Sleater-Kinney’s Path of Wellness

Sleater-Kinney is a rock band formed in Olympia, Washington in 1994. The band was formed by Carrie Brownstein, and Corin Tucker, and included Janet Weiss on drums from their second album to their previous output, The Center Won’t Hold. They formed out of the ashes of previous Riot Grrrl bands Heavens to Betsy and Excuse 17.Continue reading “Sleater-Kinney’s Path of Wellness”

The Rocket 90s

If you’re on Instagram, and you’re a fan of Seattle’s music history (and if you’re reading this, why wouldn’t you be) you have to check out The Rocket 1990s (@therocket90s). The Rocket 1990s is an Instagram account that contains photographs of old issues of The Rocket music zine that ran from 1979–2000 in Seattle. ItContinue reading “The Rocket 90s”

Posse on Broadway

Sir Mix-A-Lot is and was a Seattle hip-hop fixture. His 1988 single “Posse on Broadway” (from the album Swass) is a narrative song filled with local references. It describes the landmarks the posse hits on their night out, which can still be followed to this day. So I thought, why not take a trip through Seattle’sContinue reading “Posse on Broadway”

The Heaviest Band in Rock and Roll

TAD Let me tell you about TAD, a grunge band formed in Seattle in 1988. TAD was formed by Thomas Andrew Doyle (Tad Doyle) and Kurt Danielson in Seattle after their previous bands (H-Hour and Bundle of Hiss, respectively) broke up. They were one of the first bands to sign on to Sub Pop records,Continue reading “The Heaviest Band in Rock and Roll”

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