The image below, depicting Catwoman astraddle a vibrator, or perhaps a motorbike, is the first still to be released of Anne Hathaway as the iconic feline criminal in the next Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises. MTV is highly critical of her performance, calling it, “unflattering” and “underwhelming.” The East Portland jury is still out, …
Month: August 2011
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Urkel is back:
Seattle pop-punk band Quickie has less than one month to get Jimmy Kimmel’s attention. Kimmel is co-sponsor of the Samsung AT&T Summer Krush contest, which is currently underway. The telecommunications giants are searching for a killer opening act for their Seattle “Summer Krush” concert (date to be determined). The winning band will not only open …
Early 1980s Seattle had a pretty active music scene. There were clubs like Baby O’s, Eagles Auditorium, Seattle Hippodrome, The Showbox, The Hall of Fame, among others. The only place still in existence is The Showbox. I was barely over twenty- one, but my best friend and sidekick Katie was still 20. Back then, the …
[Ed. Note: What follows is a work in progress. Tom Kipp is in the process of compiling “1500 Completely Unforgettable Songs! (A Musical Cornucopia of Rock, Punk, Soul, Funk, Pop, Postpunk, Grunge, Sludge, Spoken Word, Country, Hardcore, Hip-Hop, Metal, Industrial, and Beyond).” Some of these songs will be familiar, others less so. All will be …
It may be an odd admission to hear from a music journalist, but I don’t think I’ve enjoyed new music this much since the 1980s. Great, “independent” sounds seems to be pouring into my radio and computer in a torrent from all over the globe, making me as giddy as a 16-year-old waiting in line …
Saved By the Bell is beset by cartoonish, grisly accidents: New Romance – Miles Fisher from Miles Fisher on Vimeo.
One thing not be taken away from The Who, they had the best rock documentary for miles and miles… However, Tom Kipp cautions, “The film does seem a lot sadder now, though, as opposed to celebratory, given what’s happened to those still alive when it was released…”
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“Jungleland” conveys Springsteen’s Runyonesque Born to Run-era urban aesthetic through his most complicated storytelling and perhaps his most transcendent poetry. He wanted grimy, realistic, lumpenprole art on the order of Last Exit to Brooklyn. As the years pass, it’s becoming clear he achieved it. The story about the Magic Rat and his sleek machine may …
Sal Nunziato, proprietor of the Burning Wood blog and friend of East Portland, posted a great opinion piece recently in The Huffington Post: I Gave Up On Lou Reed After the First Pre-Velvets Acetate” and Other Lies Told by the Jaded, by Sal Nunziato As I listened to The Who’s Quadrophenia, savoring every massive bass …
http://youtu.be/LrPJgnOXjy8 Key Lyric: “I never had a chance to love you.” The Message: Holy shit! Did I ever screw up! “Wait” is my number one, hands-down, favorite song of all time. I can see the video for this hair metal classic of unrequited longing play in my head from start to finish every time I …
The dog on the left at the beginning of the vid looks like a very old black pug. He sits like a pug and his ears are very puglike. I love pugs.
For the official video with great footage of Portland and Oregon, go here.
The Who peaked with Quadrophenia, Elton John peaked with Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and The Rolling Stones peaked with Exile on Main Street. Those three albums are the best ever released. Pete Townshend admits he gave Quad everything he had and their follow-ups proved that. I suggest everyone check out The King Blues. They’re a …
As soon as I’ve scrounged up enough money to buy a ticket, I’m going to Soundfest. There I’m going to see the likes of The Dickies, The Vandals, Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine, Reagan Youth, Stiff Little Fingers and so many more. Three days of punk, August 19-21 at venues across Seattle. …
I’m sure there will be people who find this diminutive duo to be charming, but I am not one of them. Oh, the kids are all right, it’s what’s been done to them. Training tykes to imitate the gestures and poses of adults– sexual innuendos aside– is a pretty creepy undertaking. People, no matter what …
The band U2, according to Forbes Magazine, are the richest band in the world, having made $195 million last year. The second richest is Jon Bon Jovi, who made a measly $125 million comparatively. However, all’s not rosy moneywise for U2. Or more aptly, all’s not rosy with their fans who are accusing them of …
This is one of the most popular Youtube vids in the world today. This boy is from Mabalacat, Pampganga, Philippines. He’s singing at the Puregold in the former Clark Air Force base.
Atari Teenage Riot – Black Flags (feat. Boots Riley) by Alec Empire/ ATR Atari Teenage Riot is also asking their fans to participate in the video for the band’s upcoming single “Black Flags” (feat. Boots Riley of The Coup), which will be released on September 6th. You can hear “Black Flags” and read the lyrics …