Rating The Trail Blazers’ draft-day ups, downs and big bombshell.
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Just when we’d suited up in our Martell Webster jersey and jammed on our foam “No. 1” hands for last week’s NBA draft, tragedy struck. Mere hours before the Washington Wizards ...
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Music Stories
In rock ’n’ roll, as in the animal kingdom, it’s important to separate yourself from the pack. Why, then, are so many bands with animal names coming to the fore? Are these bands as c ...
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Austin, Texas, heats up—then cools down—for the SXSW Music Festival.
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People laugh when you tell them attending the music portion of Austin’s multi-tentacled festival, South by Southwest, is hard work. But you know that phrase “too much of a good thing&rdquo ...
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Music Stories
Being a member of a supergroup isn’t easy. First, you’ve gotta share the songwriting credit and acclaim with other dudes. Then comes the inevitable lukewarm review of your first album. The ...
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CDs suck and you know it. So here’s a round-up of new local 7-inch vinyl.
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Brave Records’ four-way split “14-inch”(Brave Recs)This four-artist, “14-inch” package from new Portland imprint Brave Records is exciting for a few reasons. For one, LAK ...
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