No Parachute: A Compilation Of Indie Music Videos
This is easily the best compilation of current various independent rock bands I have seen. That said, one must admit that there aren't that many…
Marah
"Even though we've been dipped in shame, maybe it's this time we've been praying for." ~ hidden track at the end of the new Marah…
B.F.F.
"Auntie Kimya has a big fat fucking crush on her little nephews, the Pharmacy" - Kimya Dawson (Moldy Peaches) There's a rock opera in B.F.F.…
When Things Are Better
Bringing the sense of danger and rock adrenaline back to dark dance music, Romance sounds a little like other neo-post-punk bands jamming up the alternatives…
Means/Ends
Sexy, smart, hard, and catchy. Those are the adjectives for my favorite bands. There has to be an intelligent, sensual dynamic tension involved, that kids…
AstroPOP! for January 2006
Your monthly imaginary horoscope told in album reviews!Capricorn (December 22 - January 19) There is more to Capricorns than meets the eye. The first month…
Rock & Roll Archaeologist
Buy It!{Sasquatch Books}Peter Blecha is a native of Seattle and is primarily responsible for collecting the "artifacts" for the museum portion of the controversial and…
Spiral-Bound
Buy It!{Top Shelf Productions} Animal crackers are the characters in this beautiful, sad, and terrifically drawn B&W graphic novel about infatuation, secrecy, utopian dreams, and fears…
The Long March
Sabzi and Geologic, both in their early twenties, are a Seattle hip-hop duo called Blue Scholars, and their wise and confident talents are displayed boldly…
The Gentleman's Club EP
Tacoma band Paris Spleen, whose name suitably comes from a Charles Baudelaire book of poetry, has added a decadent dollop of new disco to their…