October — 2016 — The Monarch Review
Three Songs To The Head vol. 43
Wednesday, October 19, 2016 12:24 — 0 Comments
Hello and welcome back to Three Songs to the Head where we share three songs that moved us, three songs we love, three songs we can’t get out of our heads! Today, we’re featuring Annie Ford, Scarlet Parke and Deep Sea Diver. Annie Ford has a couple new songs she’s going to release Nov. 5th at the Sunset. They are called “Crocodile Skin” and “White Needles.” Annie Ford is one of our favorite songwriters – she’s a dynamo on the violin (she can sway a room liek a drunken pirate ship). While I would love to post her haunting […]
Seattle Superheroes: Mary Lambert
Monday, October 17, 2016 12:46 — 0 Comments
Mary Lambert is the lovely singer made famous for her chorus on the M&RL song, “Same Love.” She also helped The Monarch raise some $12,000 to benefit victims of the Oso Mudslide. She also has a badass tatoo that can come alive when she whispers her superpower magic words, “She keeps me warm.” Mary is funny, beautiful and generous and we’re glad to call her friend (and a former Monarch Drinks With feature). Art by Jill Denkmann.
Protecting The People: Copwatching With Mike BlueHair
Thursday, October 13, 2016 11:27 — 10 Comments
After nearly five years of being filmed and observed by him, Portland police know he can’t be intimidated… they also he’s not going away. We’ve seen his videos in The Oregonian, The Portland Mercury, and in Willamette Week, showing him standing between chaos and bloodshed when a gun was pulled on BLM protesters downtown. But have we ever really seen Mike BlueHair? I met up with the local copwatcher for an interview, a ride-along, and a closer look at the man behind the camera. Not everyone knows what copwatching is, so I asked Mike to define the term in his own words, “A copwatcher,” he said, […]
Art From Adam Rousseau
Tuesday, October 11, 2016 23:54 — 0 Comments
Adam Rousseau’s art is striking, charming and, despite its intricacies, is easy on the digesting eye. As such, we wanted to feature some of his drawings here and ask him three important questions. Enjoy! Jake Uitti: When you sit down to draw, what goes through your head? Adam Rousseau: Most of the time when I’m working I’m really just trying to shut out any extraneous thought and focus on what’s happening on the page/wood panel. It’s very meditative for me in that sense. Music is essential for me getting anything done as well, and I think sometimes what I end […]
The answer isn't poetry, but rather language
- Richard Kenney