Meg, 1/2ALIVE’s resident photographer. ©Nilina Mason-Campbell
A post from Nilina Mason-Campbell. It’s Vancouver B.C theme week for me this week! I spent much of last week up in B.C. with but one question on my mind: is Vancouver, BC the next Portland? It seriously seems to be a city on the verge of exploding. There are [...]

Stephen Malkmus Ace Hotel Package Deal - Enter to Win An offer from The Stranger, The Ace Hotel and Matador Records.
Former Pavement frontman Stephen Malkmus, is playing in Portland at the Wonder Ballroom on May 1 with his band The Jicks. This is the ONLY Northwest show - the band won’t be going to Seattle [...]

The bags are packed along with the MacBook, the Canon G9, the Zoom MP3 Field Recorder, the iPhone and the Field Notes notebook. The party schedule starts Monday night at the Imeem bash and continues no doubt dusk to dawn to dusk all week. I hope to post as much and as often as I [...]

Yes it’s that time of year again and the Sasquatch Festival 2008 tickets go on sale today at noon PST. See you there. Last year I had a great time hanging out with Blitzen Trapper and doing a video interview with them.
Related Post: A crazy day out with Blitzen Trapper

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London’s burning…. (image by Mojib)
As I wrap up the last day in the studio with Gang of Four, for this stretch anyway, I realized that it’s been a while since I’ve shared the sharing. So here’s ten cool cuts for the weekend.
Wiley 50 50
The Field A Paw In My Face
Rodion Electric Soca (Cosmo Vitelli Remix)
Ticklah [...]

It’s been a while since I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing the wit of a British music critic. Sunday’s issue of the Independent newspaper ran a review by Simon Price which I’ve posted below as a fine example of what I would have always expected to read when I lived in London. It’s an example [...]

The newly-refurbished London St Pancras International station that opened in November 2007 to provide Eurostar high speed service to Paris and Brussels is a block from my hotel so I decided to wander over there to check it out. There’s history in this building so history and architecture buffs should read this wonderfully rich overview [...]

Hell why not…..Carmel Mountain
I just landed in London about 4 hours ago. Sun’s out. I’ve escaped the Pacific storms that are hitting the West coast of the USA and I only had a 4 hour delay getting out of PDX….. Missing the snow though. Anyway, being here in my home from home for a while, [...]