Best Things About Portland

January 4, 2012, 10:57 am
With Portlandia launching into a new season, we thought it would be fun to do a quick poll of some of our favorite people, places and things and/or quirks about our little town.

Ten Albums for Cold Weather

December 11, 2011, 7:31 am
I'm a music nerd, I know.  Sometimes I like to try to match the music I'm listening to with the weather outside.  At the moment, winter is progressing and I thought I would share 10 albums that I like to listen to when its cold/rainy/snowy.  I know there are many more, and I'd love for you to comment with one of your favorite winter albums at the bottom.

Night and Day

December 4, 2011, 4:03 pm
Daylight Saving Time has come to an end.  The good news is we snagged another hour of sleep.  The bad news is it gets dark really early.

We've gathered up songs about night and day, light and dark, and time.  Hunker down by the fire, turn on the radio, and enjoy.

Light/Day
Daylight Again - CSN
Long As I Can See The Light - Creedence Clearwater Revival
No Sunlight - Death Cab For Cutie
Streetlights - Bonnie Raitt
Tiny Light - Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
Twilight - The Band
Chain Lighting - Steely Dan
Light you up - Shawn Mullins
Heading for Light - Traveling Wilburys
Daylight Fading - Counting Crows
Blinded By the Sun - Everlast
Blisters in the Sun - Violent Femmes
Evening Sun - The Strokes
Oh, Look What the Sun Did - Josh Rouse and the Long Vacations
The Sun - Maroon 5

Dark/Night
Bring Night - Sia
Easy Tonight - Five For Fighting
Because the Night - Patty Smith
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
Not Dark Yet - Bob Dylan
Slipping Into Darkness - War
Dark Side of the Sun - Tori Amos
I Will Follow You into the Dark - Death Cab for Cutie
World O' Darkness - Yusuf Islam
The Killing Moon - Echo and the Bunnymen

Time
Time Of The Season – Zombies
Put The Clock Back On The Wall – E Types
Time – Pink Floyd
6 O’Clock – Lovin’ Spoonful
She Don’t Care About Time – Byrds
Time – Pozo Seco Singers
Time Has Come Today – Chambers Brothers
Time Is On My Side – Rolling Stones
Time Waits For No One – Ambrosia
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? – Chicago
No Time – Guess Who
In The Midnight Hour – Wilson Picket

Halloween Songs

October 28, 2011, 8:00 am
From the haunted vaults of the KINK studio, here are a few spooky tunes to set the tone for your Halloween.

My Favorite Decemberists Songs

October 23, 2011, 7:15 am
With the fantastic news that Decemberists' jack-of-all-trades Jenny Conlee's cancer is in remission, I have decided to make a list of my top 10 favorite Decemberists songs.  Feel free to leave comments if you think I missed something. ~Jason Miller