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Author: Freeform Portland
Interview with Rachel Chuganey aka Atomic Annie
Hello Rachel, I would like to introduce you to our readers so let’s talk a little bit about you, shall we? Your main focus as a musician is singing. How and whe...
Music of Books: Lou Reed
God forbid I should ever be nice to people: it would ruin everything. – Lou Reed Anthony DeCurtis’ Lou Reed: A Life, is likely to go down as the definitive biog...
I Learned to play the guitar
My father played guitar as far back as I can remember. It was always a comforting sound to hear him strumming quietly in a corner of our house. He was never sho...
Val Wilmer is Seriously As Serious As Her Life
Valerie Wilmer was born in Harrogate, England Dec, 7th 1941. She is an English woman, photographer, jazz/African, Jamaican West Indies music historian/archivist...
Just Add Air: A Short Story of My Instant Love of Moon Safari
*Disclaimer: These are the words of someone deeply in love with an album. All hyperbole and analogy must be accepted as factual and taken as universal gospel.&n...
COLORING ELECTRIC LIKE, PHOTONA, AND WHEN WE MET – AT DANTE’S
Heading into downtown Portland on a Friday night is always an adventure. I prefer not to spend $10 to park my car, so I usually opt for the SmartPark and walk t...
I DON’T BELIEVE IN ANGELS ANYMORE: ON TINO DRIMA’S NEW VIDEO FOR “ANGELS,” AND PLEASANT SURPRISES
One of the most singular experiences I’ve had watching live music in the past year was seeing Bay Area band Tino Drima play play at Turn! Turn! T...
DRUM MACHINES HAVE NO SOUL, BUT THE BUMPER STICKER HAS A HEART
The bumper sticker on the car reads, “DRUM MACHINES HAVE NO SOUL.” I’ve seen this for years. And if it is not a bumper sticker, it’s a t-shirt. And if it ...
Not a Bad Way to Go: A Story About a Killer Sixties Garage Band Called “The Bruthers”
You could spend the rest of your days (and paychecks) mining your favorite record stores and collector websites for sixties garage punk gold and never even scra...