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Sinead O’Connor: She Who Dwells…
Sinead O’Connor is an artist I hold in the highest esteem, so when I saw that she was scheduled to perform in Seattle recently I was excited to see her in person for the
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SONGS OF THE DAY: HANDSOME FURS (2006 – 2012)
If I hear a song that interests me I go to you tube and look it up, often finding a live performance that presents a new dimension to my impression of the band. This
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Cocteau Twins: Music for Dreaming (and falling in love)
Here at WillTheFire we regularly make playlists through Spotify. This is the modern day version of mix tapes/CD’s that we used to make for our friends. This weeks playlist features my favorite Cocteau Twins
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The Gospel According to Nick Cave
Like many of the great songwriters of the western world, Nick Cave plunders The Bible and its attendant Christian teachings for vivid imagery, symbolism, and mythic power. He took his interest in scripture to
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Darkness and Light: Experiencing Wonder Through Low
Wonder and fear, mystery and mysticism, darkness and light: Low travels in all of these worlds. One song will make you weep, another will give you goosebumps and the next thing you know you
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Automatic For You: Looking back at R.E.M.
by Lou Palmer The Sunset Tavern in Ballard has a new pizza called The R.E.M. In the description for this Portobello mushroom, goat cheese, caramelized onion, mozzarella and pesto pie: “R.E.M. was my favorite
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Better Than Nothing? The Rise and Fall of Andrew Eldritch
In high school, I performed a number of ridiculous acts designed primarily to amuse myself at others’ expense. One such instance involved a scorned admirer who threatened to induce throngs of uninvited guests to
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Artist Profiles: Damien Jurado
Damien Jurado is one of the best artists of the last 15 years. I was fortunate enough to be in the Seattle scene as a teenager from 94′-99′. This was an exciting time with
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Artist Profiles: Cafe Tacuba
If there is one band from Mexico that you need to hear it would be Cafe Tacuba. They are unique in how they combine rock, Mexican folk, electronic, new wave, punk and whatever other
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