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

Top 5 Jimi Hendrix, “1983…(A Merman I Should Turn to Be)”The way the cymbals are played and the guitar tones paint a pretty accurate underwater soundscape.Pearl Jam, “Amongst the Wa ...   More