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Ned Lannamann
Ned Lannamann is a writer and editor in Portland, Oregon. He writes about film, music, TV, books, travel, tech, food, drink, outdoors, and other things.
Posted inBooks
Rolling with the Stones and the Dead
Sam Cutler’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Memoir
Sam Cutler’s memoir contains both light relief and valuable social history.
Posted inFeature
Words and Guitar
Corin Tucker’s First Solo Album After Sleater-Kinney
EXCLUSIVE! Corin Tucker talks about her first solo album after Sleater-Kinney.
Posted inMusic
Sleater-Kinney’s Corin Tucker Announces Solo Album
Photo by Megan Holmes (left to right) Sara Lund, Corin Tucker, Seth Lorinczi Corin Tucker has announced the details of her new solo album, due out later this year on Kill Rock Stars. In an exclusive conversation with the Mercury (appearing in this week’s issue), the Sleater-Kinney guitarist/vocalist talks about the album’s origins, as well […]
Posted inArtsy
Billygoat Will Blow Your Mind
Here’s a taste of Billygoat, who are a band, but are really more than a band. Their music is accompanied by incredibly intricate stop-motion animation—it pretty much needs to be seen to be believed. So see it here, and then see some more tonight at Holocene, where the duo—recently relocated to Portland—are on a bill […]
Posted inArtsy
A-WOL Dance: Comic Book Action in Zip Zap Zoom
Nick Dawes A-WOL Dance‘s current performance, Zip Zap Zoom, got its concept from a story by a fifth grader; Savannah Somerville has concocted a comic book-style plot about three sisters (named Zip, Zap, and Zoom, naturally) and their fight for good and evil. The show is perfectly timed to kick off April, which has been […]
Posted inArtsy
Arts Intern Wanted!
Hey, the Mercury is looking for a new arts intern! OMG that is so totally you! Here’s what we’re looking for: • Someone who is interested in the Portland arts scene, including visual art, books, theater, dance, and, you know, other kinds of arts stuff. If you hate the arts, you will probably hate this […]
Posted inMusic
Guitar Hero
Imaad Wasif Resurrects Rock and Roll
Imaad Wasif turns up the amplifier and plays to the firmament.
Posted inTech
Time Is Running Out to Nominate Portland for Crazy Fast Internet from Google!
The deadline for nominating the city of Portland as a candidate for Google’s super-high-speed fiber network is TODAY at 5 pm. Google is talking about bringing internet with a near-unbelievable speed of 1000Mbit/sec to a select American city. If you’re interested in having Google bring fast internet to Portland, have you submitted a nomination yet? […]
Posted inMusic
Cutting the Excess
Scout Niblett Raises the Temperature
Scout Niblett talks about recording, welding, and alchemy.
Posted inMovies & TV
Sucks Capacitor
Hot Tub Time Machine‘s Fetid Whirlpool
Hot Tub Time Machine is a fetid whirlpool of a movie.
Posted inMovies & TV
Not Fade Away
Neil Young Opens His Trunk
Neil Young opens his trunk in Jonathan Demme’s concert film.