The late Canadian novelist Mordecai Richler (The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz) was a bellicose practitioner of Jewish fiction in the…
The bassoon has never gotten the attention it deserves from composers—despite its historical prestige as one of the earliest woodwind…
A riveting exploration of fraternal bonds, set in New Orleans.
via Hipster RunoffLast night, with breaks only for The Simpsons, dinner, and a quick nip down to the pub (the…
In the tradition of They Might Be Giants, Jonathan Coultona former programmer turned musicianbegan his career by posting one song…
If the rule of thumb is that you wait three days to call a girl, how long must you wait…
Patent PendingMP3s sound better with posters.Sub Pop Records VP Megan Jasper got us–and a few other members of the press–intrigued…
The first thing you notice upon entering Eltana on Capitol Hill is the woodpile. If Eltana specialized in handcrafted furniture…
Coffee + alcohol = success!What’s better than a cup of coffee? A cup of coffee + alcohol. Luckily, The White…
Penetration photo courtesy of Dumb Eyes.Last year in some other publication I called Penetration–the Unicorn’s monthly audio-visual freak-out thrown by…
The unfortunate by-product of the slow, yet sure death of MySpace is that one day soon were going to have…
Matt Lawsons Secret Colors is a psychedelic swirl of washed-out samples, keys, and guitar; its music that allows its listeners…
When I was in high school, Hermans Hermits came and played the University Place summer festival in my schools back…
If your ideal Valentine’s Day weekend involves holdin’ your baby to a bluegrass sway or finding a proper proud country…
What to do when Sex Tapes goes limp.
Either way, they’ve decided to keep on keeping on.
WEDNESDAY 2/9 Books & Booze: Cabin Boy Magnolia writer Sam Howe Verhovek has worked as a correspondent for both The…
There are all the elements of a terrific spoof in The Taqwacores, which follows a year in the life of…
Phantogram made their TV debut last Wednesday on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, where they performed “Mouthful of Diamonds.” It…
From Cake to Big John Hamhock.
