A word and a gift from the fine folks at Hush Records. We are delighted to share this party favor with the rest of the word: DECA: A HUSH 10th Anniversary Compilation. It’s a rare snapshot of an invigorating cross section of artists mostly calling Portland home. The majority of its 28 tracks (tracklist [...]
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock all year you’ll know that this November is time to vote for president. Presumptive Republican nominee, Senator John McCain, will face off against the presumptive Democratic nominee, Senator Barak Obama. Whoever you vote for the only way to do that is to register to vote. Rock the Vote [...]
Nilina Mason-Campbell posts:
What to do with a day-off? If you’re a part of a touring band, do you explore an unfamiliar city by taking a stroll down its streets or indulge in a bit of a retail adventure? Not a priority to Matmos apparently as the four-piece used its day-off Tuesday in Portland [before its [...]
Ok kids, Matmos are playing at the Aladdin Theatre on Wednesday July 9th [this Wednesday!] in support of their album ‘Supreme Balloon’ and the Moose has a pair of tickets to give away. Send an email to info[at]pampelmoose.com with the answer to the following question - Name the LP/CD of a 2003 Matmos release. And [...]
Rufus the music-loving hound
This July 4th weekend I was spending time helping my new dog, Rufus, a 5 month old pitbull/boxer mix avoid being terrorized by firework explosions. He was abandoned to the streets before I took him in so he’s very skittish to say the least. So while he hid under the table at [...]
Poster by the Northwest poster king, Mike King
The Zombies, who formed in England in 1961, have reformed to mark the 40th anniversary of Odessey & Oracle, an album that was released in 1968 and has been ranked 80 on Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The four surviving original [...]
I am not sure I enjoy a mystery revealed. Here’s the story - “Anonymous musician Podington Bear made his musical den on the internet in the beginning of 2007, announcing he intended to write, record and release three songs a week, via podcast and blog. 156 songs total. During this campaign Podington Bear was spotlighted [...]
David Bowie in persona as Ziggy
David Bowie is, or more correctly, has been one of our more chameleon-like musical performers since the late 60’s. By 1972 when Bowie had adopted a new persona, Ziggy Stardust, his performances were memorable not only for introducing a new genre, Glam Rock, but for his wildly coloured orange hair, [...]