Hellcats
Mika Bomb's brand of slap-you-upside-the-head, super-sexy-razor-happy garage rock has been described as 'Motown punk' — a blend of Motown and 70s style NY punk. Of…
Fantastic Wounds
A sharp little machete from Seattle locals Schoolyard Heroes, Fantastic Wounds maintains the acrobatic inter-instrumental dynamics and savagely clever, at times genuinely affecting modern-life-as-horror-movie lyrics…
Tales from a Brave Ulysses
VI. "A Postmodern Exercise Involving Two Writers, and Some Theories (not necessarily their own) Expressed on Subjectivity" The following is an excerpt of a conversation…
The Woods
By nature, punk bands get less abrasive as their careers continue. You are likely to often hear songs like "Rock the Casbah" and "Should I…
Coffee with a Rockstar: 3 Punks
Seattle isn't just known for great rock music. It's also known for its great rock music photography. Three of our favorite imaginary photographers — Ryan…
AstroPOP! for May 2005
Your monthly imaginary horoscope told in album reviews! May 2005 AstroPOP! is brought to you with musical reviews by igDana, stella, dreamerseven, and imaginary marcel,…
Valende
Most of the time I can tell you what I don't like with great ease. (Try not to ask me directly though, especially when I've…
Heart Like a River
Up near the Strait of Juan de Fuca, about an hour ferry-ride from Anacortes, sits Orcas Island, the second-biggest in the San Juans. Orcas is…
All The Good Meetings Are Taken
Portland duo Kanda delivers catchy and pop-hooked synth-rock that moves from cute and sly to rocking and smooth on their second release, All The Good…
Tales from a Brave Ulysses
V. "Airport Books and Lou Reed in LaGuardia" I once heard someone refer to a novel they were reading as an "airport book." I was…