Top 5 1. Full HouseGreat song. The idea of the track is questioning whatever happened to predictability—the standard things in life, like the milkman, the paperboy and even TV. This guy has no idea wh ...   More

Top 5 1. The Jacksons2. U.N. Security Council Permanent Member Countries 3. Fingers on Your Left Hand4. Power Rangers5. Love Languages ...   More

Music The Tree People It’s My Story(Guerssen) [MINIMAL FOLK] Following up a great album is hard to do. Following it up after a 26-year recording hiatus is just dumb. And yet, the Tree People have p ...   More

Top 5 Parliament LightsWe try to buy cartons when we’re in the Southern states because they’re so cheap there and ideally that will last us for a while.Priceline.comYou can “name your own ...   More

Album Reviews Wow & Flutter Equilibrio!(Mount Fuji Records) [REJUVENATED POST-PUNK] Local post-rock trio Wow & Flutter is hardly a new band. In fact, this isn’t even its first incarnation; starting back in ...   More

Album Reviews Boom! Boom!(Hovercraft Records) [PUNK ROCK, FUCK YEAH!] The Portland music scene, despite its virtues, often takes itself too seriously. In 2010, it seems like every new band has a fancy MySpace pa ...   More

Music Stories The Ascetic Junkies The Cage Has No Bottom(Timber Carnival Records) [NEWGRASS] The idea of mixing acoustic instruments with electronic flourishes is not a new one. For years, artists like Four Tet, ...   More

Music Stories From the Land of Ice and Snow: The Songs of Led Zeppelin(Jealous Butcher) [ZEPPESQUE] Playing with lightning is dangerous. So when you fuck with the Gods of Thunder, you risk getting struck. Led Ze ...   More

Top 5 Black ’n BlueThese L.A.-via-Portland rockers found a hit in their 1984 single “Hold on to 18.” Guitarist Tommy Thayer, who will perform at the induction show, also plays with a littl ...   More

Music Stories Hosannas Together(Tree Farm) [RECORDED BLISS] It hasn’t been the easiest year for Hosannas. The local experimental-pop group has endured two major setbacks—first changing its name after ...   More