Furthering the wild ride that Seattle based hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have been on since dropping their new LP The Heist last October, the 206 dudes took to Saturday Night Live this weekend. Quite surreal to see them performing “Thrift Shop” and “Can’t Hold Us” on this stage. But Macklemore owns it with an upped […]
Washington State music fans are probably well aware of Seattle rapper Macklemore and his beat factory, Ryan Lewis. Additionally, they’re probably aware of the historical Referendum 74 which addresses same sex marriages in Washington. Macklemore & Lewis released “Same Love” earlier this year, a track directly addressing (and supporting) the issue. They took to Ellen Degeneres’ […]
By: Tom Roth When I talked to Mark Gadajar of Seattle hip-hop group, Champagne Champagne , he expressed amazement at one Ben Haggerty. Within the realm of Northwest hip-hop, a skinny white guy with a last name like Haggerty has become top-dog; riding the success of lyrically insightful hits that address weighty issues like materialism, […]
My fellow Washingtonians (the state, not the corrupt one) may be well aware that us citizens have the chance to make our state the first to defend equal marriage rights via a vote. This fall, we’ll vote on Referendum 74. Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard already released a PSA supporting the referrendum earlier this […]