Portland (Maine)

Emo is Dead, Long Live Emo: 30 Bands Making it Safe to Hurt Again

It's a confusing time to be an emo fan. My Chemical Romance recently called it quits, while Fall Out Boy, surprisingly, have the #1 album in the country. That album, however, is a far cry from the sound old heads remember from the Take This to Your Grave era. Bro, are you even emo anymore? See also ... More >>

The Meatmen's Tesco Vee Counts Down His New Props, His Least Favorite Albums, And Why You Should See His Band

Tesco Vee has stretched his bawdy bile over three decades now as leader of the Meatmen, the Hate Police, and a few other concerns his lawyer would rather we not talk about. Whipping up face-slapping punk rock while juggling numerous onstage props—dildos, nun outfits, bloody rubber chickens, an ... More >>

Medical Marijuana: Maine's Proposed Prescription Pot Rules Criticized by Many

As Maine tries to come up with ways to manage its medical marijuana program, one of the state's lawmakers is speaking out against some proposed restrictions. As detailed by the Portland Daily Sun, Rep. Deb Sanderson worries that the state will implement rules that "are more restrictive and divergen ... More >>

The Oral History Of Kid Millions' Man Forever: "A Cross Between Metal Machine Music And 'Dare to Be Stupid'"

Kid Millions is juggling a shitload of action. The drummer extraordinaire just played another epic gig this past weekend with Oneida, the psych-rock jamming savants he's anchored since 1997. Man Forever, the bohemian collective of shape shifters he's united to realize his percussive-based spiritual ... More >>

With Love, From Brooklyn Feeds the Internet With Brooklyn-Born Edibles

With Love, From BrooklynBites from the BK​ Bklyn Larder and the Brooklyneer might be one-stop shops for all edibles hailing from Brooklyn, but now non-New Yorkers can get their hands on the best of the borough. A new website called With Love, From Brooklyn sells all the twee foods the borough ... More >>

'Chemical Bomb' Thrown at Occupy Maine Encampment

via Facebook​Early Sunday morning, Occupy Maine protesters were attacked by an unknown assailant who threw a chemical bomb at their encampment. The Portland Press Herald reports that no one was hurt by the bomb, "which consisted of chemicals poured into a plastic Gatorade container." The assai ... More >>

Watch Patrick Stump Cover Jeff Buckley's "Everybody Here Wants You"

On October 18 Patrick Stump will release his solo debut Soul Punk (Island), a fantastic, hooky pop-soul record, full of choruses that soar into the stratosphere and crystalline lyrics. The Fall Out Boy lead singer plays every instrument on the record, and the album lays bare his appreciation for bot ... More >>

Video Premiere: O'Death's "Bugs"

Steven OberlechnerO'Death In the mid-to-late '90s, O'Death haunted Brooklyn's creaky loft spaces as cracker-barrel mad men, an angry Man Man who worshipped Neil Young instead of Captain Beefheart, wore overalls instead of dirty white linens. As country-noise loons, the five piece was best known for ... More >>

The 2011 James Beard Award Finalists Are...

​Earlier this afternoon in Portland, OR, the James Beard Foundation announced the finalists for the 2011 James Beard Awards. So without further ado, the nominees, after the jump:

James Beard Awards Restaurant and Chef Semifinalists Announced

opentable.comThe product of blood, sweat, and tears​It's almost time for the Oscars. That is, the Oscars of the food world: the James Beard Foundation Awards. Today marked the announcement of the restaurant and chef semifinalists, who were chosen from a record 28,000 online entries. Finalists ... More >>

Report Finds That Non-White Restaurant Workers Are Even More Badly Paid Than White Restaurant Workers

​At the Out From Behind the Apron forum two weeks ago, numerous restaurant workers voiced their disgust about racial discrimination in their industry. And now, a new report offers some troubling statistics to further justify their anger.

Inside the Nitrous Mafia, an East Coast Hippie-Crack Ring

Summer concert season means jamming to the familiar hiss of 'hippie crack'

Great American Food & Music Fest: When Food and Celebrity Team Up to Fleece the Hapless and Hungry

Tom invites you to waste some money and get taken advantage of. ​I hate to say this, but I blame the Anchor Bar in Buffalo. Ever since reading a New Yorker article about the meteoric rise of the Buffalo wing, I'd been meaning to make a pilgrimage out to where it all began. Though controversy s ... More >>

The James Beard Awards Semi-Finalists Have Been Announced

Will the spirit of James Beard smile upon New York chefs?​The James Beard Foundation announced its list of semi-finalists for the annual James Beard Awards today, kicking off the food world's very own Oscar season scrum. The semi-finalists were selected from a pool of 21,000 online entries; th ... More >>

Checking in with Port Clyde Fresh Catch: Bringing Maine Shrimp to Brooklyn

Maine sweet shrimp​ In December, we told you about Port Clyde Fresh Catch--the first community-supported-fishery delivering to New York, offering once-a-month Maine shrimp drop-offs this winter and spring. Today, we checked in with coordinator Jessica Libby about how the CSF is working out--a ... More >>

Our 10 Best Beers

​ When we got the idea to do Our 10 Best Beers, little did we realize what a shark tank we were jumping into. While wine drinkers, cocktail swillers, and those that drink their spirits neat are a very vocal and cantankerous bunch, the vast majority of beer fanciers just sit back, foamy quaff i ... More >>

No Safe Harbor for New York Tugboat Union

Crew cuts mean a tug-of-war for new leaders

Election 2009: Maine Gay Marriage Count May Take a While

Here's something we didn't think about when we mentioned those 100,000 absentee ballots already collected in Maine's gay-marriage referendum: the population of Maine is about 1.3 million. So rather more than 10 percent of the electorate have already cast their ballots. (Maine voters need not give a ... More >>

Live: Bent Festival at DCTV

Color Me Impressed

Beowulf, meet the Replacements! Great books from 2007 you may have missed.

Sliptease

Post-jam auteurs struggle to find themselves; their fans know the feeling

Hammer Slammer Ding-Dong

Merry Christmas! There is a G-D! And other reactions to the Tom DeLay criminal indictment

The Profit's Bodyguards

U.S. Companies Want Protection From Violence

State of the Unions

What Domestic Partnership Gets You

U.S. Soldiers Who Died in Iraq

A Growing List

Sports

Nuclear Waste Makes Haste

The Hazardous Roads to Yucca Mountain

Muff Diving in Our Time

Lesbian Public Sex Beyond the Bars

Three-Bedroom Apartment In 1920s Building

Cleaning Up at Ground Zero

A Billion-Dollar Award Looms for GOP Ally

Scenes From a Marriage

First-Time Filmmaker Todd Field Goes Behind Closed Doors

Twat’s Going On

Low-Wage Trade

An Interview With Barbara Ehrenreich

Nader Reaches Out to Sharpton and the Black Vote

Green Party Candidate Starts Northeast Swing in Harlem

The Bush DUI Tipster: No Party Hack

Man Accused of Smearing Bush Backed Legalizing Pot, Protecting Gun Rights, and Freeing Convicted Sex Killer

Nation

Music For Theremin

Murder Ink

Ready, Willing, and ABL

The women's pro league looks to fill the B-ball void