Poor Darby Crash. The guy wanted to be a legend, but he timed his suicide poorly.
On Diffuser: 35 Years Ago — Germs Frontman Darby Crash Dies of an Intentional Overdose
On Diffuser: 15 Years Ago – Rage Against the Machine Make Their Own Mixtape With ‘Renegades’
Cover albums are usually throwaway novelties. Not so with Rage Against the Machine’s Renegades.
Cover Stories: Smashing Pumpkins, ‘Siamese Dream’
Look at those two little cuties on the cover of Smashing Pumpkin’s Siamese Dream. Don’t you just want to pinch their cheeks?
On Diffuser: Cover Stories — Muse, ‘Absolution’
Muse’s Absolution sports a great album cover. There’s a good reason for that.
On Diffuser: 25 Years Ago — Bad Religion Sharpen Their Edge ‘Against the Grain’
Hardcore punk can get monotonous. That’s why you need a little Bad Religion in your stacks.
On Diffuser: 30 Years Ago – The Jesus and Mary Chain Dish Out ‘Psychocandy’
Here’s one of the great post-punk albums of the mid-80s.
On Diffuser: 22 Years Ago – Nirvana Unplug For MTV and Create Another Landmark Album
Great albums don’t usually come out of TV appearances. Nirvana changed that.
On Diffuser: 15 Years Ago – The New Pornographers Debut With ‘Mass Romantic’
The New Pornographers’ debut is a really special beast.
On Diffuser: Cover Stories — Neutral Milk Hotel, ‘In the Aeroplane Over the Sea’
What’s up with the lady with the drum for a head?
On Diffuser: 29 Years Ago – Beastie Boys Bridge the Rap and Rock Divide With ‘Licensed to Ill’
I was no fan of the Beastie Boys’ debut album.
