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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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The Greatest Thing Sarah Palin Has Ever Done
When selected in the 1989 draft, NBA scouts listed ‘”pure shooter” and “ability to run the floor” as Glen Rice’s strengths. They forgot to add one strength of his: Ability to (allegedly) bone the future governor of Alaska: In “The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin,” Joe McGinniss’ soon-to-be-published book for former Alaska governor […]
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That’s a Pretty Cheap Price for an Inflatable Ben Wallace
Christ, I miss basketball. Yet as the men in suits meet in New York and decide the already-doomed fate of the NBA, I am left scouring the internet for news about… HOLY CRAP, THAT’S A GREAT PRICE FOR AN INFLATABLE BEN WALLACE! Why pay $49.99 like a sucker for this Inflatable Defender when you can […]
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Laura Gibson – “La Grande”
Here’s what we now about the much-anticipated new album from Laura Gibson: It’s titled La Grande, will feature plenty of cameos (from members of Calexico, The Dodos, and more), City Slang will release the LP overseas, it’s American label has yet to be announced, and the entire album is a conceptual recording about “a fortune […]
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Crock – “Eat Your Hat Out” (Video)
Chomp down on your favorite biting block and watch this seizuretastic video from Crock. As you might recall, Crock is a collaboration between Sam Coomes (Quasi) and Spencer Seim (Hella), and their debut LP Grok will be released via Jackpot Records on September 27. As for the video, um, well, it’s the very first clip […]
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This Week’s Mercury Music Section
Another week, another Mercury music section to read while you ponder the fate of poor Ted Nugent, who is too “divisive” for the Rick Perry campaign. Man up, Perry. He wrote “Wang Dang Sweet Poontang,” that’s at least good enough for a position in your cabinet. Secretary of Bow Hunting and Partying Down! Holy fuckballs, […]
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Heavy Mettle
The Much-Deserved Victory Lap for Archers of Loaf
A much-deserved victory lap for Archers of Loaf.
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Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – “Tigers” (Video)
The latest video from Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks is for Mirror Traffic‘s second single “Tigers,” and shockingly enough the clip features… wait for it… oh come on, you can wait for it… no, no, don’t click away… TIGERS! Sparky Anderson and Al Kaline? Um, no. This cute little clip centers around a man in […]
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Glass Candy – “Warm in the Winter” / “Beautiful Object”
You don’t need to be a weatherman with a Doplar 85000 to know that it’s hot as balls—that’s a technical term us meteorologists use—here in Portland. Well, it’s about to heat up even more now that Glass Candy has broken their silence with a pair of smoldering new tracks, “Warm in the Winter” and “Beautiful […]
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Wild Flag – “Romance” (Video)
Wild Flag—the superduper group composed of Mary Timony, Carrie Brownstein, Janet Weiss, and Rebecca Cole—just premiered this video for “Romance,” the first single from their self-titled debut (out next Tuesday). The Tom Scharpling-directed clip shows the Wild Flag members as hard-working corporate women who just so happen to don plastic Halloween masks and run amok […]
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Free KEXP Shows at MusicFestNW
Little Dragon MusicFestNW wristbands ain’t free, but know what is? The KEXP on-air performances at the Doug Fir. This annual tradition of free, all age, daytime shows is one of the hidden gems of the festival—well, it at least it was, I just ruined it for everyone. Get there early. Thursday, September 8th10:30AM — Little […]