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Great Scenes: “The Apostle” (1997)
“The Apostle” is an absolutely unique film that was produced, financed, written, acted and directed by Robert Duvall. No studio wanted to make a movie about a preacher who accidentally kills his youth pastor
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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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Playlists: Love and Destruction
“And we all know there is a law / and that law it is love / we all know there is a war coming / coming from above / there is a war coming!”
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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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Song of the Day: Thom Yorke “Hearing Damage” (2009)
“A drunkan salesman / Your hearing damage / Your mind is restless / They say you’re getting better / But you don’t feel any better” “You can do no wrong / In my eyes,
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Instant Flick of the Day: “The Fearless Freaks” (2005)
There is a moment in “The Fearless Freaks” when multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd describes singer Wayne Coyne beating him over the head because of his out of control heroin abuse. Drozd says that the physical
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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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Great Scenes: “Joe Versus the Volcano” (1990)
“Joe Versus the Volcano” is one of those movies I saw in the theater as a kid that has always stuck with me. It’s certainly not a very realistic film but there is something
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Playlist: Tepic Dance Party
Although I was born in Seattle I have lived in many places during my life. I spent most of my 20′s in the town of Tepic, Mexico. It’s a city not too far from
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Old School Inspiration: Queen
Everyone that has ever known me, since about the age of 13, has known me to have a deep love for the band Queen. This is the story of how my love for Queen
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