July — 2015 — The Monarch Review — Page 2
A Day At The Beach: An Evening With The Artists Of RAW
Thursday, July 2, 2015 10:13 — 0 Comments
The worst part about the evening’s entertainment was waking up the next morning. I’d been drinking all night and went to bed late, but for some reason woke up early. My body wanted something that didn’t involve sleep. Food? Water? Not even close… More. I wasn’t craving more gin, just more RAW, more from the online organization of artists who’re part of a global community supporting local events. I spent the night before immersed in Splendor, RAW’s June art/fashion show at The Fremont Foundry. My interest in RAW was almost strictly in the fashion portion of the evening… My friend […]
Vinyl Revival
Wednesday, July 1, 2015 15:20 — 0 Comments
Below is a story that appeared in Alaska Beyond magazine in July 2015 Seattle resident Chris Darrell, also known as DJ absoluteMadman at area nightclubs, finds a certain Zen quality to the process of playing a vinyl record. There is taking the album out of the sleeve, cleaning it, placing it on the turntable and gently dropping the needle. He maintains that the mechanics of the operation put him at ease. “Listening to records calms me down,” he says. “My mom recently came by and dropped off a bunch of old records she picked up at an antique store, and […]
Pure Ups EP Release at Blue Moon
Wednesday, July 1, 2015 15:00 — 0 Comments
As their name suggests, Pure Ups incline to a sunny sound. Couch surf drums and aquatic bass lines evoke summer’s cold beer and lakeside daydreams. Cooing back-up vocals and shimmer-shatter guitars buoy Hedin’s slacker happy lyrics, which are lazy and urgent by turns, and full of amorous appeal and wistful knowing. But for all the love and longing that glows and shines here, there’s a sense of submerged melancholy, a kind of shadowy undercurrent from which these songs emerge so brightly. The light feels earned by darkness. All Flowing by Pure Ups Pure Ups release their new EP All Flowing at the […]
The answer isn't poetry, but rather language
- Richard Kenney
