AltWeeklies Wire
A Fan Remembers R&B Queen Jill Scott Without Her Roarnew
The singer's approach to her music has changed, and her concert audience is missing out on the intelligent nuances evident in her albums.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Bill Addison |
02-25-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Le Tigre on the New Album, the New Label, and the 'L' Wordnew
While it may not inspire a sexual awakening in everyone, This Island captures Le Tigre at its most accessible and body movin' (to steal a term from Hanna's boyfriend Ad-Rock's group).
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
02-25-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Le Tigre
Necessity Breeds Invention -- We Reap the Aged Resultsnew
Like brussels sprouts, port is an acquired taste. The robust unctuousness of dark grape juice tinged with dried fruit might affront the senses in the beginning, but once you realize its magnificence, ooh ... the warming pleasure it can bring.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
02-25-2005 |
Food+Drink
Sea Inside Champions Right to Dienew
Although the director succumbs at times to TV-movie clichés, the film never loses sight of the emotional repercussions of the euthanasia issue as it builds to a conclusion in which tragedy cannot be separated from triumph.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-25-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Alejandro Amenábar, The Sea Inside
Mad Black Woman Tries to Appeal to Everyonenew
Like an all-you-can-eat buffet, there is an overwhelming abundance to sample here. You can have a little bit of everything in Diary of a Mad Black Woman but still feel unsatisfied by the time you leave
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
02-25-2005 |
Reviews
Nobody Knows Is a Heartbreaking Look at Child Abandonmentnew
Nobody Knows ends far from happily or neatly, and even when moments at the conclusion brush with sentiment, the film never strays from the emotional truth of its story about the plight of homeless children.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-25-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Hirokazu Kore-eda, Nobody Knows
Author Explains Why 'Down Low' Gets the Blamenew
With all the ways in which lovers cheat on one another, all the paths by which HIV can be spread, and with such a dearth of actual evidence -- anecdotal, clinical, statistical or otherwise -- why did "the DL" get the blame?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
02-25-2005 |
Nonfiction
Congress' Class of '94 Turns on the Spending Spigotnew
Like an out of control consumer who cuts up his credit cards, pays off his debt, and immediately digs a new, deeper hole, the federal government is back in the red - big time. We're spending on everything from B-2 bombers to Viagra for Medicare recipients to indoor rainforests in Iowa.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Bob Barr |
02-25-2005 |
Commentary
Sonny Perdue's Appointments Surprisenew
Sonny Perdue appointed Michael Lee Baugh to Georgia's Juvenile Justice board. Baugh's qualifications for the job, according to the governor's press release, are that he's a sales representative and Internet manager for Roy Campbell Chevrolet in Thomasville.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
02-25-2005 |
Politics
Report Blasts Treatment of Asylum Applicantsnew
To all but the lucky few, America's doors are shut fast. Sure, sneaking through our porous borders might be easy for terrorists. But for those looking to live here legally, our message is clear: Go home.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Steve Fennessy |
02-25-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: illegal, immigrants
Collaboration Possesses Qualities of Deranged Filmnew
When former Faith No More vocalist Mike Patton teams up with Norwegian film score composer John Kaada, the two unleash a sonic panorama that brings to mind a twinkling and surreal snow-dusted landscape.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
02-17-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Kaada/Patton, Romances
All 14 Tracks Demand the Extra Punctuationnew
With production help from kindred spirit Southern Culture on the Skids' frontman Rick Miller, Dexter Romweber finds cracked yet honest soul in his Elvis-on-amphetamines, Sun-styled rockabilly rumbles.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
02-17-2005 |
Reviews
New Album Will Resonate With Fans of Mutable Downtemponew
With quivery dub as the hub, the duo of Rob Garza and Eric Hilton has crafted 15 billowing reams of hand-loomed textures on their fourth full-length, The Cosmic Game.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
02-17-2005 |
Reviews
Is the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Finally Headed to a Resolution?new
Jan. 30's Iraqi election has not caused a spike in sectarian violence as some thought it would. Meanwhile, over in the wholly unholy Holy Land, Israelis and Palestinians have taken the first baby steps in the direction of a comprehensive peace settlement in more than four years.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
02-17-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Alternatives to Chardonnay and Cabernetsnew
It's easy to land in a Chardonnay or Cabernet rut; there are gazillions of gallons on the market. But other grape varieties should earn your respect.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
02-17-2005 |
Food+Drink
