By Michael John Welke

Ben Kweller, a Texas born signer/songwriter, established his place in the world of pop music years ago. When most young adolescents were fighting acne or getting their driver’s license, he was starting his musical journey. He headed the garage-pop band Radish. ...MORE

By Bryan Costanich

Belle & Sebastian’s new record, “Dear Catastrophe Waitress” is a strong release from the Scottish band. However, with the new album arose many new challenges for the now well-established indie music makers. Recently, Tablet got a chance to talk to keyboardist, David Geddes, who shed some light on the making of the new record and the growth of the band....MORE

By Emily Youssef

This man runs marathons. Not the 26 mile publicity stunts with an assistant and all of New York City following behind, but the kind that last a lifetime. Since 2002’s Bone Thugs-n-Harmony release, “Thug World Order,” member Layzie Bone (AKA Steve Howse) has been working on projects you may not expect from the “Crossroad” artist....MORE

By Samson Spears

What’s up y’all? This is ya boy Samfry. It seems like things have been kinda quiet on the local front, so I’m going to discuss a few albums from the past and present that I think you should check for....MORE

By Catherine P Lewis

Musicians have long pursued acting gigs, a phenomenon that thankfully goes beyond Madonna and Mariah Carey to include films that are actually quite good. Let’s put these musical thespians into a few categories...MORE

By Dan Halligan

While I try not to talk about the Cha Cha to avoid comparisons with another local writer, I have to give the bar a big thumbs up to them for stocking Lucky 40s. Chug-a-lug! Since I have a ton of new Northwest music to talk about, I’m cutting straight to the action...MORE

Three Kick-Ass Things from Three Imaginary Girls

It’s sad but true: not one of us is a certified film buff (thank goodness we have Embracey, our ThreeImaginaryGirls.com film expert, to direct us to the most amazing flicks). Don’t get us wrong—we each have favorite movies which we’ve been known to watch over and over—but, oddly enough, we have a longer list of favorite soundtracks! These are the soundtracks currently in high rotation....MORE

Franz Ferdinand, Blonde Redhead, United States of Electronica, Trans Am, N.E.R.D., Hint Hint, Robert Roth, Breaking Laces, Worm is Green, Tony Touch, Blood & Time, Xiu Xiu, Clutch, the Business Machines...MORE