December 2007

FEATURES

Seattle’s 50 Greatest Hits
We counted the votes, weighed in and came up with this: The definitive list of the songs that put the Emerald City on the music map.

High Score
How Seattle’s compositional masterminds manipulated the emotional machinery of America’s top-selling video game.

How To… Holiday
Sound’s guide to finding the right gift for that person in your life who needs help, the $100-plus edition.

CANDY
DV One’s court case ignites racism, a hip-hop patriarch passes on, the Blood Brothers quit and more less-depressing stuff.

COLUMNS
Jazz Focus: John Gilbreath looks to a future of jazz with loads of talent and no one to play to.
Global Focus: Faced with a dreary winter, Darek Mazzone looks to the arctic for help.
Sound Classics: Michaelangelo Matos talks to Aaron Stauffer about the making of Seaweed’s Weak.
FIVE: John Richards picks five PacNW songs packed with holiday cheer.

THE LIFE
Nightout: Mike Jarkowski takes off his leather jacket and shows us his Ballard.
Dish-off: We searched for the perfect NYE dinner… and found it.
Styled Right: New Year’s Eve mayhem with the Pharmacy

DEPARTMENTS
Around Town: The Big Tune national championship comes to town and the 2-0-6 dominates.
Calendar: Read it. Do it. Love it. Repeat.

REVIEWS
The Record Report: The best local album you have yet to hear. Plus Emery, Half Acre Day and more.
The Film Report: The Wire, Moolaade and more.