Classical pianist and Radiohead fanatic Christopher O’Riley kicked off his Seattle visit with a concert of rock hits, all arranged for solo piano by O’Riley himself. Continue reading Pianist Christopher O’Riley Performs Radiohead and Nirvana
For those of us who discover new music in used vinyl bins rather than at the club or on the radio—KEXP, I really will tune in more often, and Jet City Stream, I love you when I do—all the year-end best-new-whatever lists go right over our heads. The pleading from hipper friends to listen to Alt-J and Head and the Heart (what, not new?), just reminders of how blissfully out of touch we are with today’s darlings. Continue reading Top 10 Reasons 2012 Rocked Like 1992
The Muppets always creeped me out as a kid, but I want to like them now because Jason Segel likes them and he seems like a rad guy. When I saw that the fuzzy puppets had covered Nirvana’s “Teen Spirit”—and that Dave Grohl apparently plays on the soundtrack for the new Muppets flick starring Segel—I assumed I’d be converted. Continue reading The Muppets’ “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Cover Doesn’t Make Them Any Cuter
“When Nirvana appeared on Saturday Night Live, it was like the Mariners had won the World Series.” Continue reading It was Twenty Years Ago Today: A SunBreak Roundtable on Nirvana and Nevermind
