Monthly Archives: March 2004

Jim at Outsports, a gay and lesbian sports site, writes: “We are grateful for this blog for bringing this to our attention and I used some of the terrific comments in my story.” C’n’P scooped on the Ride Snowboards Boycott … Continue reading →

One Love Records in St. Johns has just expanded, and a man wearing Ben Franklin specs is now painting a loosely chronological mural of hip-hop’s old-school greats (including the obligatory, Run-DMC Tougher than Leather stance, and a mushy image of … Continue reading →

Received in mail today, from unintelligible BKLN return address: 1 mini personal bible (“Verses of Comfort / Assurance / Salvation”) 3 informational pamphlets (“Where are you going to spend eternity?”, “…sinner who repents”, “How to know god”) 1 “Gospel according … Continue reading →

General Consensus: Critics hate the new Liars record, musicians LOVE the new Liars record, across the board, based on casj weekend polling. Margin of error: ??? I personally love the EP, but could only get through about 3 1/2 songs … Continue reading →

From my friend Nate’s hourly pop trend missive: “J–Have you heard the new Liars? I predicted the creation of this album one and a half years ago. Deceit by This Heat is the new Entertainment by Gang of Four, so … Continue reading →

Ashes 2 Ashes organizer/host Huy Pham, AKA Knuckles, at the battle: “Someone stole this dude’s wallet… that’s not cool, this is hip-hop… this is supposed to be a positive thing, you don’t come to a jam and steal someone’s wallet, … Continue reading →

Tonight, rather unexpectedly, the well-dressed heartbreaker known as Mr. Matthew Dear drenched his every song in a sooty overlay, oiled up with nuevo house on the Motor City train. The final stretch, a 17ish-minute extendo version of “Dog Days,” thickened … Continue reading →

Two things: First and foremost, Multnomah County is issuing same-sex marriage licenses. This morning 110 couples lined outside the Portland County Courthouse, in the freezing rain. Word to County Chair Diane Linn for making it happen. Her quote, according to … Continue reading →

Wow, I think THIS IS A PETE ROCK EXCLUSIVE, SOUL SURVIVOR II, FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY, BABY I am really feeling SOUL SURVIVOR II, THE ALBUM, Y’HEARD? this AS WE PROCEED, MY NAME IS FATMAN SCOOP aka BIG COLORADO, I’M … Continue reading →

Oh yeah, this is for the 1 or 2 fools who played hookey during the “Sasha is a genius” lesson. Have fun in sucka school, and watch out for the language, cause shit is sharp like the tooth-edge of a … Continue reading →