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Word of Mouth Bistro
The little house on 17th just off State Street in northeast Salem has seen more lives than a cat. I think it previously has been a musical instrument store and at least three different cafes. Set in a kind of frumpy, uptownish neighborhood that can’t quite decide what it wants to be, the house always...
Review: Fiction Family
In a scene dominated by the gentle, hypersensitive sounds of Sufjan Stevens, The Welcome Wagon and Fleet Foxes, Jon Foreman and Sean Watkins finally inject some manliness back into the acoustic guitar. Fiction Family, the culmination of two of our generation’s most prolific and respected songwriters, debuts as a masterful collection of tales about murder,...
Twilight vs. Harry Potter
It’s the series that has media blogs and entertainment websites debating, “Is ‘Twilight’ the next Harry Potter?” Hollywood.com called it, “The most epic romance since Titanic.” It’s the “pop culture phenomenon” known as “Twilight.” The supernatural series written by Stephanie Meyer includes, “Twilight,” “New Moon,” “Eclipse,” and “Breaking Dawn,” with future books in the works....
Adrian Blackman "Sweet Life" CD Review
With an ease-inducing voice reminiscent of Shaday and musical stylings that reflect her Caribbean heritage, Avion Blackman’s new album Sweet Life is a breezy blend of folk, worship, World, soca, R&B and neo-soul. Aside from her solo career, Blackman is also a member of the group Christafari. She continues to perform with the band, performing...
The Fine Line
I have a problem. His name is Kary Oberbrunner. He has actually become a friend of mine. Well, he was a friend … up until he gave me a copy of his latest book, The Fine Line. It wasn’t the title that bothered me. It wasn’t even the appearance of the book – its yellow-ness...
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