So the lovely and talented Britney Spears has reached that beautiful moment in a young celebrity's life when the media decides they need to draft your obituary. Yes, it seems the AP has concluded that Ms. Spears' mortality is sufficiently imminent they need to prepare for the story. Of course, drafting an obit in advance is an industry-wide practice, but for a 26-year-old? Of course, 27 is the age to die at for rock stars:......

Cynthia Hopkins @ On the Boards Through Sunday, May 6; Tickets $24 Frankly, it's a delusion that we can discuss art -- if by that we meant we could, by telling you about Cynthia Hopkins' Must Don't Whip 'Um, persuade you how good it is. Once we were talking with the sculptor Jun Kaneko about his obelisks and someone perplexedly burst out with, "Sure, but what do they mean?" Kaneko smiled and said, "If I......

First of all, we could describe it all, the minutiae, the ecstasy -- but streaming video is also fun. MSN Video was at Sasquatch, filming for future on-demand streaming starting Thursday, June 1. (We understand teasers and highlights are up now.) They have artist interviews and a blog from Sean Nelson (whom our friend thinks lives upstairs from him, after seeing him appear with the Decemberists -- "He's in a band?" he asked. "Man,......

Didi is a vocalist who's been performing in Seattle for five years. She's sung with jam bands, reggae group Nuffsed, and lately with Bethurum Collective. You're from Portland. Why live and perform in Seattle? Because the transportation system here in Seattle is much worse. And everybody knows that the more hours you sit in traffic, the more inspired you are to write tunes. Therefore, why live somewhere where you’ll get home quickly? It’s throwing......