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Nate Denver podcast

George here (Yvonne's brother). I have been doing a music podcast for a while but this is the first full-on interview I've done. Nate Denver has illustrated and written books...

Recommending: Supper by (Smog)

The 2003 album Supper by (Smog) ranks as one of my favorites by one of my favorite bands. This is definitely the album of theirs that took me the longest...

Recommending: Glenn Gould in an empty room

Glenn Gould, Bach: Preludes, Fughettas, and Fugues (recorded 1979-80) In a strange way this photo tells you more about Glenn Gould than almost anything. Worth buying for the photo alone,...

Recommending: Calder Quartet

Calder Quartet with Andrew WK (from Facebook) We saw Calder Quartet play two really great pieces of music this weekend at the Portland Central Library at a free event put...

Watching People Watching Music

I took these photos of the dvd "Horowitz in Moscow" while I was watching it on our television. This was Vladimir Horowitz's 1986 return to his native country after over...

Recommending: Jim O'Rourke

Halfway to a Threeway EP by Jim O'Rourke (Drag City) Insignificance LP by Jim O'Rourke (Drag City) These two records (yes, I still say records) are really excellent artifacts from...