Carly Rae Jepsen is not who you think she is. The fully-evolved pop queen took up residence and commandeered the Showbox stage for a 90-minute-long set on Monday night in Seattle. Middle-aged men and millennials danced as Jepsen performed “Run Away With Me” and “Making The Most of The Night”, two of the most popular … Continue reading
2015 was all over the place. For every giant step forward there seemed to always be at least one step back. But regardless of the issue, it seemed that new and incredible records were being released constantly. These records ranged from perpetually engaging in dialogue about different social and political issues to just providing a … Continue reading
“I called in sick from your funeral, the sight of your body made me feel uncomfortable, I couldn’t recognize your shell,” sang Christian Holden, the frontman of The Hotelier, a small emo revival band from Massachusetts. His three bandmates were floating around him on the stage at The Crocodile on the first night in … Continue reading
James Ponsoldt’s The End of the Tour is a film about two nervous writers. To elaborate, the film focuses on critically acclaimed author David Foster Wallace and David Lipsky, a contributing editor for Rolling Stone. In 1996, Lipsky was assigned to profile Wallace. Up until then, Rolling Stone had never published an interview with a writer. … Continue reading
The music gods have decided to abandon their perches atop the tombstones of 2011’s releases and grace us with their presence this year. It was about time. Only halfway through 2015 and there is already more than enough material to write lengthy “best of” lists. That being said, this list is comprised of not-so-obvious records, which … Continue reading
About two months ago, an article was published by the Clemson University Odessey. The title of the article was Why Girls Love the Dad Bod. The article shot to popularity and has logged over 500k shares since its publication, and #dadbod has been a near-trending hashtag ever since. Mackenzie Pearson, the author of the piece, … Continue reading
High school kids can be vicious. I attended one of the many public high schools in Southern California and my experience was pretty normal. Football games on Fridays in the fall, school dances sprinkled here and there, and the occasional bout of drama. During the first half of my freshman year I was enrolled in … Continue reading
Last night, British indie pop outfit The Wombats played their first ever show in Seattle at the Neptune Theater. Fans queued in line as early as 10am on Tuesday to give the Brits a warm Pacific Northwest welcome. Two bands joined the main act on the Glitterbug tour: Cheerleader and Life in Film. The latter … Continue reading
If you’ve logged into any social network this week, it’s likely that you’ve seen some headlines about Fifty Shades of Grey. The highly anticipated film adaptation of the erotic Fifty Shades trilogy is opening in theaters February 12, just in time for Valentine’s Day (can you sense my sarcasm?). I was perusing both Facebook and Tumblr, and started … Continue reading
Now that the Seahawks are moving on to the Super Bowl for the second year in a row, I thought it polite to put some Seattle-based acts on your radar, whether or not you’re the sporty type. Over the past couple years, the Seattle music scene has really stepped up its game. The past two … Continue reading
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