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BANDS:

Ashley, Nate - Sweet man with NNW west ties and even sweeter tunes.

A Heartless Solution - They say his last name is sleeves, but he is nice and plays pretty songs.

Ancille - How does such a cute, hard-working young boy scream so tough?

Axes Of Evil - A nice group of B'ham locals rocking the political punk the way it should rawk.

Asahi - Pretty, heart-felt songs from a group of Seattle kids rocking the WOJ tip.
Blau, Karl - If the grand orchaestrator was living in human form, viola!
Button Happy - Nice, younger Anacortes kids keeping the KNW-YR-OWN tradition alive.

Can I Be She-ra? - Beautiful cello-driven pop from Bellingham.

Casiotone FTPA - Owen once came to our show in Portland. whoops, did i just name drop?
Cheeps, The - LP and gang hiding the best kept rock-revival secret in the nation.

Dame Dulce - The make a nice couple but boy do they play some of the quirkiest pop around!

Dear Nora - So I wonder if Katie D remembers telling us we could put out a split live album?

Dennis Driscoll - He may be strange, but he writes some hella good pop songs.

Eureka Farm - The best Bellingham band ever. period.

Federation X - Yep. I got arrested after a Fed X house show and two 40's. don't drink!
Garden Variety Tsar - Tall Chris. Funanimal Co-nspiritor and songster.
Gift Machine, The - Anacortes pals and great kids. Nice rock tunes,too!

Idiot Pilot - One dude messes with an imac, screams and plays guitar. The other dude  sings.

Justin King - Beautiful, super-talented man based in lovely middle-west oregon.

Kissing Book, The - MLB Josh's older brother. Really great pop tunes out of PDX.
Lands Farther East - B'ham buddies and "mathmo" extraordinaires!

Love Letter Band - Colorado pop the way it should be, with a splash of T Adams.

[mute] - Pronounced "mute-box." Announcing b'hams grease-beat dollfaces...

Paper Tiger - Tom Weibe heads up this "little kitten that could."
Paxil Rose - Jackson plus two Seatthole teens getting rowdy and noisey.
Peter Parker - Cardinal Brandon's old friends and running mates.
Racetrack - Jackson and Meghan doing their long-distance love-pop thing.

Rat Cat Hogan - The best Bellingham band not from Bham. Super amazing, smart pop.

Revolutionary Hydra - Ex-bham Slack poppers, with the nicest man for a drummer.

Slo Mo Rabbit Kick - Breaking bookers hearts, making sweet pop tunes. the nicest bassist, though!

Snow Cuts Glass - Man makes two friends. They play sweet, casio pop with a cello and a smile.

USS Horsewhip - James Seizure & Co. taking it to the next level.

Wastelanders, The - I went to 7th grade with Ryan Waste. Pscyho-Rockabilly bham-style.
Yr Heart Breaks - Serene and her posse of lo-fi popsters.

RECORD LABELS AND SUCH:

Asaurus Records - Some really nice kids based out of Michigan and adhering strong to the indie-DIY ethic.

Barsuk Records - Home to many a fine ex-hamster and current controllers of Seatthole pop.

Bathtub Recordings - Two Seattle cats coercing the goodness out of people for cookies.
Blue Tree Records - Bellinghammer with his head on straight and promoting good music by his friends.

Elsinor Records - Ex-Hamster popatriots and perveyeurs of the low-fi and profane.
Estrus Records - Bringing global attention to the 'Ham for years. Kings of beer-soaked rawk.

Fort Hazel - Straight outta Boise, rocking the streets all the way to the state capital building!
Funanimal Co-Motion - The greatest gift WWU has given B'ham in awhile. Great kids & tunes!
KNW-YR-OWN - Grandparents of NNW home-scene loving and sharing, at whatever -fi doable.

Loa Records - A bunch of hard-working, show promoting kids at Camp Western.
Magic Marker Records - Portlands Prettiest Pop Producers.
Montesano Records - Siblings of Elsinor. B'ham ex-popatriots, now in Seatthole.

New Regard Media - A New B'ham Indie label blowing full steam Home to Axes of Evil, FFA and more.
Pool or Pond - John Tosch's venture in trying to promote and sell NNW Washington tunes and tuners!

Poser Punk Records - Hailing from Great Falls MT, Tyson brings you his friends, the low-fi, DIY way.

Skrocki Records - A nice man in a nice house with a nice dog. What does he do? Releases his friends albums!

Unnecessary Friction - Low-fi, indie kids from the new NW and the old  NW. Good times, good places.
West of January - Aaron Tapscott and his efforts to bring attention to the greatness that is his friends.

POLITICAL THINGS:

Adbusters - Does that make sense? Good for you...

Al Jazeera - The western world's media gate into the Arab world.

Ariga - A list of Human Rights and Peace organizations focused on the Middle East Conflict.

Bands Against Bush - The name says it all.

Chomsky Archive - The official Noam Chomsky website.

Chomsky Archive (ZMag) - The Z Mag Chomsky archive.

Democracy Now - Amy G and her amazing posse of left-leaning towel-yanking broadcasters.

Electronic Intifada - Great up-to-minute resource on the Middle East Conflict.

Electronic Iraq - From the makers of E-Intifada. Highly informative.

FAIR - Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting. Nice.
Foundation for Middle East Peace - Educating Westerners about the whys, whats and hows.

Free Radio Berkeley - International Radio Action Training Education. Get it, IRATE!

Global Exchange - "Building people to people ties."

Green Peace - If you haven't heard of Green Peace by now...
Indymedia - MASA's favorite place for alternative and homespun news.
Indymedia (Israel) - Believe it or not, there is a left in Israel!
Indymedia (Palestine) - In the heart of the conflict, eye witness truth and accounting.
Indymedia (Seattle) - The Seattle and original chapter of this great websource.
Internationl Solidarity Movement - Westerners doing direct action and other assistence in Palestine.

Left Turn - One of MASA's favorite periodicals concerning things one should be concerned with.

Move On - Trying to remobilize the american populace via electronic advocacy groups.

Nation, The - Perhaps the US's most influential liberal mainstay periodical.

Not In Our Name - A US based coalition of activists standing up for US global injustices.

Nourished - An old friend who specializes in sharing healthy and tasty cuisine.
Palestine Media Watch - Hey! Just that: an eye on media of and concerning Palestine.
Palestinian Center for Rapprochement Between People - Hands on efforts for peace in Mid. East.

Progressive, The - A favorite monthly magazine around Camp MASA.

Propaganda Remix Project - A really great artist spoofing some really great classic propaganda.

Radio For All - A database of organizations and such trying to reclaim the airwaves.

Rainforest Action Network - Working hard to preserve your biodiversity.

Stop The Wall - This is the single, largest blemish on the false face of Israeli occupation
Stop US Aid to Israel - Some reasons why we should, plus a petition and other useful information.

Z Magazine - Oh yeah baby! Left Coast Print media at it's finest. And, we're talk LEFT here.

 

PUBLICATIONS:


Bellingham Weekly - Bellingham's most-notorious weekly.

Dischorder - God bless Canada and God bless CITR. This rag is dope.

Stranger, The - Seatthole's finest politically-minded music and more mag.
Tablet - Seatthole's youthful incarnate of independent politics/music/art in print.

Whatcom Independent - EOW dissidents united, ensuring a competitive weekly market in the 'ham.

Whats Up! Magazine - Brent Cole's efforts to document & promote the Bellingham music/arts scene.

PLACES OF NOTE:

3B Tavern - Bellingham's most notorious 21+ venue of choice.
Department Of Safety - One of the coolest all-ages venues around, in possibly the coolest city around.
Viva La Vinyl - Richy's shop of vinyl madness. Awesome guy with the knowledge and the put-out.

The VERA Project - Seattle  All-Ages advocacy at it's finest.

OTHER FRIENDS/FAVORITES:

The Corner Pocket - A local music resource for NWNWash ran in conjunction with the KUGS local show.
Future Static - Tony's kick-ass experimental radio show on 89.3 KUGS.
KUGS 89.3 FM - The mighty, almost 90. 100 watts of college radio goodness in the 'ham.

KBGA89.9 - One of U of Mont's College Station, Poser Punk Tyson hosts a nice late show. Listen Online!
NW Music Source - A Seatthole based local music database. Run by a real nice fellow named Greg.
Seatthole
- Is it a word? Is it a company? Is it a movement???
Slow Loris - Anacortes craftwork at it's finest! Give it Up!
Sounds From a Heart Murmur - Tim, from MLB and Circus of the Stars, in web-blog format.