AltWeeklies Wire
Finally, Seattle's Own School of Rocknew
The Seattle School of Rock is the 43rd branch to be launched since the concept was born 10 years ago -- the same concept that inspired the Jack Black movie of the same name and was the subject of Rock School, a documentary starring Paul Green.
Seattle Weekly |
Aja Pecknold |
01-07-2008 |
Music
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
N.W.A.'s Underground Rumble Still Roarsnew
What does it say about the state of the union that "Dope Man" and "Fuck tha Police" are still relevant?
Seattle Weekly |
Hannah Levin |
12-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton
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
Acid Casualties Perseverenew
Every musical-footnote band eventually gets the documentary it deserves, and this ragged, affectionate chronicle suits the forgotten acid-folk curio combo the Holy Modal Rounders whose screechy "If You Want to Be a Bird" somehow made it onto the Easy Rider soundtrack.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
11-21-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Bound to Lose, Holy Modal Rounders
Ben Chasny Kills It on Six Organs' Latestnew
His smoky guitar and driftwood vocals pull from American folk, Japanese music, raga, drone, Beat Zen, free jazz, and classic rock.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J. Barr |
11-21-2007 |
Reviews
The Misfits Are for Every Nobody Anywherenew
The Misfits stirred something deep inside me. I knew I was pissed off about something, but never knew what exactly.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J. Barr |
11-05-2007 |
Concerts
Tags: concerts
Slideshow: Halloween Costumes Inspired By Dylan Lyricsnew
Napoleon in rags, man in a long black coat, the Persian drunkard, and more.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J Barr |
10-29-2007 |
Music
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
Neil Young is Full of Shitnew
But at least his new album is a gem.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J Barr |
10-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Neil Young, Chrome Dreams II
Occasonally, Thelonius Monk Played Well With Othersnew
The word "alone" could aptly capture the essence of any Monk performance, whether he was truly playing solo or accompanied by the likes of Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, or John Coltrane.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J. Barr |
10-15-2007 |
Reviews
Ex–Catheter and Tall Bird Turns to a Rock-Poster Icon for Career Reinventionnew
Brian Standeford first met the Sub Pop art director Jeff Kleinsmith when Standeford's old band, the Catheters, was signed to the label in the early 2000s. Now Standeford turns to Kleinsmith for advice as he pursues poster design.
Seattle Weekly |
Brain J. Barr |
10-02-2007 |
Music
Courtney Love Settles Last of Her Nirvana Money Disputesnew
Attorneys helped Kurt Cobain's widow win as much as $9 million.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
09-25-2007 |
Music
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
Hall & Oates: No Such Thing as Ironic Hipster Kryptonitenew
Ten years after the Yacht Rock incident, the first mashup album is here.
Seattle Weekly |
Jennifer Maerz and Ben Westhoff |
08-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hall & Oates
