On Nov. 26 Subpop reissued the Soundgarden collection Screaming Life/Fopp, comprised of the EPs Screaming Life (1987) and Fopp (1988). The collection had gone out of print in recent years, and Soundgarden felt it was time to make it available again, this time with a fresh remaster and the addition of the bonus track “Sub Pop Rock City” from the Sub Pop 200 compilation. The…
In some ways, the EMP Museum’s Nirvana: Taking Punk To The Masses exhibit is nearly perfect. The lovingly curated exhibit (which ran from April 16, 2011 to March 19, 2017) tells the story of Nirvana, briefly touching on Kurt Cobain’s high school years, then documenting the band’s early years and each wave of success that followed, leading…
Seattle’s EMP Museum (now the Museum of Pop Culture) has been displaying its horror exhibit, Can’t Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film since Oct. 2, 2011. The exhibit is curated by Roger Corman, John Landis and Eli Roth and features a selection of their favorite horror films, past and present. The centerpiece of Can’t Look Away: The Lure of…
Without a dime or a bite of food, desperation turned to panic, so when a hunter found my den, he found a beast that had gone manic. I brained him with my rifle butt, then took my knife and slit. I dressed his body where it lay, then roasted it upon a spit. Sons Of…
On a recent business trip to Alaska I found myself with a short layover in Juneau while traveling from Seattle to Skagway. The Juneau International Airport is quite small, so after claiming my luggage and checking in for my Wings of Alaska flight, I found there was still extra time to kill. I walked outside…
They (2002) was directed by Robert Harmon, known for directing the original The Hitcher film from 1986. While They is no The Hitcher, the film is reasonably well-shot and provides some minor scares, despite being unimaginative and predictable. They is presented by Wes Craven. They tells the story of four young adults who suffered “night terrors” as children. The central character Julia…
Mount Rainier is located 54 miles southeast of Seattle. At 14,411 feet, Mt. Rainier is the highest mountain range in Washington and the Cascade Range. The following Mount Rainier photos were taken out the window during a Southwest Airlines flight from Seattle, WA to Phoenix, AZ. On clear summer days it is possible to capture spectacular views of…
Honningsvåg, the northernmost city of mainland Norway Honningsvåg is the northernmost city on the mainland of Norway, located in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark County. With just 2,436 inhabitants in 2012, Honningsvåg would not qualify as a city in Norway under normal circumstances, since it does not meet the 5,000 person threshold under law. However, because the…
One of the easiest ways to view Seattle from the water is by taking the King County Water Taxi (official site here) which sails between Downtown Seattle and West Seattle. The route serves as an important means of transportation for local commuters, but savvy tourists will find much to love about it as well. The route is…
The feeding frenzy surrounding Sharknado continues to grow, according to Entertainment Weekly. The SyFy original debuted on July 11, 2013 with a respectable 1.4 million viewers, slightly below average for the network’s original films. Sharknado then went “viral”, particularly among Twitter users where it was trending at a staggering 5,000 tweets per minute. The film has continued to garner…