AltWeeklies Wire
All Water Under the Bridge for Denver's The Fluid.new
The evolution of The Fluid is an involved tale--one that emerged from the burgeoning Denver-Boulder punk movement of the mid-'80s.
Seattle Weekly |
Michael Roberts |
07-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Seminal Seattle Grunge Group Green River Reunites for a One Nightnew
Eight months ago Mark Arm, current Mudhoney front man and Sub Pop warehouse manager, e-mailed his old friends Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, Alex Vincent, Steve Turner, and Bruce Fairweather to see if they'd be interested in bringing their now-legendary band Green River together for Sub Pop's anniversary.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J. Barr |
07-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mark Knopfler a Bigger Gay Icon Than George Michael?new
However belatedly, Michael has gradually eased into a late-career incarnation as a gay icon. But proof exists that Knopfler might be the bigger icon of the pair, and would therefore be more worthy of gay rock fans' hard-earned dollars.
Seattle Weekly |
Mike Seely |
07-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Unlikely Pairing of Earth and Jeese Sykes Bring Ambient Doom Metal and Roots Music Closernew
Since Sykes and Earth front man Dylan Carlson met, the individual styles of both Earth and Sykes' band, Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter, have begun to resemble each other.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J. Barr |
06-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Kills Carve Out New Terrainnew
With their dark, nuevo garage swagger and relentless undercurrent of staccato percussion, the Kills are obviously influenced by Velvet Underground, but since their inception in 2000 they've sidestepped the trap of over-emulating their idols.
Seattle Weekly |
Hannah Levin |
05-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Flight of the Conchords' Special Deliverynew
Walking the line between tribute and mockery is easy; just use a Kiwi accent.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J. Barr |
04-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
David Karsten Daniels: From Texas, With Lovenew
Seattle is a far cry from his homeland and his beloved North Carolina. But contradictions are the singer-songwriter’s stock in trade.
Seattle Weekly |
Aja Pecknold |
04-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Were Kanye and Beck Separated at Birth?new
Both have made careers of reveling in their otherness and chameleon-like savvy, establishing a presence on multiple platforms before doing so became an industry necessity.
Seattle Weekly |
Karla Starr |
04-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Freddy 'Right On' Holzman and Lake City's Rimrock Revelationnew
All the bands Holzman plays in are cover bands, each includes Joe Shikany on either bass or lead guitar, and one of them plays the Rimrock Steak House on Lake City Way at least twice a week, making the 6'2" Holzman the Rimrock's de facto house drummer.
Seattle Weekly |
Mike Seely |
04-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Jeppa Hall's Kingdom Lies Between Vaudeville and Psychedelianew
And her folk fantasies are played out as Goatgirl.
Seattle Weekly |
Aja Pecknold |
03-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Queen Shmooquan
Seattle, You Love Your Mainstream Country Musicnew
You just won't admit it.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J Barr |
03-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Fewer Moving Parts, Fewer Broken Piecesnew
Pedro the Lion anchorman David Bazan's life with wife, daughter, booze and God.
Seattle Weekly |
Aja Pecknold |
12-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
DJ Sad Bastard Plays Depressing Recordsnew
Every Monday night, Michael Vermillion hauls his crates of tearjerkers and wrist-slitters to spin for a solid group of regulars who come to drink booze with one another, and listen to music that's normally confined to the privacy of one's bedroom.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J. Barr |
12-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Feral Children: Rain, Small Towns, and Fistfightsnew
Making the sounds of the Northwest.
Seattle Weekly |
Aja Pecknold |
10-29-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Feral Children
I Hated Timberlake, Too. Then I Heard the Recordnew
As someone whose record collection is heavy with records by Blue Cheer, Pharoah Sanders, the Grateful Dead, and Neil Young, I find pop music such as Timberlake's a little too metropolitan for my tastes.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J. Barr |
09-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
