'80s '90s '00s Featured News Music The Spotlight Sub Pop Celebrates 30+ Years of Grunge: Relive These 5 Essential Albums Share on Facebook 80s | April 5, 2019 Smells like 30 years ago DGC Records On the 25th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death, we’re taking a look back at the label that kick-started off his and so many other careers. In 1988, Timothy Dalton was James Bond, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were two years old and already famous, and Britpop topped the album charts. But something was brewing in Seattle, and we don’t mean at Starbucks. Sub Pop, a Grunge label established in 1988 to represent the artists of the bourgeoning Seattle music scene (as it was originally known) is celebrating their 30th anniversary this month with a celebration called SPF30, grunge legends in tow. Need a refresher on the origins of the fuzzy-guitared, long-haired genre that gave us iconic musicians like Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl and Chris Cornell? Grab yourself a Redhook Ale and enjoy this brief history of grunge. [playbuzz-item item=”1b419255-a402-4a96-974d-29458a3fc516″ format=”story”] Share On Facebook Privacy Policy Cookies Policy Do Not Sell My Personal Information © 2021 MP3.com We use cookies and similar technologies to understand how you use our services, improve your experience and serve you personalized content and advertising as described in our Cookies Policy and Privacy Policy. Accept All Reject All Manage Cookies

'80s '90s '00s Featured News Music The Spotlight The 20 Absolute Best Songs from John Hughes Movies, Ranked Share on Facebook Featured | December 21, 2018 Life moves pretty fast, so we’re hitting rewind and celebrating tunes that are some kind of wonderful. (See what we did there?) 20th Century Fox/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock (5884224ac) If there’s a continuous thread through John Hughes’ movies of the 1980s and 1990s –– from Sixteen Candles to The Breakfast Club, from Planes, Trains & Automobiles to Home Alone –– it’s not Molly Ringwald. Nope: It’s not John Candy, either. It’s music. Whether Hughes wrote, directed, produced or did all three jobs at once, he helped create unforgettable movies that, time and again, produced memorable musical moments. [playbuzz-item item=”f5f4cf8e-a750-4d5c-bb1b-1317ac71f4bb” format=”story”] Share On Facebook Privacy Policy Cookies Policy Do Not Sell My Personal Information © 2021 MP3.com We use cookies and similar technologies to understand how you use our services, improve your experience and serve you personalized content and advertising as described in our Cookies Policy and Privacy Policy. Accept All Reject All Manage Cookies