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RVIVR Resuscitates Punk Music That Has Intention and Meaningnew
In some senses, the four-piece punk outfit is that friend you wish would write you letters -- the one who understands you, who wants to know how you are and tells you that you are loved.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
06-03-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: RVIVR
Insane Clown Appetitenew
Insane Clown Posse’s tour pairs them with an all-girl death metal band, a ’90s rapper and a band of weed-smokers. Why, God, why?
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
06-03-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Insane Clown Posse
'Geneva': Russian Circlenew
Thinkers, dreamers and brooders will enjoy the third full-length record by Russian Circles, an instrumental album full of epic rises and torrential falls.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
05-17-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Geneva, Russian Circles
Erykah Badu is an Islandnew
Five albums in, Erykah Badu is still playing and experimenting.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
05-17-2010 |
Reviews
'Here Lies Love': David Byrne and Fatboy Slimnew
Two musical geniuses write a powerful musical about the life of Imelda Marcos.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
05-17-2010 |
Reviews
Scientists Confirm Existence of Giant Palouse Earthwormnew
University of Idaho scientists proved naysayers wrong with their recent discovery of two Giant Palouse Earthworms. The newly discovered worms are the first to be successfully collected and found in decades.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
04-28-2010 |
Environment
March Fourth Marching Band is a Happy, Explosive Musical Extravaganzanew
“We’re really a bunch of regular dorks from next door who like to dress up like superheroes and pretend that we’re playing on top of a volcano in front of millions of screaming fans.”
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
04-08-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Best Soundtrack to an Italian Horror Movie You've Ever Heardnew
Though it doesn’t specifically tell you what happens in the film H2Odio (it's entirely instrumental), you can gather a lot about it from the music on Harvestman's 'Trinity.'
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
04-08-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Harvestman, Trinity
'July Flame' by Laura Veirsnew
An otherwise impressive record gets bogged down by Veirs' nature obsession.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
04-08-2010 |
Reviews
Phone Books Under Siegenew
Why phone books are in the crosshairs of legislators, environmentalists and pissed-off citizens.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
03-31-2010 |
Environment
'Bridge Carols' is a Kooky but Refreshing Little Recordnew
The newest offering from beloved Portland folkie Laura Gibson is a kooky but refreshing little record.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
03-30-2010 |
Reviews
Xiu Xiu Pulls Off the Theatrical, Self-Loathing Thing Pretty Wellnew
Look past the twittering electronic blips and beeps on Xiu Xiu’s latest record and you find some pretty heavy, caked-on, manic-depressive drama (not to mention just plain batshit-crazy weirdness).
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
03-05-2010 |
Reviews
The Fidgety Sound, the Sudden Change-Ups: This is Why You Love Quasinew
The fidgety sound, the sudden change-ups: This is why you love Quasi.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
03-05-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: American Gong, Quasi
ChatRoulette is Hilarious, Disturbing, Entertaining and Oddnew
After a while, you become immune to the wieners. Because, after a few days, I found that there can be a lot more — more weirdness, more normal people, more frat boys, more interesting conversations — to ChatRoulette.com than just perverts.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
03-05-2010 |
Tech
Everything You'd Expect From Johnny Cash, Reallynew
An album full of hurt, devotion, malaise and dejection — American VI: Ain't No Grave is everything, really, that you’d expect from a well-rounded Cash album.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
02-17-2010 |
Reviews
