Five Of My Favorite Local Indian Restauraunts

Top Four Penny Jam Episodes That Almost Didn’t Happen

By Penny Jam’s Scott Carver

Top 5 No. 3, Chris Boone at Loprinzi’s GymThis was early in the series, and the pedal-steel guitarist was convinced that filming his band in a gym was a practical joke. He started packing up his gear ...   More

 

Wednesday, June 30, 2010 Scott Carver

Top 5 Gas Station Meals We Eat On The Road.

By Dark Time Sunshine

Top 5 5. The Nachables: One Lunchables package, covered in hot nacho cheese, with a suicide Slurpee.4. Burger Box With Fries: One hot dog-shaped burger with cheese and the works, covered in hot nacho cheese ...   More

 

Wednesday, June 9, 2010 Local Cut

Top Five Reasons I’m Not Moving To Portland

By John Roderick Of The Long Winters

Top 5 5. Flat topography encourages hippies to build ridiculous bicycles.4. Application to become fourth member of Menomena rejected on the grounds that I was “too fat/not bicurious enough.”3. P ...   More

 

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 WW MUSIC STAFF

Top Six

Things I Hate About Portland by the Punk Group’s Brian Applegate

Top 5 When I was asked to write down five things I hate about Portland, my initial reaction was “only five?” I did six.The BlazersThey’ve only won one championship in 40 years and that was ...   More

 

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 WW MUSIC STAFF

Top Five

Best new band names.

Top 5 Guantanamo BaywatchEverything you want in a name. You can almost picture David Hasselhoff in a bright orange hazmat suit, right? The ManimalhouseSometimes, genius is as simple as sticking one letter i ...   More

 

Wednesday, May 5, 2010 WW MUSIC STAFF

Top Five

Things Paul Dickow has learned in 10 years as Strategy.

Top 5 1. Never quit music. 2. Make backups—hard drives, duplicate copies…back up everything. Often.3. Be a “late adopter” of new technologies of any sort, because power corrupts. St ...   More

 

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 Paul Dickow

Top 5

Things WW’s music editor digs right now!

Top 5 Braid reissues!The folks at Polyvinyl Records are my heroes. They’ve reissued a generous chunk of Illinois emo legends Braid’s discography—including The Age of Octeen and the two-par ...   More

 

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 CASEY JARMAN

Top Five

Things we’re looking forward to at SXSW

Top 5 Breakfast tacosHave two more beautiful words ever been stuck together?BatsThousands of them! They hang out under a bridge, then fly around at dusk. Whee!SwagWe’re trying to find day parties spo ...   More

 

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 WW MUSIC STAFF

Top Five

WW checks in with the Billboard Hot 100

Top 5 Black Eyed Peas, “Imma Be”The Black Eyed Peas find themselves in Houston, then wander off into Daft Punk territory. Which part is supposed to get stuck in my head?Young Money, “BedRo ...   More

 

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 CASEY JARMAN