AltWeeklies Wire
Feelin' Their Thizzlenew
How has the culture of Ecstasy has changed as the drug moved from raves to hip-hop?
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
03-20-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Deliciously Nostalgicnew
Listening to The Unusual is like waking up before dawn, drinking a cold cup of coffee and skimming yesterday's paper -- you get the sense of being suspended in time.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
02-27-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: El Da Sensei, The Unusual
Screaming Diplomatsnew
Omissa's violent mix of races, styles and emotions beguiles even as it confounds.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
02-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Omissa
Light Party Farenew
The group's final effort perfectly fits into the template laid out on four previous albums, erring on the side of old-school shtick.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
01-30-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Firewater, Tha Alkaholiks
Eisenhower Princessnew
Cari Lee and the Saddle-ites evoke the past without mercilessly pimping it.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
01-30-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Get Off the Busnew
The party bus is just another cultural metaphor: a hermetically sealed space wherein different classes jockey for power.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
01-23-2006 |
Recreation
Tags: bars & clubs
A Mixed Marriagenew
RobLo's nonsensical pairing of grimy turf raps with frighteningly smooth-jazz-ish backing tracks find favor with a lot of hardcore hip-hop fans.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
01-17-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Movement Union, RobLo
The Truce on Christmasnew
924 Gilman's annual 'Anti-Christmas Slumber Party' offers a punk rock spin on the It's a Wonderful Life ideal of the warm, supportive community.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
01-09-2006 |
Recreation
Tags: bars & clubs
Fabulous Fivenew
A transgender band faces tough challenges on the path to rock stardom.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
10-17-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
London's Burningnew
LaToya London shrugs off an American Idol dis and ascends to full-blown divahood anyway.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
10-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hip-Hop 'Ragazine' Revels in Riling Readersnew
More gossip than reportage, the 'zine BootyCrack claims to bring readers the "official street gospel."
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
08-08-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Rebirth of Slicknew
The reorbiting Digable Planets are "cool like dat" once again. More than a decade after winning a Grammy, the trio makes its comeback.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
06-27-2005 |
Music
