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  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    Hey, If You've Never Heard Rock and Roll...Start With These 10 Records

    Iggy & the StoogesDuff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. His memoir, It's So Easy (Simon & Schuster) is out now.​I've never been real good with the question of "What are your favorite 10 "desert-island" records". But, you know, if you're a resident of one of the Earth-like planet ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2011

    Tour's End: Saying Goodbye to Whore's Baths, Punk-Rock Laundry, and 'Graze the Peach'

    OK, then. You have all had chance to come along on this whirlwind tour that today concludes here in Hamburg, Germany. For the past four weeks, I have tried my best to give you all an inside-ish view of what a rock tour is like. Well, at least what a rock tour looks like if you are a band the size ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 30, 2011

    Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

    OK, then. You have all had chance to come along on this whirlwind tour that today concludes here in Hamburg, Germany. For the past four weeks, I have tried my best to give you all an inside-ish view of what a rock tour is like. Well, at least what a rock tour looks like if you are a band the size ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    Krispy Kreme SODO: the Perfect Location to Cure Your Late-Night Sugar Cravings

    ​When the late-night munchies strike, you have two options: Scrounge together something at home, or make a dash for some fat-soaked, quick food. Looking disheveled, my hair askew, I chose the latter last Wednesday around 10:30 p.m. Then the hard decision: Where to go? For some time, I'd been ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    New York Public Library Seeks Volunteers for Massive Menu-Transcription Project

    ​Had I supped at Cooley's Hotel in Springfield, Mass., in 1901, I probably would have ordered the fried cod with stewed potatoes. Or perhaps I would have had boiled ham with cream toast. I mused over Cooley's menu while participating in the New York Public Library's thrilling new crowd-source ... More >>

  • Food

    January 12, 2011

    First Call: What About Tiki Bob's?

    The Pioneer Square hotspot mellows out midweek.

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2010

    Unnatural Helpers and The Intelligence Celebrate the Season With Dasher, Prancer, and Sailor Jerry, Last Night at The Croc

    Sailor Jerry foot the bill for the holiday party at the Croc last night.​The Intelligence, Unnatural Helpers and Dasher and Prancer The Crocodile Wednesday, Dec. 22 Review By Aaron Moncivaiz A trio of local acts came together at The Crocodile Wednesday night to give the greatest gift of all: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2010

    "December Skies" Proves That Few Love The Christmas Season More Than Seattle's Wizdom

    Nick FeldmanSuper Wiz Claus--a fusion of Nintendo's Super Mario, Santa Claus and Wizdom himself.​Some rappers are all about collecting cars and clothes, and others focus on stacking their paper, their women or their weed. And then there are the special ones, like local MC Wizdom, who love few ... More >>

  • Film

    December 8, 2010

    Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale: From Finland, the Dark Side of Santa

    Nick FeldmanSuper Wiz Claus--a fusion of Nintendo's Super Mario, Santa Claus and Wizdom himself.​Some rappers are all about collecting cars and clothes, and others focus on stacking their paper, their women or their weed. And then there are the special ones, like local MC Wizdom, who love few ... More >>

  • Arts

    December 23, 2009

    Yule Fail

    Nick FeldmanSuper Wiz Claus--a fusion of Nintendo's Super Mario, Santa Claus and Wizdom himself.​Some rappers are all about collecting cars and clothes, and others focus on stacking their paper, their women or their weed. And then there are the special ones, like local MC Wizdom, who love few ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 23, 2009

    Xmas Pops Sing-Along

    Nick FeldmanSuper Wiz Claus--a fusion of Nintendo's Super Mario, Santa Claus and Wizdom himself.​Some rappers are all about collecting cars and clothes, and others focus on stacking their paper, their women or their weed. And then there are the special ones, like local MC Wizdom, who love few ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 23, 2009

    The Corner

    Nick FeldmanSuper Wiz Claus--a fusion of Nintendo's Super Mario, Santa Claus and Wizdom himself.​Some rappers are all about collecting cars and clothes, and others focus on stacking their paper, their women or their weed. And then there are the special ones, like local MC Wizdom, who love few ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2009

    Need to Escape Your Family This Weekend?

    No, seriously. While I'm very happy for those of you whose childhoods weren't totally fucked up, that doesn't hold true for most of us. Ever since my parents split up, the holidays haven't been about peace and goodwill, they've been about survival. So if you're in need of a good excuse to bid your r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2009

    Tonight: El Vez

    ​El Vez, Los Straightjackets and King Of Hawaii at the Tractor Tavern, 8 p.m., $20 From Short List this week: It's never quite Christmas without a run-in with El Vez, the self-billed "Mexican Elvis." All wry gimmicks and sly puns, the bilingual troubadour has been repurposing classic music ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 9, 2009

    El Vez

    ​El Vez, Los Straightjackets and King Of Hawaii at the Tractor Tavern, 8 p.m., $20 From Short List this week: It's never quite Christmas without a run-in with El Vez, the self-billed "Mexican Elvis." All wry gimmicks and sly puns, the bilingual troubadour has been repurposing classic music ... More >>

  • Music

    December 2, 2009

    Five Holiday Shows That Won’t Make You Retch

    But which would be even better after a glass of hot buttered rum.

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    Do You Hear What I Hear? It's Bob Dylan's Christmas Album!

    ​Writer and professor Douglas Brinkley told radio personality Don Imus recently that Bob Dylan is "a 1950s kind of guy, when America was in black & white." Brinkley went on to say that after spending time with Dylan, he walked away feeling that Dylan misses "the can-do spirit" America once pos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2009

    The Capitol Building Was a Little Too Cush for a Manger and a Festivus Pole, Anyway

    Sir, you're going to have to take that outside.​After Bill O'Reilly made Olympia ground zero for the culture wars last year, objecting to an atheist sign beside a Nativity scene in the Capitol and setting off a frenzied debate over religious and anti-religious displays (the fun included a prop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2008

    The Worst Christmas Songs Ever (and Some of My Favorites)

    Christmas is full of traditions. Flocking the tree. Passing out presents. Crashing grandma's house in order to get some free grub. Bailing dad out of jail. So it is in the spirit of the holiday that my favorite tradition is trotted out again for the second time; reviewing some of the worst Christmas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2008

    The Ultimate Christmas Playlist

    Brian J. is undoubtedly correct that the Charlie Brown Christmas album is the best. Because what are holidays without music so full of delicate, wistful magic that you're tempted to slit your wrists? There are some other contenders, though. I'd like to nominate the following albums and songs. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2008

    Afternoon Edition: Oxford and Bourbon

    Seattle People, our weekly slideshow of folks not making headlines around town, took a gander over to the Twilight Exit in the Central District this week.-- Oxford digs our music editor.-- Maggie Dutton on the difference between scotch, whiskey, and bourbon.-- Here we go again ... Mamma Mia!'s now o ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 10, 2008

    Holiday Bizarre: A Jewish Christmas!

    Seattle People, our weekly slideshow of folks not making headlines around town, took a gander over to the Twilight Exit in the Central District this week.-- Oxford digs our music editor.-- Maggie Dutton on the difference between scotch, whiskey, and bourbon.-- Here we go again ... Mamma Mia!'s now o ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 12, 2008

    Michael Eric Dyson

    Seattle People, our weekly slideshow of folks not making headlines around town, took a gander over to the Twilight Exit in the Central District this week.-- Oxford digs our music editor.-- Maggie Dutton on the difference between scotch, whiskey, and bourbon.-- Here we go again ... Mamma Mia!'s now o ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 13, 2008

    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

    Friday, August 15 and Saturday, August 16

  • Diversions

    July 9, 2008

    This Week's Horoscopes

    Friday, August 15 and Saturday, August 16

  • Music

    May 21, 2008

    A Night as Santa With the Flaming Lips

    "Wayne started climbing into the hamster ball less than 20 feet away from me. I mean, how many people really get to have that experience?"

  • Calendar

    December 5, 2007

    The Great Figgy Pudding Caroling Competition

    Competitive Christmas caroling

  • News

    November 28, 2007

    How Far Will The Seattle Times Go for a Pulitzer?

    Part 1 in a Seattle Weekly investigation.

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2007

    Last Night: The Flaming Lips at the Paramount

    Part 1 in a Seattle Weekly investigation.

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2007

    Lord, Don't Ask Her for No Mercedes Benz

    Part 1 in a Seattle Weekly investigation.

  • Music

    December 20, 2006

    Frosty Sleeps With the Fishes

    Let's put those overplayed Christmas classics to bed and download brand-new ones.

  • Music

    November 29, 2006

    Behind the Scene

    Let's put those overplayed Christmas classics to bed and download brand-new ones.

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2006

    The Way the (Christmas) Cookie Crumbles

    Let's put those overplayed Christmas classics to bed and download brand-new ones.

  • Diversions

    January 26, 2005

    I'll Be Taking a Bleach Shower Now, Thanks!

    Let's put those overplayed Christmas classics to bed and download brand-new ones.

  • Diversions

    December 15, 2004

    In Wicker, With Love

    Show you care with a personalized basket of love.

  • Diversions

    December 15, 2004

    Dec. 15-21, 2004

    Show you care with a personalized basket of love.

  • Diversions

    December 15, 2004

    Blue Boy

    Show you care with a personalized basket of love.

  • Film

    November 24, 2004

    Callas Forever

    Also: Christmas With the Kranks, Easy, and The Take.

  • Film

    September 15, 2004

    Down From the Mountain

    A writer braves treacherous weather, high altitudes, and long lines to reach that mother lode of cinema, Telluride.

  • Diversions

    May 19, 2004

    Sign Language

    A writer braves treacherous weather, high altitudes, and long lines to reach that mother lode of cinema, Telluride.

  • Diversions

    March 10, 2004

    Horoscopes

    A writer braves treacherous weather, high altitudes, and long lines to reach that mother lode of cinema, Telluride.

  • Music

    December 17, 2003

    Death By Mixtape

    Battling the Hipster Wrath within.

  • Music

    July 30, 2003

    Aggressive vs. Agonizing

    New post-punk from Canada.

  • Music

    December 11, 2002

    Oh, Carol

    New post-punk from Canada.

  • News

    December 4, 2002

    Spin Cycle

    Coming back around to vinyl for holiday music.

  • News

    November 20, 2002

    2002 Holiday Calendar

    Coming back around to vinyl for holiday music.

  • Film

    October 30, 2002

    Y Tu Mamá También

    Coming back around to vinyl for holiday music.

  • Music

    December 19, 2001

    They Might Be Elves

    Coming back around to vinyl for holiday music.

  • News

    November 28, 2001

    Seatown Native-ity

    For the Irish Catholic local boy, Christmas is just another family dustup.

  • Film

    July 7, 1999

    The semiotics of 'South Park'

    This movie has warped my fragile, little mind.

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