Trying to Never Catch Up
What Made Milwaukee Famous is the latest act to come out of Austin, TX and cause a nationwide buzz. Their debut album, Trying to Never…
Tropical Malady
"When I gave you the Clash tape, I forgot to give you my heart. You can have it today." "All of us are by nature…
The Obliterati
Growing up in the early 1990's of Boston there were a few bands that everyone knew (well, at least everyone that was cool). There were…
Destinations
It'd be pointless to rehash the bloated Hollywood fantasies from the early to mid 90s about "The Seattle Scene" but it's a fact that it…
Mid-Summer Curtain Call
Fair-weather theatrical offerings past, present, and future. Summer in Seattle means theater, theater, theater! OK, not even I believe that. But there are some decent…
Let's Get Out of This Country
Let's play a fun role-playing game. Everyone loves role-playing games, right? Of course you do, 5th level dwarf. Ok, let's pretend that you're a fairly…
Avatar
Maybe we’re approaching some sort of vast rock and roll event horizon. If we reach this theoretical moment, anyone who travels too far beyond the…
Erase
Junior Private Detective is "indie rock" in the purest sense, if, of course, you believe in "indie rock" in the first place. No, it's likely…
The Body, The Blood, The Machine {first impression}
{ed note: this was originally written in August, 2006. Since then Erik, the writer, has updated his opinion of the record. Thank goodness as it's…
Songs That You Might Not Like
My attraction to BOAT stems from a love of eccentric, "sloppy pop." It is this sloppiness, the result of a DIY methodology, that makes them…