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Hear the one about the guy who wanted to set off a bomb in Pioneer Courthouse Square? The local channels last night devoted half their 11 pm broadcasts to the story, and it was the lead story in...
View ArticleTonight in Music: Ariel Pink, The Black Angels, No Age, and more
ARIEL PINK, OS MUTANTES, DIVA(Berbati's Pan, 10 SW 3rd) There probably aren't many people who predicted a second life for Os Mutantes. Part of Brazil's late-'60s TropicÁlia movement, the band released...
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Portland Panties, Manties
I'm pretty sick of this whole "recession" thing, aren't you? I mean don't get me wrong, home canning is awesome and everything, but not as awesome as jobs, and money, and people having homes and heat...
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Good Morning, News!
19-year-old Mohamed Mohamad who planned a Pioneer Square Christmas Tree lighting bombing (along with a bunch of FBI agents—whups) is due in federal court today at 1:30 pm. For those who were on a...
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Your Daily Blazer: Big Problems
APLaMarcus Aldridge, stuffed by a white dude. In losing to the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night, the Portland Trail Blazers looked horrific. But that happens, no team can waltz through an 82 game...
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Firebomb Set at Mohamed Mohamud's Mosque
NYTSalam Alfarsi Islamic Center, CorvallisDespite the urging of local officials to not fight violence with violence, on Sunday morning someone set a firebomb at the Corvallis mosque attended by...
View ArticleTonight in Music: Bonobo, King Louie and the Missing Monuments, Battery...
BONOBO, TOKIMONSTA (Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell) Originally the solo project of UK producer Simon Green, Bonobo now tours with a full band, playing jazzy, complex downtempo melodies with myriad...
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JUSTIN BIEBER CUT HIS EFFING HAIR, GUYS!!
In a move that will surely lead to mass suicides across the teen nation, JUSTIN BIEBER HAS CUT HIS FUCKING HAIR. And apparently, the fingers off his gloves. Ahem... POLL!IS JUSTIN BIEBER'S NEW HAIR-DO...
View ArticleSL Letter of the Day: Senior Swishbuckler
I am currently a senior college guy with one major dilemma I'm not sure how to deal with. I feel like being the fucking genius that you are, you'd be able to help me out. They say college is the time...
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Cyber Monday
Black Friday may be over, but keep an eye peeled today for online deals everywhere. It's Cyber Monday, which doesn't, thankfully, run as much risk of elbowing and shoving, and you can still score...
View ArticleEddard Stark Is Not Fucking Around. (Pssst! Here's a Game of Thrones Trailer,...
Here's HBO's most recent trailer for Game of Thrones, which seems to capture both the show's fantasy realist aesthetic and a tone that carefully treads the line between dour an—HOLY SHIT, EDDARD STARK...
View ArticleSuede Coming to Portland?
We've heard from some pretty reliable sources that a newly-reunited Suede—as in the London Suede, or the second best band to emerge from the '90s Brit-Pop explosion (as always, Pulp wins that...
View ArticleY La Bamba in a Bar Bar
There have been a couple of these Bar Bar sessions as of late, but few are as gorgeous as this series of videos capturing Y La Bamba performing in the tiny apartment atop Mississippi Studios and Bar...
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Five Profiles of Mohamed Mohamud
KATUMohamud's 1st grade yearbook: They spelled his name wrong...The LA Times profile paints Mohamud as a laid-back, jokester kind of kid who developed some alarming tendencies in recent years. His...
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Win Tickets to The Santaland Diaries
A fan of David Sedaris, bitter holiday humor, and/or low-interaction family-friendly activities? Portland Center Stage has generously offered two pairs of tickets to The Santaland Diaries, opening...
View ArticleIrvin Kershner Dies at 87
Maybe you've felt the sting of George Lucas' general molestation of the Star Wars franchise. Perhaps you're in denial. Could it be that you're an outraged fanboy or a disillusioned fan? Either way,...
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Episode #21 of the Mercury Music Hour
Episode number 21 of the Mercury Music Hour is on the air, RIGHT NOW! Music from Poison Idea, Wampire, Themes, Larry Norman, Broadway Calls, and plenty more. Stream the show online at 947.fm or listen...
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Episode #21 of the Mercury Music Hour
Episode number 21 of the Mercury Music Hour is on the air, RIGHT NOW! Music from Poison Idea, Wampire, Themes, Larry Norman, Broadway Calls, and plenty more. Stream the show online at 947.fm or listen...
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My Last Shameful Supper
Hi Blogtown. Soon I'll be attempting to fill the large and presumably fashionable shoes of Patrick Alan Coleman by taking over the Mercury's Last Supper column, but in the mean time, it's an honor to...
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