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jazz Pop

A Centennial Fit for a King

March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Centennial, Nat "King" Cole, Natalie Cole

Two new collections help Nat “King” Cole turn 100 in proper fashion

Psychedelics Rock

Welcome to the House of Fun

March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments ATO Records, Les Claypool, Sean Lennon, The Lennon-Claypool Delirium

Heading South of Reality with the Lennon-Claypool Delirium

Hard Rock Rock

Ladies and Gentlemen, Whether You Like It Or Not

March 8, 2019March 8, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1999, 20th Anniversary, Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Hedwig and the Angry Inch at 20

Psychedelics

Turn Off Your Mind, Relax and Float Downstream

March 4, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1967, Dr. Timothy Leary, Psychedelia

Taking a trip with Timothy Leary

Pop Remembrance Rock

What Do You Expect Me To Say

February 27, 2019February 28, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Mike Nesmith, Peter Tork, The Monkees

An exclusive interview from 2016 with the late Peter Tork

Pop Rock

George Harrison on George Harrison

February 20, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, The Beatles

40 years of the Quiet Beatle’s eponymous opus

Rock

His Best Man Was A King

February 19, 2019February 21, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Elvis Presley, George Klein, Memphis

Remembering legendary Memphis DJ and Elvis Presley’s closest confidant George Klein

Pop Punk

When They Came Around

February 14, 2019February 14, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day, Mike Dirnt, Tre Cool

How Green Day’s Dookie filled the gap in 1994

Pop Rock

Get Back To Where You Once Belonged

February 8, 2019February 12, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Peter Jackson, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

The Long and Winding Road to the Reissue of The Beatles’ Let It Be

Rock

Jimi’s City

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Jimi Hendrix, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Seattle

A new Hendrix exhibit keeps its eye on Seattle

Remembrance Rock

True Love Ways

February 3, 2019February 3, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1959, Buddy Holly, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

On the 60th anniversary of “The Day the Music Died,” Buddy Holly is still taking us in new directions

Alternative Rock Folk Hard Rock Rock

Another Side Of Alice

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, Alice in Chains, Jerry Cantrell, Layne Staley

On 25 years of Alice In Chains’ EP masterpiece

Experimental Folk Hard Rock Heavy Metal Punk

Five More Seattle Acts to (Re)Discover

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Green River, Love Battery, Mother Love Bone, Sub Pop, U-Men

These Jet City staples also played key roles in laying the groundwork for the Great Grunge Explosion

Experimental Pop

A Young Person’s Guide To Kate Bush (1978 – 1993)

January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Columbia Records, EMI, Kate Bush, Rhino Records

Assessing the catalog of art pop’s one true queen

Classical Pop

The Carpenters Meet The Philharmonic

December 25, 2018December 27, 2018 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment Karen Carpenter, Richard Carpenter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Carpenters

The music of the sublime sibling duo is the latest to get an orchestral overhaul

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