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King Without a Crownnew

The Melvins are happy to reign in exile. But, occasionally, obscurity has its drawbacks.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
09-22-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Drama Kingnew

Billy Corgan's ego aside, maybe Smashing Pumpkins should have called it quits back in 1997.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
09-10-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Corgan
The Way We Werenew
With Black Happy getting back together, some people are really excited. Others are really pissed.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
08-05-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Black Happy
Blood Sportnew

Backyard wrestling teeters between athletics and maniacal violence.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
07-08-2010 |
Culture
Tags: Backyard Wrestling, Spokane
Black Keys: 'Brothers'new

The duo sounds more like an orchestra on this extraordinary album.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
06-22-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Black Keys, Brothers
Henry Rollins the Yes Mannew
Henry Rollins was a punk. Now he's a punk with Nelson Mandela on his side.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
06-22-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Selections from Leave Your Sleep,' Natalie Merchantnew
The best of Merchant's new double record — a concept album exploring the ins and outs of childhood.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
06-03-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Leave Your Sleep, Natalie Merchant
RVIVR Resuscitates Punk Music That Has Intention and Meaningnew
In some senses, the four-piece punk outfit is that friend you wish would write you letters -- the one who understands you, who wants to know how you are and tells you that you are loved.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
06-03-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: RVIVR
Insane Clown Appetitenew
Insane Clown Posse’s tour pairs them with an all-girl death metal band, a ’90s rapper and a band of weed-smokers. Why, God, why?
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
06-03-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Insane Clown Posse
'Geneva': Russian Circlenew

Thinkers, dreamers and brooders will enjoy the third full-length record by Russian Circles, an instrumental album full of epic rises and torrential falls.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
05-17-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Geneva, Russian Circles
Erykah Badu is an Islandnew
Five albums in, Erykah Badu is still playing and experimenting.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
05-17-2010 |
Reviews
'Here Lies Love': David Byrne and Fatboy Slimnew

Two musical geniuses write a powerful musical about the life of Imelda Marcos.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
05-17-2010 |
Reviews
Scientists Confirm Existence of Giant Palouse Earthwormnew

University of Idaho scientists proved naysayers wrong with their recent discovery of two Giant Palouse Earthworms. The newly discovered worms are the first to be successfully collected and found in decades.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
04-28-2010 |
Environment
March Fourth Marching Band is a Happy, Explosive Musical Extravaganzanew

“We’re really a bunch of regular dorks from next door who like to dress up like superheroes and pretend that we’re playing on top of a volcano in front of millions of screaming fans.”
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
04-08-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Best Soundtrack to an Italian Horror Movie You've Ever Heardnew

Though it doesn’t specifically tell you what happens in the film H2Odio (it's entirely instrumental), you can gather a lot about it from the music on Harvestman's 'Trinity.'
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
04-08-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Harvestman, Trinity