AltWeeklies Wire
Minutemen Documentary Celebrates the Life of Fallen Punk Iconnew
The list of interviewees for this 90-minute documentary reads like an '80s punk A-list, including Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat and Fugazi, Greg Ginn and Henry Rollins of Black Flag, and several others.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
04-28-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Psychic Forecast for Summer Coversnew
Music blogs have been ablaze with news that indie king Ted Leo covered Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone." Leo engages in a little "American Idol" worship with a lean acoustic cover of the breakup ballad, which is available apparently only over the Internet.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
04-28-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Mars Volta Launches a Fight Against Pop and Orgasmsnew
While the Mars Volta challenges the rules of pop song structure, the band also challenges the listener to stick with them through a vast work that's so cerebral, it can be off-putting.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
04-28-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: the Mars Volta, Frances the Mute
Warm Springs Made Him What He Wasnew
The implicit contention of Warm Springs is that Franklin D. Roosevelt would not have become the great leader we remember today without the time he spent in Warm Springs.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
04-28-2005 |
TV
Tags: TV
Scuzzy Execs Run Amok at Enronnew
Alex Gibney's documentary is super scary, infuriating and perversely entertaining. It's the ultimate exhilaratingly feel-bad drama for an America coming to terms with the scuzzy business practices that place shareholder profits above human decency.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
04-28-2005 |
Reviews
Hitchhiker's Guide Doesn't Go Off Without a Hitchnew
"Don't panic" may be the motto of the universal travel book that gives Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy its name, but the new big-screen adaptation frequently feels on the verge of freaking out.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
04-28-2005 |
Reviews
Sparks Fail to Ignite in Filmnew
Dramatic hysteria knows no bounds in dot the i, a film that has the up-and-down rhythm of a roller coaster - with none of the thrills.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
04-28-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Dot the I, Matthew Parkhill
Good Read for a Day of Not Doing Muchnew
Atlanta author Patti Callahan Henry's novel is the story of a middle-aged Buckhead woman who suddenly realizes that she's faking her way through life and rushes off to find her true unedited self at ... the beach!
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
04-28-2005 |
Fiction
Wines So Good You May Forget the Pricenew
Whatever the excuse, splurge wines have their time and place. But one man's splurge can be another man's swill.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
04-28-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
Does Misleading Someone Bring Bad Karma?new
A reader discovers her boyfriend flirted with a personal trainer, hoping to get a discount on training sessions.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
04-28-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns, Karma Cleanser
Why Is the State Department Altering Its Report on Terrorism?new
The report on global terrorism to be issued April 30 will be different from the previous 20 or so. For the first time, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has ordered the report's authors to omit any terrorism statistics.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
04-28-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Nine-Year Bomb Fiasco Continues with 'Time-Out' for Terroristnew
The Centennial Olympic Park bombing has been nothing but mistakes for nine years, from the emergency phone operators who first hung up on Eric Rudolph to the recent plea bargain that allowed a right-wing domestic terrorist to air his twisted views as if he were just another conservative blogger.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
04-28-2005 |
Commentary
A Tale of Tattoo Obsessionnew
Go to the gym. Go to the grocery store. Go to the office. Tattoos are everywhere. Movie stars have them. Athletes have them. Soccer moms have them. Today, the tattoo is just another accessory.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Coley Ward |
04-28-2005 |
Art
Did the Retribution Balance the Karma?new
A reader wonders how much punishment is enough for doing a bad parking job at the Dogwood Festival.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
04-21-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns, Karma Cleanser
Why is Kyrgyzstan in the News So Suddenly?new
Kyrgyzstan had a Freedom Spurt last month. Its inspiration was the increasingly brazen power-grabbing of the now-deposed President Askar Akayev, combined with his long-term inability to get the economy going.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
04-21-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
