An Interview with Windser The Emperor·On the heels of his debut self-titled album release, Windser sat down with Racket to talk about everything...Interviews·0 Comments·0·49 views
Racket’s Teenage Poetry Corner – Volume 2 The Emperor·Look, sometimes life gets busy, and I end up with a backlog of albums to review. When times...Music·0 Comments·0·41 views
Windser – Self Titled Album review The Emperor·Windser’s self-titled debut is an emotional contradiction. It’s an album that somehow makes themes like abandonment and hope...Music·0 Comments·0·60 views
Diving Deep Into Wonder: The Portland Aquarium The Emperor·It’s not every day you get to speak to someone whose job title is “Public Joy Creator,” but...Culture·0 Comments·0·403 views
Where Did All the Rednecks Go? The Emperor·I grew up in a house that was basically a Jeff Foxworthy comedy show. Not a setup. Not...Articles·0 Comments·0·144 views
The Head and the Heart – Aperature album review The Emperor·Now, I love The Head and the Heart. Sure, they are campfire songs/granola/road trip vibes manifested into a...Music·1 Comment·0·1082 views
Red Baraat – Bhangra Rangeela album review The Emperor·Some albums are good. Bhangra Rangeela RULES. Red Baraat, a NYC-based South Asian brass party band, comes back...News·0 Comments·0·84 views
American Cosmic Revival, Vol. 1: Back At Home – A Tribute to the International Submarine Band – Album review The Emperor·People love to say that you get more conservative as you get older. In my experience? That’s been...News·0 Comments·0·47 views
Mark Fredson – Company Man – Album review The Emperor·Racket is no stranger to Mark Fredson, having interviewed him SIXTEEN years ago! His new record, The Company...Music·0 Comments·0·28 views
Kim Deal and Morgan Nagler Live at Revolution Hall The Emperor·On March 23, Portland’s Revolution Hall hosted a night that spanned both ends of the live spectrum—intimate minimalism...News·1 Comment·0·63 views
Salin – Rammana Album Review The Emperor·If Quentin Tarantino ever decides to make a spaghetti Western set in Bangkok, Salin’s Rammana is calling dibs...Music·0 Comments·0·159 views
The Lumineers – Automatic Album Review The Emperor·In 2022, Spotify Unwrapped listed “stomp and holler” as my 5th most listened to genre. I was confused,...Music·0 Comments·0·711 views
Lucero and the Vandoliers Live at Aladdin Theater – Portland, OR The Emperor·Not only did I get to see Lucero for the first time in fourteen years, I got to...Music·0 Comments·0·71 views
The Cure – Songs of a Lost World Review The Emperor·The Cure’s Songs of a Lost World feels less like an album and more like an atmospheric soundtrack...Music·0 Comments·0·36 views
GWAR Live at Roseland Theater – Portland, OR The Emperor·If you know GWAR (which you fucking should), you know a show with them isn’t for the faint...Music·0 Comments·0·90 views
An Interview with Ben Nichols of Lucero The Emperor·It was an absolute pleasure to chat with Ben Nichols of Lucero, a band that has been on...Interviews·0 Comments·0·533 views
