AltWeeklies Wire
The Odd Couplenew
The newly appointed MARTA chairman isn't fazed by a state representative's ire against Atlanta transit company's management.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
02-15-2006 |
Commentary
Needs Short, Pleasing Burstsnew
Mendes' songs and their polarizing qualities are part and parcel of the album's patchwork.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
02-09-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Sergio Mendes, Timeless
Consistency Comes Throughnew
Made in tandem with acclaimed sound auteur RJD2, this is Aceyalone's most consistent work since 1998's A Book of Human Language.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
02-09-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Aceyalone, Magnificent City
Music and Fatherhoodnew
"If I was a better father, I would probably quit music," says Of Montreal frontman and main songwriter Kevin Barnes.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
02-09-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Of Montreal, The Sunlandic Twins
Fighting to Make His Mark in Hip-Hopnew
Since Mike Shinoda is a member of "nu-metal" band Linkin Park, hip-hop fans haven't taken him seriously.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
02-09-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fort Minor, The Rising Tied
Is New York Hip-Hop Dead?new
It's widely believed that the Southern rap industry has supplanted New York in public favor.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
02-09-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Cure for VDnew
Here are a few love- and lust-themed playlists -- as well as some post-relationship comfort mixes -- to jump-start the process.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
02-09-2006 |
Music
There Goes the Bridenew
The director seems determined to make nothing more than a low-budget version of a Hugh Grant-Hollywood rom-com.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-09-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Imagine Me & You, Ol Parker
System Crashnew
The director can't change the film from an essentially dumb action flick that culminates with standard-issue fight scenes and a requisite car crash followed by a spectacular explosion.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-09-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Firewall, Richard Loncraine
Without a Cluenew
This film believes a joke told once is even better told again.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
02-09-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Shawn Levy, The Pink Panther
Dancing Foolsnew
Even non-dance fans may be surprised at their ability to be carried along by the intoxicating ether of artistry in this film.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
02-09-2006 |
Reviews
God is Alive in the General Assemblynew
The members of Georgia's General Assembly have spent much of their time doing God's work -- literally.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
02-09-2006 |
Politics
What Might Have Beennew
Former Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes publicly shared for the first time specifics on what he would have done to ease traffic and expand MARTA -- if only he'd been re-elected.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
02-09-2006 |
Politics
He Wigged Outnew
A Georgia man dressed up like a woman to kidnap his ex-wife.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Coley Ward |
02-09-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Blowing the Whistlenew
A student 41 days away from graduating gets expelled and he thinks it's not because of what the school says, but a lawsuit he filed previously.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
02-09-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
