HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence offers up a big mahalo to everyone donating to HPR by sharing cool interview flashbacks! Today it's The Police, and guitarist Andy Summers, from a 2021 conversation.

HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence offers a send-off for another guest we've lost: music legend and one-time teen idol Neil Sedaka. Neil passed last weekend at age 86.

HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence sends off a pair of guests today, starting with songwriter, singer, guitarist John Hammond, who passed last weekend at age 83. He joined us in 2016 for an interview in the Atherton Performing Arts Studio.

HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence welcomes back Tower of Power sax legend and founding member, Emilio Castillo, as TOP wrap up a Blue Note run and hit the MACC Saturday. This time, however, it's at the studio! Hear highlights from a 45-minute conversation, and find the complete audio below, too.

HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence hits another milestone on the show, welcoming his fifth son of Bob Marley: Julian Marley! Hear about the London-born Marley and his fascinating life as he returns to the islands for shows at the Blue Note next week. He tells us about a memory of his father from his childhood, the story about traveling to Jamaica at five to record at his father's famous Tuff Gong studios, the remarkable Marley connection to Wilmington, Delaware, and he even addresses the popular island music form known as Jawaiian.

HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence welcomes back Foghat original member, drummer Roger Earl, ahead of their 2026 tour of the islands. It all starts on Kauaʻi at Porter Pavilion Saturday, Jan. 31 — then they play Thursday, Feb. 5 at the MACC Castle Theatre, and wrap up in Honolulu, Saturday & Sunday, Feb. 7 & 8 at the Blue Note. Today we learn the fascinating story of retaliation against Foghat by business managers, which stems from the early 1970s when Roger was among the band members who left the earlier blues rock band Savoy Brown. He explains how it ultimately put them even closer to the market they'd score the most success in.

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence offers a heartfelt remembrance of a five-time guest and rock legend, Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead.

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence offers a story-filled flashback to when guitar legend Steve Cropper was our guest in 2021.

HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence offers a warm mahalo to everyone donating right now in our End of Year Campaign, and today presents more highlights of 2025 guests as a thank you! Hitting the islands for what are the biggest rock concerts at the Blaisdell this year, and among the biggest of the last two decades: Tool return for a pair of sold-out Blaisdell Arena shows next week and we share some of Adam's interview with Dave, focused on his recent trip to the islands, and Tool's connections to Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath.

HPR All Things Considered host Dave Lawrence offers up another thank you to those making contributions in our End of Year Campaign. Today it's more of our 2025 guest archive, and the time Hall and Oates' John Oates joined us here in the studio!