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Three Songs To The Head vol. 44

Saturday, December 17, 2016 14:03 — 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 Mindie Lind, Gems and Owuor Arunga. Enjoy!   Mindie is a longtime love of The Monarch. So when she releases new music, we perk up. She’s an energetic human whose lyrics are spare and mysterious. She is the wind rushing through a falling barn. She is the breath that puts out the candle and moves on to the next. On this tune, she is joined by fellow spelled […]

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The Misadventures Of Billy: The Irredeemably Iconoclastic Goat

Friday, December 2, 2016 1:18 — 2 Comments

Once upon a time there was a goat named Billy. Billy was sad, Because Billy didn’t fit in. Billy had hopes, And Billy had dreams. Billy could see yesterday, and imagine tomorrow. People made fun of Billy, and they imagined nothing. Billy wrote, and Billy drew. But no one read and no one knew… That today is based on yesterday, And tomorrow is based on today, And “now” is only fleeting.

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Seattle Superheroes: Manny Chao

Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:53 — 0 Comments

Georgetown Brewing might make the finest beers on the west coast and one of the people behind the brewery’s success is Manny Chao, for whom Manny’s Pale Ale is named. Chao, when he’s not brewing some of the world’s best beer, fights crime, keeping the city safe from those who would try to hurt its most vulnerable (like this creature he’s secured in a beer bubble). In his work life, though, Chao and Georgetown make beers that are smooth, crisp and always on point, whether that’s their Chopper’s Red Ale, Manny’s Pale Ale or their award winning Bodhizafa IPA, which […]

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Protecting The People: Copwatching With Mike BlueHair

Thursday, October 13, 2016 11:27 — 3 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, […]

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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 […]

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Seattle Superheroes: Kshama Sawant

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 11:26 — 0 Comments

Seattle Superhero, Kshama Sawant, has been doing her Robinhood thing in the Emerald City for years as a member of the City Council. She helped spearhead the $15/hr minimum wage campaign that city voters adopted and has been pushing for income and housing equality, as well as police oversight in the wake of the absurd proposed youth jail and police bunker. Sawant, in this time of ugly Presidential debating, is a politician worth celebrating.   Art by Jill Denkmann

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