Guest Blogger: Top 10 Albums of 2012
Emily Poncetta from Let Your Ears Decide has a top 10 album list for you to check out!
Top 200 Albums Preview: #138
Check out #138 from my top 200 albums of 2012— Canada’s Whitehorse
Photography Swap Meet
Saturday December 22. from 9 am — 2 pmSwap Meet at the Cascade Center of Photography “Need some more gear or accessories? Need to find a last minute gift for someone else — or maybe yourself? Have something related to photography to sell? Come join us on Saturday at The Cascade Center of Photography. Tripods,…
Larry and His Flask’s Favorite Bands
It’s been a big year for local punk bluegrass band Larry and His Flask. They were featured in Huffington Post, Rolling Stone… Anyway, on Wednesday, I sat down with four of the boys from the band to have some beers and hear about their remarkable year. You can read about their stories from the road…
Reduction to Pole Creek Closure Area
As ongoing efforts treat the affected area caused by the Pole Creek fire that occurred near Sisters last September, the Deschutes National Forest is changing the boundaries of the closure area to provide an accession of winter recreation opportunities. The changes are as follows: – Portions of the Three Creek Lake Nordic trail ( Forest…
End of the World Playlist
How many times will you hear REM’s “It’s the End of the World” today? I feel fine. If you listen to this playlist, at least twice. Here are 86 songs that have some connection to the impending apocalypse. That’s six hours, enough to get you thought the rest of your day and into any raging…
Protestors Steal Thunder at NRA Press Conference This Morning
The NRA held a press conference today to share the organizations plan for reducing gun violence in America. Two protesters interrupted the speech by Wayne LaPierre, a lobbyist for the National Rifle Association, despite the tight security at the event. The main message of the NRA: every school should be protected by armed guards. The…
Top 200 Albums Preview: #77
Check out #77 out of 2012’s best 200 albums.
Take A Late Lunch. Listen to Pickwick at 1pm
Spend your lunch hour with Seattle’s Pickwick. Live on KEXP at 1pm.
Big News: Prineville Brews
It was 1868 when Barney Prine first settled on the banks of the Crooked River, building a blacksmith shop nearby, and a post office a few years later. Soon after, the entire area bore his name— Prineville. Still under 10,000 people, Prineville has retained its small-town roots, while at the same time embracing opportunities for…
The Beat Goes On
2012 has been a rough year for Century Center. The two-year-old music and event space has faced chronic noise and nuisance complaints from neighbors, as well as traffic and land use issues with nearby bullet company Nosler. Owner Dave Hill shut down one of the venue’s largest events, the yearly Roots Festival, with only week's…
Our Picks for 12/19 to 12/26
The Santaland Diaries wednesday 19-sunday 23 Ever wondered what a self-respecting Macy’s elf is REALLY thinking? Here’s your chance to hear humorist writer David Sedaris’ hilarious take on Christmas commerce. The one-man show, Santaland Diaries, is performed by local thespian Clinton K. Clark. This is one of the few Christmas activities recommended for adult audiences…
Blowing the Dam
Science was not driving the conversation at a recent Mirror Pond Steering Committee meeting. Politics and frustrations, however, were. On this December day, members of the steering committee trickled into the Bend City Hall boardroom one by one. Soon, five people sat scattered around several large tables. As they exchanged small talk before Mel Oberst,…
One Day at a Time
MONDAY 10 Serial criminal Lindsay Lohan strikes again! (Though this may be the one instance where she won’t be carted off to the pokey.) As you certainly know and have gagged about, Lindsay Lohan is totes OBSESSED with admittedly hunky Max George of boy band The Wanted. She’s been following the band around, and has…
Preserve the cultural tax credit
Dec. 1 marked the 10-year anniversary of Oregon's cultural tax credit, an extraordinarily effective incentive to contribute to the cultural life of the state's people and visitors. Because the credit, in effect, empowers Oregon arts patrons to earmark some of their tax dollars for the arts and cultural preservation, it predictably comes under fire when…
The Man, The Myth, The Wanderlust Legend
After 20 years of operating one of Bend’s most prominent guiding companies out of a building in their backyard, Wanderlust’s owners are finally opening a brick-and-mortar shop in Bend. We recently sat down with Dave Nissan to talk about the tourism industry in Bend, the path to now and a few stories about the company’s…
Identity Theft
Holy Motors is the reason I go to movies. Once in a while I see something this extraordinary that captures everything I want from a flick: surrealism, dreamlike sequences, a “what’s next” attitude, conflict, pathos, smatterings of violence, supremely dark humor, a ton of images to make one ponder the universe along with insanely great…
Box Set Bliss
Bond 50 on Blu-Ray This 50th-anniversary collection comes with 22 of the 23 major Bond films that will keep you “shaken, not stirred.” Relive the glory days of suave Sean Connery and Roger Moore while feeling lustful for Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder and Jane Seymour as Solitaire. Including over 120 hours of bonus features,…
The Problem with Rudolph
[Guys! I’m on vacation this week, so please enjoy this antique edition of I Love Television™ in which I attempt, and fail, to say something of value. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!—Humpy] (1) Rudolph is totes creepy. Naturally, I’m talking about the Rankin/Bass creepy wooden puppet version of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (available on DVD and permanently seared…
Best Music Documentary of 2012 | Better Than Something | FilmBuff
There are legends everybody talks about and then there are those who remain unsung. In the case of Memphis punk singer/guitarist Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr.—aka Jay Reatard—not even his untimely death made this guy a household name. Go ahead—ask someone sitting next to you while you’re reading this if they’ve heard of him. Get a…
Better Late than Never
No genre of music ever actually dies—though disco came pretty close. Instead, genres like swing, folk and disco trail off into near obscurity. Only genre heavyweights, diehard fans, and late-coming new artists are left to keep it on life support until a resurgence can be forged. Look no further than the hyper comeback of bluegrass…
Party Like a Mayan
Forget the winter solstice, you’ve got a much better reason to rock out this Dec. 21—the end of life as we know it. As you may have heard, the Mayan calendar ends this week, signifying the destruction of the world. OK, OK, so there’s a chance that ancient civilization didn’t know what they were talking…
Sound: Out of Town
seattle thursday 20-friday 21 Louis C.K. Live Emmy Award winning comedian and long-time writer for late-night comedy shows including David Lettermen and Conan O’Brien, Louis C.K. will take the stage for two nights in Seattle. C.K.’s other credits include writer, producer, director and star of his own comedy series Louie, and writer and director of…
Best Music Documentary Trailer
Check out the trailer for 2012’s best music documentary.
