The long awaited Jicks music video for Gardenia finally hit the internets this week. The video doesn’t feature Janet or any actual Jick, but is a where’s Waldo of Portland’s freshest of the fresh.

If the embedded video above is giving you ills, view it straight at the source, Pitchfork.tv.

Corin joined Blue Giant once more as they kicked off their Portland mini-tour last night (Oct 7) at the Holocene where she reportedly debuted songs from her as of yet unconfirmed and long rumored solo (!!!) record.

Megan Holmes has photos from last night’s show up at her photo blog.

A few months ago Corin spoke to Noelle Crombie of Mom Beat, The Oregonian about children’s music and alternatives to its sucktitude:

Tucker, who lives in Portland and is mom to a 7-year-old son and a 3-month-old girl (May ‘08), is blunt in her assessment of kids’ music:

“To be honest, I can’t stand almost all children’s music.”

Still, Tucker came up with some great recommendations. Like Carol King’s “Really Rosie.” And Smithsonian Folkways recordings for children. She’s also a fan of Pete Seegar’s “Birds Beasts Bugs & Fishes.”

Her son, Marshall, loves this guy, especially “King of the Road.”

“My son loves that. He knows all the words.”

She said she and her husband try to play music they like and hope Marshall and his baby sister, Glory!, like it, too. “I mean (Marshall) loves Green Day. He loves The Replacements.”

“We play what we like. My parents were the same way. My dad played Woodie Guthrie for us and Queen and his record collection. That is what I was raised on.”

Just when I thought I’ve exhausted all my resources, look what I come across! A huge amount of outtakes from the shoot for Rockpile magazine in ‘05. Easily one of my favourite sessions from The Woods era.
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Carrie alongside Miranda July are offering a video incentive to donate moola to Barack Obama’s presidential campaign.

The two have set up a webpage currently offering three videos at $10 a piece. The videos are in no way related to Obama and were apparently made almost a decade ago.

If you’re considering making a donation and want added video goodness, head over to Video Obama. Alternatively, a direct donation to the campaign can be made at barackobama.com.

I’ve uploaded Scans from the May 1998 issue Goldmine. A cover feature on Kill Rock Stars, its beginnings and Sleater-Kinney’s involvement with the label.

Carrie Brownstein is set to be a guest at the Live Wire (the Oregon Public Broadcasting) variety show on Saturday, September 20 at the Aladdin Theater.

Other guests include Sean Wilsey, Lydia Millet and Blitzen Trapper. Tickets cost $15-$25 and are available from the Aladdin box office.

For more info on the show, visit the Live Wire Radio page.