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Stay Black
Exploring the decline of the African-American professional band
By Tyler Adams
It is surely easier to become (and sell records as) a good rapper than a virtuoso at, say, saxophone. But can that explain away all of the famine of black bands in the world of popular music?
Published October 31, 2003 - Arts & Entertainment
Elevation
Seahawks fly at a new level
By Tyler Adams
Against everything my Seattle sports experience has taught me, I believe. I hope. I am disturbingly attached to the notion that the ‘Hawks are a Super Bowl-caliber team.
Published October 31, 2003 - Sports
Thought Bubbles
We…ahem…thought you knew…
By Tyler Adams
Some of you might be new to this. Basically, I’m clairvoyant. I can tell what music celebrities are thinking right now. Honest.
Published October 17, 2003 - Arts & Entertainment
A Three-Point Plan
Is the Seattle School District cursed?
By Tyler Adams
We don’t have a superintendent; teachers still aren’t getting paid right; and our WASL scores, collectively, suck. Remember when John Stanford was running things and everyone was grinning?
Published October 17, 2003 - Opinion
Don’t Believe the Hype
A handbook to make you more subjective
By Tyler Adams
Hype can cloud the judgment of anybody, make perfectly average musicians into legends, force good artists into oblivion, and rewrite history.
Published October 3, 2003 - Arts & Entertainment
No One Does It Better
Whoʼs best at what they do now?
By Tyler Adams
Who owns what they do right now? These are the artists who have their domain locked down at the moment – to the point where no one should try to imitate them.
Published September 19, 2003 - Arts & Entertainment
Quoteworthy
Itʼs been a long, hot summer...
By Tyler Adams
I was going to do a straightforward recap of the summer, but instead, Iʼll dedicate quotes from the best movie of the summer — “Pirates of the Caribbean” — to the best (and worst) musical moments of the past few months.
Published September 4, 2003 - Arts & Entertainment
The Divide
Why canʼt we be friends?
By Tyler Adams
Where’s my unity at? The communities get smaller and smaller, more exclusive and reclusive. The neighborhood has always been a little dangerous, but now the neighborly attitude that existed back when I was a little kid is disappearing — fast.