You’d be hard pressed to catch me on a dance floor of any kind. Years of ridicule has pushed the late twenties white man to the side, constantly forced to create his own private dance party in the dark corners of the floor where most don’t dare tread. You know that guy who always stands […]
The 5, 6, 7, 8’s are a Japanese all-girl three-piece whose sound is rooted in early American rock n’ roll, surf rock, garage rock and punk. Beginning as a four-piece in Tokyo, Japan in 1986, they went through a variety of line-up changes before finally settling on their current roster in 1992. Their current line-up has Ronnie “Yoshiko” Fujiyama as their lead singer/guitarist, with Akiko Omo on bass and Sachiko as their drummer.
I’m running through a field, not really knowing what’s ahead, pursued by a giant spider whose grasp I have once again managed to escape. I need to find my sister. Apparently I have no parents, and my glowing eyes are sometimes the only light I have in the dark. I’m in Limbo, a marvel of […]
Here are four songs we think you need to know about by different artists (well, sorta) and our opinions about the songs. Listen along to each song as you read our reviews! Janelle Monáe (featuring Big Boi):Tightrope Listen to “Tightrope”: [audio:http://randomville.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/07-Tightrope-Feat.-Big-Boi-Big-Boi-Vocal-Edit.mp3|titles=Tightrope (Feat. Big Boi) ] As our singles’ review shows, Big Boi is everywhere lately, […]
Seattle holds home to one of the most unique, colorful and creative parades each year in the form of The Fremont Solstice Parade. As usual, we’ll let the videos and photos do the speaking, but for the unusual, we welcome two guest photographers in Hannah Wild and Arielle Nova Lee. THANK YOU to each of […]
Capitol Hill Block Party 2010 – Lineup Announcement Seattle’s Premiere Celebration of Independent Culture July 23-25th Seattle, WA The 2010 Capitol Hill Block Party takes over Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood this time for THREE FULL DAYS, July 23-25. Capitol Hill Block Party is an annual music festival that showcases the best indie and underground music […]
Emily Jane White does not play shiny, happy music. Let’s just get that out of the way before we begin. She sounds like the spooky side of Cat Power, yet she’s not as sad or naive as Jessica Lea Mayfield; maybe more cautious, aware and wise. In Seattle on a Monday night with Henry Nagle […]
Each month we feature a new charity to share with our readers in hopes that they might donate to or at least spread the word to others for awareness. For May we chose a charity around Seattle in The Ballard Food Bank . As it states on their front page, The Ballard Food Bank “Helps […]
Whoa boy! Per EW, White Castle has released a burger-scented candle and it’s even for a good charity. Seems like a good idea, right? For those of you that have never eaten a White Castle burger, this probably isn’t a big deal because burgers smell good, correct? Well, “White-ies” or “Sliders” or “Rectum Rockets” as […]
MAY 1st UPDATE: We have two winners! The t-shirt was won by Heather Kubas of Greensburg, PA. The vinyl album was won by Kate Knowlson of Portland, OR. Thank You to everyone who submitted into the contest and CONGRATS TO THE WINNERS!!!! Our good friends mr. Gnome are just about to wrap up yet another […]
