Was there ever a time when "We Will Rock You" did not exist?
Or so asks writer Joe Queenan (who was once called "the literary equivalent of Sammy "The Bull" Gravano" in the pages of the Seattle Weekly…
Sodo music venue: yet another new name (this one familiar)
The SoDo district's music venue The Fenix, aka The Premier, is changing names yet again. In what appears to be a bi-annual shuffling of ownership…
Challengers
The New Pornographers are a baffling band. As a whole, they seem to far exceed the sum of their parts, creating an entirely new entity…
Album art child stars: then and now
Ever wondered what the baby from Nirvana's Nevermind cover looks like today? Or how about the little girl on the cover of the Violent Femmes'…
Northern Portrait, your beautiful songs make me ache
Thanks to Charles for sending me a link to the MySpace page of Northern Portrait, an unsigned band from Copenhagen, Denmark. About 45% of the…
Athens PopFest 2007: Day 2 with The American Revolution, The Postmarks, Tullycraft, and more…
I missed the day shows (Atlanta traffic sucks big time and it took 7 hours to pick up a friend at the airport!), but no…
Athens PopFest 2007: Day 1 with Ted Leo, Velcro Stars and more…
The Smittens welcomed me to the Athens PopFest with their trademark cute deep vocals and bashful next door lyrics "Be my valentine, I want to…
Well, since my Elvis left me…
Who hasn't cried their eyes out upon reaching the meditation garden, the last stop on the Graceland tour? With today marking the 30th anniversary of…
Own your very own KEXP DJ!
A little while back, during a KEXP pledge drive, I snapped up the opportunity to 'sponsor' Program Director/DJ Kevin Cole's boombox that resides in his…
Boring officemates? Have lunch with a stranger!
Here's an interesting attempt to get insular Seattleites out of their comfy zones. Noonhat.com allows users to (according to the site) "connect with people outside…