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Big Week of Sex You’re thinking about it anyway. Spring’s right around the corner, taunting you with all her halter-tops and hot dogs. Get an early taste of sexy Spring with a bundle of dirty-related events involving politics, strippers, and people being stabbed with needles. First off, Ducky Doolittle is back! The adorable and hilarious […]

Shea Mossefin from Ozone Records Shea’s just one of the Ozone employees who’ll be deejaying Saturday nights at 10 pm, at the Back 2 Back Café (614 E Burnside). Here are some cuts you might hear her play… “Hunkamaniac” by Neon Hunk (Smarmymob, 2003): “This was unapproachable, confusing, and a little painful at first. But […]

Robert Smith from American Family Video After Robert finished expounding on some of his favorite artsy and/or foreign flicks, he cautioned the departing Mercury reporter, “Don’t get too high!” Right back atcha, bro. And definitely not while viewing any of these heady brain-benders: Tuvalu (1999): “Made recently, but using techniques from the silent era. It’s […]

Charlie Boucher from Countermedia Most of Charlie’s top five books are photos and drawings, because “book” does not always imply “reading.” You Can’t Win by Jack Black: “This is the autobiography of a hobo freight train-hopper and outlaw. A thrilling drama, especially when he has to reach under a sleeping man’s pillow for the loot.” […]

Ariana Harley from 2nd Avenue Records <Ariana works at one of downtown Portland's emporiums of primarily used records, where one person's phase can become another's lifelong staple, and the obscure rubs up against the mainstream. She wants to tell you her eclectic top five albums of all time, which transcend time and genre. She is […]

EMPLOYEE PICKS Troy Solberg from CD/Game Exchange Troy tells us his top five video game picks. DIG IT! Grand Theft Auto: “This is a favorite; great realism, violent, good story line. It plays like a movie. And if you don’t want to follow the story line, it allows you to do your own thing.” SOCOM: […]

Becca Neel from Looking Glass Books By request, we’ve edited out her “ummms” so she doesn’t sound insane. Fortunate Son by J.H. Hatfield: “It’s a biography of Bush that’s really well researched and even keel. It gives a really good background and leaves a potent impression of the President.” Self-Help by Laurie Moore: “She balances […]

Evan Kirkley: Music Millennium Evan Kirkley works at Music Millennium on NW 23rd. He thinks he looks “dumpy” in this picture. Here’s what he’s listening to this week. The Thermals (More Parts Per Million). “It’s fun and it’s Portland. I like the Thermals because they’re poppy and punky, and they’re fun to bounce around to.” […]

Kids: Can’t Beat ‘Em? Join ‘Em! Youth is apparently not being wasted on the kids of Oregon. What a great time to be young in this state! The school year has been chopped down by 15 days, which means summer vacation is three weeks longer. How cool is that? But there is no reason to […]

valentine’s spillover Girls like flowers and chocolates; boys like blowjobs and spliffs. It’s a sharp line all right, and yet such a staple of our society it’s almost become hackneyed–especially around Valentine’s Day, when it seems like every dude is getting his little girly-girl some roses, and every chick is firing up a toke and […]

Black thorn masquerade ball/art show Sat Feb 1, IWW Hall, SE 7th & Burnside $4 with mask, $10 without 8 pm Portland has an obnoxious problem with overusing the “benefit show” theme. While some benefit shows are held to fund a cat’s spaying or to pay for airfare, other benefit shows go towards respectable causes, […]

The Care Bare Stare Fri, Jan 24, 10 pm Clinton Street Theater, 2522 SE Clinton, 238-8899 Let’s get something right out in the open, shall we? MANY OF YOU DO DRUGS. However, you won’t hear many newspapers admit that some of their readers do drugs. That’s because it’s a taboo, and the papers would feel […]