Unafraid to take on the true losers of this world–Star Wars geeks, comic book nerds, and now Republicans–Triumph the Insult Comic Dog pays a visit to the Republican National Convention and, as they say, hilarity ensues.
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.
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Portugal the Man Comments on Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin, and her fertile fertile daughter, aren’t the only exports from Wasilla, Alaska. John Gourley, the charismatic frontman for Portugal the Man also hails from the fourth largest city in Alaska. Gourley, whose parents were both Iditarod racers (seriously), recently released a statement about growing up in Wasilla and how he disapproves of the […]
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Stable Ground
Horse Feathers Come Home
Horse Feathers raise the bar with House with No Home.
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No Gainesville, No Glory
The Legacy of Hot Water Music
The glorious return of Hot Water Music.
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Once More With Feeling
Please Step out of the Vehicle & Parenthetical Girls
Two great releases from two great local acts.
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Outside of a Small Circle of Friends
Earlier this week our Action News Team linked to a story about about a New York woman who was stabbed to death as her neighbors sat idly by (“Neighbor says they ignored dying woman’s screams”) and didn’t call authorities. Sadly, it brought to mind the story of Kitty Genovese, who was murdered in an eerily […]
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This Week’s Mercury Music Section
Another week, another Mercury music section to read while you collect those free sponges. And remember, do not ring the doorbell (“NO ONE WILL ANSWER”) and if you think about taking that stick on the porch, please don’t (“It is our families marshmallow roasting stick”). Blue collar through and through, Old Growth are the working […]
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Once More With Feeling
Joee Irwin
Electronic music fixture Joee Irwin packs his records and moves to New York.
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R.I.P. Duck
Former Blazer Kevin Duckworth passed away last night at his home in Gleneden Beach, he was 44. The husky Blazers center was a fan-favorite and the a key element of the team’s 1990 and ’92 Western Conference Championship teams. Off the court he was a delight, the former player you were most likely to run […]
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Ice Cube – Live at Roseland, 08/22/08
Master thespian Ice Cube rolled through town last Friday and we sent the Don Mega of photography, Minh “I make dough but don’t call me doughboy” Tran, to take some snaps for us. Here is Minh’s report: “Ice Cube easily melted the crowd with his well-timed reminders that we too, are part of the Westside […]
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This Week’s Mercury Music Section
Another week, another Mercury music section to read while you dream about landing a job as a porn inspector. The fake business card is a nice touch. The Genius! GZA! The Wu! Hooray for exclamation marks!!! We talk about the mighty GZA, who is touring through town and playing his entire masterpiece, Liquid Swords, from […]