In a recent Wall Street Journal, an opinion piece written by Arthur Herman, who is identified only as the author* of a book titled, Freedom’s Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II, focused on the (alleged) aging weaponry used by the military. Mr. Herman lauds the free market in contrast to “layers …
Continuing FOE‘s slight obsession with things deathly, occult and nightmarish, this track “Frankenstein” is the B side to new single “The Black Lodge.” I like B-sides, the way they give the chance to do something as a one-off with no pressure to make it fit a larger strategy. This is quite touching, and the lyrics, …
Partisans, pundits and properly behaved patriots are welcome at London’s Olympic Games which open on Friday, July 27. Political protestors, dissidents, publicists or satirists, however, need not present their tickets because organizers have banned strong political statements of all kinds, especially those emblazoned on t-shirts. Writing for the Independent, Tom Peck explains, “Many of those …
More people in Colorado and elsewhere are buying guns because A. They’re not nuts and B. They don’t want to get hurt by one. People debate the gun issue until they’re blue in the face, but between liberals (civil rights, funding) and conservatives (civil rights, funding) – no one wants to do anything about the …
I remember laughing my head off when this first came out in the late seventies. I was in high school and knew little to nothing about Patti Smith at that time. I don’t think I’ve ever watched any Patti Smith vids from that era so I can’t state how accurate Gilda Radner’s portrayal is of …
Sunday Night July 22, Seattle’s tiny Chop Suey club hosted New Jersey’s Bouncing Souls. Chop Suey sits on the southern end of Seattle’s diverse Capitol Hill neighborhood and this night right on the edge of the annual Capitol Hill Block Party. The aforementioned is a musical event where several streets are cordoned off and several …
I had no idea that “The Wave Speech” from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas had been given a name and taken on a life of it’s own amongst Thompson mavens and literary academics. I had wrongly assumed that I was the only one to find beauty in these six paragraphs and to excerpt them …
Why does every movie have to involve superpowers? And not geopolitical superpowers, individuals with superhuman powers. John Wayne didn’t need a superpower. He had his magnificent voice and demeanor. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jKWJZsjm5U
After seeing Poorsport on Friday the 20th of July, I headed to West Seattle to The Skylark Club. Seattle’s legendary ska masters, Easy Big Fella had reunited for their twentieth anniversary and were doing a few west coast shows. I arrived just as openers, Seattle’s Natalie Wouldn’t were being introduced. I was familiar with Natalie …
You’ve probably seen more than a few movies in which bail bondsmen are portrayed as unscrupulous, duplicitous, or brutal in their dealings with wayward clients. These days, the actual bail bonds industry is a bit more buttoned-up, but bondsmen still face their share of financial and physical risks each day at work. If you are …
In tough times, the best solution for job seekers is to pick a field where there will always be work. This usually leads to less glamorous careers, but skilled blue collar workers can make as much money as those in the white collar world, and unlike many jobs in the modern age, it is nearly …
When you get on a plane, your goal really should be to stay on it until you reach your destination. There are a surprising number of things that could get you kicked off the plane or keep your flight grounded, however. To avoid ever experiencing that, refer to some basic ground (or is it, flight?) …
Friday afternoon July 20, I headed to the Seattle Center (home of Seattle’s iconic Space Needle) to witness Seattle’s Poorsport perform at The Bite of Seattle festival. The rain had finally stopped after dumping buckets all morning, but the clouds were still ever present and threatened to dump again at any moment. But this is …
I’m sending out a challenge out with this one. Sit totally still while listening to this! Ain’t happening. Foot is gonna be movin’ or you’ll be up outta your seat like me dancing wildly, as if no one is looking – hey, there IS no one watching me! Excellent, I’ll dance even more wildly! – …
I’ve never fully bought into the mythology of Gram Parsons, I prefer to lay my head at the shrine of Gene Clark with LPs like No Other and White Light. Years ago, a friend of mine was working at Neil Young’s ranch and several ’employees’ were discussing the Byrds. Neil walked in, and said “it’s …
Wow. Can’t stop crying. This is so powerful on so many levels. – Marco Collins is currently working at JetCitystream. http://youtu.be/xUD_c9MqtEU
Best-selling author and onetime publisher of legendary Northwest music magazine, The Rocket, Charles R. Cross, is throwing a reunion for all of the writers, artists, phographers, staffers and anyone who ever contributed to the publication. The soiree will take place Sunday, August 5, 2012, from 2:00pm until 7:00pm at the Feedback Lounge in West Seattle. …
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This Sunday, New Jersey’s Bouncing Souls headline a show at Seattle’s Chop Suey on July 22. The Bouncing Souls play a unique brand of punk/pop that now many other bands try to copy, but few pull it off as well as the Bouncing Souls do. Their light-hearted songs transfer onto their stage performance with just …
Sunday July 15th, 2012 was a day I looked so forward to and now it’s gone. I wish it could have lasted forever. July 15th in Portland, OR was Ray Davies Day. The entire city, by decree of the mayor, designated this worthy affair to be so. The first event was at Portland’s historical Hollywood …
Portland, Oregon has done what no other US city has ever done (as far as I know), and that is declare by decree ad signed by the mayor, that July 15, 2012 was to be declared Ray Davies Day. To authenticate this, a ceremony was held at Portland’s historic Hollywood Theater, where the honored man …
Five Car Anti-Theft Devices You Should Invest In Over a million vehicles are stolen every year to use in criminal activities, scrap for parts or re-sell. While the police are able to locate some stolen vehicles, many more are never recovered. Having your vehicle stolen can be a major source of stress, and it’s expensive …
Maybe there really is a culture war going on. Family Guy made a Seventh Day Adventism joke tonight. It wasn’t offensive. Not really funny, either. But jokes about Seventh Day Adventists are pretty rare. I can’t remember any others, really. The Road to Wellville, maybe? The rest of the show was dedicated to belittling Christian …