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    • July
      • Interview: Strify & Kiro of Cinema Bizarre
        07/29/09
        I recently talked with Strify, vocalist and Kiro, bassist of Cinema Bizarre before their opening show for the Fame Tour with Lady Gaga. They were in Seattle for the first time and don't hate these guys because they're beautiful - instead love them for their dramatic music and striking stag

    • June
      • Interview: Project Jenny, Project Jan's Sammy Rubin & Jeremy Haines
        06/03/09
        I interviewed Jeremy Haines and Sammy Rubin of Project Jenny, Project Jan before their Seattle show in March. I am ashamed to admit that I actually misplaced the interview but the coincidence of losing the interview and the fact that one of my favorite songs of theirs, Negative, concerns lost negati

    • May
      • Video & Show Preview: The Prodigy & Firestarter
        05/27/09
        The Prodigy will be in Seattle this weekend - Saturday, May 30th at the WaMu Theater. I have loved this band ever since I saw the video for Firestarter. Enjoy.

      • Interview: Ken Jordan of the Crystal Method
        05/24/09
        The Crystal Method returned this year with their fourth studio album, Divided by Night, a smashing collection of songs featuring such diverse artists from Matisyahu to Peter Cook. I got the wonderful chance to talk with the Crystal Method’s Ken Jordan, who along with Scott Kirkland, has created sig

      • Show Preview: Chester French Tonight
        05/21/09
        Chester French is at the Crocodile tonight. I am still waiting for this band to headline - why, you ask? Because they are purely awesome.


        I don't know who took this photo and no they don't always go around as clowns. I just love this photo - it's on their blog. If any

      • Video: Future of the Left's The Hope That House Built
        05/05/09
        I am so obsessed with this song, with every song I hear from Future of the Left. I think they're phenomenal. Really phenomenal. They're from Wales and they'll be in Seattle for the Capitol Hill Block Party. Excellent.
        Here's the video for the Hope That House Built.

      • Show Preview: The Sunnyside at the Blue Moon
        05/02/09
        It's not everyday a girl marries a bear:



    • April
      • Show Preview: Brent Amaker and the Rodeo @ the High Dive, April 25th
        04/22/09
        Brent Amaker and the Rodeo hit the High Dive this Saturday, April 25th. I saw them last when they played Ear Candy's Birthday party, which included whiskey baptisms and panty-tossing. Tix are only $10 and the show also features the Redwood Plan, whom I have not seen yet but have heard wonderful

      • Photos: Travis @ the Showbox
        04/06/09
        Long live Travis!


        Fran Healy


        Andy Dunlop


        Dougie Payne

        More photos very soon - with some posted already here.

      • Photo Gallery: OK Go @ Chop Suey
        04/04/09
        There are few certain things in this world but one is that OK Go will always put on a fantastic show. I've seen them in venues of vastly different sizes and they're always just on. Plus they are one of the best bands to photograph, no debate there. They did my favorite song of theirs, Invi

      • Photo Gallery: Project Jenny, Project Jan @ Neumos
        04/02/09
        I have a photo gallery ready of the remarkable Project Jenny, Project Jan!

        Project Jenny, Project Jan @ Neumos

        And a couple teaser photos:


        Jeremy Haines


        Sammy Rubin

    • March
      • Photos: New Faces @ the Crocodile
        03/28/09
        I made it to the new Crocodile this week! Caught a great bill which included New Faces, a band from Port Townsend that I have been wanting to see for ages. Fantastic group.


        Conor

        Kyle

        Nico

        For more photos go here.

      • Lady Sovereign: I Got You Dancing
        03/24/09
        Lady Sovereign is coming to the Crocodile in May and I am really excited about this show. Hollywood Holt is opening and though it's unconfirmed right now, Chester French might be on this bill as well. Lady Sovereign's (or as she calls herself sometimes, SOV or the Biggest Midget in the Gam

      • Photos: Chester French @ the Showbox
        03/21/09
        Chester French has these talented songs and I never know where they're going with them. I like that. I like to be surprised when listening to music after all. They're two young guys, D.A. Wallach & Maxwell Drummey, from Massachusetts and bless them for making these super sounds. Guitar

      • Photos: Cinema Bizarre and More Lady GaGa
        03/20/09
        Germany's Cinema Bizarre, also known to me as one of the hottest bands ever, opened for Lady GaGa the other night. I actually enjoy their music too - honestly I heard them before I saw them. I will have an interview I did with them ready very soon. In the meantime please drool over these photos

      • Lady GaGa
        03/17/09
        Lady GaGa took over the Showbox last night. I've got tons of photos of on their way. Here's a couple:



      • Photos & Show Review: Fujiya & Miyagi, Pop Levi and Project Jenny, Project Jan @ Neumos
        03/14/09
        I love eclectic bills and putting Pop Levi in-between Project Jenny, Project Jan and Fujiya & Miyagi definitely falls in that category. Pop Levi’s an amazing guitarist and his set pumped along like blood in the veins. It’s not every night you see a guy really look like he’s mating with his guita

      • Photos: The Blakes @ Chop Suey
        03/13/09
        The Blakes are always worth seeing live because their live performance is not only exciting but the music sounds different from their CDs. They’re anything but lazy performers. I don’t think I quite forgot how great a song Pistol Grip is - but Friday’s show proved again just how great and dirty it i

      • Detroit's The Von Bondies Appear at Neumos on Sunday, March 8th
        03/08/09
        That's right, The Von Bondies are back tomorrow to play a show at Neumos. It's been five years since Pawn Shoppe Heart came out (with an EP in-between) and it's really cool they're out supporting their new CD Love, Hate and Then There's You. Local band the Lonely Forest is o

      • Fujiya & Miyagi and Project Jenny, Project Jan Play Neumos Saturday
        03/06/09

        I like this poster. Why do I like it? First that burger looks delicious. Second I like the lightbulbs as they refer to the new F&M CD Lightbulbs. Nice one.

        Fujiya & Miyagi and Project Jenny, Project Jan are playing Neumos tomorrow night, March 7th. I missed them in 2007 so I

      • Blakes Show This Friday & New Music From Beads
        03/04/09
        The Blakes are playing at Chop Suey this Friday, March 6th. $10. $12 if you buy at the door. Not a bad deal at all. I recommend this show - I haven't seen them since Bumbershoot (gasp! that was in September!). They always put on a great show. I have seen them numerous times (here's some ev

    • February
      • CD Review: Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
        02/27/09
        Franz Ferdinand’s third CD, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand, is glossy. It’s physically shiny, the liner notes and cover are silky to the touch and the cover photo is a dramatic and distinctive black-and-white shot from the magical Danish photographer Søren Solkær Starbird. You’ve probably seen his work on

      • Interview: Ilya Lagutenko of Mumiy Troll
        02/24/09
        Russia’s Mumiy Troll were in Seattle earlier this month for their sold-out show at Chop Suey. I’m guessing they’ll play an even larger venue next time they come here. The very charming and very handsome performer/singer/composer and emperor of rockapops, Ilya Lagutenko sat down and talked with me be

      • Hot New Discovery: Branden Daniel & Everybody Gets Laid
        02/23/09
        I had never heard of this band before Valentine's Day and though I am always up for hearing new music and seeing new bands, you never know what you're in for. The good news with Branden Daniel & Everybody Gets Laid is that I saw them at the Comet and was floored. It's not every da

      • Interview: Jeremy Dawson and Sisely Treasure of Shiny Toy Guns
        02/18/09
        I interviewed Jeremy Dawson (keyboardist/bassist) and Sisely Treasure (vocalist) of Los Angeles' Shiny Toy Guns after they performed in Seattle at Deck the Hall Ball 2008. It was kind of a chaotic yet fun evening for me and Shiny Toy Guns were a major highlight – I really love their sound and t

      • Show Review & Photos: Mumiy Troll
        02/12/09
        You many not know about Russia’s Mumiy Troll yet - but that is sure to change in 2009 if their American tour has anything to do with it.

        If you don’t understand Russian at first listen you might be annoyed that you don’t know what singer Ilya Lagutenko is singing about. It’s easy though t

      • Photos: Iglu & Hartly
        02/09/09
        Iglu & Hartly came to Seattle last week and played a fantastic set at Chop Suey. I love every single song this band has. They're unreal.


        Jarvis Anderson


        Sam Martin

        Follow these links for a full gallery of photos I took:
        Page 1 & Page 2

      • Mumiy Troll To Play This Friday @ Chop Suey
        02/04/09
        I was excited about this show but the more I research Mumiy Troll for an interview on Friday the more excited I get. This is going to be one of hell of a show. I can feel it.

        Their new cd, Comrade Ambassador, comes out in March 2009:



        Listen to/watch the irresistible

    • January
      • Tame Impala Track: Skeleton Tigers
        01/26/09
        They list Cream first in their list of influences on their myspace page and that's enough for me to hear.

        I'm maybe one step or two steps behind NME (JK), who has a track of Tame Impala's song Skeleton Tiger for you to download on their Daily Download.

        They'

      • Metronomy Comes to Seattle
        01/23/09
        Britain's Metronomy is playing Chop Suey on Sunday, January 25th. I really like this kind of music. I like synthesizers, what can I say? A friend of mine pointed out to me the other day that disco etc. never really went away, and that is kind of true. But now the bonus is that nearly everything

      • WIG BASH 2008
        01/12/09
        I don't usually post many show announcements on this blog but here's an exception because I love this Ashley chick at the Wig so freaking much:

        In celebration of FIVE YEARS of The Wig
        The Wig, Platform Booking & The Inlander present...
        WIG BASH 2009

      • Interview: P Smoov of Mad Rad
        01/06/09
        Mad Rad is one of Seattle's great wonders. They're lively and out for fun. Their songs and shows are parties unto themselves. P Smoov, performer/lyricist/beatmaker of Mad Rad talked with me in December 08 about the band's origins and foxy fan base - oh, and I found out he's also

  • 2008
    • December
      • Interview: Al Doyle of Hot Chip
        12/30/08
        I interviewed Al Doyle in 2007 - this originally appeared in Little Radio.
        --
        Q: I saw you guys open up from someone earlier this year – I can’t
        remember who it was.

        Doyle: Stereolab.

        Q: Yeah, that’s right. I came to see you guys.

        Doyle: Oh wow. That w

      • Interview: Richard Hawley
        12/23/08
        My interview with Richard Hawley first appeared in Little Radio.
        --

        I first saw you on a show called London Live, and they had one of those cool lights that shoots all over – I can’t think of what they’re called.

        Richard Hawley: A mirror ball?

        Q: Yeah.

      • Interview: Sharin Foo of The Raveonettes
        12/20/08
        This interview with Sharin Foo originally appeared on Little Radio in 2007 ahead of the Raveonettes' Electric Duo Tour.
        --

        Q: What’s happening with the Electric Duo Tour?

        SF: Actually today we were going to Canada but Sune’s had his passport stolen. I don’t think we’r

      • Interview: Hardy Morris of Dead Confederate
        12/14/08
        Hardy Morris, singer/guitarist/songwriter of Dead Confederate, talked with me before the band played a recent show at Chop Suey in Seattle. Dead Confederate comes from Athens, Georgia and released their first full length cd, Wrecking Ball just this year. It's a sublime cd indeed and Morris'

      • CD Review: Home for Christmas by Sheryl Crow
        12/11/08
        I adore Christmas music. One of my favorite Christmas songs is O Holy Night, it’s just so dramatic. I have always loved it. I listen to Christmas music at anytime of year - I always keep it on my ipod.


        Hallmark/A&M Records

        Sheryl Crow has released a cd of Christmas tu

      • Interview: Blood Red Dancers
        12/04/08
        Seattle's Blood Red Dancers sat down with me at the Comet before a recent show. The band, comprised of Aaron Poppick (lead singer, bass) Kevin R. Lord (drums & vocals) and Julian Thomas (keys& vocals), released an ep recently called Let Him Fight, I'll Be in the Breadline. It'

    • November
      • CD Review: Songs in the Key of Hanukkah - Erran Baron Cohen
        11/21/08
        It’s about time there was a really awesome Hanukkah cd to gather traditional and new songs and, yes, I have to make a terrible dreidel pun – put a new spin on them. And who is the person to do this? None other than Erran Baron Cohen (brother of Sacha and composer of Borat: Cultural Learnings of Amer

      • Interview: Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip
        11/19/08
        Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip come from the UK and they are brilliant. They recently visited Seattle for the second time and while Dan Le Sac and Scroobius Pip had their dinner before the evening’s show, I asked them all sorts of questions. Things about tattoos, the video for Beat That My Heart Skippe

      • Interview: Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo of the Raveonettes
        11/05/08
        I talked with Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo of the Raveonettes before their most recent show in Seattle. I wanted to know about what scares these cool people and I had to grill Sune on his Christmas fixation. This is a band I fell in intense love with the first moment I heard them – they have held

      • CD Review: Let Him Fight, I'll Be in the Breadline by Blood Red Dancers
        11/03/08
        I want to get this out of the way – Blood Red Dancers sound a lot like the Doors. There’s nothing wrong with this – the Doors are one of my top bands ever. Would I still like this band, if say, I had never heard the Doors? Yes, yes, yes.

        Their debut ep, Let Him Fight, I’ll Be In The Brea

    • October
      • Show Review and Photos: The Kooks at the Showbox
        10/31/08
        The Kooks played a sold out show recently in Seattle and even though they were missing under the weather drummer Paul Garred, they were alarmingly vigorous. This was my first time seeing them live and this band has the charisma to continue on their major way.


        Luke Pritchard
      • CD Review: Ode to J. Smith by Travis
        10/30/08
        Ode to J. Smith, Travis’ sixth album, is totally beautiful. Each track stands out and they’re the kind of band whose members are absolutely integral to their sound. I wouldn’t want to swap out any of these guys from this band.



        Get Up bounds along with quite tribal drumming an

      • Photos: Kings of Leon
        10/29/08
        I am catching up, slowly but surely, on photos & interviews etc. I took some pix of Kings of Leon last week when they played the Paramount. This is a photogenic group if there ever was one. I especially like this photo of drummer Nathan Followill blowing a bubble.


        Nathan Follow

      • Photos and Show Review: We Are Scientists at the Paramount
        10/25/08
        We Are Scientists formed in 2000. They’re from Brooklyn and I am pretty sure they’ve been to Seattle several times (at least once or twice). So why did it take me until 2008 to see this band? Okay one reason is I don’t live in Brooklyn and the other reason is . . . I am not sure what my other reason

      • Photos: Angels and Airwaves
        10/22/08
        I took some pix of Angels and Airwaves when they opened for Weezer a couple of weeks ago. I really, really, really like this band. According to a photographer friend of mine who was shooting with me, I was going all giddy. Well, here's why:


        Tom DeLonge


        David Ke

      • We have a winner - Ticket Giveaway! The Kooks on October 21st at Showbox Sodo
        10/17/08
        We have a winner! Keep checking and I hope to do this type of thing again!
        The correct answer is Victoria.

        The Kooks are coming and I have a double pass for the show this Tuesday, October 21st in Seattle. The show is all ages.



        The first person who emails me at

      • Show Review & Photos: Cut Copy with the Presets and Heartbreak
        10/16/08
        I’ve mentioned dream triple bills before but this one really took the cake – you’ve got Heartbreak opening, the Presets in between and Cut Copy headlining and you’ve also got a crowd of seriously crazed fans I don’t think I have ever seen matched at the Showbox.

        Heartbreak, a British duo

      • Weezer @ Key Arena in Seattle
        10/13/08
        How do you get a Seattle crowd to adore you even more than they already do? Point out, as Rivers Cuomo did on Saturday night that, "Without Seattle there would be no Weezer."

        Weezer acknowledges this as well in Heart Songs with a reference to Nirvana's Nevermind: Back in 1

      • Interview & Photos: Travis
        10/11/08
        I first heard Travis when I came across their song Why Does It Always Rain on Me? – it was in an episode of East Enders and Ian Beale was in a car, processing the discovery of his wife’s affair. It was raining. Perhaps it’s a strange way to discover a band but I have found EastEnders features many b

      • Photos: Team Gina
        10/06/08

        Team Gina's Gina Bling & Gina Genius (with mathematix) perform U.N.I.T Why Not? - singing:

        I'm not a bitch
        I'm not a ho
        I'm not a slut
        You didn't know?

        These ladies are Seattle's musical sweethearts as far as I am concerne

      • Photos: See Me River
        10/06/08
        On Saturday night I saw the band See Me River at the Tractor. I am ashamed to admit this was the first time I had ever been to the Tractor, a cozy venue indeed.


        Kerry Zettel of See Me River

        Their song, Wake Up Are You Wasted has been stuck in my head all weekend. I like t

      • CD Review: The Royal Bear
        10/02/08
        The Royal Bear's debut ep is ideal. It's got four songs on it filled with a juicy wallop of flickering guitar work and New Romantic rhythm – add to this synths and pensive vocals, then shake it up and let it have its way.


        The Royal Bear - design by Russ Smith

        A

    • September
      • Interview & Photos: Ami Shalev & Yonatan Gat of Monotonix
        09/30/08
        I talked with 2/3rds of Israel’s Monotonix before their sold out show in Seattle. Ami Shalev, singer and Yonatan Gat, guitarist and I sat down in front of the Comet Tavern on Saturday night. Passersby chatted them up. We gained a fellow-interviewer. A hotdog vendor did brisk business and a fire truc

      • Show Review and Photos: Goldfrapp at Showbox Sodo - September 17, 2008
        09/23/08
        I have said it before and I will say it again, Alison Goldfrapp is a goddess. For the Seattle show she was a goddess in the most adorable and sexy little harlequin outfit. She wore a dress or perhaps it was a long top with a black and white diamond pattern on it, complete with fuzzy little pompoms d

      • Show Review: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at the Showbox - Seattle - September 7, 2008
        09/12/08
        I think this was the fifth time I have seen Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and they really were better than they’ve ever been. Few bands are this consistent in putting out great cds - I am going to come right out and say that I love this band.

        There’s an equality between Peter Hayes and Rob

      • Interview: Kim Moyes of the Presets
        09/08/08
        -This interview appeared originally on Little Radio.-

        The Presets are an electronic/pop duo from Sydney, Australia. They just released Apocalypso, their follow-up to 2006’s Beams – both cds are excellent - and are set to tour the States in September and October with fellow Australians, Cu

    • August
      • CD Reviews: Brent Amaker and the Rodeo & Howdy Do! by Brent Amaker and the Rodeo
        08/29/08
        Brent Amaker and the Rodeo live in Seattle but by some mystery I did not know about them until last month. They are cowboys dressed in black and they are entirely welcome in the Seattle music scene.

        I can say a lot about their attractive image - again, they're cowboys dressed all in

      • Welcome Back!
        08/28/08
        You may have noticed the massive input of reviews, photos, interviews etc. on the blog. I am doing this because well, the blog is back. Some material may be seen elsewhere - some may be exclusive - and eventually I will have little things like bells and whistles e.g. photos & media back on here

      • Show Review & Photos: Switches
        08/28/08
        Certain things are slightly illegal depending on what parts of the world you live in. Some places you can only have one spouse, some places you can't be a topless woman walking around the beaches . . . to these kinds of blurred and vague illegalities I am going to add just how much I love Switc

      • Interview: Brent Amaker and the Rodeo
        08/28/08
        Brent Amaker and Mason Lowe of Brent Amaker and the Rodeo met up with me at the Cha Cha Lounge a bit ago and let me ask them all sorts of questions. I had heard they'd spent some time in a Belgian prison, well okay, played at a Belgian prison - and I was also curious about where these guys came

      • Interview: Adam Bravin of She Wants Revenge
        08/28/08
        She Wants Revenge is really sexy stuff. Their songs are curious tableaus about pain, love, lust and how it all interacts – or not. Some of my favorites are Black Liner Run, Tear You Apart, and What I Want. Made up of a duo, Justin Warfield and Adam Bravin, She Wants Revenge has released 2 cds and 3

      • Show Review & Photos: She Wants Revenge
        08/28/08
        My first exposure to She Wants Revenge took the form of my alarm clock waking me up to one of their songs, Tear You Apart. It was of course the radio edit so a certain part of it was missing. I still thought it was beautiful and sort of evil at the same time.

        I mention this because it

      • CD Review: This is Not the World by the Futureheads
        08/28/08
        When the Futureheads debuted with their self-titled cd in 2004 it was a pivotal moment for me – and I think for music. I don't know of other bands that sound quite like them and they're superb songwriters – you listen to Carnival Kids or Stupid and Shallow and tell me these aren't ins

      • Show Review & Photos: The Fratellis
        08/28/08
        The Fratellis have a seriously fierce fan base. Made up of three Glaswegians going by the names of Jon Fratelli, Mince Fratelli, and (my favorite) Barry Fratelli, the band created a special kind of frenzy.

        Yes their show at Neumo's was all ages. Still, I was shocked by the large numb

      • Show Review & Photos: George Michael
        08/28/08
        George Michael makes me smile. I realized through most of his show on Wednesday night that I was smiling - even during his ballads. It's probably, in part, because he filled that giant Key Arena with authentic, charismatic love and joy the entire 2 hours+ extravaganza. The other part - just bei

      • Show Review & Photos: Gavin Rossdale
        08/28/08
        Seattle was fortunate enough to have Gavin Rossdale perform last week at Showbox Sodo to support the release of his first solo cd,Wanderlust. Rossdale, formerly of the British band Bush, has stayed true on this cd – it's perfectly crafted and there's nothing pretentious about it. The first

      • Show Review: Nine Inch Nails
        08/28/08
        The intensity of Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor is so strong you can really feel it radiate through a gigantic stadium, and that is a gift. This intensity even poked through an awe-inspiring and strange electrical curtain used through much of the show.

        Reznor has composed – and I use

      • Show Review & Photos: Judas Priest
        08/28/08
        I have had a major soft spot for Judas Priest ever since I saw the videos for Heading Out to the Highway and You've Got Another Thing Coming – they are one of the few bands I would describe as majestic. Their music, enormous and powerful, crosses over into varied tastes. People who don't e

      • Interview: Coyle Girelli of Your Vegas
        08/28/08
        I saw Your Vegas open for the Bravery in January. Right away I loved their sound and as a photographer it really is great to see this band - they are all stunners. Fortunately they actually sound great too - their debut cd, A Town and Two Cities is a brilliant mix of instantly gratifying tunes and

      • Interview: Gavin Rossdale
        08/28/08
        -This review originally appeared on my Seattle PI Blog, Beat Back.-

        Wanderlust, Gavin Rossdale's first solo album, has just hit stores. This is good news for all Bush fans - I really think if you like Bush you will love this cd. And if you don't like Bush perhaps there is no hop

      • CD Review: Seventh Tree by Goldfrapp
        08/28/08
        -This review originally appeared on my Seattle PI Blog, Beat Back.-

        Alison Goldfrapp is a goddess. She has done it again and released a super sexy cd with her co-composer Will Gregory. Goldfrapp's is as surreal as it is consoling with dreamy tunes and cool vibes.

        Starting

  • 2007
    • August
      • Switches & She Wants Revenge
        08/11/07
        Last night I saw a band called Switches. Here's their myspace page:
        Switches on Myspace. Now, maybe I am partial to great music and cute British boys. I don't know. But they were great and no one here in the cowtown that can be Seattle knew about them. If you live in Los Angeles thoug

    • March
      • Jet - Photos and Review
        03/05/07
        First thing I am going to say about Jet is that their second cd, Shine On , is brilliant. Second thing is that they are fantastic to see live. The new songs blended in seamlessly with the older ones – this does not always happen with bands.

        Lead singer and guitarist Nic Cester is a

      • Angels and Airwaves photos & review
        03/05/07
        Angels and Airwaves, formed by singer and guitarist Tom DeLonge , put on an energetic and passionate performance. This was their first visit to Seattle and I will see them anywhere, anytime they return.

        DeLonge has a gorgeous stage presence with amazingly unique body positions – truly g

    • February
      • Goldfrapp Show Review
        02/04/07
        Goldfrapp’s following in Seattle is tremendous. The fans not only sold out the show, they came dressed up and ready to dance. Goldfrapp knows how to create and sustain a sexy mood and Alison Goldfrapp appears a bit like an indifferent dominatrix in the best way meant. Watching her up close - hearing

      • Interview with French Kicks' Nick Stumpf
        02/04/07

        Did you have a musical family?
        Both my parents are still singing (in the church choir) My dad’s a pretty proficient piano player and a pretty good guitar player as well.

        What are the differences between your albums?
        Some things are different but we always try to challenge

      • Show Review: Editors, Stellastarr*, Monsters are Waiting
        02/04/07
        With a triple bill of Monsters Are Waiting, Stellastarr*, and Editors I needed to stake my place early right in front of the stage to get pictures. The show was sold out and I didn’t feel like the audience would have let me back up to the front if I had left for one moment, so in total I stood about

      • Interview with White Rose Movement
        02/04/07
        Britain’s White Rose Movement is one of the top British bands to have visited the States this decade. Two members of the five-piece, guitarist Jasper Milton and singer/guitarist Finn Vine, talked with me before their show in Seattle in early May.
        Q: Do you like making videos of your songs? Is i

      • Interview: Upside Down's J-sun Atoms
        02/04/07
        Influences – musical or otherwise?

        Kreskin! his e.s.p. powers! And we got the game with the mystery pendulum. I'm really into Sylvester (the mummy of a forty-five year old man found, half naked and half buried, by two cowboys in the wild west Arizona desert 1895) - I got the poster

      • Show Review: Shim
        02/04/07
        Seattle seems to have gone back to its roots, back to rock n’ roll, pure rock n’ roll harking to the 70s. Perhaps it’s a trend in other places because one of several transplant bands from Eastern Washington, Shim, have swiftly and deservedly garnered major local attention. It’s as if Seattle has lon

      • Bumbershoot 2006
        02/04/07
        Bumbershoot – A late recap

        I used to collect those mini albums with bubble gum in them. Which I suppose is neither here nor there but I had one of Blondie's Parallel Lines and gum never tasted so good as it did while admiring that album cover and listening to any Blondie song. Live,

      • Interview with Boy Kill Boy
        02/04/07


        Shaz, where does you nickname come from?

        Shaz: My name Shaz? When I was little I used to live in Essex and I used to go to clubs in Essex. There used to be girls called Sharon and their nickname was Shaz cause they’d go to the clubs in their high heels when they were like sixt

      • Interview with Hot Chip's Al Doyle
        02/04/07
        Q: I saw you guys open up from someone earlier this year – I can’t remember who it was-

        Doyle: Stereolab.

        Q: Yeah, that’s right. I came to see you guys.

        Doyle: Oh wow. That would have been in March.

        Q: Were they good to tour with?

        Doyle: Yeah th

      • Interview with the Blakes
        02/04/07
        The Blakes are a band I saw for the first time a year ago and was thrilled by their energy, sound, and presence. As a trio comprised of Bob Husak [drums] and brothers Garnet Keim [guitar, vocals] and Snow Keim [bass, vocals], they a truly exciting band.
        I recently had dinner with them at a loca

      • Interview with Thomas D'Arcy of Small Sins
        02/04/07

        Q: What happened with the show with Radio 4 last time you were here?

        Thomas: Well, no one showed up. That usually does it. I mean, people were there. We always have a good time no matter what. We’ll always put on a show and we’ll always have a good time. Sometimes when you’re on tou

      • Interview with the Futureheads' Ross Millard
        02/04/07
        The Futureheads is one of my top ten bands ever, hands down. Combining melody, harmony - how do you describe something that you just have to listen to and let it take over your world? For the Futureheads create worlds in each song in the way film plays before your eyes. It jars, it snaps, then it ca