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Name This Band: Creepy Old Dude Edition
Since the citizens of Blogtown did such an incredible job with the "Name the Next Neutral Uke Hotel" contest, we decided to seek your input in re-naming this (once famous) band. It's rare that the man...
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Name This BandName This Band
It's rare that the man in sleeveless denim and long hair is the least creepy member of a band. Don't be scared. We just want you to re-name this band. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Interior Design & Wine!Interior Design & Wine!
Well if it isn't two of my favorite things... If you've never peeked in on Kush, the purveyor of amazing rugs from all over the world, here's a great excuse: on September 30, 6-8 pm (1100 S.E. Grand...
View ArticleGood Morning News!
Home Sales. Ouch. With stimulus money run dry, home sales hit a 15-year low last month. Dirty Money: Ron Wyden is one of the top ten Democratic incumbent senators accepting money from polluters....
View ArticleCami Secret: The Cleavage (and Boner) Killer
Okay, the following "as seen on TV" commercial is so stupid and wrong, I don't know where to begin. Fine, I'll begin here: GUYS LIKE FUNBAGS, OKAY?!? And any product whose purpose is to disguise...
View ArticleO They Will Know We Are Christians...
...by the people we intimidate and harass. Christofascists in Toronto protest in front of the home of a gay couple—not because the couple did anything in particular to the church. But the couple...
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Snaps from the Mockingjay Midnight Release PartySnaps from the Mockingjay...
It never reached Harry Potter book release proportions, but at its peak the line for the midnight release of Mockingjay, the third book in Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games trilogy, stretched down two and...
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Happy Birthday, Semi-Nude Steve Guttenberg!Happy Birthday, Semi-Nude Steve...
Certainly you agree that Steve Guttenberg is one of the greatest actors of this, or any other, generation. Well, Steve Guttenberg turns a rosy 52-years-young today, and I think we should celebrate by...
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Alright, Who Let Dad Play Drums?Alright, Who Let Dad Play Drums?
Dad's on drums!! Squid Attack (oh sorry, Squid Attack!) are a mostly young local rock trio consisting of bassist Panda (Animal Collective's Noah Lennox does not approve), singer/guitarist Isaac Scott,...
View ArticleFree Film About Gay Muslims Onscreen Tomorrow!
The first ever feature-length documentary exploring homosexuality and Islam (titled A Jihad for Love) will be screening for free tomorrow in North Portland. The documentary was filmed in 12 countries...
View ArticleHere's Your Trailer for The Walking Dead.
A crappy bootleg made its way out of Comic-Con a little while back, but here's a decent-quality version of the solid (if waaaaay too long) trailer for AMC's zombie-tastic The Walking Dead, which is...
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Indiespensable: Franzen EditionIndiespensable: Franzen Edition
The 21st installment of Powells' Indiespensable subscription series features a signed first edition of Jonathan Franzen's Freedom, the book that was recently at the center of a publishing "panic" when...
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HOLY SHIT THERE ARE DINOSAURS IN THAT PARKING LOTHOLY SHIT THERE ARE...
Here at Mercury HQ, everybody's always all, "Hey, what's it like having KATU for a neighbor? Must be super exciting, right?" WRONG. Those guys at KATU are the most boring neighbors ever. They aren't...
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It's Happening Tonight!It's Happening Tonight!
ANALOG ART—Artist-writer-human Mark Searcy used to be the art director for the Mercury until he left last year to focus on "making art." All this month, his work appears in an exhibition at Reading...
View ArticleThere Goes the Internet
Gizmodo says that a new law in California would punish people who assume another person's identity online: It's been put to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, with the new bill landing such identity...
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National Waffle DayNational Waffle Day
I think I may start a diet that consists of only eating foods with a nationally recognized day. You'd never go hungry. Just about every day of the year is a National food day for some comestible....
View ArticleTrend Alert: Side Boob!
Aw, shit! Summer 2010 is over, and have you even rocked the sideboob yet?! NO? Whut up, muthafuckas? Take that bra off! You don't give a FUCK! It'll be fall before you know it—and I will be very...
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New Venue Alert (Sort Of): The Bing LoungeNew Venue Alert (Sort Of): The Bing...
Like KEXP for your parents, KINK-FM has been known to bring in some great (Neko Case) and terrible (Big Head Todd and the Monsters) artists into their lounge for live sessions. Now their parent...
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New Venue Alert (Sort Of): The Bing Lounge
Like KEXP for your parents, KINK-FM has been known to bring in some great (Neko Case) and terrible (Big Head Todd and the Monsters) artists into their lounge for live sessions. Now their parent...
View ArticleSL Letter of the Day: Sounds Like the Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship
Perhaps you can assist a devout and adoring reader in making a decision here. I'm 22, tall, blonde, liberal and hold a B.S. degree. I am bisexual, GGG and significantly kinky. My boyfriend is 40,...
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