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Author: Kara Tucker

Alternative Rock Electronic Experimental Rock 

He Talks In Maths: OK Computer at 25

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1997, 25th Anniversary, Airbag, Colin Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Jonny Greenwood, Lucky, OK Computer, Paranoid Android, Phil Selway, Radiohead, Subterranean Homesick Alien, Thom Yorke

The third Radiohead LP remains a masterful testament to the band’s inventive experimentation and skilled songcraft

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Rock Stones 

Torn and Frayed: Exile on Main St. at 50

May 12, 2022May 15, 2022 Kara Tucker 2 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Anita Pallenberg, Charlie Watts, Exile on Main St., Jimmy Miller, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones, The Rolling Stones

Looking back on what many consider to be the Rolling Stones’ greatest album

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Alternative Rock Experimental Psychedelics Rock 

ALBUMS: Spiritualized Float On With Everything Was Beautiful

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 2022, And Nothing Hurt, Everything Was Beautiful, Fat Possum Records, J. Spaceman, Jason Pierce, Spiritualized

Jason Pierce and co. return to space on transcendent sequel to 2019’s And Nothing Hurt

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Britpop Rock 

Hollow Little Reign: In It For The Money at 25

April 30, 2022April 30, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1997, 25th Anniversary, Danny Goffey, In It For The Money, Mick Quinn, Richard III, Supergrass

If I Should Coco was a bright display of a young Supergrass dizzy with possibility, those possibilities were even more fully realized on their sophomore masterpiece

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Pop 

ALBUMS: Springtime In Cinerama

April 23, 2022May 7, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 2022, April March, California, Cinerama Dome, In Cinerama, Los Angeles, Omnivore Recordings

April March records don’t arrive as often these days as they did in the late ’90s, but the quality remains

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Alternative Rock Hard Rock Punk Rock 

They Can’t Hear A Word We’ve Said: Bricks Are Heavy at 30

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1992, 30th Anniversary, Dee Plakas, Donita Sparks, Jennifer Finch, L7, Slash Records, Suzi Gardner

Three decades later, the classic third L7 album pulsates with an energy palpable for these times

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New Wave Punk 

ALBUMS: Wet Leg, The Linda Lindas and the New Wave of Now

April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments Chaise Longue, Chaise Lounge, Domino Records, Epitaph Records, Growing Up, Racist Sexist Boy, The Linda Lindas, Wet Leg

The debut albums from two exciting young bands represent the very best in 21st modern rock

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Music Journalism 

Grammys 2022: About Last Night….

April 4, 2022April 4, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments Billie Eilish, Chris Stapleton, Doja Cat, Grammy, Jon Batiste, Justin Bieber, Olivia Rodrigo, SZA, The 64th Annual Grammy Awards, The Grammys

A moment-by-moment reflection of the 64th Annual Grammy Awards telecast

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Prince 

When A Rocket Ship Explodes: Sign “O” The Times at 35

March 30, 2022March 30, 2022 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1987, Camille, Dream Factory, Prince, Sign "O" The Times, Susan Rogers

The Purple One’s 1987 opus remains a singular achievement, where Prince had the ambition and the songs to match through every statement and stylistic curveball

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Alternative Rock Remembrance Rock 

Remembering Taylor Hawkins 1972 – 2022

March 26, 2022April 8, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments Alanis Morrissette, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, RIP, Sass Jordan, Taylor Hawkins

Looking back on a career cut off far too soon

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Pop Rock 

Elton John: Justified by 75

March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 75th birthday, Bernie Taupin, Dawn, Dua Lipa, Elton John, Lil Nas X, The Bitch Is Back, The Osmonds, Tiny Dancer

As he dances into his golden years with a long goodbye tour, Captain Fantastic remains as vital as ever

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Art Pop Dance Rock Indie Rock 

ALBUMS: Pierced Arrows From The Sky Can’t Chase Down The Riff Raff

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments Alynda Segarra, Bon Iver, Brad Cook, Hiss Golden Messenger, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Life On Earth, Navita Milagros Negrón, Nyuorican, P!nk, Sebastian F. Sorrow, Snail Mail, Waxahatchee, Ziggy Stardust

Acclaimed New Orleans group Hurray for the Riff Raff gets into the groovy on their exceptional Nonesuch debut Life on Earth

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Folk New Wave Rock 

Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed?: Shoot Out the Lights at 40

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1982, 40th Anniversary, Don't Reneg On Our Love, Joe Boyd, Richard and Linda Thompson, Richard Thompson, Shoot Out The Lights, Wall of Death

The fiery final album from Richard & Linda Thompson set a new standard for the quintessential breakup LP

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"Shoegaze" Alternative Rock 

Going Doppelgänger Again: Celebrating Two Shoegaze Classics at 30

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1992, 30th Anniversary, Andy Bell, Curve, Dean Garcia, Doppelgänger, Going Blank Again, Mark Gardener, Ride, Toni Halliday

Both Curve’s Doppelgänger and Ride’s Going Blank Again came out on the same day in 1992

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Folk 

Open Wide The Hymns You Hide: Pink Moon Turns 50

February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Bryter Layter, FIve Leaves Left, Island Records, Nick Drake, Pink Moon, Volkswagen

A half-century later, Nick Drake’s third LP continues to reveal new layers of a British folk icon gone too soon

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