AltWeeklies Wire
Smash Mouth and the Egg Challengenew

How did Smash Mouth frontman Steve Harwell get suckered into eating 24 eggs in one sitting? The Internet, of course.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
10-05-2011 |
Music
Child's Play with Jim Coheenew
With The Swan, the 67-year-old debut novelist writes from the perspective of a child.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
09-15-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Forever Youngernew

Brontez Purnell grows up and rocks flawless.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
09-08-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Watered-Down Beer Billnew
Some activists contend that a new California law banning caffeinated beer and malt liquor didn't go far enough.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
08-24-2011 |
Food+Drink
Becoming El Ellenew

Post Stanford degree, post-circus, post Lovemakers, Lisa Light finds herself, again.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
08-22-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Lisa Light, The Lovemaker
The Rise in Tattoo Removalnew

As tattoo art continues to explode in popularity, so, naturally, does its opposite.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
08-10-2011 |
Culture
Laid Bare with Bare Wiresnew

The Oakland-based garage rockers just want to drive around the country and play music. Hopefully, success won't stop them.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
06-10-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Played Any Soccer-Tennis Lately?new

Hybrid sports - think Frisbee golf and chess boxing - are growing in popularity.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
05-11-2011 |
Sports
Bring the Noise Popnew

Almost Two Decades in, Noise Pop is as Big and as Broad as Ever.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
02-16-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Is Oakland Now a Safer Place to Break the Law?new

Some graffiti artists say Oakland's cop layoffs have made the city a destination.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
12-22-2010 |
Crime & Justice
The Best Music of 2010 (Part II)new

From Arcade Fire to E-40 to The Walkmen, our critics recommend the best albums of the past year.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
11-24-2010 |
Music
The Awkward Hit-Makers: Berkeley's The Cataracsnew

There's a studied, left-brained pragmatism to The Cataracs' approach: Perhaps because they don't have classical backgrounds or industry connections, they've spent years examining and analyzing what it takes to make a hit and applying this knowledge to every new track.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
12-30-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews