(Momentarily lapsing into the first person. Hold onto your hats!) Dear Seattlest Readers, Back in February, I inherited editorial duties on this site from the lovely and talented Seth Kolloen, who has since gone on to be Editor of Sports Northwest magazine. He's done a smashing job over there, and I'm hoping that legacy of smashing will follow me to all my future endeavors. I like smashing things, especially potatoes. (Rimshot!) But seriously, folks.......

Seattle-based music magazine No Depression will cease publishing after its May-June 2008 issue. No Depression is a bi-monthly print music magazine focusing on the umbrella of American roots music - covering artists as varied as Willie Nelson to The Shins. The magazine has been offering their take on American music since 1995, when they published their first issue. In an open letter to their readers, the publishers of No Depression explain how they've come......