Portland photographer throws own wake: 'Why bother when I'm dead'

At 96, photographer Hugh Ackroyd is still very much alive -- and seized the opportunity to enjoy his own wake. He spent decades photographing shipping in Oregon and recently published a book about a local railcar manufacturer, "Gunderson: A History in Photographs."

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Portland's Hip Hop

North'n Lights - Cut Em' or Pay Em' from Sebastian Jaramillo on Vimeo.

Northe'n Lights: Cut 'Em Or Pay 'Em

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All My Life ft Grynch, Top Shelf, and Reed Thomas Lawrence

Sapient: Famine Friends

Famine Friends is Sapient's response to the "famine" occurring in the field of indie music – his response is naturally a flood of content. Upholding his promise to "make more", Sape brings you another album, showcasing his uncanny consistency as an emcee and producer, in hopes to raise the standard of DIY music...if diamonds were free, why pay for garbage? Produced entirely by Sapient, and accompanied by three music videos, Famine Friends is a FREE gift to the heads, and a "fuck you" to the majors.

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Lawz Spoken

Peep the new music from Portland's Lawz Spoken.

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