MotleySu

A Jersey Girl in Seattle

Fueled by coffee and heavy metal.

Shop Small. Make a BIG difference.

Posted on December 3, 2024December 3, 2024 by Su Ring

‘Tis the season for holiday shopping, and although Small Business Saturday has passed, the opportunity to buy from small businesses

Metal Up Your Coffee!

Posted on October 11, 2024October 11, 2024 by Su Ring

This morning, I read about Testament holding a fun in-store event at Park Avenue CDs in Orlando, Florida. In addition

The Legacy – A Short Story

Posted on January 11, 2024January 11, 2024 by Su Ring

I wrote this short story as part of an anthology that was released on Loving Day (June 12, 2023). Each

Lawyers, Demons, and Time Travel – Down a K-Drama Rabbit Hole

Posted on August 14, 2023August 14, 2023 by Su Ring

I’ve spent the last month watching Korean dramas. I’d never had much interest in them before, even though my older

INTERVIEW: Andrew W.K.’s Introspective Approach to Party Music

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Su Ring

(Note: This interview was originally published on September 2, 2018, on Northwest Music Scene‘s website. NWMS has gone dormant, so I’m

Interview: Layne Staley’s legacy, through his mother’s eyes

Posted on August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 by Su Ring

(Note: This interview was originally published on July 20, 2017, on Northwest Music Scene‘s website. NWMS has gone dormant, so

Interview: J.T. Phillips of Jar of Flies talks Layne Staley Tribute Concert and Saving The Showbox

Posted on August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 by Su Ring

(Note: This interview was originally published on August 23, 2018, on Northwest Music Scene‘s website. NWMS has gone dormant, so I’m

Interview: Steve Miller Band Flies Like an Eagle… Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Posted on August 17, 2022August 18, 2022 by Su Ring

(Note: This interview was originally published on April 4, 2016, on Northwest Music Scene‘s website. NWMS has gone dormant, so

Interview: Olympian Ethan Tucker’s music brings sunshine on the gloomiest of days

Posted on August 17, 2022August 18, 2022 by Su Ring

(Note: This interview was originally published on April 26, 2018, on Northwest Music Scene‘s website. NWMS has gone dormant, so

Interview: Mercer Island teen is ready to ROCK

Posted on August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 by Su Ring

(Note: This interview was originally published on April 26, 2018, on Northwest Music Scene‘s website. NWMS has gone dormant, so

Review: Judas Priest brings Firepower and a special surprise to a sold-out crowd in Kent

Posted on August 17, 2022August 18, 2022 by Su Ring

(Note: This interview was originally published on April 16, 2018, on Northwest Music Scene‘s website. NWMS has gone dormant, so

Interview: Geoff Tate on creating Operation: Mindcrime & performing it, 30 years later

Posted on August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 by Su Ring

(Note: This interview was originally published on August 27, 2018, on Northwest Music Scene‘s website. NWMS has gone dormant, so

Review: Scorpions & Skid Row – Las Vegas

Posted on April 12, 2022April 13, 2022 by Su Ring

Two years ago, my sister Kimberly told me she’d bought a ticket to see the Scorpions in Las Vegas, where

Review: What Alexander McQueen Can Teach You About Fashion

Posted on March 28, 2022March 28, 2022 by Su Ring

What Alexander McQueen Can Teach You About Fashion is a gorgeous book with author Ana Finel Honigman’s prose complemented by

The Tao of Sloth

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Su Ring

I was reading a fascinating story on BBC’s website about a woman in Suriname who rescues sloths. The story included

Still Searching for my Corner of the Sky

Posted on January 10, 2022January 10, 2022 by Su Ring

I post a lot of motivational quotes on my social media sites and receive messages from people, thanking me for

Memory Lane: A 24-year-old “girl” in a World of Jazz Legends

Posted on January 10, 2022January 10, 2022 by Su Ring

Our school’s principal posts a trivia question in her newsletter to staff every Sunday. Normally, I glance at the question

Small Businesses to Support this Holiday Shopping Season

Posted on November 15, 2021 by Su Ring

Thanksgiving is a week away but the holiday shopping season is already in full swing. The pandemic has dented (or

Rock (Until You Drop) – Raven @ El Corazon/The Funhouse

Posted on November 10, 2021November 10, 2021 by Su Ring

Raven is bringing THE ROCK to Seattle for a midweek metal showdown at The Funhouse/El Corazon in Seattle. Based on

October’s Live Music offerings in Western WA

Posted on October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 by Su Ring

Bands are testing the touring waters, following a nearly two-year hiatus and loads of uncertainty over the future of live

For Me, But Maybe for You, Too.

Posted on September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 by Su Ring

The past four months have been excruciatingly painful. I lost my champion and my greatest cheerleader on May 11. My

Audiobook Review: The Girl Behind the Wall by Mandy Robotham (narrated by Charlie Norfolk & Hattie Ladbury)

Posted on August 15, 2021August 16, 2021 by Su Ring

The Girl Behind the Wall is written from the perspective of two sisters: Jutta, who is in West Berlin, and

Book Review: Dead Man’s Grave by Neil Lancaster

Posted on August 15, 2021August 16, 2021 by Su Ring

I love police procedurals and am always on the lookout for new novels to dive into. Dead Man’s Grave is

Guest Columnist: Lisa Myers Bulmash, James Baldwin, and the quest for Independence

Posted on July 5, 2021July 6, 2021 by Su Ring

Last month, Congress approved, and President Biden signed into law, legislation making Juneteenth a federal holiday to be commemorated on June 19th.

Guest Columnist: Eliana West discusses keeping Black history alive through storytelling

Posted on June 27, 2021June 27, 2021 by Su Ring

Earlier this month, Congress approved, and President Biden signed into law, legislation making Juneteenth a federal holiday to be commemorated

Guest Columnist: Terry Hollimon discusses Freedom

Posted on June 20, 2021June 27, 2021 by Su Ring

Earlier this week, Congress approved, and President Biden signed into law, legislation making Juneteenth a federal holiday to be commemorated

Interview: The Copper Trees’ Brilliant New Single, “First Light”

Posted on February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 by Su Ring

“Creativity doesn’t wait for that perfect moment. It fashions its own perfect moments out of ordinary ones.” Artist and author

Ozzy’s No “Ordinary Man”

Posted on March 1, 2020May 31, 2020 by Su Ring

Ozzy Osbourne’s been in the headlines a lot lately, first, with his Parkinson’s diagnosis and subsequent tour cancellation, then with

Interview: The Copper Trees’ New Song, “Eyes,” Reaches into Your Soul

Posted on August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 by Su Ring

(Note: This interview was originally published on August 6, 2020, on Northwest Music Scene‘s website. NWMS has gone dormant, so

Review: Shinedown with Badflower, Dinosaur Pile Up, and Broken Hands at Kent’s accesso Showare Center

Posted on August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 by Su Ring

(Note: This review was originally published on July 28, 2019, on Northwest Music Scene‘s website. NWMS has gone dormant, so

Interview: NWMS chats with 15-year-old jazz phenom Joey Alexander

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Su Ring

(Note: This interview was originally published on February 26, 2019, on Northwest Music Scene‘s website. NWMS has gone dormant, so

Interview: Folk Rocker John Craigie asks fans to help the homeless on his #KeepItWarm2018 Tour

Posted on August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 by Su Ring

(Note: This interview was originally published on November 28, 2018, on Northwest Music Scene‘s website. NWMS has gone dormant, so

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