Ecstatic Wax

Last week, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer rolled off the presses a final time, offering readers one last opportunity to savor the tactile e...

I've been attempting a novel for several years now and have thus far been unsuccessful. It's hard to find the time, even harder to m...

The Silver Jews have lost their luster—at least that’s what singer/songwriter/ guitarist David Berman , the man behind the moniker, believe...

Tuesday was inauguration day. The country reveled, getting all drunk on hope and change. And in spite of the icebergs that continue to pierc...

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

Victrola Favorites: Artifacts of Bygone Days (Dust to Digital, 2008) Giving the gift of music is a righteous thing to do, but it’s not nearl...

Everyone's joining clubs these days, on account of it being the new year and all. I, too, joined a club, but not one of those. No, I now...