David Byrne, King's X, Concrete Blonde, and more...

March 1992 is stacked with big releases, so here's Part One of an incredible month of music: Tool's debut EP, Opiate; Bad Religion's iconic Generator; Cracker's hilarious, often poignant eponymous debut; David Byrne's 3rd solo album, Uh-Oh; solid classic rock from King's X on their self-titled album; Walking in London, the fourth studio album from Concrete Blonde; and truly inspired political hip hop from The Disposable Heroes of Hiphopcrisy on the now classic Hypocrisy is the Greatest Luxury.Check out the full March 1992 playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5t5x7zwaeoEZ0sOPdBMeu7?si=678b2511be344b6f [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5t5x7zwaeoEZ0sOPdBMeu7?si=678b2511be344b6f]#90s #90smusic #podcast #hiphop #90shiphop #1990s #music #alternativerock #badreligion #punk #tool This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 120months.substack.com/subscribe [https://120months.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

FEBRUARY 1992: Alice in Chains, Social Distortion, Rollins Band, Pantera, The Sugarcubes, Guided By Voices

It's February 1992 and we're listening to Sap, an incredible EP from Alice in Chains featuring Chris Cornell, Mark Arm, and Ann Wilson; Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell, a solid collection of outlaw country punk from Social Distortion; End of Silence, a surprisingly crushing and dynamic album from Rollins Band; Vulgar Display of Power, top shelf classic metal from Pantera; Stick Around for Joy, the final album from the charming Icelandic pop band The Sugarcubes, before lead singer Bjork took off into solo superstardom; and Propeller, another collection of insane, often beautiful, indie rock compositions from Guided By Voices. Full playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/14teVfL9KkJTjhyXB6nN7l?si=af9411a566ba4151 [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/14teVfL9KkJTjhyXB6nN7l?si=af9411a566ba4151] #bjork #pantera #heavymetal #henryrollins #aliceinchains #socialdistortion #90srock #90smusic #1990s #90s This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 120months.substack.com/subscribe [https://120months.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]