Macklemore is an overnight sensation, 14 years in the making. The 29-year-old spent half of his life writing, performing and dreaming between local clubs in his beloved Seattle.        

Driving to the Sasquatch! Festival on Thursday I opted to skip out on I-90 from Seattle and instead drive way up north and take Route 2. It still gets you where you’re going, but the traffic-congested two-and-a-half hour trip you get with 90 becomes an isolated six-hour journey if you choose Rt. 2. It’s completely [...]

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have followed up the budget-minded clip for their breakout song 'Thrift Shop' by making a full 180-degree turn with an epic music video for their new single

'Thrift Store' leads to domestic disturbance in Colorado    

A few months ago, I wrote about the increasing influence of Mumford & Sons and how that band’s brand of bleeding-heart folk-rock represents the convergence of certain indie trends (howling Avett Brothers roots rock, bookish Decemberists folk-prog, humongous Arcade Fire stadium anthems, woodsy Fleet Foxes classic rock worship) ...