The Cripples, the Gloryholes, the Hot Rollers, Pointed Sticks, Space Cretins, Cootie Platoon, Federation X, the Rock 101 Party, ....MORE

If in June Tablet celebrated publishing its 100th issue, then this month is all about looking toward the future. On both the local and national fronts, hip hop is developing, and I just can’t help previewing what artists have up their sleeves. ...MORE

Being from a working class family, I accepted socialism as my personal savior. I went to meetings, read treatises, and preached against capitalism to anyone who would listen. But it didn’t take me long to realize that I’d bought into a prefabricated system of thought that had as much hostility toward independent thinking as any other religion. ...MORE

1) Not to be alone anymore.  2) Peace of mind & freedom.  3) Job - $$ ...MORE

By Three Imaginary Girls

Schoolyard Heroes, Mon Frere @ the El Corazon; The Go! Team @ Neumos; Wesafari, Levi Fuller & the Library, Water Kill the Sun, Infomatik @ the Sunset. ...MORE

By Deuce La Cock

Surprising most of my friends and certainly myself, I have lived long enough to report on the pleasures and perils of being in my 30s. I am now too old to maintain an eight-night drunk or the supernatural ability to achieve erections at the drop of a hat (much less at the same time) and yet still too young for a purple thong and fake tan while sipping white wine at a Palm Springs resort. ...MORE

This month’s question: What is the Most Important Life Lesson You've Learned?...MORE

Seattle Behind the Bars
With Brian from Sonya's behind the bar ...MORE

Portland Behind the Bars
With Rose from Sabala's behind the bar ...MORE

By Miranda Pinero

Nearly every day my darling progeny comes to me wide-eyed and earnest, shyly seeking my wisdom on the big questions about love and life. We laugh and we cry; we care and we share. Dinnertime at our house is just like a Norman Rockwell painting, only with dreadlocks and sticky linoleum. ...MORE