The Billboard freefall
That noise you hear, the giant "THUD," is just the sound of albums plummeting after their first week on the Billboard Album charts. It seems…
Confessional Thursday
Yesterday on the way home from work (a 45-minute walk), I popped Portland's Sexton Blake onto the iPod to keep me company. I'd been meaning…
Hands Across the Void
Tiny Vipers' Hands Across the Void demonstrates her--the band is actually the project of Jesy Fortino--full power of her talent. While her guitar pieces may…
My birthday + YACHT ROCK + secret password = BIG FUN at Neumo's
Tonight's the night! Come to Neumos for a YACHT ROCK extravaganza to celebrate my birthday (and the birthday of our good pal Saundrah Humphrey from…
"Somebody Got Murdered" by the Clash
Sometimes it would be nice to write an entire column based on the fruit that reminds me of the band in question. I think people,…
Friend Opportunity
To those uninitiated to Deerhoof, Friend Opportunity is a good place to start. In 36 minutes the album packs in a song about dogs, choo-choos,…
The Lucksmiths make us giddy with a wee tour and massive new album!
The news might have seeped out in the last couple weeks, but I am not sure if we here at imaginary headquarters have made it…
Colin Meloy on Comedy Central's Lil Bush tonight at 10:30p
We all know that Decemberists smarty pants Colin Meloy is where it's at. He can rant about literary masterpieces, wax poetic and write a guitar…
TRUE STORY: 171 Starbucks in 24 hours
A couple years ago, my coffee-loving friend from Delaware visited Seattle and I put together a day-long walking coffee tour that took us from Capitol…
I'm not the only one who breaks out in hives at the thought of wearing Walmart flip flops
Ok, the presentation of the website isn't the most technologically advanced, but her story and pictures are certainly compelling. To summarize, this unfortunate soul bought…