Brendan Manley

With old-school rhyme schemes, lo-fi punk, a little Latin flavor and a lot of their trademark pop culture snark, Beastie Boys unleashed a mid-'90s masterpiece.

In 1996, Sublime became one of the biggest bands on the planet after the release of their self-titled major label debut. But Bradley Nowell was already gone.

The 1999 pop-punk classic will be available on translucent blue vinyl in June.

Influential '90s hip-hop trio Digable Planets have announced they'll play nine dates between May and August.

Rage could've come and gone like so many of the rap-metal clones that swam in their wake. Instead, they came back angrier, tighter and more brilliant than ever.

Weezer's tenth album is like a 'Star Wars' sequel: You hope it reminds you of the early stuff and avoids the trappings of the iffy follow-ups. But does it?

Wedged between the decline of grunge and the emergence of nu-metal, 1996 was a banner year for innovative and eclectic music. Now prepare to feel old.

Green Day followed up the massive mainstream success of 'Dookie' with an antagonistic pop-punk album that hearkens to their earliest underground roots.

With an eclectic, third-wave ska sound and a whole lot of Gwen Stefani, No Doubt changed the face of mainstream rock.

In the midst of a wave of pop-punk they helped prompt, Green Day embraced the pop side of the equation with their sleek and slower sixth album.

The second album from Oasis didn't just crown them kings of Britpop, it put the brothers Gallagher atop the entire rock world.