Music - Tuesday, August 6, 2019 15:54
Steve Earle Talks Death, The Wire, Guitars And Leaving Home
American singer-songwriter, Steve Earle, is a living legend. Between his decades touring the country, playing ... Read More
Music - Monday, July 29, 2019 11:09
Valerie June On Brad Pitt, Banana Candy, Etherial Portals And Time
Valerie June finally has free time. After a life working odd jobs and steeling moments to write songs, the lil ... Read More
Music - Thursday, July 25, 2019 14:54
H.R. Of Bad Brains On Headaches, Human Rights And Speeding Up Songs
Paul “H.R.” Hudson is the longtime front man for Bad Brains, a group founded in 1979 and often credited wi ... Read More
Music - Wednesday, July 24, 2019 12:32
Sonics Great Detlef Schrempf On Music, Money And Matrimony
It’s been 20 years since Seattle SuperSonics legend, Detlef Schrempf, suited up in the green and gold, but t ... Read More
Talib Kweli On Freestyling, Reading, Black Star And Lauryn Hill
Tuesday, July 23, 2019 18:24 — 0 Comments
If you came of age in the 90s or early 2000s, backpack or underground hip-hop was likely a large part of the music in your favorite CD binder (and later your iPod). That being the case, one of your favorite rappers was likely Talib Kweli, the Brooklyn-based emcee who rose to fame with his brother-in-rap, Mos Def (aka Yasiin Bey) and other fellow mic rippers like Common Sense and The Roots. Since those years, Kweli, who plays Nectar Lounge July 27, has solidified himself as an important voice when it comes to socially conscious ideas and practices. To preview his upcoming […]
Inspiring Hoops In Seattle
Monday, July 1, 2019 13:53 — 0 Comments
Below is a story that appeared in Alaska Beyond magazine in July 2019 Seattle native and 19-year NBA veteran Jamal Crawford grew up with a basketball in his hands. By the time he was 8 years old, he says, he was already hitting reverse layups while other kids struggled with the basics. Yet the sport that shaped Crawford’s life might not have done so had it not been for an experience he had in a professional-amateur league in Seattle. To this day, the pro-am—now led by Crawford and called The Crawsover— allows Seattle-area fans to see top talent up close. Slated to run […]
Former Portland Trailblazer Announcer Bill Schonely Talks The Team’s Early Years
Wednesday, June 26, 2019 16:05 — 0 Comments
Bill Schonely is the beloved former voice of Portland Trailblazer radio. Today, he speaks fondly of the team, of its first season and its championship season seven years later. I spoke with Bill (aka “Schonz”) for a story on the Blazers’ upcoming 50th for the Alaska Airlines in-flight magazine. The story will run in October. What was the team’s first season like for you in 1970? Of course, coming down from Seattle after doing the Seattle Pilots and AAA Baseball and Major League Baseball, it was quite a challenge for me. I’d been involved in so many other sports but […]
Ken Burns On His New Country Music Documentary
Wednesday, June 26, 2019 12:49 — 0 Comments
The documentarian, Ken Burns, is one of the most decorated and beloved filmmakers of all time. He and his team have chronicled many of the pillars of American history – from the Civil War to Jazz to Muhammad Ali to much more. I got to speak with Burns about his process and about his latest release, Country Music, a 16-hour masterpiece and ode to the American musical genre. I spoke with him for a story that will appear in Alaska Airlines’ in-flight magazine in September. Do you remember the first time you pointed a camera at something and captured real […]
Culinary Change Agent
Saturday, June 1, 2019 12:02 — 0 Comments
Below is a story that appeared in Alaska Beyond magazine in June 2019 For Los Angeles–based chef Roy Choi, who is often credited with spearheading the modern high-quality food truck movement, and who has dedicated his life to feeding people of all walks of life, real societal change happens with each basket of produce sold and each plate of food served. Choi’s TV show, Broken Bread, which launched in May, aims to prove this point. In the show, Choi—who was born in South Korea and grew up in the Los Angeles area—highlights restaurants and organizations that are implementing social progress through increased access […]
A 30/30 Vision
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 12:03 — 0 Comments
Below is a story that appeared in Alaska Beyond magazine in May 2019 Seattle music producer Ryan Lewis, one half of the Grammy-winning rap duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, remembers telling his elementary school class that his mother was HIV-positive. Julie Lewis, now a 35-year survivor, contracted the virus in 1984 from a blood transfusion during the complicated birth of her first daughter, Teresa. Julie wasn’t diagnosed until 1990, after she had given birth to Ryan and a second daughter, Laura (both fortunate to be free of the virus). The disease has been a part of the Lewis family’s narrative ever since. […]
The answer isn't poetry, but rather language
- Richard Kenney
Book Release and Reading Feb. 6
January 6th, 2016
Hello fellow readers, travelers and Monarchians! Our first book, Traveling Light, written by Seattle author, Jim Brantingham, is now for sale! And we will be throwing a release party for it Feb. 6 at 6pm in Ravenna Third Place Books (on the corner of 65th and 20th NE). Jim will be reading from the book and there will be guest readers accompanying him. Space is limited, so we suggest you come early. Books can be bought through this link here or at Ravenna Third Place Books (which just ordered it’s second wave of books). We are super excited for this release and […]
