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Phoenix

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2012

    Comment(s) of the Day: Phoenix Jones is Awesome and You're a Spineless Piece of Crap

    Yesterday I posted about Seattle "superhero" Phoenix Jones and how a video he recorded early Sunday morning is being used by Seattle Police as part of the investigation of a shooting in Pioneer Square. And, yes, I pointed out with no lack of snark that Seattle Weekly has questioned Jones'- shall we ... More >>

  • Film

    January 4, 2012

    Urbanized: Part Three of Gary Hustwit's Design Trilogy

    Yesterday I posted about Seattle "superhero" Phoenix Jones and how a video he recorded early Sunday morning is being used by Seattle Police as part of the investigation of a shooting in Pioneer Square. And, yes, I pointed out with no lack of snark that Seattle Weekly has questioned Jones'- shall we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    Do You Have a January Record For Reverb to Review?

    Jacob LakatuaTomten​It's time for us to start rounding up all the local releases to review in our upcoming January issue of Reverb Monthly. If your band's got a new album, EP, or single coming out in January, or if we missed your release in this month's issue, drop us a line at reverbreviews@s ... More >>

  • Film

    November 30, 2011

    The Man Nobody Knew: Secrets and Lies in Washington, D.C.

    Jacob LakatuaTomten​It's time for us to start rounding up all the local releases to review in our upcoming January issue of Reverb Monthly. If your band's got a new album, EP, or single coming out in January, or if we missed your release in this month's issue, drop us a line at reverbreviews@s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2011

    Jon Ronson, Author of Upcoming Phoenix Jones E-Book, Says Superhero is 'Genuinely Awesome' and 'Definitely Narcissistic'

    Image SourcePhoenix Jones/Ben Fodor​Jon Ronson profiled Phoenix Jones' for GQ earlier this year, and has now expanded that feature into an E-Book that portrays the self-proclaimed superhero as a total badass...and also a bit of an ass.

  • Arts

    November 9, 2011

    The Fussy Eye: Raising the Roof

    A plane bisecting the air.

  • Calendar

    November 2, 2011

    Buoyancy

    A plane bisecting the air.

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    Today Reverb Recommends Catching Seattle Band Sad Face Play on the Light Rail Tonight

    ​ Got an email a few days ago from local band Sad Face hyping their show at the Columbia City Theater tonight. What caught my eye was the pre-show stunt they're planning on route to the gig.

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2011

    A Brief Conversation With Michael Barnett, Director of Superheroes Documentary

    ​Just when you think the media coverage of real life superheroes has reached a critical mass (see: Jones, Phoenix), somebody goes and makes a feature-length documentary film about the entire subculture. That somebody is director Michael Barnett, and his movie, titled simply, Superheroes, scree ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2011

    Seattle is the Third Most Miserable City in the Country

    ​Face it, you're miserable. Here it is two days from April and it's still rainy as shit and windy to boot. The Huskies are out of the Big Dance, the Cougs are out of the small one, the mayor has a 28 percent approval rating and the police force might shoot you if you look at them funny. In fac ... More >>

  • Diversions

    March 16, 2011

    Reality Checks and Anal Sex

    ​Face it, you're miserable. Here it is two days from April and it's still rainy as shit and windy to boot. The Huskies are out of the Big Dance, the Cougs are out of the small one, the mayor has a 28 percent approval rating and the police force might shoot you if you look at them funny. In fac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    Seattle "Superhero" Phoenix Jones' Claims That His Nose Was Busted by Perps Smells Like Bullshit

    ​Phoenix Jones the Guardian of Seattle, aka the most attention-craving anonymous "superhero" to ever wander the streets in a rubber suit, tells KOMO News Monday evening that a couple street punks pulled a gun on him and broke his nose on Saturday night when he tried to break up their fight. Th ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 8, 2010

    Neon Trees

    ​Phoenix Jones the Guardian of Seattle, aka the most attention-craving anonymous "superhero" to ever wander the streets in a rubber suit, tells KOMO News Monday evening that a couple street punks pulled a gun on him and broke his nose on Saturday night when he tried to break up their fight. Th ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 1, 2010

    Bad Santa

    ​Phoenix Jones the Guardian of Seattle, aka the most attention-craving anonymous "superhero" to ever wander the streets in a rubber suit, tells KOMO News Monday evening that a couple street punks pulled a gun on him and broke his nose on Saturday night when he tried to break up their fight. Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    Cake Sex 101: You Put Your Pie Where?

    Photo courtesy blog.craftzine.comThis man wants to kill you (with cake).​So we've already talked about the KFC Double Down and IHOP's Pancake Stackers. We discussed the Fried Cheese Melt at Denny's (which is essentially an order of fried cheese sticks jammed inside a grilled cheese sandwich). ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2010

    A.M.(ish) Music News & Free MP3s From Deer Tick, Rooney, and The Rescues

    ​-- Entertainment Weekly: Joanna Newsom, Jim James, and John Legend will appear on the forthcoming album from The Roots, How I Got Over, due in June. -- MTV: Phoenix is writing the soundtrack to the next Sofia Coppola flick, Somewhere. -- Free MP3: Deer Tick's "20 Miles," from the forthcomin ... More >>

  • Music

    April 21, 2010

    Rocket Queen: Loud Love

    Soundgarden’s “secret” reunion show was a triumphant affair.

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2010

    Watch a 5th Grade Chorus Cover Beach House's "Zebra"

    My elementary school was not this cool. The fifth-graders of Staten Island's PS22 Chorus, who've already covered Lady Gaga, Fleetwood Mac, Phoenix, and the Cure, just added a Beach House song to their repertoire. In anticipation of the Beach House show tonight at Neumos, watch the chorus' version ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 25, 2009

    Bad Santa

    My elementary school was not this cool. The fifth-graders of Staten Island's PS22 Chorus, who've already covered Lady Gaga, Fleetwood Mac, Phoenix, and the Cure, just added a Beach House song to their repertoire. In anticipation of the Beach House show tonight at Neumos, watch the chorus' version ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    I've Been Listening to Whatever My Daughter's Listening to: Pixie Lott, Plasticines, and Phoenix

    PlastiscinesDuff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what's circulating through his iPod every Monday.​My oldest daughter, Grace, is now 12 years old and has become a major influence on the newer music that I find these days. I have always been an unapologetic fan o ... More >>

  • Diversions

    October 21, 2009

    Work at Met Market, Shop at Safeway?

    PlastiscinesDuff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what's circulating through his iPod every Monday.​My oldest daughter, Grace, is now 12 years old and has become a major influence on the newer music that I find these days. I have always been an unapologetic fan o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2009

    Delancey's Brandon Pettit Talks About His Pizza Quest

    ​Before Brandon Pettit and Molly Wizenberg opened Delancey, the Ballard pizzeria I reviewed this week, Pettit traveled around the United States to learn from the pizza masters. He told Voracious about his trip, as well as what's next for Delancey. There's a famous music composition teacher in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2009

    Shawna's No Killer, Just a Conservative White Lady

    ​Accused double murderer Shawna Forde, the white woman from Everett who thinks brown immigrants from Mexico are filthy violent thugs, is innocent and being prosecuted because, like Sarah Palin, she's a right-wing caucasian female, according to a new website formed in her defense. The Arizona D ... More >>

  • Film

    July 15, 2009

    PICK Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: Six Is Not Enough

    ​Accused double murderer Shawna Forde, the white woman from Everett who thinks brown immigrants from Mexico are filthy violent thugs, is innocent and being prosecuted because, like Sarah Palin, she's a right-wing caucasian female, according to a new website formed in her defense. The Arizona D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2009

    Live Music Roundup: Thursday, May 21

    Three bands we like who play entirely different kinds of music-- Born Anchors (straight-ahead rock), Partman Parthorse (freaky, satirical art rock band pictured on your left) and They Live (hip hop) -- are at Sunset Tavern tonight at 9 p.m., for $6. Lady Sovereign, Chester French, Hollywood Holt a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2009

    Nickels Is Right: Locally Speaking, the Last Recession Was Worse

    In recounting his list of accomplishments in his quasi-job interview with the P-I today, Greg Nickels said something that might raise a few eyebrows: I came into office at a time when we were in a very deep recession. It was actually, locally, worse than the current one. Could the post 9/11, post- ... More >>

  • Diversions

    March 11, 2009

    Why I [heart] the Arizona A-Hole

    In recounting his list of accomplishments in his quasi-job interview with the P-I today, Greg Nickels said something that might raise a few eyebrows: I came into office at a time when we were in a very deep recession. It was actually, locally, worse than the current one. Could the post 9/11, post- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2008

    The Ballard Pizza Places Won't Stop Coming

    So, in my roundup of three new Ballard pizza joints, I didn't have the space to mention that the neighborhood is about to get two -- that's right, two -- more. MyBallard blog called me on it. So here are the details:Joint #1: 'Zaw, the Seattle-based startup chain specializing in local, organic take- ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 15, 2008

    Stereolab

    Friday, October 17

  • Calendar

    January 2, 2008

    Wizard Prison

    Tuesday, January 8

  • News

    November 7, 2007

    Daugs for Sonics; Sonics the New Dogs

    Selections from Buzzer Beater, our sports blog.

  • News

    October 24, 2007
  • Blogs

    October 19, 2007

    The Guys Who Own Seattle Weekly Were Arrested Last Night

    Action Taken in Solidarity with Phoenix New Times

  • Film

    July 11, 2007

    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: Wizard Begins Acting Like a (Real) Troubled Teen

    Evil won't stay buried, or out of Harry's head, in this dark, satisfying new Potter installment.

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2007

    Unsexyback

    Evil won't stay buried, or out of Harry's head, in this dark, satisfying new Potter installment.

  • Music

    September 27, 2006

    Notable Shows

    Highlights-and otherwise-from this week's music calendar.

  • Arts

    March 29, 2006

    Richard Lerman Q&A

    Highlights-and otherwise-from this week's music calendar.

  • Music

    March 15, 2006

    Completing the Collection

    Highlights-and otherwise-from this week's music calendar.

  • News

    November 30, 2005

    Feds Won't Block Merger Involving Seattle Weekly

    The way is clear for Village Voice Media and New Times to combine into a 17-paper chain of weeklies.

  • News

    October 26, 2005

    Our Ownership in Flux

    It's official: Seattle Weekly's parent, Village Voice Media, and the New Times chain of urban weeklies propose to merge.

  • Diversions

    November 10, 2004

    Nov. 10-16, 2004

    It's official: Seattle Weekly's parent, Village Voice Media, and the New Times chain of urban weeklies propose to merge.

  • Music

    July 14, 2004

    CD Reviews

    It's official: Seattle Weekly's parent, Village Voice Media, and the New Times chain of urban weeklies propose to merge.

  • Music

    March 5, 2003

    7/11/77

    It's official: Seattle Weekly's parent, Village Voice Media, and the New Times chain of urban weeklies propose to merge.

  • Music

    November 6, 2002

    Cool Runnings

    It's official: Seattle Weekly's parent, Village Voice Media, and the New Times chain of urban weeklies propose to merge.

  • News

    July 17, 2002

    "I am . . . annoyed by reporters writing reviews of electronic dance music . . . that choose to focus on drugs and stupid people at those events."

    It's official: Seattle Weekly's parent, Village Voice Media, and the New Times chain of urban weeklies propose to merge.

  • Diversions

    July 10, 2002

    Raving in Klickitat

    Black lights and naked yoga.

  • Arts

    April 10, 2002

    Outward bound

    Peoria postcard

  • News

    March 15, 2000

    Defame and fortune

    In a Seattle court, freedom of the press is under attackby the press.

  • Arts

    May 20, 1998

    What, no vinyl siding?

    In a Seattle court, freedom of the press is under attackby the press.

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