Beat Happening Archives - Rock and Roll Globe

Indie Rock Pop Rock Seattle

Rediscovering Beat Happening On Vinyl

December 12, 2022 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Beat Happening, Beck, Calvin Johnson, Jamboree, K Records, Nirvana, Olympia, Pavement, Seattle, SEBADOH, Washington

Domino Records reissues the Olympia, WA pop greats’ seminal catalog on wax

Read more

Alternative Rock Indie Rock Noise Pop Rock

All You Men Are Slime: Sonic Youth’s Dirty at 30

July 27, 2022 Raymond Cummings 1 Comment 1992, 30th Anniversary, Beat Happening, Boredoms, Daniel Johnston, DGC, Dinosaur Jr., Dirty, Flipper, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Nirvana, Shonen Knife, Sonic Youth, Steve Shelley, Thurston Moore

It might not be their best record, but remains a sentimental fan favorite all these years later

Read more

Half Japanese: The Band That Is King

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 Brad Cohan 1 Comment Beat Happening, Daniel Johnston, Gumball, Half Japanese, Jad Fair, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Teenage Fanclub, Velvet Monkeys, Yo La Tengo

With Crazy Hearts, Jad Fair’s longtime outfit continues to reign supreme as one of America’s most distinctive rock groups

Read more

Calvin’s Pop Pep Rally

December 19, 2018December 19, 2018 Raymond Cummings 0 Comments Beat Happening, Calvin Johnson, Dub Narcotic Sound System, K Records, The Hive Dwellers

The beat happening goes on with the K Records’ CEO’s Patrick Carney-produced solo LP A Wonderful Beast

Read more