AS THOSE OF US with semi-obscure degrees and over-priced educations well know, the question “But what do you actually do with that?” is omnipresent. Comparative literature grads unloading boxes at Powell’s should be heartened by the tale of Daryl Groetsch, who took two seemingly opposite ends of the educational spectrum (a BA in composition and […]
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Cockney-ed Optimist
Mike Skinner Admits Fame is Not That Hard
HERE’S A FUN LITTLE experiment to try sometime: Ask any urban, American 15-year-old about the critically beloved hiphop act of the day, and watch what happens. Chances are, you’ll be met with a blank stare, followed by a reference to Jay-Z. If you were to head across the pond to the UK, however, you’d be […]
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Blindfolds Off
Mogwai Polishes the Beast
IF THERE IS ONE LESSON the age of the music blog has taught us, it is that music fans are a fickle bunch. This week’s “next big thing” is next week’s “hey, it’s $1.99 in the cutout bin.” Corralling indecisive listeners has become a full-time occupation for some bands. (When a friend of a friend’s […]
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So Fucking Klezmer
Nomy Lamm and Tricrotic Still Do It DIY Style
Nomy Lamm Thurs Jan 13 Nocturnal 1800 E Burnside In 1995, Seattle’s Seal Press released an anthology called Listen Up: Voices from the Next Feminist Generation. Nomy Lamm, who then edited a size-pride zine entitled I’m So Fucking Beautiful contributed, as did New York writer and student Christine Doza. Ten years later, Doza dons makeup […]
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Aa’s Unpredictable Bombast
Aa Tues Dec 28 The Nest 6125 NE Mallory For a band that played their first show in 2002, Brooklyn based Aa (pronounced “big A, little a,”) sure has some friends in high places. Praised out East by both the Village Voice (who described the band as a “catchily triple-drummed gang-chant racket”) and Thurston Moore […]