The Living Jarboe
Confronting male-female power dynamics and addressing twisted glimpses of sacred inversion with beauty and terror on her new solo double release The Men Album, legendary…
Nikki Monninger of Silversun Pickups
Around the last time Silversun Pickups were in Seattle, our staffer, La Imaginary Renata exchanged words with SSPU bass player Nikki Monninger. More than just…
Capitol Hill High
Did anybody really enjoy high school? I know I didn't, but had my less-than-stellar learning institution been anything like fictional Capitol Hill High (the setting…
Get It
It's been nearly 18 months since Columbia Records came knocking for Seattle's favorite pop-hipsters The Lashes. During that time, the Spokane-originated group has rocked the…
AstroPOP! for February 2006
Your monthly imaginary horoscope told in album reviews!Aquarius (January 20 - February 18) As Aquarians themselves may testify, water is a symbol of life and…
Steal Yer Heart
"I was standing in line getting hit on at the bank," the opening lyric of "Getting Hit On At The Bank" from The Briefs' latest…
Tales from a Brave Ulysses
XXVIII. "Sad-Happy Saturday Morning"I used to play in a band called Starla. We were named after a Smashing Pumpkins b-side that I didn't hear until…
Kick Upstairs
Kick Upstairs, the debut record from local upstarts The Lonely H, is a smattering of sounds created by four Port Angeles teenagers that shows plenty…
The Way to Bitter Lake
Raised on Beatles, Dylan and Floyd, Spider's Jane Herships later became a self-proclaimed "Dead Head" hippie, following the rainbow gatherings for a time, and eventually…
Skeleton
Christian Hjelm leads the Danish band Figurines with one of those wonderfully-distinctive rock voices. He's capable of flowing aching, heartbroken, but stoic vocal lines over…