Sprezzatura
Seattle three piece, Born Anchors, are set to release their first album in April. Titled Sprezzatura, meaning studied nonchalance, the word gives insight into the…
Tempest
There are moments in one's life where you have an opinion and you stick to it, right or wrong. "I do not like broccoli," you…
Klang!
When I first saw Motorik live, it was last month and they were playing a Factory Records tribute night. They covered, amongst others, Joy Division’s…
Get on With It
Q: What do you get when you put The Police, Franz Ferdinand, and Corey Hart in a blender and hit pulse?A: You get Portland's self…
To Travels and Trunks
Can it be true? Oui! Oui! It can. Hey Marseilles' new album To Travels and Trunks is one of my favorite, if not my number…
Portland's Caves' unleash a new video
Caves' Get On With It is going to be on many regional Best Of 2008 lists, brimming with an almost baroque sense of pop-prog and…
Drunk Tooth and the Bedroom Eye
Aptly named Seattle band the Limbs are like body parts you'd find next to the highway. They may have been on someone cute once, but…
The Sad, Beautiful Story Behind LoveLand's "The Beautiful Truth"
On John in the Morning's Monday, Nov. 23 show on KEXP, John Richards will be playing music from the debut of LoveLand, "The Beautiful Truth,"…
The Mammoth
Ghost of the Russian Empire hails from Austin, Texas and released their first full-length record, The Mammoth, earlier this year. If you are one of…
Oh, My Treasured Things
With one of the worst album covers of all time comes Oh, My Treasured Things, the debut recording by Pale Man Made, a Newcastle band…