The Blazers were coming off their worst loss of the young season, a demoralizing 31 point trouncing at the hands of arch rivals, the LA Clippers. But the nice thing about basketball is you don’t have to wait say, four years, for a shot a redemption. Last night, the Blazers got a much needed victory, […]
Arthur Bradford
Arthur Bradford has written two books (Dogwalker and Turtleface) and directed several films, including the Emmy-nominated Six Days to Air. He lives in Portland and co-hosts a live call-in radio show Sex, Drugs, and Basketball on Thursdays, 8-9 pm on XRAY.FM.
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Blazers Recap: The Warriors Came Out to Play
2016 NBA superteam Golden State Warriors handed the Blazers a bruising 127-104 loss last night in a game that wasn’t even as close as this lopsided score suggests. The first half was a lot of fun to watch though, and it’d be nice to think these two teams will have some more closely fought contests […]
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Blazers vs. Jazz Recap: It’s Opening Night Y’all!
It was a record breaking night, the 16th straight home opening win by our very own Portland Trailblazers. That’s the longest streak ever by an NBA team—but that wasn’t even the best thing about this first-game win against the Utah Jazz (final score 113-104). The Blazers enter this season in fine style, a young team […]
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Ten Reasons Why You Should Flip Ass Over Teakettle for the Blazers
COURTESY OF THE TRAIL BLAZERS YES, a brand new Trail Blazers season is upon us! Our long, dark summer of off-season discontent has ended and now it’s time to bring on the basketball. I’m aware that there are many folks in this city who don’t care much about the Trail Blazers—including some who read the […]
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Get on the Team
10 Reasons to Give a Damn About the Trail Blazers This Season
10 reasons to give a damn about the Trail Blazers this season.
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Live Review: It’s Black Fuckin’ Sabbath, Man!
Arthur Bradford I didn’t have particularly high expectations for last week’s Black Sabbath concert, to be honest. Arena rock shows can be weird and distant, and too often these “final tour” announcements are bullshit. The old band just heads back out on the road a few years later. But I’m a big Sabbath fan, and […]
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MY FIRST BOOK TOUR
Or, “I’m not a hijacker!”
My First Book Tour ever was supposed to begin with a reading on September 12th in NYC. Of course, that was canceled because of what happened at The World Trade Center. I wondered then if anyone would actually care about something like a book, and told the publisher we should just call the whole thing […]