Monthly Archives: December 2003

Why do I need nine versions of the same track? Ty’s “Wait A Minute” comes on two plates–Original b/w Dwele; Fusion remix b/w Sticky remix–effectively compelling me to spend $16 (minus frequent flyer miles, thanks homie) on tracks I will … Continue reading →

… a line freestyled by Jumbo last night, of Lifesavas. Show review: they are the best thing to ever happen to Portland. THE END. oh, p.s.: keep checking for Libretto, also of the Misfit Massive crew, who keeps getting better, … Continue reading →

Add water, and he gets smarter, even while living in Switzerland. Today, he sent this great anti-RIAA link, complete with DIY flyer campaign. Download some posters and fight the power! Also, remember when RIAA issued those anti-piracy artist statements, and … Continue reading →

My favorite local 21-year-old emcee, Sleepyhead, who “never leaves the bedroom cause he does it twice a day” (paraphrased), will be at Tonic Lounge on Wednesday 12/17 with his crew, Dismal City, doing ALL DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS RAPS. I can’t … Continue reading →

I have seen the film that is HONEY, and, while it is definitely terrible, I absolutely love it. ADORE IT. Honestly I don’t have awful taste in movies, at least not completely. My two favorite filmic genres are: profoundly bleak … Continue reading →

The place where I live/work, the Portland Mercury (our motto: “we put the “urinal” in “jourinalism”), is auctioning off a bunch of weird shit on ebay and donating all the money to charity. Highlighted items: a Sleater-Kinney autographed baseball bat, … Continue reading →

Gayle Ferraro smuggled cameras into Myanmar (formerly Burma) to produce this amazing documentary, about the Southeast Asian sex trade. Her subjects are young prostitutes–the primary character is 17–and most of them have been sold or tricked into the business, some … Continue reading →

Tonight saw Seattle’s MODULE! make live electro that was so funky it made me want to bite it, like the sound chalk makes when it scrapes brick. I was sweating three minutes into it and then my friend Honey, the … Continue reading →

JShepherd: How are you feeling about electroclash? Ghettotech producer/DJ/Mr. De protege Disco D: “I call electroclash ‘AFE’: ass-free electro. That’s what I call it. It sounds like someone took the ass knob and turned it all the way down.”