Jun 12, 2020
By Matt the Raven
Twenty years after its initial release, The Moon & Antarctica remains the pivotal release that opened the floodgates to success and helped propel Modest Mouse from Pacific Northwest cult heroes to international indie rock luminaries. More
Jun 12, 2020
By Brad Walton
It’s been a month (or more) for some of us stuck at home and everyone is getting antsy. We want to build, to experience the thrill of infrastructure, and most of all we want to work together on something. This is a good time to pick up Cities: Skylines, the board game. More
Jun 05, 2020
By Austin Trunick
This special edition of our PLAYlist column is for all of the other parents out there looking for more ways to have fun with the little ones they’ve spent so many hours … days… weeks… with in self-isolation. More
May 25, 2020
By Zach Hollwedel
New Orleans graffiti artists Josh Wingerter raised nearly $50,000 for charity through pop-up art sales. More
May 04, 2020
By Steve King
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Well, it only took him three years, but Trump finally beat George W. Bush for the title of worst president ever. It’s not as though the president created the virus. It’s not his fault. But he did make it much easier for the coronavirus to ravage the country. More
Apr 17, 2020
By Mark Moody
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I volunteered to write a 25th anniversary piece on Pavement’s middle album, Wowee Zowee. For some reason I had noted the album’s release date as April 21, 1995, but it was actually released on April 11, 1995. Turns out the American landscape changed forever in those 10 days (more on that later). More
Apr 10, 2020
By Steve King
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Mary Harron’s 2000 adaptation of Brett Easton Ellis’ American Psycho was released 20 years ago this month. It’s also my favorite movie of all time. I still remember the feeling I had walking out of seeing it for the first time in the theater. It’s scary, moody, funny, and gets the point across without going into all of Ellis’ more gruesome details. More
Apr 06, 2020
By Bob Allan
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For our recurring Genealogy series we ask a musician to tell us about their family history. What do they know about their ancestors, their grandparents, great grandparents, and earlier? The people who had to survive and thrive in order for them to be alive today. More
Apr 03, 2020
By Matthew Berlyant
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Think back, if you can, to the mid-’90s. MTV was still playing music and alternative music was as popular as it ever would be, although there were signs of its declining commercial fortunes already present. More
Apr 03, 2020
By Brad Walton
It feels so good to be so bad. More
