Manic Munchies: Sunset Hut
words MONTANA AGNEW Cats and dawgs, I owe you an apology. I neglected to submit a food review last Friday, I didn’t leave any kind of note, and I didn’t explain myself until now. I was having a rather busy and stressful week, as I was trying to get home for the weekend and finding the time to [...]
Manic Munchies: Noodle Head
words Montana Agnew Alrighty cats and dawgs, let me tell you something about Pad Thai. I used to really not enjoy Pad Thai, I used to avoid it all costs, much to the confusion and dismay of my peers who all liked Pad Thai. This all changed when I came to UO and ate at Tasty [...]
Iceage : Live Show Review
words JOSEPH DE SOSA Danish band Iceage recently played at the Star Theater in Portland, with opening bands Still Caves and Sewers From Paris. Sewers From Paris were the first band to play, and they started the night off on an incredibly bad foot. The first disappointment they brought to the stage was that [...]
Flapper Dan Album Review
words Katelynn Erb In the fall of 2012, the hottest afro-funk jazz ensemble released their first self-titled album. The band is none other than Flapper Dan. In 2010, Andy Page and Joshua Wilson met, and have sine experimented with combinations of jazz sounds never before heard by human ears. Since that fateful day, three jazz [...]
Album Review: Autre Ne Veut’s “Anxiety”
words ISABEL ZACHARIAS Autre Ne Veut has anxiety. Really. Less commonly known by his real-person name, Arthur Ashin, the Brooklyn native has struggled with the disorder his whole life. His most recent, aptly-named studio album via Mexican Summer/Software is an exploration of anxiety itself as well as a chance, he says, to talk about his personal [...]
How to Shit in the Woods: Review
words Tashia Davis The idea of popping a squat in the outdoors may be daunting to those of us accustomed to sparkling porcelain toilets, soft toilet paper, and a French Vanilla Glade Scented Oil Air Freshener close by. But there may come a time in your life when you’re out in the backcountry and just need to empty [...]
Iceage – You’re Nothing Album Review
words JOSEPH DE SOSA You’re Nothing, the second album by Copenhagen’s Iceage, is an exercise in frantic energy and fury. And although English is the band’s second language, they seem to have a better grasp and ability to articulate their ideals with imagery and metaphor than any American or British bands writing music today. With [...]
An Overview of LAST by Little Wings
words AMBER COLE It may just be that Little Wings isn’t my style, but I wasn’t a fan of his recent album, LAST. That’s not to say I have only terrible things to say about the album. It’s great music to have in the background while trying to focus on homework. I can definitely see using [...]
Ty Segall’s “Twins”
words C.W. KEATING Ty Segall is not impressed by your shit. Putting out albums at a breakneck speed (Ty Segall Band’s “Slaughterhouse” and White Fence collab “Hair” are the albums he’s released just this year), the garage rocker/punker/junker/grunger/’70s revivalist/whatever you want to call him’s output is prodigious enough to be applauded for quantity alone. The [...]
Why?’s Fifth Album “Truly Ill”
words MARISSA MCLAIN All preconceived notions I had about the combination of indie mixed with rap (thinking, “It’s kind of impossible”), melted away as soon as I heard the start of Why?’s fifth album Mumps, etc. I realized that I was fucking wrong and that indie-rap exists and not only is it fresh, it’s beautiful [...]
Beach House continues to be Beach House.
Words BENJAMIN MCPHERSON FICKLIN Illustration TAYLOR JOHNSTON The Ink Spots were a vocal group from the 40′s. Their sound is soft, catchy, and makes you feel optimistic. You have likely heard their songs, If I Didn’t Care, Java Jive, or I Don’t Want To Set The World On Fire. They have plenty more fine songs. [...]