Gathering Lesser Seattle
Within Seattle here circa 2015, there’s a cathartic struggle simmering between our city’s poignant past and the feral future that now beckons fiercely. Jeff Stevens further histories you.
October 31, 1970: Ze Whiz Kidz
Q: Do plenty people go for Tomata? A: Yes!
September 11, 1970: Sabot
What should September 11 mean for Seattle?
Between Punk & Grunge, a Narrative
The Sonics revival has brought richly deserved attention the Northwest’s garage scene that emerged from industrial towns of Tacoma and Bremerton in the early 60s. Recent years have seen an abundance of books and films chronicling the grunge movement. Between Garage & Grunge: Glitter, Glam and Proto-Punk in Seattle’s Subversive 70s examines the critical period in between.
Being Evel (dir. Daniel Junge, 2015)
The new Hollywood documentary about the infamous daredevil who dominated American culture through the 70s makes Andrew Hamlin reflect on the man and myth.
August 13, 1936: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer Strike
Seattle circa 1936 was a radical town, indeed. On this date in that year, Seattle P-I newsroom workers began a truly historic strike. Jeff Stevens tells the tense tale at the Star.
Hiroshima Spring
Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Hiroshima bombings, Gary Corseri shares a poem inspired by the sights and the people of the city.
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