Author: Kara Tucker

Beatle Rock 

Tomorrow Never Knows: The Beatles’ Revolver Turns 60

July 20, 2026July 20, 2026 Kara Tucker 4 Comments 1966, 60th anniversary, Capitol Records, Eleanor Rigby, George Harrison, I'm Only Sleeping, John Lennon, Klaus Voormann, Parlophone Records, Paul McCartney, Revolver, Ringo Starr, Taxman, The Beatles, Yellow Submarine

An in-depth look into one of the Fabs’ finest albums

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Pop Rock 

Here Today: The Beach Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds’ at 60

May 16, 2026May 16, 2026 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1966, 60th anniversary, Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Bruce Johnston, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys, The Wrecking Crew

Looking back on Brian Wilson’s towering monument of melody

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Alternative Rock Rock 

Manifest Density: Local H’s ‘As Good As Dead’ Turns 30

April 30, 2026May 1, 2026 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1996, As Good As Dead, Eddie Vedder, Illinois, Island Records, Joe Bosso, Joe Daniels, Local H., Nirvana, Scott Lucas, Zion

Looking back on the American power duo’s sophomore classic

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Beatle Pop Rock 

Nowhere Men: The Beatles’ Rubber Soul at 60

December 6, 2025December 6, 2025 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1965, 60th anniversary, Drive My Car, George Harrison, Girl, In My Life, John Lennon, Nowhere Man, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Rubber Soul, The Beatles

Looking back on the Fabs’ transitional classic

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Rock 

Good Company: Queen’s A Night at the Opera Turns 50

November 28, 2025November 28, 2025 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1975, A Night at the Opera, Bohemian Rhapsody, Brian May, Elektra Records, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Queen, Roger Taylor, Roy Thomas Baker

Looking back on their breakthrough 4th LP

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Bruce Rock 

Wings for Wheels: Born to Run at 50

August 27, 2025August 28, 2025 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1975, 50th anniversary, Born To Run, Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Clarence Clemons, David Sancious, Jungleland, Max Weinberg, Roy Bittan, Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out

Looking back on an album that still defines the essence of Bruce Springsteen 

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Disco 

Get Down Tonight: KC & The Sunshine Band’s 2nd LP at 50

July 30, 2025July 30, 2025 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1975, 50th anniversary, Boogie Shoes, Get Down Tonight, Harry Wayne Casey, KC & The Sunshine Band, Saturday Night Fever, That's The Way (I Like It)

Celebrating a half-century of a disco essential

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Metal! Remembrance Rock 

Ozzy Osbourne: The Death of a Prince

July 24, 2025July 25, 2025 Kara Tucker 0 Comments Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Blizzard Of Ozz, Diary Of A Madman, Geezer Butler, Ozzy, Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, RIP, Sharon Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Zakk Wylde

Remembering heavy metal’s greatest singer

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Alternative Rock Rock 

It’s Like Rain: Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill at 30

June 18, 2025June 18, 2025 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1995, 30th Anniversary, Alanis Morissette, Canada, Dave Navarro, Flea, Glen Ballard, Head Over Feet, Ironic, Jagged Little Pill, You Oughta Know

Looking back on a Canadian pop milestone

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Funk Remembrance Soul 

Forever Fresh: Sly Stone Remembered

June 11, 2025June 11, 2025 Kara Tucker 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Cynthia Robinson, Graham Central Station, Greg Errico, Larry Graham, Lil Wayne, RIP, Sly and the Family Stone, Sly Stone, Sylvester Stewart, The Viscaynes

The funk/soul genius died this week at 82

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Rock 

Sweet Emotion: Aerosmith’s Toys in the Attic at 50

April 9, 2025April 10, 2025 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1975, 50th anniversary, Aerosmith, Brad Whitford, Columbia Records, Joe Perry, Joey Kramer, Run DMC, Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton, Toys in the Attic

Looking back on the Boston band’s most successful ’70s LP

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Fusion jazz Rock 

Chain Lightning: Steely Dan’s Katy Lied at 50

April 2, 2025April 2, 2025 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1975, 50th anniversary, ABC Records, Bad Sneakers, Black Friday, Donald Fagen, Katy Lied, Steely Dan, Walter Becker

Looking back at the album that made Becker and Fagen studio masters (and hermits)

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Glam Punk Remembrance Rock 

David Johansen: The Last Doll

March 2, 2025March 2, 2025 Kara Tucker 0 Comments Buster Poindexter, David Johansen, New York Dolls, RIP, Staten Island, The David Johansen Group

Honoring the man sometimes known as Buster Poindexter

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jazz Remembrance Soul 

Remembering Quincy Jones

November 7, 2024November 7, 2024 Kara Tucker 1 Comment James Ingram, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Quincy Jones, RIP, Sidney Lumet, Soul Bossa Nova, Stevie Wonder, Truman Capote

The legendary music producer lived a full life on borrowed time

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New Wave Prince Rock Soul 

How Purple Rain Cemented Prince’s Path to Immortality

June 26, 2024June 26, 2024 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1984, 40th Anniversary, Apollonia, Bobby Z, Brown Mark, Darling Nikki, Dr. Fink, Dreams, James Foley, Let's Go Crazy, Lisa Coleman, Prince, Prince and the Revolution, Purple Rain, The Time, Vanity, Wendy Melvoin, When Doves Cry, William Blinn

Looking back on 40 years of the soundtrack to the Purple One’s cinematic breakthrough

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