Tonight In Music: YellowFever
YELLOWFEVER, ORCA TEAM, BROKEN WATER (East End, 203 SE Grand) FEVERED—The placid, hooky rock of Austin's YellowFever sounds like girl-group classics, if the girls had combed out their beehives and...
View ArticleThe Cruelty of Closet Cases
Lots of out gay men will tell you that—back in high school, back before they found the courage to come out themselves—they would pick on the already-out kids, the obviously-queer kids, or...
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It's Happening Tonight!It's Happening Tonight!
SONUVABITCH!—You probably don't know the name Jack Rebney, but you do know about that guy on YouTube, selling Winnebagos and flipping the fuck out, unleashing a hilarious tirade of frustrated...
View ArticleJustin Bieber Nailed by Water Bottle; Beginning of the End of Bieber Fever?
Yes, I love me some Justin Bieber—BUT! I also love it when Das Bieb runs into glass doors, makes failed escape attempts on Segways, and especially THIS VIDEO of Justin getting hilariously pelted on...
View ArticleAlaskan School Teacher Calls Palin a Celebrity to Her Face
And it's not meant as a compliment. You gotta love the way Palin's goons keep circling, trying to prevent the videographer from shooting, the way Bristol jumps in to defend mom, and the reaction when...
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Should Portland Sing "Kumbaya" Around 10-Lane CRC?Should Portland Sing...
BT LivermoreI'm currently huddled in the back of a major meeting at the Oregon Department of Transportation, where Mayor Sam Adams and the rest of the bigwig Project Sponsors Council are debating...
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Where Chasse Cops Went Wrong—The PursuitWhere Chasse Cops Went...
Among the many documents released from a protective order surrounding the James Chasse case are a training division report, which finds the officers at fault for chasing and taking down Chasse, and a...
View ArticleYour New Summer Jimmity-Jam: Robyn's "Hang With Me"
Back in those days of yore when Britney and Christina ruled the charts, Robyn was a Swedish dark horse. Blessed with a tiny frame and a huge R&B voice, Robyn produced such great late '90s jams as...
View ArticleYour New Summer Jimmity-Jam: Robyn's "Hang With Me"
Back in those days of yore when Britney and Christina ruled the charts, Robyn was a Swedish dark horse. Blessed with a tiny frame and a huge R&B voice, Robyn produced such great late '90s jams as...
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Blood Bone-Nation: Night on the SunBlood Bone-Nation: Night on the Sun
What's up, fans of sexy vampires? It's Monday afternoon and I want to talk about True Blood. Hop into bed! "Entrance is round the back, fellas..." [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleWhere Chasse Cops Went Wrong—The Takedown
There are two versions of what happened when Portland Police Officer Chris Humphreys took James Chasse down to the ground after pursing him. Multiple witnesses say Chasse was brought down in a "bear...
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Dunes in Portland (The Band, Not the Bar)Dunes in Portland (The Band, Not the...
Every once in a while, our fine publication will miss a truly kickass show that should have been written about but wasn't. Usually, it's because the concert in question is a house show, but this one...
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Mad Men - The Good NewsMad Men - The Good News
For those of you waiting for the DVD to watch season four, to those of you watching the next day on iTunes or a pirate TV site, you can always head down to McMenamins Backstage Bar at 3702 SE...
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Episode Five of the Mercury Music Hour
Five episodes of the Mercury Music Hour are in "the can" (we have no clue what that means) and we have still not been canceled. Hooray? As always, you can stream the show online at 947.fm or listen...
View ArticleSL Letter of the Day: And Sometimes No Means...
I've been in great gay relationships both as a dominant top and as a submissive bottom... but now I've got an amazing boyfriend who may be the one. We have great sex, we switch roles, but I'm aware...
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Portland Streetcar Contractor Dumps 1,400 Gallons Of Raw Sewage Into...
Portland Business JournalThis morning a contractor for the Portland Streetcar blocked a pipe, causing 1,400 gallons of raw sewage to flow directly into the Willamette River. The Bureau for...
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BREAKING: Justin Bieber's Got PIMPLES, Guys!
Okay, fine. Nothing is going to top this morning's video featuring Justin Bieber getting doinked on the head by a water bottle. HOWEVER! It is extremely important for you to know that, along with...
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Rock the Runways 5.0Rock the Runways 5.0
And Semper Fashion just keeps truckin'. Lately I've been thinking that Portland fashion event producers should really consolidate their efforts. I'm hoping that Content having bit the dust will funnel...
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Portland Aims to Open First Shelter for Human Trafficking VictimsPortland...
Valerie PensworthAfter Portland ranked last year as the second largest hub of human trafficking in the nation, politicians and anti-prostitution advocates worked to try and secure funds to build a...
View ArticleA Hero to Customer Service Specialists Everywhere
This is a thing of beauty: A jetBlue flight attendant upset because a passenger refused to apologize after accidentally striking him with luggage, allegedly spewed obscenities over the PA system, then...
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