Ecstatic Wax
A modest library of music-related topics, essays, humor, and interviews
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Drawing Flies
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History of Trench Records Part 3 It was a big deal when the Flies swarmed on the Spokane scene in 1993. Loaded with local luminaries, the F...
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Boycott vs. the Boys Club
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History of Trench Records Part 2 1994 In the early 1990s, the DIY ethic spread like a virus. Everyone it seemed was starting a band or cobbl...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Mining the Motherload Railroad
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History of Trench Records Part 1 (1991-1993) In 1991, I started volunteering at my campus radio station. My intention was to host a weekly r...
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Friday, March 27, 2009
Goodbye, P-I
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Last week, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer rolled off the presses a final time, offering readers one last opportunity to savor the tactile e...
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Monday, February 23, 2009
Minding My Junk Heap
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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...
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Blues for the Jews
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The Silver Jews have lost their luster—at least that’s what singer/songwriter/ guitarist David Berman , the man behind the moniker, believe...
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Oh, Joy...?
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Tuesday was inauguration day. The country reveled, getting all drunk on hope and change. And in spite of the icebergs that continue to pierc...
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