Or Give Me Death
To clarify one thing up-front: unlike most of Seattle and the press in general, I didn't get the first Aqueduct record I Sold Gold at…
"Blue Sky Mine" by Midnight Oil
Let's pretend. Let's pretend we all live in Australia. Ok, maybe some of you actually live in Australia. I don't. I need to stand on…
To the Farthest Star
The curse of the live band: always exceeding expectations in their live shows, but never quite transferring that energy to a recording. A band that…
Tonight's Recommend Show: You Am I, Steve Turner, the Young Sportsmen at the Croc
Today's recommended show come courtesy of imaginary writer ChrisB, who fell in love with Australian band You Am I at SXSW. From his review: "Huge…
Metalheads aren’t Boneheads
A recent study shows that not all smart kids listen to Bach.
McCain supports gay marriage, but not property rights
This story is brilliant. John McCain's MySpace profile was created with an add-on template, one that's available for free, provided you credit the creator (who…
ASUW: Belgian Beer Me!
I just received a strange lil' email from the ASUW Experimental College about their exciting Spring class lineup. Some of the more notable offerings:- [W284] Flirting 101…
This just in: Okkervil River to play this year's Noise for the Needy festival!
Save the date, Seattle peeps: officials from the Noise for the Needy musical festival just revealed that Austin's Okkervil River will headline their festival this…
The Official Bright Eyes Countdown
Only 14 more days until the official release of the new Bright Eyes' album (Cassadaga)!To bide time until the big day, check out the Saddle…
Awesome rock journalism
This top entertainment news story (from playfuls.com, on my Google News feed) made me do a double take this morning, and then laugh. "The wife…