Marco Collins Top 40 Seattle Love Songs
Monday, February 10, 2014 12:20 — 1 Comment
It’s almost Valentine’s Day! And while that may not mean any cliche actualities of heart-shaped chocolate boxes or Cupid costumes, it may mean putting on the stereo and playing some beautiful Seattle tunes. For that sake, Marco Collins, the legendary DJ himself, put together a list of his Top 40 Seattle Love songs (in no particular order). So take a look, make a playlist, and enjoy the melodies!Â
One Super Important Question For Spekulation
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 14:08 — 0 Comments
Rapper and producer Spekulation is playing his fist show in some time on Saturday, Feb. 8th, at the Columbia City Theater. He’s coming off a crazy week where his song “Bout That Action” received a quarter million plays on his Soundcloud page alone, along with plays on Fox, the NFL Network and KEXP. To catch up with Spek as he prepares for his show this weekend, we wanted to ask him One Super Important Question…
Band In Seattle: Acid Angels and Big Sur
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 11:18 — 0 Comments
Every Saturday night at 11PM on KSTW (Channel 11 in the Emerald City), Band In Seattle broadcasts their newest episode. This week the  TV show, which features local musicians’ music and interviews, will present  Acid Angels and Big Sur. To get a little insight into the program, we asked BIS founder Conrad Denke about what’s coming up this week.
Hangin Tuff with Bobbi Rich
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 11:05 — 0 Comments
DJ Bobbi Rich is the creative mind behind the fabulous and eye-catching show, Hangin Tuff, which features live music from local Seattle bands played on a boat and interviews in a hot tub. The nautical theme, which lends itself to fun splashes and intimate bathing suits, is fresh and interesting like no other show in the city. Hangin Tuff will showcase its premier Thursday at 8:30PM at Central Cinema in Capitol Hill. You’ll wanna be there! In the mean time, here’s an interview with the show’s creator.Â
Spek’s Bout That Action
Thursday, January 30, 2014 12:53 — 0 Comments
Not even 48 hours ago, Seattle MC and Producer, Spekulation, put out a song remixing an interview Seahawk running back Marshawn Lynch did with Deion Sanders. In the time since, it’s received over 100,000 hits. This is the second time going viral in about a year for Spek – the first being his Bitter Barista web site. For those of you who haven’t heard the song yet before, or if you want it, like the rest of the country, over and over again, here it is via Spek’s Soundcloud page. Enjoy!
Evan Flory-Barnes On The 2014 Grammy’s
Thursday, January 30, 2014 12:47 — 2 Comments
Evan Flory-Barnes, bassist and composer extrodinaire, played with his band The Teaching on Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ The Heist. As a result, he was invited to the Grammys last weekend to take part in the festivities and to celebrate the record. We sat down to talk with Evan about his experience at the awards show and his thoughts on the whole spectacle.
Band In Seattle: Ayron Jones and Sir Mix A Lot
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 15:49 — 0 Comments
Every Saturday night at 11PM on KSTW (Channel 11 in the Emerald City), Band In Seattle broadcasts their newest episode. This week the  TV show, which features local musicians’ music and interviews, will present Ayron Jones and his mentor Sir Mix A Lot. To get a little insight into the program, we asked BIS founder Conrad Denke about what’s coming up this week.
One Super Important Question For Sean De Tore
Thursday, January 16, 2014 11:00 — 0 Comments
Sean De Tore is one of the coolest cats in the biz. He works on KIRO Radio’s Ron and Don Show, is a regular contributor to the widely popular TBTL Podcast and curates, and produces and hosts The Mixtape Podcast, which features an array of Seattle’s best bands (he even has a Mixtape tattoo!). We at The Monarch wanted to ask Sean One Super Important Question about what inspires him about the Seattle music scene.Â
Sharing Secrets With The Watt Sisters
Thursday, January 9, 2014 14:21 — 0 Comments
Sisters Kristen and Carrie Watt curate and host both the Seattle Living Room Shows and Seattle Secret Shows, both of which have grown from small 15-20 person performances beginning in 2008 to bigger – yet still intimate – 100-200 person shows to date. They’ve booked bands from St. Paul De Vence to Damien Jurado. The Monarch caught up with the Sisters Watt to ask them a few questions about the great things they got going on!
The Evil Eye: A Love Story – Andrew Harris
Wednesday, January 8, 2014 12:06 — 0 Comments
Truth be told, Benjamin Verdoes never set out to write, let alone record, a solo album. Originally written for an audience of one, his girlfriend Ifrah, these particular works were – no, are – so intensely personal that showing them to anyone but a few select friends, was, as Verdoes puts it, “the scariest thing I’ve ever thought of.†The 11 gifts on The Evil Eye are autobiographical in a way that Verdoes’ previous works have not been, proving a new challenge to the veteran songwriter. Â
The answer isn't poetry, but rather language
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