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MySpace Inc.

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    After Fame & Fortune, There's Always DIY

    ​ Early this month, the absurdly talented comedian Louis C.K. made a leap into DIY-land and made a healthy wad of cash. The much-publicized move consisted of C.K. self-producing his latest comedy special and selling it for $5 directly to fans through his website. Apparently, the whole effort ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2011

    Brandon Sanchez, Oregon Gay-Haircut Assaulter and Now Sentenced Felon, Has Some "Gay" Pics of His Own

    ​Sometimes convicted criminals have Facebook pages. Sometimes less-hip convicted criminals have MySpace pages. Brandon Sanchez is of the latter variety. And the photos he's posted there sort of put into serious question his reputation as a guy who will fuck you up if your haircut looks "gay."

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2010

    Tonight: Far East Movement and Hyper Crush at Showbox SoDo, LasaRose at Lucid

    ​Far East Movement, with Hyper Crush, The Cataracs, Dev, DJ Eye. Showbox SoDo, 1700 First Ave. S., 628-3151. 7 p.m. All ages. Best known for their electro-hop party hits "Like a G6" and "Girls on the Dancefloor," this Koreatown, Los Angeles-based quartet sounds like an alcohol-fueled equal-par ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Sugar Sugar Sugar, Bellingham's Answer to Wolfmother, Can't Get Enough Of That '70s Show, God Love 'Em

    Gunther Jose Frank​Artist: Sugar Sugar Sugar Album: Can't Get Enough Release Date: It's out! Label: None Rating (Skip, Stream, Buy): BUY! Stream: Most of the album's on their MySpace Sugar Sugar Sugar bounce around a lot on their self-released album, Can't Get Enough. They're certain they wan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2010

    This Weekend: SHIM, Dengue Fever, Nobunny

    Dengue Fever​Tonight: SHIM, Virgin Islands at Chop Suey, 9 p.m., $10 SHIM hasn't released fresh material in almost two years now (according to their MySpace page, they're currently in the process of recording a new album), but this is a band that's always been about the live performances an ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 6, 2010

    SHIM

    Dengue Fever​Tonight: SHIM, Virgin Islands at Chop Suey, 9 p.m., $10 SHIM hasn't released fresh material in almost two years now (according to their MySpace page, they're currently in the process of recording a new album), but this is a band that's always been about the live performances an ... More >>

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    December 9, 2009

    Grave Babies

    Dengue Fever​Tonight: SHIM, Virgin Islands at Chop Suey, 9 p.m., $10 SHIM hasn't released fresh material in almost two years now (according to their MySpace page, they're currently in the process of recording a new album), but this is a band that's always been about the live performances an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2009

    Past Lives' Debut Album Coming in February

    Robin Stein​Seattle's Past Lives -- Jordan Blilie, Morgan Henderson and former Blood Brothers members Mark Gajadhar and Devin Welch -- is finally releasing its first full-length debut, Tapestry of Webs, on Suicide Squeeze February 23, 2010. Recorded at Avast! with Steve Fisk, the band posted a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2009

    I've Been Listening to...Vultures 2012

    ​ Like everyone else with a brain and two ears, I've fallen hard for Them Crooked Vultures, but we have some local boys with a similar name who are kicking out pretty impressive jams themselves. Vultures 2012 is comprised of former and current members of Flamethrower, Murdock and Hearseburne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2009

    Listen to This Levi Fuller Song Right Now

    ​Seattle songwriter Levi Fuller recently put out a lovely new album, Colossal, last month. You can listen to the whole thing on his MySpace page, but I wanted to share the title track with you because it's so goddamn good. There's nothing better for a chilly, gloomy Friday than an upbeat acous ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2009

    The Bit Saloon To Close November 1

    The Bit Saloon's neon horse​Well, I'm floored, and also very sad. Not only did I enjoy visiting the Bit Saloon for the occasionally stellar shows they had -- and seeing the Tea Cozies there at REVERB was one of my favorite moments of the entire festival -- I also liked going there during the d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2009

    "On This Land (Feathers Keep Falling)," a New One From Jesse Sykes, Streaming On Her MySpace

    Michael Alan Goldberg​Jesse Sykes has added another sparse piece of shoegaze twang to her catalog, with the delightful "On This Land (Feathers Keep Falling)" now streaming on her MySpace page. Barsuk says she's in the studio working on a new record for a possible early/mid-2010 release. "But n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    New Local Music Out This Week: Betsy Olson, Supersones, Khingz

    Supersones​ Khingz, Cold-Hearted In Cloud City (self-released) Okay, literalists, I'm going to cut your criticisms off at the pass: Yes, I know Khingz doesn't live here anymore. But since he is releasing a new EP this Thursday at Gabriel Teodros' last show before he leaves for Ethiopia (with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    Music Recs From Rupert Murdoch: MySpace Reportedly Likes iLike, to the Tune of $20 Million

    Rupert can't decide whether to recommend something by UGK or his favorite, Mike Jones​In her 2007 profile of Seattle's iLike, SW's Karla Starr asked "Can a Seattle 'music recommendation' startup beat your favorite record store clerk?" Now it looks like the question may be, "Can Rupert Murdoch? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2009

    New Dutchess and the Duke Album Out October 6

    ​One of our favorite local bands, the Dutchess and the Duke, will be putting out their second record for Hardly Art on October 6, and it will be called Sunset / Sunrise. When Hardly Art releases an mp3 from the album for download, we'll let you know, but in the interim, you can stream "Scorpio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2009

    Live Music Roundup: Tuesday, July 28

    Rodent Emporium​The Tea Cozies, one of my favorite local bands, play tonight for $5 , though it's free for ladies until 10 p.m., at the Nectar, and if you want to hear what they sound like, check this mp3 out. DJ B-Girl will be spinning, too. Glitch Mob, Nosaj Thing, Daddy Kev at Neumos, 8 p. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2009

    Piece Kelley Plays a Free Show Tonight (That Won't Be Clogged with Hipsters)

     At the Hidmo this evening, the unbelievably talented MC and spoken word poet Laura "Piece" Kelley (photo courtesy Renee McMahon) will be simultaneously opening and blowing minds. It all starts at 8 p.m., and will be the first in a summer series of free, all ages Friday night shows at the Hidmo ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 22, 2009

    Glitch Mob

    Tuesday, July 28

  • Calendar

    July 15, 2009

    A-Trak

    Saturday, July 18

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2009

    Last Night: Hey Monday and This Providence at El Corazon

    Seattle-based This ProvidenceThe crowd at El Corazon last night was more Hey Monday "I don't want to finish my algebra homework," than Hey Monday "I don't want to finish these expense reports." Thus ensued a mostly awkward night in which myself and companion found ourselves in a sea of 5 foot-nothin ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 27, 2009

    Thunderbird Motel

    Wednesday, May 27

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2009

    Early Man S.T.R.E.E.T.S. = Children

    Attention, fans of the Sword, Mastodon or simply progressive metal that keeps one foot in the old school yard while managing to graduate to the next level of shredding: your new favorite band landed in record stores today. Children are a NYC-based band formed via jam sessions between guitarists S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2009

    Norway's Ida Maria to Play Neumos April 13

    Every now and again, a random MySpace search can turn up music gold. I recently came across Norwegian pop singer Ida Maria, the other day while searching for something else and fell in love with her newest single, Oh My God." She's actually coming to Neumos on April 13th as an opening act for Gla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2009

    The Curious Mystery's K Records Debut: Rotting Slowly

    One of The Curious Mystery's brand-spankin' new press photos The Curious Mystery is, hands down, my favorite emerging band in Seattle right now. Like a languid, more mournful Black Mountain, their heady psychedelia sounds like messy garage cacophony and country western fucking on acid. Frontwoman S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2009

    Tonight's Show Suggestions

    Donavon Frankenreiter, who plays Neumos tonight At Nectar tonight, there's going to be an excellent hip hop show, The Peace Project, to benefit victims of gun violence; click the title to read Jonathan Cunningham's earlier post about it. with Big World Breaks (okanomodé aka SoulChilde, SiriuS, Ton ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2009

    Born Anchors Perform Tonight at El Corazon

    As I find myself surfing local MySpace pages from time to time, one of the catchiest bands I've come across recently is Born Anchors. Every time an email from Chris Estey leads me back to their page, I'm glad to be there and find myself lost in fuzzy rock tunes like "Cascading" and "In Disguise" wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2009

    Local MC, Sol, Releases a Debut Single

    Besides having the distinction of being a local hip-hop heavyweight, Spaceman's first solo appearance, the Feb. 13 show at Chop Suey will also serve as the CD release party for a young, talented MC named Sol. His debut LP, The Ride, took the 20-year-old two years to produce, and his patience and ded ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 28, 2009

    Levator (CD release)

    Friday, January 30

  • Calendar

    December 17, 2008

    The Nachos at Le Sexy

    Thursday, December 18

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2008

    Musical LOVE 4 Losties!

    Can't afford to give the Lostie you love that pricey, pricey box set this holiday season? No worries, Brooklyn's Previously on Lost are selling their pretty, melodic and hilarious tribute to everyone's favorite group of castaways entitled The Tale of Season 4 and the Oceanic Six on the band's MySpac ... More >>

  • Music

    September 24, 2008

    Indie Rockers Aren’t Playing Americana, They’re Playing Dress-Up

    Don’t be fooled by the faded denim and snap-button cowboy shirts.

  • Music

    August 27, 2008

    Wreckless Eric Didn’t Die in the ’80s Underground

    The husband-wife duo’s found new fame in the MySpace era.

  • Calendar

    August 27, 2008

    The Wicked Awesomes!

    Wednesday, August 27

  • Calendar

    July 16, 2008

    Animal Farm

    Thursday, July 17

  • Calendar

    April 16, 2008

    Strong Killings

    Friday, April 18

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2008
  • Calendar

    April 2, 2008

    The Sweetheart Army

    Friday, April 4

  • Calendar

    January 23, 2008

    Centaur Hearts

    Tuesday, January 29

  • Music

    January 23, 2008

    22,000 Songs and Nothing to Listen To

    One day, every song ever recorded will fit into your back pocket. But will you listen to any of them?

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2008

    New Howlin Rain Jams

    One day, every song ever recorded will fit into your back pocket. But will you listen to any of them?

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2008

    The Belated #4

    One day, every song ever recorded will fit into your back pocket. But will you listen to any of them?

  • Calendar

    January 2, 2008

    Wizard Prison

    Tuesday, January 8

  • Calendar

    November 7, 2007

    The Dating Pool

    Wednesday, November 7

  • Calendar

    September 26, 2007

    Cola Freaks

    Friday, September 28

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2007

    This is Punk?

    Friday, September 28

  • Music

    April 4, 2007

    Around the Horn

    Chop Suey's Roy Atizado has played almost every position in the music game.

  • Music

    February 28, 2007

    Sebadoh: Happily United

    Cassette-lovin' trio reunites to avenge the 'fried shit'of the MySpace generation.

  • Music

    January 10, 2007

    Behind the Scene

    Death of the Party's Clayton Vomero

  • Music

    December 27, 2006

    It Was Free Cuz I Stole It

    The year in unfair shares.

  • Film

    November 8, 2006

    Seattle Weekly PickTrain Man

    Runs at Grand Illusion, Fri., Nov. 10–Thurs., Nov. 16. Not rated. 101 minutes.

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