Last night’s game is the first of two match-ups with the New York Knicks this season. The Blazers are 6-0 against the Knicks since 2012 when Coach Stotts took over the ship, but that stat doesn’t really matter since the Blazers are virtually a new team this year. The Knickerbocker’s appearance in Portland also signals […]
Aris Hunter Wales
Aris Hunter Wales is the Mercury's resident, denim-clad rocker and Blazers beat writer. If he's not clenching a fist while lauding the loud and heavy, he can be found sitting on press row at a Trail Blazers' game wearing a crisp suit with neatly combed hair.
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Alice Cooper: Feed His Frankenstein
Is Alice Cooper worth seeing in 2015? One Mercury expert says yes.
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Phew…The Blazers Out-Pace the Pacers
Believe it or not, we’re already almost a quarter of the way through this Trail Blazer season. While not hopeless like the poor Seventy Sixers or Lakers’ seasons have been looking so far, it has been a tough go. The sting from the Blazers overtime loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday was still present. […]
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Blazers Recap: Snap Goes The Streak!
The Blazer’s 7 game losing streak has kinda felt like watching Sisyphus struggle with his boulder. Much like the Greek mythological story, the young Blazers have done everything they could to push a weighty rock of a win to the top of a monstrous hill, only to have it roll back down for another humiliating […]
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Thor’s Glory
I AM THOR Looks like Marvel’s cutting back on their budgets. There are two formulas when it comes to rock and roll documentaries. The first is the sweeping exposé of a world-famous band or musician—you can expect some unreleased concert footage, some exclusive interviews, some new, shocking insight. The second template is the heartwarming and/or […]
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Texas Chainsaw Genre Massacre
Sawyer Family Resists Categorization
Sawyer Family resists easy categorization.
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Purson’s Vintage Vibes Open Minds
London Band Bends Unlikely Ears in the Metal Scene
The London rock band bends unlikely ears in the metal scene.
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Goatsnake: The Lighter Side of Heavy
Spinning the Color Wheel on Doom Metal
Spinning the color wheel on doom metal.
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Penelope Spheeris and The Decline of Western Civilization
PENELOPE SPHEERIS A serious person! Who also made Wayne’s World. There are filmmakers who capture vital moments, and there are filmmakers who make lighthearted comedies like Black Sheep and The Beverly Hillbillies. Penelope Spheeris is both. While she got paychecks for movies like Wayne’s World, the meat of Spheeris’ career is The Decline of Western […]
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Penelope Spheeris and The Decline of Western Civilization
The Director on Documentaries, Rock ‘n’ Roll, and the Curse of Wayne’s World
The director on documentaries, rock ‘n’ roll, and the curse of Wayne’s World.
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Like a Phoenix
Lucifer Rises from the Ashes
Lucifer rises from the ashes of the Oath.
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Debate Club
Van Halen: Runnin’ with the Devil
Van Halen: The greatest band on earth, or the silliest?