AltWeeklies Wire
The Strokes Blew Our Mind Once -- So What Happened?new

The boys of The Strokes are men now. But their most recent album, Angles, will leave you wishing for the gritty scruffiness of their younger years.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
04-14-2011 |
Reviews
Radiohead is Finenew

Not their best, not their worst. On "The King of Limbs," Radiohead is just fine.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
02-24-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Radiohead, King of Limbs
Owen Hart: Earth Controlnew
What meth would sound like it if it was at all productive.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
01-31-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Owen Hart
Ghostface Killah: Apollo Kidsnew
Ghostface talks a lot, but he's hardly all talk.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
01-31-2011 |
Reviews
Becoming Metallicanew

When their original music wasn’t working out, four Spokane musicians assumed new personalities: Lars, James, Cliff and Kirk.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
01-31-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Unforgivennew

After paying their debt to society, millions are still branded by their felony records.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
10-27-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Blonde Redheadnew

Blonde Redhead is always sad. But Penny Sparkle relies too much on that one emotion.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
09-30-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Blonde Redhead, Penny Sparkle
Grinderman 2new

With Grinderman, Nick Cave exposes his subconscious.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
09-23-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Nick Cave, Grinderman
King Without a Crownnew

The Melvins are happy to reign in exile. But, occasionally, obscurity has its drawbacks.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
09-22-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Drama Kingnew

Billy Corgan's ego aside, maybe Smashing Pumpkins should have called it quits back in 1997.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
09-10-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Corgan
The Way We Werenew
With Black Happy getting back together, some people are really excited. Others are really pissed.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
08-05-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Black Happy
Blood Sportnew

Backyard wrestling teeters between athletics and maniacal violence.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
07-08-2010 |
Culture
Tags: Backyard Wrestling, Spokane
Black Keys: 'Brothers'new

The duo sounds more like an orchestra on this extraordinary album.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
06-22-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Black Keys, Brothers
Henry Rollins the Yes Mannew
Henry Rollins was a punk. Now he's a punk with Nelson Mandela on his side.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
06-22-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Selections from Leave Your Sleep,' Natalie Merchantnew
The best of Merchant's new double record — a concept album exploring the ins and outs of childhood.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
06-03-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Leave Your Sleep, Natalie Merchant