Grandmaster Flash

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Tonight: Grandmaster Flash, Dessa, PUSA (Is Sold Out)

Grandmaster Flash: the granddaddy of hip hop​Grandmaster Flash, the Dowlz, Mixed Up Mike, Darrius, Sasse, ADHDJ at Heaven Nightclub, 9 p.m., $10 What can we say about hip hop innovator Grandmaster Flash that hasn't already been said? Dessa, P.O.S., Grieves with Budo at Nectar, 9 p.m., $12 D ... More >>

The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

Grandmaster Flash: the granddaddy of hip hop​Grandmaster Flash, the Dowlz, Mixed Up Mike, Darrius, Sasse, ADHDJ at Heaven Nightclub, 9 p.m., $10 What can we say about hip hop innovator Grandmaster Flash that hasn't already been said? Dessa, P.O.S., Grieves with Budo at Nectar, 9 p.m., $12 D ... More >>

Grandmaster Flash

Grandmaster Flash: the granddaddy of hip hop​Grandmaster Flash, the Dowlz, Mixed Up Mike, Darrius, Sasse, ADHDJ at Heaven Nightclub, 9 p.m., $10 What can we say about hip hop innovator Grandmaster Flash that hasn't already been said? Dessa, P.O.S., Grieves with Budo at Nectar, 9 p.m., $12 D ... More >>

Throwback Tuesdays: Curtis Mayfield -- "Freddie's Dead"

Last week, local hip-hop group They Live! released a disturbing but powerful video for their song "Meth Heads," which I couldn't help but write about on this blog. It's a really good anti-Meth tune and it got me thinking about the first anti-drug song that actually made an impression on me and soc ... More >>

Merle Haggard, Mark Lanegan, and Your Summer Reading List

Merle Haggard. Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. His band, Loaded, plays the Crocodile at 8 p.m. tonight.This city of Seattle never ceases to surprise and intrigue me. It is a cultural and artistic melting pot and that is for sure. I try and see life through much more than just "a ... More >>

Duff McKagan: Alternative To What?

Kurt Bloch, left, at Sub Pop's 20th anniversary party at Hattie's Hat on April 2. Photo by Sarah Joann Murphy. Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb.I got an email the other day with a question from a friend who was basically trying to settle a bet. The argument was over what actually ... More >>

Weekend Show Suggestions For You And Me

Kurt Bloch, left, at Sub Pop's 20th anniversary party at Hattie's Hat on April 2. Photo by Sarah Joann Murphy. Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb.I got an email the other day with a question from a friend who was basically trying to settle a bet. The argument was over what actually ... More >>

Betty Davis Is Back, Thanks to Seattle's Light in the Attic

Reviving the records of the long-lost soul diva may be the label's most artful move.

Patti Smith and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Reviving the records of the long-lost soul diva may be the label's most artful move.

Wonder Bred

A Tacoma author and VH1 take exploration of pale-faced rappers to a new level.

Abstract Heavyweight

DJ Krush's contemplative beats.

Seven Nights

June 14-20

Weekly Notable Shows

June 14-20

Art School Confidential

Opens at Egyptian and other theaters, Fri., May 12. Rated R. 102 minutes.

July 6-12, 2005

Opens at Egyptian and other theaters, Fri., May 12. Rated R. 102 minutes.

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Jeff Chang chronicles the hip-hop generation, while Peter Shapiro dissects its records.

On the Air

Surfing the sine waves with Haunted Weather author/compiler David Toop.

Stupid, Pretentious, Addictive

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Weekly Music Calendar

New singles and MP3s.

Holy Greil

New singles and MP3s.

Hot Wax

L.A. hip-hop honcho Peanut Butter Wolf puts his vinyl obsession to good use with the masterful mix set Badmeaningood.

CD Reviews

L.A. hip-hop honcho Peanut Butter Wolf puts his vinyl obsession to good use with the masterful mix set Badmeaningood.

The good, the bad and Tom Tom Club

L.A. hip-hop honcho Peanut Butter Wolf puts his vinyl obsession to good use with the masterful mix set Badmeaningood.

White riot

Years after their dissolution, the Clash rage anew on film, on record, and in books.

Dispatches

From the WTO front

It's the 80's

From the WTO front

Dance fever

From the WTO front

The Roots are on Fire

Philadelphia's finest embrace history, but they don't repeat it.