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Interview: Kyle Morton of Typhoon
words by Mark Huddle | photo by Conlan Murphy

Interview: Kyle Morton of Typhoon

Like everyone else who loves music, I sometimes despair that it has all been done before.  I get bored and frustrated by the lack of [...]

Bangs and The Need to Reunite for Benefit

Bangs and The Need to Reunite for Benefit

The Portland Mercury reports that Pacific Northwest rockers Bangs (Kill Rock Stars) and The Need (Chainsaw Records, KRS) will be reuniting to perform a benefit concert for [...]

Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney to Release Sleater-Kinney Album by Herself

Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney to Release Sleater-Kinney Album by Herself

Kill Rock Stars reports that Corin Tucker, formerly of Sleater-Kinney and Heavens to Betsy, will be releasing her first solo album in October of 2010. [...]

QUASI – American Gong
reviewed by Matthew Wright

QUASI – American Gong

Quasi’s American Gong is a solid album. Cinderblock dorm room bookcase solid. There’s not a single track that would make you reach forward to flip [...]

Quasi – Repulsion

Quasi – Repulsion

Quasi was formed in Portland, Oregon in 1993 by Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss. Their first album was self released in 1995, and they released [...]

The Dimes – Walden and the Willow Tree

The Dimes – Walden and the Willow Tree

Playfully titled, The King Can Drink the Harbour Dry, it’s no exaggeration to say The Dimes’ new record delivers musical Cliffs Notes for an early [...]

Interview: Kristopher Young of Another Sky Press
words by Douglas Novielli | photo courtesy of Another Sky Press

Interview: Kristopher Young of Another Sky Press

Another Sky Press publishes books, but they also circulate an idea. It’s a big idea; the notion that money need not obscure art, and that [...]

Nirvana – Scoff

Nirvana – Scoff

In 1992, Nirvana’s Nevermind went number one — bumping Michael Jackson’s “Dangerous” off the album charts. They were anti-rock stars who fought their stardom while [...]