A senior writer and managing editor of Passion of the Weiss -- the unofficial poet laureate of Tacoma, WA -- Douglas Martin's journey as a writer began with this website's first regular rock column, Douglas Martin's Dirty Shoes. In the decade since, he's written for a bunch of places under his real name (including Pitchfork, Seattle Weekly, and currently for KEXP.org) and continues to write about music and professional wrestling here, because you can't talk your shit anywhere if not at home. | A Year in the Life of Douglas Martin: 2018 Edition | January 14, 2019 |
Douglas Martin's annual recap of his life in music returns.
Douglas Martin (without the assistance of drugs) explores the brand new video from the Los Angeles dance music polymaths.
Douglas Martin takes a look at the former Royal Headache singer's new single.
| Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes: 20 Years of American Water | October 23, 2018 |
Dirty Shoes (finally) returns as Douglas Martin takes a look at the epochal 1998 indie-rock album.
| POW Premiere: Chris Crack’s “Came, Saw, Left Early” | August 17, 2018 |
Douglas Martin takes a look at rapper Chris Crack's prolific catalog, the single off his new record, "Being Woke Ain't Fun."
Douglas Martin breaks down the new Westside Gunn LP.
| Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes: Snares Like a Haircut and the Ecstatic Maturation of No Age | March 9, 2018 |
Douglas Martin's Dirty Shoes returns with a look at No Age's new LP, 'Snares Like a Haircut.'
| A Year in the Life of Douglas Martin: 2017 Edition | February 6, 2018 |
Douglas Martin returns with his yearly recap.
| Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes: An Interview with Grace Vonderkuhn | January 23, 2018 |
Douglas Martin chats with Grace Vonderkuhn about being a woman in rock, Ty Segall, and her forthcoming LP, 'Reveries.'
| Higher Learning: Vic Spencer & Sonnyjim Teach You To Understand | January 11, 2018 |
POW premieres the new collaborative LP from Vic Spencer and Sonnyjim, 'Spencer For Higher.'
