On Record

The On Record series presents rare archival images and insightful interviews by long-time popular-music journalist and radio personality G. Brown.

"In his On Record series, G. Brown makes stories of recorded music come alive by digging into the experiences of the artists and through his writing, he reveals their humanity. What a gift these books are to music lovers." Jesse Colin Young, singer, songwriter and founding member of the Youngbloods

In Volume 12 1996 of G. Brown's extraordinary On Record series, G. chronicles the biggest artists in pop music (Celine Dion, Kenny G, the Artist Formerly Known as Prince), legacy-defining records from alternative rockers (Beck, Weezer, Sublime, Rage Against the Machine) and a wealth of up-and comers (Dave Matthews Band, the Roots, Wilco), in addition to the year's top releases in hip-hop, classic rock, country, jazz and new age genres.

Interview-based profiles of more than 100 artists and bands include:

• Beck
• Weezer
• Fiona Apple
• The Roots
• The Cardigans
• Marilyn Manson
• Jamiroquai
• Eels
• Wilco
• Social Distortion
• Tool
• Rage Against the Machine
• Kula Shaker
• Cibo Matto
• Stone Temple Pilots
• Tori Amos
• Tony Toni Tone
• New Edition
• Counting Crows
• Celine Dion

About the Series:

Colorado Music Experience founding director and author G. Brown covered popular music at The Denver Post for 26 years, interviewing well over 3,200 musicians, including Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger, and Kurt Cobain, all of whom recounted their escapades and reminisced about what their time on the charts meant to them personally and musically. Over the decades, G. also amassed an archive of close to 15,000 rare promotional photos.

Each volume of the On Record series presents nearly 200 rare archival images and 100 interviews with an array of performers from that year. To date, Colorado Music Experience has released 10 volumes in this year-by-year, comprehensive look at the evolution of popular music from 1978 to 1998.

Proceeds from book sales benefit Colorado Music Experience.