Moby, "Hotel Intro" (V2).Annie, "Heartbeat" (679, U.K.).Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, "How Long Do I Have to Wait for You?" (Dap-Tone).Little Iva & Her Band,… Continue reading
One of Seattle's fastest-rising rock bands Go Wrong in all the right ways.
Reissuing James Brown reissues.
Seattle Weekly: You guys are originally from St. Paul, Minn. What are the key differences between St. Paul and Minneapolis?Paul Sprangers (guitar/vocals): It's an intangible… Continue reading
Tape, "A Spire" (Häpna).John Prine, "Glory of True Love" (Oh Boy!).The Thin Man, "An Undertaker Muses . . . " (Contraphonic).Big & Rich, "Blow My Mind" (Warner Bros. Nashville).Snuff,… Continue reading
Seattle Weekly: Yacht Rock, the Internet program on www.channel101.com that you write, produce, and star in, has become a cult hit. Where did you get… Continue reading
Jay-Z's tour doc is overshadowed by his manager.
A squirrelly new EP. Religion. Life-size dolls. What have Seattle power duo the Sick Bees been up to for the past five years?
The friend with whom I saw Kiki & Herb on Sat., Dec. 17, at the Moore Theatre overheard the following exchange during intermission, between a… Continue reading
How a Seattle tech company created the entire archive of the country's best magazine—for $100.
Reissues, compilations, box sets, and retrospectives for the holiday season.
Mouse on Mars and Jake Mandell come out of their bedrooms and play.
Last Thursday, Oct. 6, I arrived at the office to a computer whose hard drive had spontaneously combusted overnight, taking several important pieces of work… Continue reading
A new CD set defines 'classic rock' once and for all.
Idem, $19.95THE '40S SAXOPHONIST, bandleader, and songwriter Louis Jordan spent 106 weeks at the top of Billboard's R&B chart—more than Michael Jackson, James Brown, or… Continue reading
Alex Under, "El Ordenador Personal" (Areal).Metope, "33" (Trapez).DJ Koze, "My Grandmotha" (Kompakt).The MFA, "The Difference It Makes (Superpitcher Remix)" (Kompakt).Nôze, "La Cantiniere" (Circus Company, France).Nortec… Continue reading
The curse of the songwriters songwriter.
Cardboard CD cases, fake DJs, and pink pleather guitars: presenting Imputor?, Seattle's most intriguing record label.
Not going all the way with Belle and Sebastian.
Talking with deadpan comedian Todd Barry.
