A friend recently asked me where I got new music recommendations from, and without missing a beat I responded: “YouTube”! Thanks to the exhaustive efforts of uploaders like jazzhole13, PolidoNobre and 240252 (to name just a few), the site has become the ultimate collectivist campfire for finding, sharing and discussing classic tunes. more ›

Oh people, this weekend is chock full of events amazing and wondrous. Perhaps you'd like to take in a novel via a shadowy, subjective narrator; learn how to join the circus or secure a parade; fight somebody while wearing cardboard armor; treat yourself to Metal Chocolates; or join Rick Steves for something more natural. Whatever you're up for, we've got the details after the jump. more ›

Untitled Photo by Lecia | A Day That is Dessert from the Seattlest Flickr pool. more ›

This past summer was, yet again, a magical time for independent record stores and vinyl lovers alike. April 17th was national record store day and there were patrons lined up down the sidewalk outside Sonic Boom Records in Ballard (and, most likely, every other location as well as Easy Street, Jive Time, and all of Seattle's finest vinyl retailers). As the doors opened, we all buzzed with excitement hoping to nab that favorite album (or more likely albums) that had caught our eye on the list of special releases specifically launched for that day. more ›

Stop Biting: Fourthcity, Seattle’s best low-profile DJ crew, begins a new year the same way they’ve begun the four previous: spinning the best in hiphop, downtempo soul, funk, jazz, boogie, electronic, glitch, disco, breaks, and whatever other dusty old records they’ve drug up from the crates. With a killer line-up—including, but certainly not limited to, Introcut, Absolute Madman, WD4D, and Ohmega Watts—Stop Biting keeps your ears gritty and feet moving. more ›

VINYL IS SO IN RIGHT NOW: DJs, music collectors, and music lovers of all sorts who also happen to own a record player should consider heading down to the powerhouse Big Dig Record Show in Eastlake tonight. You'll probably score some great deals on the vinyl you've been lusting after, and in the process you'll get the opportunity to meet (and get drunk with) fellow collectors. The truly picky passionate will need to pay an extra chunk of change to get in the doors at 3 p.m. for the best chance of finding that rare EP you can't even get on eBay. There's an official afterparty, too, featuring the Emerald City Soul Club and Mr Supreme, legendary Seattle dj and record collector extraordinaire. more ›

Usually being the biggest of anything is a worthy distinction in its own right, but Bop Street Records’ appeal exceeds the sheer volume of its massive collection of music. more ›

Yesterday Seattlest took a few minutes out of a "working at home" day to run up to 45th and the taco truck in the Winchell's parking lot (man's gotta eat), and since the Seattlest household got a turntable for Christmas and Golden Oldies is right there we stopped in after eating (man's gotta rock out). Our record collection is pretty thin, consisting of maybe a dozen or twenty records which is great because we have absolutely no desire to amass those huge boxes of vinyl that DJ's and nerds tend to acquire, but, you know, maybe one box wouldn't be so bad. One box of rotating content, maybe?
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