Guns N' Roses may have become one of the biggest rock bands in history, but without one A&R representative willing to trust his instincts, the iconic album Appetite for Destruction may never have reached the audience it deserved.

Chris Cornell's powerful notes, technical vocal ability, emotional expression and sheer raw power would become the juice that helped define Soundgarden’s unique sound and walk on stage as the rock god, he so effortlessly embodied.

Chris Cornell’s songwriting would go on to span a diverse catalogue of more than 200 songs across Soundgarden, his side project Temple of the Dog, his solo career and, later, Audioslave becaming one of the most distinctive and respected voices and songwriters to emerge from the grunge era. 

Amid this familiar pop culture was a strong shade of artistic brilliance weaving its way through this era, one darker, stranger and infinitely more mysterious. A filmmaker named David Lynch quietly entered our suburban lounge rooms through the weekly television series Twin Peaks. Every episode felt unlike anything we had seen before: mystery without easy answers, beauty entangled with terror, and a dreamlike world where nothing was quite what it seemed.

By stripping away the details, Piet Mondrian believed a beauty in harmony was revealed that could move not only the artist deeply but the viewer also. A revealing of universal truths through extreme simplicity, geometry and balance. 

Deborah Harry entered the world with a Cancer Sun — not as innocence, but as a memory already formed. Her Sun, Saturn, and South Node also gather in this sign, creating a soul steeped in emotional knowing. Guest astrologer and author, Kylie Jane.

Basquiat drew from a vast range of influences—art, music, culture, and neo-spirituality. His drive is a defining trait, one that deserves both recognition and inspiration. There’s an unwavering focus to his work, a sense of purpose rooted in the Black community, and a rare ability to stay in flow with the moment. Where life meets art, and art paints life.

Kandinsky emphasized contrast and harmony as tools for creating rhythm and movement, much like in musical composition. He saw colors as relational forces, where the interaction of color, shape, and negative space produces the “music” of the painting.

As Mama’s Gun reaches its 25th anniversary, we return to an album that feels less like a recording and more like an invocation - a mixology of soul, jazz, reggae, hip-hop, and spiritual truth.