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[Welcome to our second annual “SAY NICE THINGS ABOUT PORTLAND” issue! Read it online here, or if you like physical, paper-y things, you can find it in more than 50 locations all around the city!—eds] I sat in my car outside of the Mercury offices. It was the beginning of March and I was afraid […]
The following is the fifth in a four-part series examining Carlos Santana’s album Supernatural. The author of the piece quickly realized four parts were not enough and added a fifth. This, though, is for real the final installment. Seriously. For god’s sake. I can’t really comment on the “Latin-ness” of Carlos Santana, or the album […]
The fifth and final installment of Ian Karmel’s beloved Supernatural investigation.
The following is the fourth in a four-part series examining Carlos Santana’s album Supernatural. Part three focused exclusively on the Rob Thomas and Carlos Santana track “Smooth.” This is the final installment. Let’s suppose that Jesus Christ is your older brother. Everything else about your life is the same—your triumphs and shortcomings, your embarrassments and […]
Part four of Ian’s award-winning dissection of Carlos Santana’s Supernatural.
The following is the third in a four-part series examining the lasting impact of Carlos Santana’s electrifying album Supernatural, released in 1999. Man, it’s a hot one. It’s hard to say exactly why the song “Smooth” by Carlos Santana, featuring Rob Thomas from Matchbox 20, has entrenched itself so stubbornly in a zeitgeist that self-immolates […]
Ian investigates Rob Thomas’ “Smooth” from Santana’s Supernatural album.
Part two of Ian’s Santana Supernatural series.
Part one of a four part series about Carlos Santana’s Supernatural
And now, an excerpt from Ian Karmel’s new book.
There’s been a lot of discussion surrounding the national anthem recently, and… I’m sorry, I should capitalize that, right? National Anthem. There, that’s better. I could probably be more respectful, actually. I’m not sure it’s enough to just capitalize the first letter of each word. I mean, damn, I capitalize the first letters of Burger […]
There’s only ONE National Anthem as far as you’re concerned.
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