Update - 09/20/08
When I first posted this the web site was not up and running… BarackYou.net is now up and the t-shirts are cheaper than before. Go get ‘em.
Inspiration comes from many sources, and when inspiration to design something comes from a politician that tells me that the politician is reaching people. One of Nemo’s [...]
Crowd watching Matt & Kim at MusicFestNW. Pic ©Justin Kent
The New Music Hour on Portland’s 94.7FM is dedicated to bringing listeners music, both local and national, that might not normally get on the station’s playlists. I am on air with Squid every Tuesday and Thursday at 8PM and all the music that we play can [...]
The Moose is busy running around at MusicFestNW, heading over to the Nike showcase to do a video interview with No Age this afternoon. Still had time to pull down this mash up of Ratatat and Obama’s speech at the DNC mashed and delivered by J Lowe.
Obamatat - We Can Not Walk Alone (Ratatat Obama [...]
It’s that time of year again. Once again Portland’s clubs will play host to the MusicFestNW music festival. Some of the big names this year are Vampire Weekend, TV On The Radio and M Ward along with crowd pleasers No Age and Battles plus many more. Everything kicks off tomorrow evening and once again I’ll [...]
Dykeritz
In an effort to blend what I post here in the way of promotional MP3s and what Portland’s 94.7FM plays on air, I am joining 94.7 DJ, Squid, two nights a week on the New Music Hour to play the latest offerings from artists and labels. Rather like newspapers FM radio is not going away. [...]
I’m always interested in what Sasha Frere-Jones has to say about music, especially hip hop, as he has a great knack at being clear and concise in his overviews. I recently read his take on Lil Wayne’s single A Milli. That’s the link to the whole piece but here’s the relevant clip -
“Lil [...]
I wrote last week on how Portland radio station 94.7FM is including an hour of each weeknight dedicated to new music - that means music that doesn’t normally hit the 94.7 playlists. It includes music from local Portland and Northwest artists, songs from upcoming new releases from national acts, music from underground indie artists as [...]
Seattle’s The Saturday Knights are adding yet another twist to the “get our album for free” idea. This isn’t one of those “pay what you like” deals, no they are just giving away the entire album….Read the message from their press crew- Howdy Ladies and Gentlemen! Wanted to get a hold of you and let [...]