David Schmader is Seattle's king of clever pop culture commentary. Most Seattle-ites probably know him from his Stranger duties {where he's been a beloved associate editor and columnist since 1998} or from his stints around town hosting and providing commentary for the 1995 cult film Showgirls, a film for which Schmader's commentary can be found in the V.I.P. Edition of the Showgirls DVD.

He also has performed a number of solo monologues shows  on both the local an national stages to deserved critical acclaims {his most recent one man play, Straight, was brilliant!}. You can imagine how honored we are to have him hosting the upcoming Imaginary Winter Holiday Spectacular {December 23rd} or excited to seehis next Showgirls showing {December 24 at the Triple Door}.

But before all that, we get to see him every Monday (starting tonight!) for the next five weeks  (from Dec 7-Jan 4) at the Central Cinema as he curates and hosts Almost Human: Madonna on Film / Exploring How the World’s Greatest Pop Star Became the World’s Worst Actress.

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One of the best reasons to keeping loving vinyl in the 21st century is the big, gorgeous covers. I'm thinking the Menomena Friend and Foe kind of covers; the Architecture in Helsiki Places Like This kind of covers.They're the covers that you want to hang on your wall and keep staring at, even if it means you can't actually listen to the record.

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Cunninlynguists put out a record called Dirty Acres. I just wanted to point that out.

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But I guess that is the way of the future, so whatever. Truly, whatever.

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