Happy Seattlest reader Tim sent us a note yesterday about the contrast on the covers of Seattle's glossies, Seattle Magazine and Seattle Metropolitan. The two get dinged for not being distinguishable, but this month at least they have their editorial sights set on vastly different horizons. Yet maybe we can see an underlying similarity still: Seattle Mag seems to be feeling anxious and looking for relaxation, while Seattle Met is dealing with anxiety by turning to a huge fucking cookie. Just out of curiosity, where's the Seattle glossy that gets anxious and fixates on sex? Or is that huge fucking cookie just a stand-in? more ›

Does It Offend You, Yeah? attracts a good crowd. Last night at Chop Suey, the angular British electro-rock four-piece had an audience of fans eager to dance, sing and clap along, and once (just once) send someone aloft crowd surfing. For the rest of the show, DIOYY acted as the big beats soundtrack to a dark and bangin' dance party. Morgan Quaintance provided more cowbell (see above), while singer James Rushent yelped the vocals--that is, when he wasn't singing into his Robototron 3000™ microphone, as on "We Are Rockstars." Of course, the set's highlight was their classic track "Let's Make Out" and of course, after the demands from the crowd for "one more song," they returned to the stage for their not-at-all-ironic cover of Devo's "Whip It." And then they sent us out into the cool night with a heavily accented word of "Fanks." Well played, DIOYY, well played. more ›

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