Ecstatic Wax

I bought this album for its cover. Look at it: It comes in colors, everywhere. It’s like a rainbow. In fact, it’s a bright psychedelic lov...

The following interview originally appeared in The Rocket 11 years ago. Lately, I've been rummaging through my archives in an effort to...

So this year is as good as over. That’s all right by me. It wasn’t my favorite year. It wouldn’t even rate on my Top 10. Speaking of Top 10...

Love Forever Changes Collector’s Edition (Rhino 2 CDs, 2008) Did we truly need another reissue of Love ’s Forever Changes ? Rhino Records—li...

I wrote the following piece for the Seattle alternative weekly The Stranger in 2002. At the time, I was obsessed with musical outsiders, lun...

I have to be honest: there's no reason to post this dusty old record review of a CD reissue I wrote for a defunct magazine six years ag...

Flaming Lips, Paramount Theatre, Seattle, September 20, 2007 Prior to tonight's show, I never would have guessed that I was allergic to ...