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Citizen John

Do you ever open up a new record, put it in your player, and get blown away by…

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Seattle’s Tooth and Nail Records has released a new Starflyer 59 album, Everybody Makes Mistakes. When I first…

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I bet I could guess your age based on how much you’re willing to pay for a show.…

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Dancing has never been at the top of my “Things that don’t make me look like a jackass”…

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Jeff Buckley’s label, Columbia, has released his second posthumous album, Mystery White Boy: Live ’95-’96. It’s a gorgeous…

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My Grandpa used to tell me, “John, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Actually he would tell…

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Radio Nationals, formally known as Haywire, have just released a new CD on Roam Records, Exit 110. I…

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The No No’s new release, Tinnitus, could become your late-summer indie-rock theme music. Vocals that wail, chunky guitar…

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New residents to Seattle tend to be surprised at the variety, and the diversity, of the music in…

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It’s not often a song or artist can truly capture what a city is feeling. I don’t mean…

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I’ve dealt with depression most of my life. By “dealing with it” I mean that I don’t shower…

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It’s back to school time, time to show others that you’re better than them. You dress better, you…

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Jon Spencer’s pants.

If I could be one other person on earth, it would be Jon Spencer. If not him, then…

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I can’t play music. I can’t sing. I couldn’t if you paid me (although they pay me to…

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I’ve been asked several times if I DJ weddings. I’ve always said no. In fact, I’ve always been…

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Made up of a giant man who plays a tiny drum set, a tall man who plucks a…

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I’m a summer-school veteran, having been forced to attend from 1987 to 1991. The circumstances that led to…

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I remember the day when I didn’t have to be so grown up and serious about music. The…

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Because of my own experiences at big concerts, I couldn’t help but consider myself lucky after I heard…