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Atlanta

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    What Do Skrillex, Fluffy Clouds And Gargling Glass Have In Common? Well, It's Not Native To Seattle, That's For Sure.

    Becoming the Archetype Celestial Progression Solid State Out now What happens when you mix progressive death metal with Skrillex and clouds? Something similar to "We Ride (Giant Robot Remix)," I think. The Atlanta five-piece recently released a remixed, digital EP version of their March 29 relea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ZOMG One Direction Is Coming to the KeyArena on July 28 . . . of 2013

    British boy wonders One Direction have handily brought the boy band trend back full force--they're selling out tour dates across the world and just announced some additional dates, including, *breathe*, Seattle on July 28. Ticket prices haven't yet been announced, but we'll let you know when they a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 28, 2012

    The Coathangers

    British boy wonders One Direction have handily brought the boy band trend back full force--they're selling out tour dates across the world and just announced some additional dates, including, *breathe*, Seattle on July 28. Ticket prices haven't yet been announced, but we'll let you know when they a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 21, 2012

    Young Jeezy

    British boy wonders One Direction have handily brought the boy band trend back full force--they're selling out tour dates across the world and just announced some additional dates, including, *breathe*, Seattle on July 28. Ticket prices haven't yet been announced, but we'll let you know when they a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 14, 2012

    Ying Yang Twins

    British boy wonders One Direction have handily brought the boy band trend back full force--they're selling out tour dates across the world and just announced some additional dates, including, *breathe*, Seattle on July 28. Ticket prices haven't yet been announced, but we'll let you know when they a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 22, 2012

    Eric Klinenberg

    British boy wonders One Direction have handily brought the boy band trend back full force--they're selling out tour dates across the world and just announced some additional dates, including, *breathe*, Seattle on July 28. Ticket prices haven't yet been announced, but we'll let you know when they a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 28, 2011

    Treasure Fingers

    British boy wonders One Direction have handily brought the boy band trend back full force--they're selling out tour dates across the world and just announced some additional dates, including, *breathe*, Seattle on July 28. Ticket prices haven't yet been announced, but we'll let you know when they a ... More >>

  • Music

    November 16, 2011

    Family Force 5's "Wobble"

    Jell-O, art, and crunk.

  • News

    November 2, 2011

    Lost Boys: Demolishing Underage-Prostitute Stereotypes

    Federally sanctioned research sparks an outbreak of denial among sex-trafficking alarmists.

  • Calendar

    November 2, 2011

    Mastodon

    Federally sanctioned research sparks an outbreak of denial among sex-trafficking alarmists.

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    For Fun's Sake, Here Are Two Videos That Don't Have Anything to Do With Each Other c/o Mastodon & Sonny Bonoho

    Atlanta hallucinatory hardcore (see, I didn't say Stoner Metal!) outfit Mastodon caught my eye this morning with their new video for "Curl of the Burl." As far as the song goes, the intro is all down-tuned and cool, but what comes after turns into the worst track I've ever heard from the band. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    School Bus Drivers Abandoning Helpless Children By the Side of the Road: An Epidemic?

    Image Source​Well, probably not an epidemic. But last week's incident in Renton, in which a school bus driver dropped two 5-year-old children off at the end of the driver's route, leaving them to flag down cars as they walked alongside the freeway, got us wondering: How often does this type of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    Emma Cloney, Microsoft Manager, Claims Drunken Boss Tried to Have Sex with Her at "Throbbing Mass" Party

    ​The following story of alleged workplace debauchery is made at least twice interesting by the fact that it's reported on by a U.K. tabloid.

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    Free Cheap Tuition, and 9 Other Reasons You REALLY Know Atlanta Is Not Seattle...

    Joe Williams​It's been three months since I first arrived in Seattle, and though I'm foaming at the mouth to stay in the Northwest, my education calls. It's a bittersweet departure: I'm not looking forward to 95-degree heat, but I'll be binge-eating Chick-fil-a chicken biscuits for two weeks, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    The Black Lips Were a Sweaty Mess Last Night at Neumos

    ​And that's a good thing. As noted in this week's Shortlist, the Atlanta punk quartet has a habit of spreading bodily fluids all over themselves, the stage, and the audience, so it's for the best that the only liquids in play last night were perspiration and Pabst. No, the spectacle took a b ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 15, 2011

    The Black Lips

    ​And that's a good thing. As noted in this week's Shortlist, the Atlanta punk quartet has a habit of spreading bodily fluids all over themselves, the stage, and the audience, so it's for the best that the only liquids in play last night were perspiration and Pabst. No, the spectacle took a b ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 11, 2011

    CunninLynguists

    ​And that's a good thing. As noted in this week's Shortlist, the Atlanta punk quartet has a habit of spreading bodily fluids all over themselves, the stage, and the audience, so it's for the best that the only liquids in play last night were perspiration and Pabst. No, the spectacle took a b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    Coke's Secret Formula Cracked By NPR Nerds, And 6 Other Secret Recipes Revealed

    ​That picture right there? That's the secret recipe for Coca-Cola--or at least that's what Ira Glass and his crew from "This American Life" claim is one early version of the formula for making one of the most popular non-alcoholic beverages in the history of drinking. Coke says no--and they've ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    Revisit J.Pinder's "All That Fire" via New Visuals, and Get Stoked On Code Red 2.0

    After dropping a couple of Jon Jon-directed videos late in 2010, including one of the year's best in "Upside Down," town ex-pat J.Pinder was quick to follow them up with some split-window visuals that prove even if he did move to Atlanta, he's Seattle born through-and-through. The action's nothing f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    Hackers Are Gathering in Seattle This Weekend and It's For Your Own Good

    ​If you're not a hacker yourself, then the cryptic, geek-speak invite sent out by Random Hacks of Kindness and Geeks Without Bounds about a big event this weekend may seem a tad confusing. But within the endless acronyms and tech jargon, it seems clear that there will be quite the hacker shind ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    Cancelled: After Abruptly Rescheduling Show, Lyfe Jennings Receives Prison Sentence

    ​Update: Lyfe Jennings is incarcerated, and won't be appearing at The Showbox tomorrow night. After cancelling his Showbox appearance scheduled for last night, Lyfe Jennings posted a cryptic message on his Twitter account: This will be my last post. To everyone who gave me a chance I am fore ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 21, 2010

    Bobby Valentino

    ​Update: Lyfe Jennings is incarcerated, and won't be appearing at The Showbox tomorrow night. After cancelling his Showbox appearance scheduled for last night, Lyfe Jennings posted a cryptic message on his Twitter account: This will be my last post. To everyone who gave me a chance I am fore ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2010

    Is Meez Too Hard For Seattle? Maybe. Is Shoebox Money Worth Picking Up? Definitely.

    ​With Diamonds shining as far as the eye can see (or at least all the way across the room at his release and listening party last night at Liberty on Capitol Hill) Meez definitely has the swagger to back his anthemic claim to be the "Boss of the Sea Town"--even if no one else is really on thei ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    Suicide Squeeze to Release Limited Edition Vinyl From The Coathangers with Dan Deacon, JEFF the Brotherhood, Iron & Wine, and More

    ​The local label Suicide Squeeze started releasing 7-inch singles fourteen years ago, putting out records for such Northwest luminaries as Elliott Smith, Modest Mouse, Pedro the Lion, and the Melvins, as well as out-of-area acts like HEALTH, Of Montreal, and School of Seven Bells. Now they're ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    Goodie Mob to Play Feb. 24 at Neumos

    ​Goodie Mob is back together, and back on tour. Since they've gotten their requisite Atlanta gig out of the way, the seminal Southern hip-hop outfit (Cee-Lo, Big Gipp, Khujo, T-Mo) is free to move about the country, and is coming Feb. 24 to Neumos. Fuck, I'm excited. A long, long time ago in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2009

    Paula Deen's Tip for a Safe Thanksgiving: Don't Treat Meat Like a Football

    In case you missed it, Paula Deen was throwing around holiday hams in what looks to be an Atlanta meat locker, and took an eight-pounder in the face.

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2009

    Anthony David Performs at Nectar Tonight

    ​I almost forgot that Atlanta's Anthony David is in town this evening and playing a soulful set of music at Nectar. He's easily the most exciting male figure to hit neo soul since Dwele came out and he sets himself apart from other R&B crooners by adding acoustic guitar into his mix. You can c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2009

    Drive A Car, See Santigold For Free?

    ​Marketing is funny these days, and some companies know exactly how to trap us unsuspecting young folks with discerning taste. American Spirit was posted up at Capitol Hill Block Party handing out free packs of smokes, and Red Bull sponsors a slew of "underground" and usually worthwhile events ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2009

    DJ Craze and DJ Klever at War Room Tonight

    One of my favorite turntablists of all time, Miami's DJ Craze is hitting Seattle tonight to perform at the War Room. He's a three-time DMC champion and used to be Kanye West's DJ up until recently. I profiled him this week and you can learn more about Craze by reading that piece. He's arriving her ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2009

    Top Chef's Seattle Casting Call Set for Feb. 11

    According to the press release from Magical Elves, the production company behind Top Chef, Seattle's open casting call for Season 6 contestants will be held next week:Wednesday, February 1110:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.Canlis Restaurant, 2576 Aurora Ave. N., 283-3313

  • Music

    October 8, 2008

    New Music From T.I. and Growing

    According to the press release from Magical Elves, the production company behind Top Chef, Seattle's open casting call for Season 6 contestants will be held next week:Wednesday, February 1110:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.Canlis Restaurant, 2576 Aurora Ave. N., 283-3313

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2008

    No Depression's New Website Has Launched!

    According to the press release from Magical Elves, the production company behind Top Chef, Seattle's open casting call for Season 6 contestants will be held next week:Wednesday, February 1110:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.Canlis Restaurant, 2576 Aurora Ave. N., 283-3313

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2008

    Radiohead is Coming to Town

    According to the press release from Magical Elves, the production company behind Top Chef, Seattle's open casting call for Season 6 contestants will be held next week:Wednesday, February 1110:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.Canlis Restaurant, 2576 Aurora Ave. N., 283-3313

  • Calendar

    December 5, 2007

    KEXP Yule Benefit

    Saturday, December 8

  • Calendar

    December 5, 2007
  • Arts

    May 2, 2007

    Bylaws and Ass-Kicking

    Nicola Griffith's third Aud outing is practiced but a little heartless.

  • Diversions

    April 4, 2007

    Hey, Let's Smoke a J!

    Nicola Griffith's third Aud outing is practiced but a little heartless.

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2007

    CUPCAKES

    Nicola Griffith's third Aud outing is practiced but a little heartless.

  • Film

    January 10, 2007

    Stomp the Yard

    Opens at Pacific Place and other theaters, Fri., Jan. 12. Rated PG-13. 115 minutes.

  • Music

    January 21, 2004

    The Unheard Music

    Atlanta's Dust-to-Digital and Seattle's Sublime Frequencies labels mine lost archives of glorious sound.

  • Music

    December 24, 2003

    Death By Mixtape

    Punks jump up to get beat down?

  • News

    January 8, 2003

    Coulda Been Contenders

    But the Seahawks weren't, and next season could be Mike Holmgren's last chance.

  • Music

    August 14, 2002

    Rhymes with Seltzer

    But the Seahawks weren't, and next season could be Mike Holmgren's last chance.

  • Film

    September 5, 2001

    The major and the minor

    Surveying the sounds of summer.

  • Music

    July 25, 2001

    Days of our nights

    Surveying the sounds of summer.

  • Music

    July 11, 2001

    Change is gonna come

    And soul singer India.Arie wants to be a part of it.

  • News

    March 7, 2001

    Sliding scales

    And soul singer India.Arie wants to be a part of it.

  • News

    September 6, 2000

    Stage picks

    And soul singer India.Arie wants to be a part of it.

  • News

    June 17, 1998

    New(s) media

    And soul singer India.Arie wants to be a part of it.

  • News

    June 10, 1998

    Animals must die

    And soul singer India.Arie wants to be a part of it.

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