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Muse's 'Black Holes and Revelations' turns 20. Do "Knights of Cydonia" and "Supermassive Black Hole" still hold up? Does the latter still fulfill our vampire baseball dreams?
Outlandish editions are nothing new to collectors, but once in a while you find something that far exceeds any Record Store Day exclusive. We went digging for the editions that are at least a little (and often a lot) extra.
Madonna's third studio album turns 40 on June 30. Influencing countless acts since, it proved Madonna was more than "Like a Virgin," and opened the door to experimentation.
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Our Thoughts On...
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In honor of Father's Day, Tony Dehner set out to define the amorphous genre of music known as "Dad Rock," and almost succeeded. -
The new self-released single "Renaissance Man," from longtime friend of Studio One Elizabeth Moen, is inspired by an all-too-familiar sort of person. -
The Smiths’ "The Queen Is Dead" turns 40. Its legacy has been established as an indie rock masterpiece, and it's influenced countless acts since.
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Is there really that much of a difference between Fall Out Boy and Duran Duran? -
How did a "demotivational" TikTok dolphin meme lead to one of the most successful rebrands in pop music history? Zara Larsson may hold the answer. -
Studio One’s series At 20 finds our resident elder Millennial strapping on his bifocals to examine Pearl Jam's self-titled as it nears drinking age. -
The Strokes is one of the most successful bands of the last 25 years, with the immortal album "Is This It?" under their belt. However, they've had a lot of ups and downs, and it begs the question: Is the band still good in 2026? -
The Flaming Lips 2006 album 'At War with the Mystics' is a record filled to the brim with equal parts optimism and uncertainty of our place among the stars.
