What is the Download Festival? First and foremost, it's a music festival consisting of eight bands on two stages. Now in its fifth year, Download 2007 will be happening in Boston, Chicago, San Fransisco and here, at our own Gorge Amphitheatre. Tickets are $60. The Music: Modest Mouse Incubus The Presidents of the United States of America Nada Surf The Thermals The Heavenly States Arthur & Yu Back Door Slam The Other: According to......

The state of Washington is a magnet for the eye of Sauron/righwing punditocracy right now. First it was the offensive launched in the War on Christmas by the Port when they defiled Christ by removing the Holiday trees from Sea-Tac. Then An Inconvenient Truth was banned and unbanned from educational venues in Federal Way, but today it's our same-sex marriage proponents down in Oly that are ruffling feathers - They've proposed a ballot measure that......

Two of four misconduct charges were dropped just yesterday against Watada, which would reduce the maximum sentence he could receive from six to four years. It also means that the Army will no longer pursue subpoenas against journalists who interviewed Watada-- journalists like Sarah Olson, who was threatened by the Army to comply with the subpoena or face six months in jail. We wonder why the charges were dropped, though we doubt it was the......

A coordinated anti-DRM event happend across the country on Saturday with lots of success targeting various Apple Stores in various cities. Unfortunately, security and cops were waiting for the Seattle outfit and they were banished from U Village before they could even sniff the big silver apple in the corner by Crate and Barrel. Chicago, San Fransisco and Boston protestors were able to reach their stores, so what's different about Seattle? Is it just......