Every now and then, either intentionally or otherwise, a band will write a song that sticks with you after only hearing it once. With me it has happened numerous times, such as The Fire Theft’s “Heaven,” The Rolling Stones’ “Dead Flowers” or Wham’s “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go.”
While the effort to promote the nationwide recycling competition Recyclemania at Portland State has been greater this year than in the past, the current statistics show a slight decrease in recyclable material collected.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Some bands don’t travel well on a CD … or mp3, or whatever you’ve got in your musical bag of tricks.
In the relatively short time it has stood on the South Park Blocks, the Simon Benson House has become a signature building, adding to the personality of the university.
The film strays so far from the original’s feel that fans of the original will be disappointed, as it fails to hold up to its 1980 counterpart.
Old friends Micah Rabwin and Sean Ogilvie left their native California just under four years ago. They don’t know what drew them to Portland other than they didn’t know much about the city, and that was attractive.
The bond between Portland State and the Oregon Health and Science University shows no sign of weakening as the two institutions continue to partner on educational programs and capital construction projects.
A taskforce continues to investigate the operations of Student Activities and Leadership Programs.
Just face it: No matter how you feel about them, strip clubs are a dominating force in Portland’s economy, second only to Thai food and Plaid Pantries. We are said to have the highest number of strip joints per capita in any U.S. city.
Tyler Stenson moved to Portland at a young age, though all his life he has carried with him what he calls “the Wyoming way,” a holdover from the place of his birth.
Some bands will travel fine on a CD. They come across well, more or less the way they intended. After all, recording is an art in and of itself.