pampelmoose Dave Allen of Gang of Four’s Music and Media Blog

Working with Barbara Mitchell and the folks at Seattle’s KEXP, I am, in a suitably hapazard way, involved in the attempt to merge the Seattle/Portland music scenes. This Saturday night at the Ash Street Saloon you can enjoy the sounds of two local and two visiting bands - Wet Confetti, Boy Eats Drum Machine, Slender [...]

I came across two new mp3s on the KEXP blog today. Maps a.k.a. James Chapman I’d already discovered and have been listening to a lot. He just signed to Mute Records in the UK and will have his album, We Can Create, released on June 19th in the USA. Great Northern is new to [...]

Ian Curtis as portrayed by Sam Riley
Critics at this year’s Cannes Film Festival are apparently giving the two thumbs up to famed photographer, Anton Corbijn’s first movie, a bio pic about the last days of Joy Division singer, Ian Curtis. Here’s the story from The BBC and here’s some pictures from the set on the [...]

Looks like heading East this summer would be the way to go for music lovers. One heck of a line up. Details here.

Kiss the old site goodbye
So I decided it was time for a facelift. The Moose has been truckin’ along since the first ever test post for more than a year now and I figured a little facelift was overdue. First things first - if you are having trouble with the site loading or looking broken [...]

I’d rather be inside a windowless conference room
I’m always grateful to the many people who invite me to attend conferences and be on panels as either a moderator or a panelist. In the past I have been opinionated on panels at SXSW, CMJ, MusicFestNW, The Future of Music Coalition and WebVisions to name a few. [...]