The Spring Standards’ yellow//gold, released May 1st on Parachute Shooter Records, is a double-disc record flush with rolling piano, wistful strings, and booming percussion. The two emotionally-charged EPs tell intertwining stories of growing up and leaving home to embark on a new adventure. yellow evokes a sense of nostalgia for the trio’s shared childhoods—they . . . → Read More: The Spring Standards – Only Skin – At Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge 6/21 and Seattle’s Crocodile Cafe on 6/22
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Hailing from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Wintersleep makes music that MTV Hive has called “a pulsing dose of indie rock, with bright pops of guitar and a glistening synth line.” Having won a Juno Award in 2008 and performed on The Late Show With David Letterman for their 2010 release, Wintersleep’s new album, Hello Hum, . . . → Read More: Wintersleep – Nothing Is Anything (Without You) – New Inheritors – At Portland’s Doug Fir 5/31 and Seattle’s Columbia City Theater 6/1. England’s Zulu Winter is fervently preparing to energetically release a stunning debut album that has the immediate appeal of 1980s pop, while remaining tightly packed with 21st Century emotional insight. The band recently raised a Britstorm in the US when they toured with Polica. Sung with heartfelt sentiment and powered by endlessly syncopated dance . . . → Read More: Zulu Winter – We Should Be Singing – Silver Tongue “In Your Room” – The Bangles. Can’t clean my apartment without it! Makes me grab a mop and dance. They’re still going strong, btw. – Alicia Dara, Supposed Former Amateur Pie Maker – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days “Downton Abbey” – John Lunn. Why are you hooked on DA? The soul-stirring music. Passion, longing, grief + love won’t let go. – Alicia Dara, Supposed Former Amateur Pie Maker – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days “I’m celebrating my love for you with a pint of beer and a new tattoo.” For all of his politics, Billy Bragg’s gift for relating the pinnacles and pitfalls of human relationships has always been quite remarkable. I know my friends in East Portland can dig it. – Steve Stav This week NATION editor Katrina vanden Heuvel brings attention to an unlikely political cause celebre involving a Russian punk rock collective called Pussy Riot. Some remarkable YouTube video footage accompanies her piece:
http://www.thenation.com/blog/167647/free-pussy-riot?rel=emailNation . . . → Read More: Free Pussy Riot! By Tom Kipp “Whatta Man” – Salt ‘N’ Pepa ft. En Vogue. Dedicated to all the good and great ones I know who are actively fighting against the War on Women. – Alicia Dara, Supposed Former Amateur Pie Maker – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days Salt'n Pepa & En Vogue – Whatta Man by . . . → Read More: Alicia Dara’s 100 Songs in 100 Days – Salt ‘N’ Pepa ft. En Vogue – Whatta Man This’ll put some fuzz on yer chewing gum! Whoo! – Jennifer Austin Thanks to Steve Stav, who adds “not just because it happened in [East] Portland, but because of the kind of music the DJ plays. Great, weird story.” Jonathan Toubin, a Brooklyn D.J., is back spinning records, less than five months after a bizarre accident left him close to death in Portland, Ore. – Go . . . → Read More: The Brooklyn DJ Who Was Almost Fatally Injured in Portland is Now Back Spinning Records
The claim on the statue is urban legend, but not all that far off. The coldest recorded temperature in the lower 48 was just several miles south of here on the continental divide’s Rogers Pass (-70 degrees in 1954). – JDS Hi Tom – Below is a story that appeared . . . → Read More: Cut Bank, Montana on the Big Screen?! By Tom Kipp and Jay Schuschke “True Believers” – The Black Angels. Gnarly psych-rock with a scorpion sting. Iron my hair and find me my leather pants! – Alicia Dara, Supposed Former Amateur Pie Maker – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days It’s official: real-life superhero Phoenix Jones now has his very own song, comic-book and comic motion music video! All courtesy of Seattle pop-punk band Quickie. After Quickie penned an anthem about the Emerald City crime-fighter, they commissioned talented local cartoonist Travis Bundy to illustrate a “motion-comic” featuring band-members Lou Trez (bass/vocals), Joe Wolf . . . → Read More: Seattle Superhero Becomes Comic Book Hero in New Quickie Video [Your comments are appreciated, what are some other great moments from Nick Lowe’s career? Please join in below.] For my money, “Bring the Family” by John Hiatt (1987) is Nick Lowe’s production highlight. Lowe’s production of this record (like most of his productions) perfectly suits Hiatt’s songs and arrangements. Only the barest production tricks . . . → Read More: Speaking of Nick Lowe Production Masterpieces, By Rich Horton and Eduard P. Gomez This clip is an hour long, so get some popcorn beforehand. I feel sorry for Muddy for several reasons here. One because he looks so tired– this was taped in the late 70s, near the end of his life– and two, because WTTW (the Chicago Public Television station which presented “Soundstage”) felt that they . . . → Read More: Muddy Waters Blues Summit in Chicago “May This Be Love”- Me’Shell Ndegeocello. Heartbreak can be healed by repeated listenings of this epic + magical Jimi Hendrix cover. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days The Kuhel Garden Sage reminds me of my centenarian spinster great aunt who was one of the first women rural mail carriers and traveled the world. She was not a striking beauty, but she was incredibly interesting and did not wilt when times got tough. There are many salvia/sages all with interesting stories, . . . → Read More: Sage, the Health and Longevity Herb, By Jill Kuhel Bobby Vee has announced that he has Alzheimer’s and will be retiring. Despite obvious bathos, I always liked “Take Good Care of My Baby,” a Goffin-King composition where the rhythm players find some kind of groove which then triumphs over the pizzicato violins. Here’s a nifty blog entry from a card-carrying Vee apologist: When you lose the ability to make distinctions in a world of greys, you enable those who see things as black and white to win. When it has to be all or nothing, you end up with nothing. These are self-fulfilling prophecies and only lead to more cynicism. We must make choices in the . . . → Read More: A Plea For Thoughtful Compromise, By Gordon Jack Schultz |
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