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  • Seattle People Q&A: Malcolm Digs The Who, the '70s, Can Remember His First Concert, But Not His Last

    Posted February, 9 at 3:06 pm by Chris Kornelis, Reverb
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    Every week, photographer and conversationalist Jenny Jimenez ventures out into the city and brings back photos and notes about the folks she encounters. This week, she ran into Malcolm Sinclair downtown.

    All questions by Jenny Jimenez:

    What kind of music are you listening to these days?

    I've been listening to a variety of things lately with a lot of old 70s stuff sprinkled in. Ray LaMontagne seems to come up on the iPod a lot lately. As for 70s stuff, it's anything from Aretha Franklin to Gladys Knight and the Pips. The Eagles.

    Were you actually listening to any of those in the 70's?
    No, I was pretty young, so it was mainly the radio or probably anything coming out of my brother's Chevelle. He used to drive around and I was always in the backseat, subjected to whatever he wanted to listen to.

    Do you have any favorite albums from that time?

    Anything from The Who. My brother was really into The Who. I actually listen to a lot of that now. It's on my iPod at work and I think everyone is probably sick of my 70s bent right now.

    What were you listening to in high school?

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    Topics: Seattle People

  • Q&A: Aham Oluo on Kind of Blue, Generic Jazz, Radiohead, and the State of the Seattle Jazz Scene

    Posted February, 9 at 2:47 pm by Chris Kornelis, Reverb
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    Ahamefule J. Oluo performs his interpretation of Miles Davis' Kind of Blue at the U District's Lucid Lounge at 9:30 p.m. on Friday.
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    The first time Ahamefule J. Oluo ever heard Miles Davis' Kind of Blue was in a family dorm at the University of Washington. He was 6 years old and the 1959 LP was required listening in his mom's history of jazz class. Friday, the trumpeter--who also dabbles in standup and comedy writing--performs his own interpretation of the classic record at the U-District's Lucid Lounge in the final of a five-week tribute to Davis.

    Here, Oluo talks generic jazz, the Knife, and why he doesn't mind a day job.

    What else have you got on your plate today?

    My kids have a half day so I'm picking them up from school. Then I'm taking a nap. I've been trying to find time to sleep.

    How old are your kids?

    Six and eight. They're old. I had kids at a really young age, and I've pretty much been a single father for the majority of my adult life. Obviously it creates complications with, you know, being an artist that you can't just be out every night. But I think it's definitely added to my perception of the world and art.

    Do you support your family by doing your art?

    Sometimes. I do for a period of time, then I have to get a day job. I have to start a day job next week. I haven't had a day job for about a year and a half. Beyond just the financial aspect, it's really nice to have a day job. When you're doing music for a living, you inevitably end up doing things musically that you really wouldn't do if money (wasn't an issue).

    I don't want to play "Stella By Starlight" for the 500th time. I don't even listen to musicians who do that type of thing. Listening to generic jazz really does absolutely nothing for me. It did when I was a kid. But I don't really listen to that much jazz anymore. I haven't for a long time.

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    Topics: Interview

  • Culinary Three-Way, Old Seattle Style

    Posted February, 9 at 1:20 pm by Jason Sheehan, Voracious
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    The list was growing long--Laura and I huddled up on the couch, tapping away at laptops, trying to find the shape and texture of an entire city's restaurant scene while still living out of luggage and boxes that were fast becoming furniture.

    "This looks good," she'd say, tilting her machine in my direction to show me some architectural plate stacked with butter lettuce and prawns, a white bowl of yellow curry, plate of beef shellacked in hoisin varnish and speckled with sesame seeds. I'd dutifully scribble down names and vague addresses on the legal pad I was filling, try to connect one place to another nearby, two places to four more by cuisine, by style, by chef, link those six into a sketch of a neighborhood.

    Choosing where to eat is never an easy thing. There are so many variables, so many possibilities. And doing it blind--in a new town, a new scene, with nothing to go on but instinct and appetite--is like playing culinary Russian roulette with all the chambers loaded but one. Luck is rare. Disaster and a mess on the carpet a nearly sure thing.

    Option paralysis. That's where we eventually found ourselves. Too many restaurants, not enough time, not enough resources, not enough data.

    "So what are we going to do, Jay? We need to eat somewhere..."

    As promised, after last week's introduction, this week I'm doing an actual review. And not just one actual review, but three--a triptych of old Seattle classics. And as also kinda half-promised, the lineup comes straight from the blog comments posted to my original "where in the hell should I eat first" essay. I took the advice of Tournant and went for the trifecta: Ivar's, Dick's and Pagliacci.


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    Topics: From the Gut

  • Man Found Shot to Death on First HIll in Seattle's Third Homicide of 2010

    Posted February, 9 at 1:12 pm by Vernal Coleman, The Daily Weekly

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    Late Monday night, a security guard working on First Hill called 911 to report that he'd just heard what sounded like three gunshots. Police searched the area near James St. and Terry Ave., eventually finding a man in his late 50s shot to death behind the wheel of his still running pickup truck.

    A search of the area near the 76 gas station where the victim was found turned up no suspects, say police. KOMO News reports that surveillance cameras at the gas station didn't capture any activity related to the shooting.

    Police now say that the killing is being investigated as a murder, the third in Seattle proper so far this year.







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  • Does Microsoft Support the Troops or Not?

    Posted February, 9 at 11:11 am by Brian Miller, The Daily Weekly
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    The ladies of Grand Theft Auto can help provide invaluable military training.
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    In a time of war, with our soldiers spread thin on two fronts, is there some reason they shouldn't be able to spend their precious R&R back on base killing zombies, bitch-slapping hos, and battling flying dragons in enchanted kingdoms? Well, according to a report on Wired, Microsoft refused to sell its popular Xbox 360 console to the U.S. Army for training purposes. Writer Michael Peck says an Army technology officer cited MSFT's reasons, including that a major military purchase could create a shortage of Xbox 360 units on the consumer market. Is this a case of profits over patriotism? We're not so sure about Wired's analysis: Usually a private contractor can make a mint by selling its wares to the federal government, especially if it has a monopoly on the product.

    In the same Wired report, Microsoft denies the military's claim, but it's still unclear if the company would actually permit large-scale sales of the Xbox 360 console to run battle simulations for young soldiers who were practically weaned on video games. If our brave military men and women are to defeat the Taliban and Al Qaeda, how can we deprive them of weapons like Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Gears of War 2, Mass Effect, and Grand Theft Auto? If they can't enjoy the same gaming freedom we enjoy back home, that would mean the terrorists have won.

    Topics: Business

  • "Praise Jesus" = Preachy, "Eat Local" = Responsible

    Posted February, 9 at 11:10 am by Chris Kornelis, Reverb
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    Cheeseburgers on his mind. Moby appears at Town Hall on March 26.
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    A couple of years ago I was at the Gorge with a first-timer and recent Northwest transplant. Sitting on the grass--hundreds of miles and a massive carbon footprint away the city--he told me something along the lines of, "You know, the further and further we get from Seattle, the less preachy people are. Then there's that guy with an 'Eat Local' T-shirt on."

    This is my favorite contradiction. Maybe you'd say hypocrisy. People--especially in this town--love to whine about other people forcing their belief system on them. They hate any whisper of religious judgment in the form of a personal boundary or belief that they feel encroaches on their space. But this allergy to hearing someone tell you that something you're doing is wrong, is mostly contained to religion in town, and has certainly never been a problem in politics or, most of all, food.

    Over on Voracious, Jason Sheehan tells us about Moby's upcoming to visit to Town Hall to pitch the new book he edited, Gristle: From Factory Farms to Food Safety. Do I think Moby's being preachy? Not necessarily. I haven't read his book. But I don't think he would be encouraged if Jason and I discussed the finer points of his tome over a Royal Red Robin Burger and a basket of fries. And if he were touring in support of a book of Christian-based essays, you can bet your butter lettuce that the "shut up and quit preaching" posts, columns, and articles would be out in full force.

    Topics: News

  • Queen Anne's Counterbalance Park Defaced by Highly Resourceful, Aesthetically Unimaginative Morons

    Posted February, 9 at 10:51 am by Mark Fefer, The Daily Weekly
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    Tagging's cool, we all know that. And at a time when the city is literally laying off hundreds of people, and services are being cut everywhere, it's nice to know that Seattle Parks gets to blow part of its meager budget trying to clean up after the assholes who tagged Counterbalance Park on Lower Queen Anne last night.

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    Topics: Crime & Punishment

  • A.M. Music News: Bonnaroo So Far, The White Stripes vs. the Air Force, and More Military Madness

    Posted February, 9 at 10:33 am by Chris Kornelis, Reverb
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    Laura Musselman
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    -- MySpace: Bonnaroo's rolling out the lineup for this year's fest one artist at a time. John Fogerty, Phoenix, and The Flaming Lips performing Dark Side of the Moon have already been added.

    -- Third Man Records: Wow, so the White Stripes didn't want the Air Force to use "Fell In Love With a Girl" in that Super Bowl ad.

    -- LiveDaily: Deer Tick plays The Tractor on April 22.

    -- Pitchfork: Fleet Fox Robin Pecknold joins Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Vetiver, and Brendan Benson on Be Yourself: A Tribute to Graham Nash's Songs for Beginners. Read our recent chat with Nash, including his comments about performing "Military Madness" from Beginners.

    -- OK, Two Bits of Michael Jackson News: First, his doctor has been charged with involuntary manslaughter; his father, Joe Jackson, says it was all part of a conspiracy to kill MJ, and that MJ even told his kids that he thought he was going to be murdered.

    Topics: News

  • Will Blog for Food: A Super Bowl Party Gone to Hell

    Posted February, 9 at 10:14 am by Julien Perry, Voracious
    In this new weekly Voracious column, yours truly has undertaken the incredibly difficult task of reporting on what the uber-foodies of our city serve to their guest when they throw parties. All of these shindigs will have two things in common: they'll have good food and they'll be hosted by those you have come to know in the local food scene, whether they be bloggers, chefs or restaurateurs.

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    The only thing I knew heading into this year's Super Bowl was that Kim Kardashian's boyfriend played for the Saints and Kendra Wilkinson's husband played for the Colts. My name is Julien Perry and I let my favorite E! reality shows shape my sports knowledge.

    It didn't matter. Sunday turned out to be the best Super Bowl for me yet. That's because I had the pleasure of attending a Super Bowl party at Fresh Bistro where Dante Rivera of Dante's Inferno Dogs was camped outside grilling up a mix of pork sausage links and all-beef franks.


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    Topics: Will Blog for Food

  • Female Car Thief Kept Diary of Her Crimes

    Posted February, 9 at 9:53 am by Caleb Hannan, The Daily Weekly


    Tiffany Mcdonough is accused of breaking into at least five cars and one house. Why are police confident the 28-year-old is the woman behind a small-crime spree? Because she wrote it all down.

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    Topics: Crime & Punishment

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