Attention Beatles fans! This is one for the collection. A picture of the band crossing Abbey Road from right-to-left, instead of left-to-right, goes up for auction in London on Tuesday. All of the members are wearing shoes in this picture, and...
May is Bike To Work Month, and Friday is Bike To Work Day. I'm a pretty avid cyclist, but in the recreational category. My excuse for not riding to work more frequently is that I come in at 4:30am, and I need to listen tot he news on the way in so...
On Sunday afternoon, there's going to be a solar eclipse, and we may actually get to see it here in Washington. At 5:24pm, the moon will slide in front of the sun and block 94f percent of its light. We'll see a ring of fire in the sky. Well, if...
SoCal duo Best Coast (Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno) is back with a new album that just came out this week called The Only Place. The title track is below and it's about as light, beachy and poppy as you can expect out of a duo from Southern...
SoCal duo Best Coast (Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno) is back with a new album that just came out this week called The Only Place. The title track is below and it's about as light, beachy and poppy as you can expect out of a duo from Southern...
You can't make this stuff up.
Guy goes to all-you-can-eat buffet, guy eats a lot, restaurant decides guy has eaten TOO much, restaurant kicks guy out, guy starts protesting.
And then the local news comes in to cover it. I almost feel bad...
Unfortunately, our string of sunny skies will probably end with rain tomorrow, but between the clouds on Sunday, we could witness a partial annular eclipse. An annular eclipse is when the moon covers the sun, but leaves a ring of sunlight around it. We...
I think we can all agree that The View is pretty much unwatchable. But yesterday President Obama showed up and the women of The View quizzed him about pop culture. He actually did pretty well:
So POTUS likes The Avengers and Modern Family, and...
It was announced today that Gotye has been added to the Bumbershoot line-up, so that's awesome. Then, I stumbled upon this video of 2 sisters singing "Somebody That I Used To Know." No big deal, right? How about if I told you they are 1...
He's been on the Marty Riemer Show Podcast a few times, but if you're unfamiliar with Washington native Allen Stone, you've got to hear this track. Called "Sleep," it's soulful and fun. He's also opening for Dave Matthew...
He's been on the Marty Riemer Show Podcast a few times, but if you're unfamiliar with Washington native Allen Stone, you've got to hear this track. Called "Sleep," it's soulful and fun. He's also opening for Dave Matthew...
What can't our phones do now? From communicating, to paying bills, to listening to The Mountain, and now, watching our energy consumption. The app from EnergySaver is $2.99 and allows you to plug in what appliances you have and how you use them....
I had a little chat with Chris Porter, who books all the artists for Bumbershoot. The first news flash from Chris is that Gotye has been added to the Mainstage on Saturday night of Labor Day weekend. And, yes, he has LOTS more songs than just this...
His name is Noah Guthrie. He's in high school in South Carolina, he's a self-taught musician, and he likes to play cover songs and post them on the web. This one has attracted more attention than usual:
Noah has already been on the Today...
On saturday, June 2nd, one of the principle writers on The Simpsons and a fantastic standup comic comes to Seattle to headline a little comedy fest at The Triple Door. The opener is the none-too-shabby David Crowe, too!
But today I thought we...
A study has found that the reusable shopping bags that are healthy for Mother Earth could be not-so-healthy for those of us living here. Could an inanimate object spread the norovirus? Research says possibly. While the research is based only on an...
A legendary R&B bassist died over the weekend. Donald "Duck" Dunn played on some of the greatest soul tracks of the 60s and 70s and beyond, with Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Booker T & The MGs, not to mention later sessions with Eric...
I was a part of an event called Tuxes & Tails on Saturday night at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue . . . . This is the annual benefit for the Seattle Humane Society, and it was their most successful fundraiser ever. The 900 people in the room ponied up...
How far would you go to make sure your daughter had a date to the prom? One Seattle mom went all the way to Craigslist to find "hot male teens" to escort her daughter and friends to the prom.
The Craigslist ad has since been removed, but...
I mentioned this a few weeks ago, but I just got an email from Samantha, a high school senior in Kent, who was curious about it, and the deadline is fast approaching, so I thought I'd give you the details once again.
Seattle's Sub Pop Records,...
There's a silly meme making its way around the internet right now using .gifs (a kind of animated image) to tell a story. They are silly and funny for the most part. Atlantic Wire found George Clooney clips for their animated guide to the party...
How about going to see Greg Behrendt this weekend at Laugh's in Kirkland? He's a fantastic standup, past headliner from our Funny Festival, and maybe, if you're lucky, he'll do this popular bit live.
Have you seen the cover of the new Time Magazine? It's been a while since a cover shot has stirred controversy, so I guess we were due.
The cover story is about "attachment parenting" and as you can see from the picture... the cover...
Ah, yes. We found out Monday that Andre 3000 from Outkast is playing Jimi Hendrix in a new biopic, and this morning the Hendrix Experience has come out to say they are not authorizing the film.
Not only will they not authorize, but they won't...
You've noticed the trash can in the rest room in your workplace, right? Piles of barely-used paper towels, pulled out of a dispenser, a quick wipe of the hands, then into the bin. This guy claims we could save 500 million pounds of paper a year if...
There's a study out today comparing social media to all kinds of good things - eating food, getting money, even having sex. Basically, we derive pleasure from talking about ourselves. (Pretty sure Harvard didn't need to do a study to find that...
There's a study out today comparing social media to all kinds of good things - eating food, getting money, even having sex. Basically, we derive pleasure from talking about ourselves. (Pretty sure Harvard didn't need to do a study to find that...
I know one of Marty Riemer's all-time favorite Carter Subaru Mountain Music Lounge guests is Ingrid Michaelson, and she's back with a new song - "Blood Brothers." You can find it on her album Human Again that came out earlier in the...
Kris Kristofferson is the star of Brandi Carlile's forthcoming video for "That Wasn't Me," according to reports. The video was filmed Monday and Kristofferson plays an ex-con.
Carlile and Kristofferson met during the We Walk the...
This trailer just showed up for Journeys, a film by Jonathan Demme (Talking Heads Stop Making Sense.) The documentary, which premiered at Sundance in January, combines footage from Neil's 2011 solo show at Toronto’s Massey Hall with a road...
Ever been to London? Did you visit the crosswalk near Abbey Road Studios where The Beatles shot the iconic cover of the Abbey Road album? Of course you did. Every music-loving traveler who visits London goes there. I sure did. Now, you can watch that...
I love roller coasters, but I'm not too big on rides that spin you around, or that twist you in unnatural directions. That's an invitation to hurl, if you ask me. Which is what I feel like doing just watching this video of an evil ride that...
Paul Simon and Yo Yo Ma have been honored with the Polar Music Prize, Sweden's highest musical honor. The award was established by Stig Anderson, of ABBA fame (not to be confused with Stieg Larsson of Girl With The Dragon Tattoo fame) and typically...
Matisyahu is back with a new album July 17th called Spark Seeker. It's rumored to be a bit poppier than his usual reggae-rap hybrid because he draws from all of his musical influences.
The first single, "Sunshine," seems true to that...
With the weather turning (finally, maybe?), now's the time to get on your bikes and ride (Queen reference not intended, but upheld). I know, there are plenty of people who ride year-round, and I commend them. But if you're a more casual rider,...
More Beatle news: Usually I cringe when the mariachi band comes toward my table in a Mexican restaruant, but Paul McCartney invited a local band to join him on stage in Guadalajara, Mexico the other night when he performed The Beatles'...
You probably heard that the producers of Mad Men paid $250,000 to use the Beatles song "Tomorrow Never Knows" in this past Sunday's episode. But do you know the story of the song? It was the last track on the Revolver album, and it was by...
Yes, we will honor our mothers this weekend. But until then maybe we can squeeze in a good-natured laugh at their expense. The fantastic Tommy Johnagin and his mother's strange tendancy to "go to the dark side."
Last week was Take Your Child To Work Day... but a new study suggests that Take Your Dog To Work Day might not be a bad idea, either. The study from Virginia Commonwealth University found that the majority of people who brought their dogs to work felt...
Are you a fan of the musical biopic? They can either be done well (Ray, Walk The Line) or terribly (The Rat Pack). After much hubbub, it sounds like the Jimi Hendrix biopic is finally getting the green light. And who will play the guitar great? None...
Friday night, Coldplay covered "Fight For Your Right," as a tribute to Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys, who passed away Friday morning. It was a nice tribute and gesture.
Obviously, I don't expect Chris Martin to bust into a rap, but......
I know the Beastie Boys are not a band you associate with The Mountain, but they are good citizens of the music and global community, so I wanted to address the loss of Adam Yauch (aka MCA) this morning.
Even if you're not fan of their music,...
It was pretty simple, really. Our son Dawson is almost eight months old, and his grandmother (that would be my mother) hasn't seen him since Christmas. So a trip to Tampa was in order. It was Dawson's first expedition into the ocean, and as...
Let's be honest, Christopher Cross seems like an easy target for a standup comic. But since today is the Grammy-winner's birthday, we'll allow Richard Jeni to take some shots.
I asked for your advice on Facebook yesterday about what to expect from my first Sounders match. Gotta say - you all hit the nail on the head. I had so much fun!
First of all, the sheer number of people in Sounders gear was impressive. I had to get...
I'm running a 5K this weekend that I've not prepared for... and I know some of you are making your way through a training schedule for the half / full marathon in June. So, together we can appreciate why Ed Helms thinks runners are a little bit...
Amazon is looking to add new shows to it streaming video feature... and you can be the one to create them. Starting now, Amazon is accepting ideas for TV shows from anyone. Have an idea for a pilot? A script? Even a multi-episode arc? Amazon wants to...
As I said earlier today, I'm going to my first Sounders match tonight. I guess I have soccer on the brain, but this just struck me as offensive.
Major League Soccer Blowhard Says Female Superfans Are Totally Not Hot (FYI - there's some NSFW...
Being relatively new to Seattle, I've yet to make it to a Sounder game... until tonight, that is. I've heard nothing but great things about the atmosphere... and I'm a big sports fan, so any time I can see a major league anything, I'm...
Last week, Marty made a comment about how 75,000 Seattle residents and businesses have said, "no thanks" to phone books. You can opt out, too. This is a quick, easy way to lower your impact on the Earth. With the link below, you can not only...
No, it's not a reality show or anything like that... don't worry. Neil Young is asking for covers of the songs he's covering on the new album "Americana." The winner scores $1000.
All the details are here >>
Pete Holmes has written for TV shows like Outsourced and I Hate My Teenage Daughter, and even had cartoons appear in The New Yorker. Today, he talks about who is really behind Facebook.
Interesting move, Facebook. The site will now let users publicize their organ donor status. This is great news in encouraging people to be organ donors... but I hardly have my contact info on Facebook, let alone medical preferences.
Does the good of...
I never got to see "Yellow Submarine" in theatres, so I'm looking forward to this!
Seattle will see 3 showings of the digitally restored 1968 classic:
May 8th at 7pm at Landmark 45th (click to buy tickets)
May 19th at 4pm & 7pm...
