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David Schmader

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David Schmader—Stranger associate editor and Last Days columnist—is the author of the solo plays Straight and Letter to Axl, which he’s performed in Seattle and across the U.S. In his spare time, he’s the world’s foremost authority on the brilliant horribleness of Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls; he hosts annotated screenings at U.S. film fests and provided the commentary track for the DVD. His writing has appeared in OUT Magazine and at Newsweek.com. Dave has lived in Seattle for 20 years; he currently lives in South Park.

More Music Articles by David Schmader

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Date

  • Music

    Party Crasher

    Sob-Sister Super Bowl Party
    Posted on 02/11/2010
  • Music

    Steamfitter's Daughter

    Visqueen's Rachel Flotard Honors the Man Who Made Her
    Posted on 10/01/2009
  • Music

    Pop Goes the World

    The Long, Strange Trip of (the) Gossip, That's Only Just Begun
    Posted on 07/23/2009
  • Music

    Beautiful Dreamer

    K'naan Kills Gangsta Rap Dead, Throws Dance Party on Its Grave
    Posted on 03/05/2009
  • Music

    Ultraschizophrenic MC

    Musicians Who Dabble with Double Lives
    Posted on 02/19/2009
  • Music

    Album Review

    Los Campesinos! We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed
    Posted on 11/27/2008
  • Music

    Party Crasher

    Mick Mars Landing
    Posted on 09/11/2008
  • Music

    Interrogation: Stephin Merritt

    Schmader Interrogates Himself About Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields
    Posted on 03/06/2008
  • Music

    Interrogation: Kimya Dawson

    Q&A with Kimya Dawson
    Posted on 01/31/2008
  • Music Column

    Turn You On

    Prince
    Posted on 05/03/2007
  • Music

    Public Enemy Number One

    Like many college-educated Caucasians of a certain age, I first encountered Public Enemy
    Posted on 12/14/2006
  • Music

    Blood on the Dance Floor

    Bomb Hip-Hop Mastermind Pits the Purple One Against the Acquitted One
    Posted on 03/23/2006
  • Music

    Solo Supergroup

    At First it was hard to believe: Listed alongside Le Tigre as an opening act for the Seattle
    Posted on 07/14/2005
  • Music

    So Far from Done

    Forgive the self-centered kickoff, but never did I dream that one day I'd be writing a live preview for the motherfucking
    Posted on 06/16/2005
  • Music

    Screen Test

    If it’s any consolation, Juliette Lewis must understand how ridiculous this all seems. An accomplished film actress hitting the road with her new band, she’s aware of the precedents
    Posted on 05/19/2005
  • Music

    To Wit

    The Perceptionists' Combative 'Black Dialogue'
    Posted on 05/05/2005
  • Music

    Party Crasher

    The Hole or the Pole?
    Posted on 12/23/2004
  • Music

    Interstate Superstars

    Double Pizzazz! Champs Fogatron and Manic D Extend Their Play
    Posted on 12/09/2004
  • Music

    The Girl's Got Legs

    PJ Harvey Continues to Kick History's Ass
    Posted on 10/28/2004
  • Music

    Overtime for Heroes

    Has Crack Killed the Libertines?
    Posted on 09/23/2004

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