MIRP Staff Picks for Best Albums of 2024
2024 Was a GREAT year for music. Once again, the team at MIRP are ALL OVER THE BOARD with their Best Album Picks for the year. Who did we miss? Who do you most agree [...]
2024 Grammy’s – Should Metal Be Better Represented? Do We Care?
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 [...]
MIRP Staff Picks For Top 10 Albums of 2023
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, [...]
MIRP Turns 10 Today – January 1, 2023!
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 [...]
MIRP’S Staff Pick Top 10 Albums For 2020
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. [...]
Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickenson’s Estranged or Ex Wife (not sure) Paddy Bowden Has Died
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 [...]
PNW Music Scene Suffers A Huge Loss
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 [...]
A Portland, Oregon band opening Wacken 2020? It’s possible.
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 [...]
MIRP Team’s Top 10 Albums for 2019
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 [...]
A Son’s Talent and a Father’s Skill Result in Two Very Beautiful Custom Guitars
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 [...]