Douglas Martin
A senior writer and former 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 about music and pro wrestling for a bunch of places under his real name (including Pitchfork, Seattle Weekly, and currently for KEXP.org and Fanbyte) and continues to write about music and professional wrestling here, because you can't talk your shit anywhere if not at home.
 
Dirty Shoes returns with a look at the latest album from the Memphis band, Nots.
Douglas Martin's Dirty Shoes takes a look at the promising new Chicago band, The Hecks.
Dirty Shoes returns with a look at one of Seattle's best new bands, VATS.
Dirty Shoes takes a look at the sort of Ty Segall & Co's super group, GØGGS.
Dirty Shoes finds a new favorite band. That means Nots are your new favorite band, too.
Dirty Shoes takes a look at the new track from Canadian greats Preoccupations.
Dirty Shoes takes a look at night flowers, the new EP from tiny deaths.
Dirty Shoes takes a look at the new album from New York boozers, Heaven's Jail.
Douglas Martin examines whether or not Dirty Shoes all-stars Thee Oh Sees are still the best live act around.
A powerful elegy to the late revolutionary, Black Panther, and mother of Tupac, Afeni Shakur.