Summer 2024
“Secret” supergroup
WSU alum Krist Novoselić and other veteran rocker friends pulled together the supergroup Third Secret. » More ...
Rock music
Spring 2023
The Edgewater Hotel: Legend of the Sound
The Edgewater Hotel in Seattle hosted rock and roll royalty from the Beatle to Led Zeppelin and Nirvana. Students from Washington State University Everett pulled together photos and stories to share that incredible musical history.
Read more in “Encoring Seattle’s Edge.”
Produced by the Edgewater Hotel, with material gathered by WSU students
Stories from the Edgewater
History and legends at the Edgewater. Here’s a sample:
The Beatles
In 1964, at the height of Beatlemania, few hotels would host the Fab 4. During their world tour, however, The Edgewater welcomed them. An ambulance was used to … » More …
Spring 2023
Encoring Seattle’s Edge
The Seattle Edgewater Hotel has a storied place in rock and roll history. » More ...
Fall 2022
Opening up a different world
Rantz Hoseley makes art and stories through movies and graphic novels. » More ...
Winter 2020
Taryn your radio ON
Taryn Daly found her dream radio job and she couldn't be happier. » More ...
Summer 2020
Consider the butterfly
Washington State University alumnus Krist Novoselić embraces rural life and the natural world through music and community connections. » More ...
Spring 2020
Rockin’ the stars
Washington State University alumnus and artist Dean Karr has created videos and other art for musicians from Willie Nelson to Three Doors Down. » More ...
Spring 2020
Volume 2
A review of Volume 2, an album by Giants in the Trees » More ...
Fall 2016
We Gotta Get Out of this Place: The Soundtrack of the Vietnam War
Doug Bradley ’74 and Craig Werner
University of Massachusetts Press: 2015
Music is embodied, a word that means it grabs you by the guts until you do something: dance, weep, make love … something. Music is visceral in another way, too: We connect the dots of our personal histories based on the tunes we were listening to at the time.
For a veteran, that might be more than she … » More …
Fall 2014
New & noteworthy
Said & Done
Elder Crow, 2014
Tyler Morgan ’03 and his band crank up some old-school rock and roll in their debut album. The Vancouver, Washington, group blends lyrics of social justice and civil rights with roaring guitars and solid drumming straight out of the ’60s and ’70s. Morgan, a high school history teacher in Camas, sings lead and plays rhythm guitar alongside drummer Eddie Esparza, bassist Eric Fernandez, and … » More …