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  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Ellie Goulding's "Lights" Is Finally Get Some Long Overdue Attention

    Nice Hits! is a Reverb column that unironically dissects, reviews, and appreciates the best songs of the current Top 40. It is unsnobbishly premised on the logic that just because a lot of the music on the radio is crap doesn't mean all the music on the radio is crap. The hit: "Lights," Ellie Gould ... More >>

  • Film

    January 4, 2012

    Urbanized: Part Three of Gary Hustwit's Design Trilogy

    Nice Hits! is a Reverb column that unironically dissects, reviews, and appreciates the best songs of the current Top 40. It is unsnobbishly premised on the logic that just because a lot of the music on the radio is crap doesn't mean all the music on the radio is crap. The hit: "Lights," Ellie Gould ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2011

    Tell Me About That Album: Junk of the Heart by The Kooks

    Deirde O'Callaghan​Brighton, England's Kooks are the latest band to participate in our series of interviews about a single record from a band's catalog. Guitarist Hugh Harris answered our questions, which were focused on his group's third LP, September's Junk of the Heart, which The Guardian d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2011

    End of a Chillwave Era: RIP, Altered Zones

    Yesterday, Pitchfork-affiliated blog Altered Zones--a sort of clearinghouse for chillwave, witchouse, and other marginal lo-fi or experimental genres--announced it would be shutting down this week after about a year and a half long run. "Altered What?" you ask. Exactly. Altered Zones started as a so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    The Muppets Take Brighton for LCD Soundsystem's "Dance Yourself Clean"

    Not trying to brag, but, yeah, I got a ticket for one of LCD Soundsystem's final string of shows in NYC next month. I'm sad, but I'm stoked. Good things end (like the Field song says). And what better way to celebrate the impending break-up than with a video that riffs on the Beatles' famous, impr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    Blood Red Shoes Heart Twin Peaks

    British garage rock duo Blood Red Shoes (not to be confused with Seattle's Blood Red Dancers) have a Northwest affinity. Earlier this week, the Brighton duo (guitarist Laura-Mary Carter and drummer Steven Ansell) released the above video postcard, featuring themselves traveling around Snoqualmie, ... More >>

  • Music

    October 13, 2010

    The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

    British garage rock duo Blood Red Shoes (not to be confused with Seattle's Blood Red Dancers) have a Northwest affinity. Earlier this week, the Brighton duo (guitarist Laura-Mary Carter and drummer Steven Ansell) released the above video postcard, featuring themselves traveling around Snoqualmie, ... More >>

  • Music

    August 25, 2010

    Rocket Queen: Bloch Party

    Thee Sgt. Major 3.0 will cure your stage fright, and take rust off your bumper.

  • Film

    May 26, 2010

    SIFF Week 2: Picks & Pans

    Thee Sgt. Major 3.0 will cure your stage fright, and take rust off your bumper.

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    Wolf Parade Announce New Album, Expo 86 European/North American Summer Tour

    ​Montreal's Wolf Parade's first album, 2005's Apologies to the Queen Mary, was a gem of quirky indie-pop. The band then avoided and moved way beyond the dreaded sophomore slump with 2008's expansive and exhilarating At Mount Zoomer. So I've got high hopes for the just-announced third record, E ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 31, 2010

    Brighton Rock

    ​Montreal's Wolf Parade's first album, 2005's Apologies to the Queen Mary, was a gem of quirky indie-pop. The band then avoided and moved way beyond the dreaded sophomore slump with 2008's expansive and exhilarating At Mount Zoomer. So I've got high hopes for the just-announced third record, E ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2009

    Seattle Police Save Burglar From Angry, Stabby Woman He Tried to Rob

    Law enforcement experts agree: If you're built like this guy, you should probably avoid the criminal arts.​The average law-abiding citizen probably thinks most criminals are stupid. A guy who tried to break into a woman's place in Brighton last night probably isn't helping the stereotype. Our ... More >>

  • News

    August 12, 2009

    Institutional Racism in Seattle Schools?

    10 employees—including one “very attractive” principal—are trying to make the case.

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    Principal Will Transfer Despite Discrimination Suit

    Goodloe-Johnson​The transfer of Seattle principal Beverly Raines from Brighton to Lawton elementary schools will go ahead this fall even though Raines tried to stop the move in federal court. In a suit that has been quietly proceeding in U.S. District Court since February, Raines sought a prel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2009

    Tonight's Show Suggestion

    Alice Russell, Big World Breaks at Nectar, 9 p.m., $10 Clearly influenced by music from the heyday of the Motown and Stax labels, this Brighton, UK soul singer-songwriter might be one of the greatest new discoveries in pop music this year. After cultivating a sizable European following, she is curr ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 25, 2009

    Alice Russell

    Thursday, March 26

  • Music

    March 25, 2009

    The Short List: This Week's Recommended Shows

    Thursday, March 26

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2008

    He Ain't Heavy, He's My Bandmate

    Thursday, March 26

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2008

    Live Music Tonight: Gutter Twins, British Sea Power, and More

    Thursday, March 26

  • Calendar

    February 27, 2008

    British Sea Power

    Thursday, March 26

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2008

    New Releases: Michael Jackson, British Sea Power, Indian Jewelry, Robert Pollard

    Thursday, March 26

  • Calendar

    September 5, 2007

    Bonobo

    Tuesday, September 11

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2007

    The Weekend Preview

    Tuesday, September 11

  • Film

    December 20, 2006

    Tea and Cate

    A chat with the prickly star of three big holiday movies.

  • Music

    February 9, 2005

    Luna

    Also: Rise Against, Greenskeepers, Mannie Fresh, Midnight Movies, and The Go! Team.

  • News

    January 29, 2003

    Endangered Seattle

    Historic preservation? It's just so yesterday.

  • News

    October 2, 2002

    Buzz

    Historic preservation? It's just so yesterday.

  • News

    June 5, 2002

    End of the line

    Historic preservation? It's just so yesterday.

  • Music

    February 6, 2002

    CD Reviews

    Historic preservation? It's just so yesterday.

  • Music

    May 30, 2001

    The Culture Bunker

    Historic preservation? It's just so yesterday.

  • Music

    November 8, 2000

    Zen parade

    Calm, cool, and irony-free, Damon Gough makes indie rock matter again.

  • Music

    December 1, 1999

    Ears Wide Open

    Movie soundtracks to live by

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