Two Decades of Future TenseTwo Decades of Future Tense
Kevin Sampsell's DIY micro-press turns 20. by Ned Lannamann TWENTY YEARS AGO, Portland-based writer Kevin Sampsell started Future Tense Books—predating the era of desktop publishing, long before the...
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Anyone want some Wall Street 2? Anyone? Anyone? by Ned Lannamann ON PAPER, it's a fucking great idea: updating Oliver Stone's 1987 finance drama Wall Street to show Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas,...
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It's Not Me, It's You by Anonymous Dear Portland women: Fuck you. Every one of you. You're all looking for "chemistry," and I've finally figured out what that means. You use that word as an excuse to...
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Tasty bits of leftover news. by Mercury staff Police are searching for the owner of a souped-up silver Subaru wrx that injured two cyclists by the Lloyd Center in back-to-back hit and runs Tuesday,...
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The survival songs of Perfume Genius. by Ezra Ace Caraeff WE KNOW EVERYTHING about Mike Hadreas. The drugs, the rehab, the stint at his mother's home outside of Seattle, the songs he wrote there, and...
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THURSDAY 9/23 PERFUME GENIUS, BRIGHT ARCHER (Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi) See Music, pg. 19. THE CALEB KLAUDER BAND WITH JESSE LÉGE AND JOEL SAVOY (Spare Room, 4830 NE 42nd) The impeccable...
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This Week's Mercury Music SectionThis Week's Mercury Music Section
Is this really the best Perfume Genius photo we could find? Another week, another Mercury music section to read while you realize that DJ Tiesto got paid $250,000 to not play a show. Come to think of...
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This Week's Mercury Music Section
Is this really the best Perfume Genius photo we could find? Another week, another Mercury music section to read while you realize that DJ Tiesto got paid $250,000 to not play a show. Come to think of...
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CD Review: The Fresh & Onlys Play It StrangeCD Review: The Fresh & Onlys Play...
Some bands toil away at practice for years before coming up with enough solid material for their first full-length record (and you can usually tell they thought about it too much). Some bands hash it...
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Just in time for the midterm elections? Some of the most no-duh pieces in this year's landmark, but hard-fought, health care overhaul take effect today. Children with pre-existing conditions must now...
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Rabidly Anti-Gay Christian Pastors with iPhonesRabidly Anti-Gay Christian...
Gee... he sorta looks like the kinda guy who has sex with men—but, hey, maybe my gaydar on the fritz. And he fits the Ted Haggard/George Rekers mold... The prominent pastor of a 25,000-member...
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First Friday with Seaworthy and Clair VintageFirst Friday with Seaworthy and...
And here we go again: October First Friday is coming up quick, and Montavilla's Union Rose is vying for a place on your shopping/carousing route. Their monthly trunk show will host Clair Vintage and...
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Don't Call Them TwinkiesDon't Call Them Twinkies
Suck it, John Fogerty. Now that I have heard the Baseball Project's "Don't Call Them Twinkies," your crappy "Centerfield" is no longer the best song about baseball (thank God). The Baseball Project is...
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Don't Call Them Twinkies
Suck it, John Fogerty. Now that I have heard the Baseball Project's "Don't Call Them Twinkies," your crappy "Centerfield" is no longer the best song about baseball (thank God). The Baseball Project is...
View ArticleTonight in Music: Perfume Genius, Caleb Klauder Band
PERFUME GENIUS, BRIGHT ARCHER (Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi) Read our article on Perfume Genius. THE CALEB KLAUDER BAND WITH JESSE LÉGE AND JOEL SAVOY (Spare Room, 4830 NE 42nd) The...
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Thunderbolt SportswearThunderbolt Sportswear
If you've wondered what's been going down at the Portland Garment Factory lately, check out Thunderbolt Sportswear, a brand new family-owned Portland company making "outdoor pants" AKA "softshell...
View ArticleGive 'Em Hope: It Gets Better
Do you know about the It Gets Better Project? Dan launched it in Savage Love this week following the tragic suicide of Billy Lucas who was the victim of homophobic bullying. This project helps me...
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Is Justin Bieber the Kurt Cobain of His Generation?Is Justin Bieber the Kurt...
The Justin Bieber "Quote of the Day." Oh, ho, HO! DISCUSS.Via [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleATTN. NERDS! There's a New Harry Potter Trailer!
For those of you still wondering, no, my jerky girlfriend has yet to take me to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. You'd think she'd have her shit together by now enough to have done this one little...
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Madonna's 13-Year-Old Daughter's Blog is AwesomeMadonna's 13-Year-Old...
Lourdes, who wisely opts to go by "Lola" is now 13 going on 14, and blogging in support of her '80s fashion line, Material Girl. The title of the blog is "Lola's Summer Livin'" and her last post (she...
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