I’m thoroughly confused by the 2024 Grammys. Wait! I’m confused about the Grammy’s in general. “Metal is not a key category” – this statement is listed in multiple places on the internet. Weird, because according [...]
2023 was a great year for music. Check our picks for best albums of 2023. As you know, our musical taste differs vastly between the three of us. Susanna has an eclectic taste in music, [...]
Finding others who love what you do - as much as you do - and are willing to put in the work, is a feat not often achieved in business. Magically, in the right place [...]
Year after year, MIRP Staff's ecclectic taste is evident, especially hilighted during the year end Top 10 list. Between Jerimia, Susanna, and Susie, their musical taste varies as much as there are shades of blue. [...]
Paddy Bowden, wife, estranged wife, or ex wife of Bruce Dickenson (Iron Maiden/Bruce Dickenson/fmr. Samson) has died. They were husband and wife for nearly 30 years before splitting in 2019. I hate writing that last [...]
I’m sure, like me, most of Portland's music fans were shocked to learn of Mike Thrasher’s death on Monday, March 2, 2020. I have not seen an official cause of death; just speculation. What I [...]
I’m not sure you all know what’s about to go down on March 21, 2020 in Portland, Oregon, but it’s big. Really Big. Portland has been selected as one of the cities to host the [...]
Susanna, Jer, and Susie LOVE music...but they don't always love the same music. Which list do you agree with? What did we miss that you love? Susie's Picks After the Burial "Evergreen" Periphery "IV Hail [...]
There is a guitarist in town who goes by the nickname "Cricket." If you know him you know why that is his nickname. For those of you unfamiliar, he is the guitarist for Portland's [...]
Witnessing the first USA date, in Portland, Oregon, for KISS’s “End of the Road” farewell tour last night was nothing short of amazing. We arrived timely to get our credentials and were stunned to see [...]
