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Ezra Ace Caraeff
Ezra Ace Caraeff is the former Music Editor for the Mercury, and spent nearly a third of his life working at the paper. More importantly, he is the owner of Olive, the Mercury’s unofficial office dog. His writing has appeared in The Fader, The Stranger, The Onion's A.V. Club, ESPN's TrueHoop network, and countless fanzines that are thankfully long out of print. He makes a mean tofu scramble and yes, Ace is really his middle name.
Posted inMovies & TV
High and Tight
The Unorthodox Life of Dock Ellis
No No: A Dockumentary looks at the unorthodox life of Dock Ellis.
Posted inMovies & TV
Strange Bedfellows
Mistaken for Strangers Is a Different Sort of Music Documentary
Mistaken for Strangers is a different sort of music documentary.
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Debate Club
The Everyman Appeal of Huey Lewis
Mercury music editors past and present take on Huey Lewis.
Posted inBooks
Born to Read
Get Ready to Find Out Everything About Bruce Springsteen
All there is to know about Bruce—and more!
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The Sad Waltz of Denver
For those keeping track at home, that’s four trucker caps and two plaid Western shirts. Last year saw the release of the self-titled debut from Portland’s Denver (not be confused with Denver’s Portland, a band I just made up to confuse you), which, truth be told, sounded a bit lackluster. That’s not to say Denver […]
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The Power of Failing
The Jealous Sound Stay Together for the Adults
The Jealous Sound stay together for the adults.
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Welcome Back, Joel Pryzbilla
“I would have drafted Durant” Oh hello, Vanilla Gorilla. In a move that is equal parts ironic and tragic, the Portland Trail Blazers are on the verge of cutting Greg Oden and re-signing Joel Pryzbilla. Years of shame drinking might have clouded your memory, but if you recall Pryzbilla was the team’s center as they […]
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Blazers vs. Thunder – Hot Live Blog Action
Live from the Rose Garden as the Portland Trail Blazers bring out the nice silverware and host the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder are the best team in the NBA and are so good they are also in first place in the NHL’s Western Division, top ranked in men’s and women’s NCAA basketball, can bake […]
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Blazers vs. Nuggets – Hot Live Blog Action
Live from the Rose Garden as the Portland Trail Blazers welcome their divisional foes, the Denver Nuggets. Tonight is the second Portland appearance by the Nuggets, who as we all remember were toppled by the Blazers 111-102 in late December. But that was so last year, back when we thought Portland might be able to […]
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Greg Oden To Undergo Arthroscopic Procedure
No, this isn’t a vintage Blogtown post. It’s new. The Trail Blazers announced this morning that the malfunctioning vessel known as Greg Oden will undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee. For those keeping track at home, Oden’s right knee was the original knee in which he had microfracture surgery on way, way, way […]