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Own a piece of Seattle music history

The starting price is steep--but what do you expect for a piece of Seattle music history?

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Friday, July 11, 2008
by imaginary stella
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Latest comment by: xina: "it actually sold. 3 bidders. winning bid was over $2K. total insanity!"

Happy birthday, Sub Pop! Fave 20 releases of all time

Here, in tribute to the Seattle label's 20 years of not going out of business, are my favorite 20 releases from Sub Pop from the past two decades. I encourage you to check out their catalog and provide yours, too.

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Friday, July 11, 2008
by imaginary stella
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Latest comment by: mike: "Jesus lizard/Nirvana 7" All Afghan Whigs Wolf Eyes LP Fugazi 7" Love Battery 10""

Sub Pop's Oral History Thursday Night

The history behind Sub Pop's 20 years of going out of business is being recorded at the EMP Thursday night.

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Thursday, July 10, 2008
by ChrisB
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Latest comment by: Al: "This completely made my day and I heard that the top is painted like the classic yellow record labels! "

SP20 updates

Saturday passes sold out last week, and Sunday is getting THISCLOSE to doing the same. Get your ticket here, while you still can.

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Wednesday, July 9, 2008
by imaginary dana
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Latest comment by: Kevin: "Anyone have any idea who the 2 bands are opening Saturday's show at Marymore? "

Record review

No Age — Nouns

No Age -- Nouns
Nouns is simple in name, and in a way, simple in execution.

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Tuesday, July 8, 2008
by Imaginary Shrie
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Latest comment by: elle: "Great review, and of a band who is receiving much hype, at least in the indie arena, who actually deserves it. "

Sub Pop 20 festival: a preview

Who are you amped to see? Share your thoughts, and let's get ready to party like it's 1988.

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Tuesday, July 8, 2008
by imaginary stella
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Latest comment by: brianthemerchguy: "I don't go to festivals much anymore, but saturday was a great event. Beer was only $6 for Black Butte, Mirror Ponde, etc. Seaweed was awesome. So too were Mudhoney and Fluid. "

Record review

Mudhoney — The Lucky Ones

Mudhoney -- The Lucky Ones
Mudhoney is stuck a perfect time warp, sounding just a sensible now as they did in their early days.

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Tuesday, July 8, 2008
by imaginary stella
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Mudhoney — Superfuzz Bigmuff

Mudhoney -- Superfuzz Bigmuff
If you're a real rock fan, and not familiar with all this great material yet, and want to know how electric the band and its smart-ass little (at the time) label seemed back then, please don't hesitate to pick this up.

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Monday, July 7, 2008
by Chris Estey
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Latest comment by: kay: "you might also want to check out Mudhoney's new interview. follow the link for the video from Uncensored Interview: http://www.uncensoredinterview.com/artists/289-Mudhoney "

Does this explain why the Shins aren't listed on the SP20 roster?

It does seem like a snub, not having the Shins at a Sub Pop party, though now I'm not sure who's snubbing who...?

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Tuesday, June 24, 2008
by imaginary dana
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Latest comment by: ChrisB: "I was going to make some snarky Garden State joke but I figured it was too easy."

Record review

Gutter Twins — Saturnalia

Gutter Twins -- Saturnalia
In the end, Saturnalia personifies the concept that the sum of the parts is greater than the whole.

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Thursday, June 5, 2008
by Erik Gonzalez
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Latest comment by: Mike Mess: "I agree w/ you about them together and the record. I saw them several months ago and the person I went w/ loved Greg's voice and delivery. So, I made a Dulli mixtape for her but it was like pulling teeth to pick a song off this record b/c they just don't match ...