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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.
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Name This Band: We’re with the Chicken
Mascot chickens beats up nü-emo band. I see nothing wrong with this image. Okay, have at it.
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The First Annual Blogtown Final Four Bracket!
Jimmer Cassano: Basketball legend, total asshole Hey sports fans, we have started our very own Blogtown college basketball pick ’em bracket! Showoff your deep insight and knowledge of college hoops and win yourself a fabulous prize. [Alternate opening: Hey non-sports fans, randomly pick a bunch of colleges in order of mascot cuteness and win a […]
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End Hits Concert Challenge: 311 Cover Band at the Alberta Street Public House
Oh great, the End Hits Concert Challenge has returned. First up, a 311 cover band.
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This Week’s Mercury Music Section
Rainbow Arabia Another week, another Mercury music section to ignore while you discover the REAL reason Phil Collins quit music. Let’s all make sure his kids are safe at all times. One accident, and we get a Collins comeback and his own version of “Tears of Heaven.” No one wants that. Rainbow Arabia have a […]
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Menomena – “TAOS” Video
Behold! It’s the latest cinematic creation from director Alicia Rose and the madcap men of Menomena. This video for “TAOS,” from last year’s Mines, finds Joe Haege as a lothario with a fantasy for women and the turnbuckles and Justin Harris as his wrasslin’ alter ego that engages in some no holds barred coed grappling […]
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Diamonds Are Forever
The Small World and Big Sound of Rainbow Arabia
The small world and big sound of Rainbow Arabia’s Boys and Diamonds.
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Typhoon – “The Honest Truth” Video
You know Typhoon have an excellent new EP, right? Oh come on, we totally blogged that months ago. As of yesterday, the five-song A New Kind of House is available at finer retailers courtesy of the Tender Loving Empire crew. While you take out your Diner’s Club card and order this record, queue up this […]
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Your Daily Blazer: Taking My Tears to South Beach
Getty Images Well, that sure was pleasant. After toppling a Dwight Howard-less Orlando Magic team on Monday, the Blazers rolled into South Beach last night and upset the superstar cavalcade that is the Miami Heat by the score of 105-96. For the first time since the arrival of Gerald Wallace, the Blazers showcased their impressive […]
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Overheard in the Office
“What about that one show? I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant Until I Had a Baby Coming Out My Vagina?” —Ned Lannamann, discussing reality television.
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Portland Trail Blazers Sign Coach Nate McMillan to a Two Year Extension
Hey Nate, how big is your new contract? Jason Quick of the Oregonian is reporting that the Blazers have come to terms on a two year extension with head coach Nate McMillan. In his six seasons at the helm of the Blazers, McMillan has compiled a 234-239 record and his winning percentage is an impressive […]
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Please Buy Me This: The Wu-Tang Bath Mat
I’m not sure about you, but after a long, hot shower (where I go from Ol’ Dirty Bastard to Ol’ Clean Bastard) I need a bath mat that ain’t nothing to fuck with and won’t have me tracking water all over my personal Shaolin Land. That is why I need this Wu-Tang Bath Mat, which […]