AltWeeklies Wire
Magic Wolf Updates Cock Rock for New Generationnew
While the trio isn't trying to intellectualize rock 'n' roll by any means, the band's not as mindless as it may pretend to be.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Andy Mulkerin |
06-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Magic Wolf
The 69 Eyes: Goth 'n' Rollnew
For the past couple years The 69 Eyes have been gathering steam in America, but the band's been a fixture in Helsinki for ages.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
06-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The 69 Eyes
GLBT Progress is Bright Spot in a Dismal Eranew
If there's an upside to the mess we're in, it's this: We no longer have the luxury of indulging in our petty hatreds as if they were all that mattered.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Potter |
06-19-2007 |
Commentary
Evading Background Checks for Gunsnew
The history of a single handgun shows how "straw purchasers" hold neighborhoods hostage.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Violet Law |
05-29-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
'Fay Grim': Fun, for a Whilenew
Hartley has always made films with a wink, but this one threatens eye strain.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Harry Kloman |
05-21-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Fay Grim, Hal Hartley
Zine Hero Dishwasher Pete Dishes on His New Booknew
By the late 90s, the "Dishwasher" zine was a cult phenomenon, and Dishwasher Pete himself a folk hero and contributor to radio's This American Life -- now Harper Perennial has published a one-volume rewrite.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
05-21-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Wiki Master Done in By Sock Puppetsnew
One of Pittsburgh's most active Wikipedians has stepped down amid accusations that he violated encyclopedia rules.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Melissa Meinzer |
05-21-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Scathing Barry Bondsnew
He may soon be baseball's home run king, but Pittsburgh has no love for the former Pirate.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
05-21-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Jennifer Herrema Believes in the Future of Rock 'n' Rollnew
If the RTX frontwoman did not exist, it would be necessary to invent her -- the world just needs a badass arty hesher who's part studio rat, part Calvin Klein model.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
05-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: RTX
John Kerry Discusses His New Book on the Environmentnew
At 254 pages, the book is a summary of environmental problems (from global warming to toxic consumer products), a gallery of committed activists, and a call to national and global action.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
05-15-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Will the End of Imus Mean New Rules for Radio?new
We've got much bigger problems than edgy radio -- like, you know, the war and stuff.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
John McIntire |
05-15-2007 |
Media
Tags: radio
Fighting Dirty Wordsnew
Could successful prosecution of written stories -- even "vile" ones -- set a dangerous precedent?
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
05-11-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Highlights from Local TV Newsnew
A bank robber dons a Ronald Reagan mask; kids drive a tractor to school.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Frances Sansig Monahan |
04-17-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Transit Agency Denies Ads Based on Contentnew
And now the Port Authority of Allegheny County faces a lawsuit by the League of Young Voters Education Fund and the American Civil Liberties Union -- an attempt by the agency to have the case was thrown out last month.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Violet Law |
04-17-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
'The Tracker': Australia's Mythic Frontier Dramanew
Australia's troubled relationship with its indigenous people.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Al Hoff |
04-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Rolf de Heer, The Tracker
