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Donovan (Singer)

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2012

    It's Donovan's Birthday! To Celebrate, Here Are 7 Great Donovan Covers

    Today we celebrate the birthday of one of the most endearing figures in '60s and '70s folk pop music: Donovan Leitch is 65. Back in the day, Donovan palled around with the likes of Brian Jones, Joan Baez, and John Lennon; he was an original hippie who played a major role in popularizing psychedelic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2012

    Have A Nice Day: The 10 Best Disses, Insults and Put Downs in Song

    Diss tracks have a long history, from parodies to musical attacks. They rose to prominence in the '80s, beginning with "Have A Nice Day" by Roxanne Shante and following the rise of hip hop, and storied feuds between rappers like Jay-Z and Nas played out entirely in song. Of course, you could write a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2012

    The Best of SXSW Music: Saturday 3/17/2012

    So, we come to it: the end of all things. Four days of madness, Doritos, Skrillex and finally, St. Patrick's Day. Before we bid SXSW 2012 farewell, allow us to share our favorite moments from SXSW day four. Later, we'll let you know which shows weren't so hot. Find our favorites below, and if there ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Tell Me About That Album: Papercuts' Fading Parade

    Chloe Aftel​Welcome to the inaugural edition of a new feature called Tell Me About That Album, wherein we grill an artist about one of the records in their catalog, hopefully providing some added perspective that will aid in your enjoyment of the record. We start with Portland's Papercuts, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    Listen If You Dare: Ten Seriously Scary Songs For Halloween

    I'm a scary pumpkin, and I approved this message.​ Around this time of year, I dust off my old LP copy of Chilling, Thrilling Songs for the Haunted House (which has a great cover-- if you like what you see, you can check out a bunch of equally cool, Halloween-themed album art at Jive Time's Ol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    I'm Gonna Need a New Roof: I Never Thought I'd See the Day.

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.​Back in the fall of 1993, I had serious thoughts that there were not going to be many more springs and summers and winters ahead for me. My two-and-a-half year run in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2010

    Happy Record Store Day! ...And Now We Are Broke

    Today's stash.​My boyfriend and I just spent the last five hours soaking up Record Store Day. We hit up Sonic Boom in Ballard, Jive Time in Fremont (where everything was 25% off), and Easy Street in Queen Anne (where everything was 10% off). We got some amazing deals on Yeasayer's limited edit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2009

    Counting Down My Top 10 Records of 2009, Pt. 3

    This is the third post in a ten-part series. You can view part one here, and part two over here. ​ This summer, local label Light in the Attic reissued Rodriguez's sophomore recording, Coming From Reality, which the Detroit-based singer-songwriter originally released in 1971. Reading with th ... More >>

  • Music

    June 17, 2009

    Rocket Queen: Coming From Obscurity

    Light in the Attic reissues another Sixto Rodriguez album and welcomes him to Seattle.

  • Music

    August 20, 2008

    The Brushfire Fairytale of a Former Shoegazer

    Neil Halstead makes a British folk record for surfers.

  • Calendar

    February 13, 2008

    Dean and Britta

    Romantic Euro-pop from a couple and a chanteuse

  • Arts

    January 25, 2006

    Company

    Plus the memoirs of Donovan.

  • Music

    July 13, 2005

    Looking Back, Seeing Double

    A new CD set defines 'classic rock' once and for all.

  • Music

    October 20, 2004

    Oct. 20-26, 2004

    A new CD set defines 'classic rock' once and for all.

  • Music

    September 1, 2004

    Sept. 1-7, 2004

    A new CD set defines 'classic rock' once and for all.

  • Music

    August 25, 2004

    Aug. 25-31, 2004

    A new CD set defines 'classic rock' once and for all.

  • Music

    August 18, 2004

    Aug. 18-24, 2004

    A new CD set defines 'classic rock' once and for all.

  • Music

    August 11, 2004

    Seven Nights

    A new CD set defines 'classic rock' once and for all.

  • Music

    August 4, 2004

    8/4-10, 2004

    A new CD set defines 'classic rock' once and for all.

  • Music

    July 28, 2004

    Seven Nights

    A new CD set defines 'classic rock' once and for all.

  • Music

    July 21, 2004

    Seven Nights

    A new CD set defines 'classic rock' once and for all.

  • Music

    July 14, 2004

    Seven Nights

    A new CD set defines 'classic rock' once and for all.

  • Music

    July 7, 2004

    Seven Nights

    A new CD set defines 'classic rock' once and for all.

  • Music

    June 30, 2004

    Seven Nights

    A new CD set defines 'classic rock' once and for all.

  • Music

    June 30, 2004

    CD Reviews

    A new CD set defines 'classic rock' once and for all.

  • Music

    June 23, 2004

    Seven Nights

    A new CD set defines 'classic rock' once and for all.

  • Music

    June 16, 2004

    Seven Nights

    A new CD set defines 'classic rock' once and for all.

  • Music

    June 9, 2004

    Seven Nights

    A new CD set defines 'classic rock' once and for all.

  • Music

    June 2, 2004

    Seven Nights

    A new CD set defines 'classic rock' once and for all.

  • Music

    May 26, 2004

    Seven Nights

    A new CD set defines 'classic rock' once and for all.

  • Music

    May 19, 2004

    Seven Nights

    A new CD set defines 'classic rock' once and for all.

  • Music

    May 12, 2004

    Seven Nights

    A new CD set defines 'classic rock' once and for all.

  • Music

    April 28, 2004

    Seven Nights

    A new CD set defines 'classic rock' once and for all.

  • Music

    March 24, 2004

    Seven Nights

    A new CD set defines 'classic rock' once and for all.

  • Music

    February 18, 2004

    Eight Nights

    A new CD set defines 'classic rock' once and for all.

  • Music

    August 27, 2003

    Music Calendar

    A new CD set defines 'classic rock' once and for all.

  • Arts

    August 27, 2003

    Shooting Gallery

    Seattle Weekly music writers choose the best bets for your Bumbershoot dollar.

  • Music

    July 2, 2003

    Music Calendar

    Seattle Weekly music writers choose the best bets for your Bumbershoot dollar.

  • Music

    June 25, 2003

    Music Calendar

    Seattle Weekly music writers choose the best bets for your Bumbershoot dollar.

  • Music

    May 21, 2003

    Righteous Boy: Sweet and Righteous

    I Sing Because of You (Future Farmer Recordings).

  • Music

    May 14, 2003

    Eight Nights

    I Sing Because of You (Future Farmer Recordings).

  • Music

    April 16, 2003

    April 16-23, 2003

    I Sing Because of You (Future Farmer Recordings).

  • Music

    March 5, 2003

    Eight Nights

    I Sing Because of You (Future Farmer Recordings).

  • Arts

    October 16, 2002

    At School With Randy Newman

    He finally got that Oscar, and now one of America's finest songwriters is giving us an Education.

  • Music

    June 5, 2002

    Punk as folk

    The Queers are sensitive boys, you motherfuc. . . .

  • Music

    March 13, 2002

    Paul Kelly

    The Queers are sensitive boys, you motherfuc. . . .

  • Music

    September 12, 2001

    CD Reviews

    The Queers are sensitive boys, you motherfuc. . . .

  • Music

    September 12, 2001

    Let the music do the talking

    For Scottish charmers, the less you know the better.

  • Music

    March 28, 2001

    A kind of hush

    For Scottish charmers, the less you know the better.

  • Music

    March 29, 2000

    Jill Sobule

    For Scottish charmers, the less you know the better.

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