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Here is Your 2011 Coachella Lineup
Lotsa big names in the desert this year—from Kanye to Arcade Fire to Lauryn Hill—for the 2011 edition of Coachella (running April 15-17 in Indio, California) . As for Portland bands representing at...
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The Decemberists' Live Webcast
Autumn de Wilde In a few hours the Decemberists will put on a live performance to be broadcast throughout the internets, I believe this what is known as a webcast. Starting at noon inside the Oregon...
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Good Morning, News!
Chinese president Hu Jintao visits the White House, and loves it so much, he's buying it for 45 trillion dollars. Pocket change, really. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords continues to improve and is planning on...
View ArticleAnti-Gay Religious Attitudes Create Gay Families
NYT: In addition, the data show, child rearing among same-sex couples is more common in the South than in any other region of the country, according to Gary Gates, a demographer at the University of...
View ArticleGovernment Takes Jackass Teabaggy Comic Book Retailer's Guns Away
Last week, I told you about the online retailer who alienated comics professionals and fans alike by writing a blog post after the Tucson shootings titled "1 down, 534 to go."Late yesterday, Bleeding...
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Happy Birthday Robert Palmer!
Robert Palmer: I may feel slightly sad, but I won't cry. Dear Robert Palmer, I'm really sorry that you died at age 54 of a heart attack. I'm also sorry that there was a bitter dispute over your $46...
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Hippies Go Home!
Seriously, if I'd known that Malaysia had these kind of rules, I would have moved there ages ago. via [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleSL Letter of the Day: Peace On The Side
I'm a 21-year-old female who's been having frequent phone sex with a 35-year old man in another state. He used to be my professor and academic advisor, but we didn't make a habit of getting each other...
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HELP WANTED: Mercury Sales Team!
The Portland Mercury is looking to fill a position in our stellar advertising sales team. In its 10th year, the Mercury has maintained double-digit growth every year and is forecasting a strong 2011....
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Ted Wheeler's New Belt Buckle
... is badass. Crafted by ZPT Silversmiths in Pendleton, Oregon. Thanks to Peter Walters for the link. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleTonight in Music: Prescription Pills at Nightshift, The Head and the Heart,...
NIGHTSHIFT: PRESCRIPTION PILLS, SHERMSTIXX, SUPPORT FORCE(Rotture, 315 SE 3rd) Looking for some dance relief from the midweek grind? Look no further than Nightshift, Rotture's hand-selected evening of...
View ArticleWeen Week Countdown! Day 1: "Push Th' Little Daisies"
Naturally, the first song I can think of for a countdown of seven of many great Ween songs, is "Push Th' Little Daisies," the first song I ever heard by Ween, albeit an abridged version of it on...
View ArticleThe Most Dramatic Videogame Review Ever!
I was wasting my life on the internet last night. This probably isn't a surprise, but that's neither here nor there. Anyway, I discovered the most dramatic review ever. No, seriously. Right? Right....
View ArticleOne Day at a Time
Porn stars, "Bombshell" McGee, and Pauly Shore: another normal night for Charlie Sheen. by Ann Romano MONDAY, JANUARY 10 Sooo... what did you do last night? Pay some bills, maybe curl up with some...
View ArticlePiece of the Rock
Freeway and Jake One serve it up. by Larry Mizell Jr I'LL NEVER FORGET the first time my girlfriend popped Philadelphia Freeway into the deck. As I identified the cooing samples from "Don't Cross the...
View ArticleUp & Coming
Noteworthy Shows for the Week of January 20-26 THURSDAY 1/20 POH-HOP: KRIZZ KALIKO, JFK, KENNY MACK, SAPIENT, MANIAC LOK, & MORE (Backspace, 115 NW 5th) See My, What a Busy Week! JARAD MILES IN...
View ArticleArt Springs Eternal
Fertile Ground's citywide festival of new performance. by Virginia "The Intern" Thayer YOU CAN'T WAVE A SCRIPT in this town without hitting a performance artist, and if you ask any of them what...
View ArticleMr. Soul
Nine months later, On the Stairs delivers a brassy, soul-drenched follow-up. by Ned Lannamann LISTENING TO the carefully broom-swept debut of On the Stairs, a listener might expect its follow-up to be...
View ArticleAmerica's Next Homeless Star!
Laugh now, but one day it might be you. by Dave Bow AMERICANS LOVE a good by-the-bootstraps redemption story, and I'm no exception. That's why I—and the rest of the world—closely followed the tale of...
View ArticleSOLD OUT
King of the January sales: PDX Collective Sale. by Marjorie Skinner AS A SOLACE to those of us without getaway plans to a tropical locale, Portland in January is great for sales. The post-holiday...
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