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Juggalos Start New Penal Colony in Australia!
A-MA-ZING! From news.com.au: Read the rest of this amazing story here. (Australia has the internet, right? Sure, because they're on the internet. Maybe they're just "on" the internet, but have never...
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Supportland "Expanded Beta Launch" TomorrowSupportland "Expanded Beta Launch"...
Remember how back in May I wrote this piece about Supportland, the local-business incentive plan that they don't like to say is the creation of a new sub-currency but kind of is? And how back then it...
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Pickathon, Food, and You
The indie roots music fest out at Pendarvis farm is known as a place to bask in a whiskey still explosion of genres—from bluegrass to newgrass to blues to alt-country-electro-dance-rock (yes, I made...
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Pickathon, Food, and YouPickathon, Food, and You
The indie roots music fest out at Pendarvis farm is known as a place to bask in a whiskey still explosion of genres—from bluegrass to newgrass to blues to alt-country-electro-dance-rock (yes, I made...
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Blazers Announce Preseason Schedule (And More)Blazers Announce Preseason...
We're too lazy to use another image. Here is the one from last year. While the NBA's official schedule announcement isn't supposed to be released until sometime later, some details have emerged. The...
View ArticleSee Sunset Tonight—The Band Sunset.
Bill Baird, of the late lamented Sound Team, brings his Sunset project to town tonight for a show at Rotture. Baird is a remarkably prolific soundsmith, and I spent a happy hour last night listening...
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I Know That Laughing at Bad Tattoos Is a Sign That I Am a Bad Person...I Know...
...but I'm physically unable to restrain myself from sharing this photo, from Christian Nightmares: [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Christmas in August.Christmas in August.
Target is continuing its business model of pop-up designer collections this Christmas season. After the success of scaled back lines from Zac Posen, Jean Paul Gaultier, Rodarte, and Proenza Schouler,...
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What's Going Down, Google Trends?What's Going Down, Google Trends?
Here are the top five things you're Googlin' today, America! 1) Brain Eating Vaccines: The peeps at Prison Planet postulate that scientists have created a vaccine that supposedly reduce stress....
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Who's Bidding on the Custom House?Who's Bidding on the Custom House?
US GSANot too many people, apparently. We reported in June that the historic US Custom House at 220 NW 8th Avenue was up for auction, and after more than two months, the highest bid is... $275,000....
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Twin Peaks Trivia Results... also SadnessTwin Peaks Trivia Results... also...
So the results are in: My Twin Peaks trivia skills are dulling with age. Without that, what am I?! So, I'm letting that ennui sink in. Two years ago, it was all doughnuts and obscure quote...
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Meet Big Freedia & Sissy BounceMeet Big Freedia & Sissy Bounce
In last Sunday's New York Times Magazine Jonathan Dee penned a great story on Big Freedia, whose style, sissy bounce, brings up really interesting questions about rap and its horrible record of...
View ArticleCool Nutz - "Baseball Numbers" Video
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Cool Nutz invented hiphop in 1806—Lewis and Clark were his hype men—and the man hasn't slowed his roll since. His brand new full-length, Incredible, gets a proper CD...
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Stephanie Simek's HoneymoonStephanie Simek's Honeymoon
I love that there have been so many limited-run perfumes coming out from Portland artisans—there's OLO, of course, and the recent forays by Frocky Jack Morgan, and now "Honeymoon" by Stephanie Simek....
View ArticleGood Morning, News!
According to BP, their "Static Kill" plan to plug the leaky oil well appears to be working—but isn't "Static Kill" just a fancy name for "Mud Packer"? U.S. officials are scheduled to announce today...
View ArticleWhat Time Is the Prop 8 Decision Coming?
The word is that it's coming this afternoon: According to the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which organized the federal lawsuit that seeks to overturn Prop. 8, the judge's ruling will be...
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Kim Namanny Meets Prance & SwaggerKim Namanny Meets Prance & Swagger
My hairstylist Kim Namanny recently took over the light-flooded studio she works out of in the Ford Building on SE 11th and Division, and she's quickly making the place her own. She's added Melody...
View ArticleTonight in Music: Zizek
ZIZEK: DJ BEYONDA, BEN TACTIC, DJ LIFEPARTNER (Rotture, 315 SE 3rd) See Music, pg. 21.ZZK is a Buenos Aires-based record label, a club night (also known as Zizek Club), and a collective of musicians...
View ArticleAll Hail, Queen of the Lesbians
Wow. First of all, I had no idea that the lesbians had a queen. Is there something in the lesbian bylaws that says this is okay? Whatever. I'm here today to say that I fully support the lesbians and...
View ArticlePortland Cello Project - "Denmark" Video
It's been awhile since Portland Cello Project held their screening for this lovely video for "Denmark," the opening number from the just-released Thousand Words LP. But it takes awhile to cram such a...
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