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Beyond the Rainbownew
Detroit's Reel Pride Fest strives to subvert stereotypes of queer cinema.
Metro Times |
Michael Hastings |
10-16-2007 |
Movies
Tags: Reel Pride Fest
Federico Aubele Pleases with 'Panamerica'new
On his sophomore album, Argentine singer-songwriter Aubele revisits the dubby beats and tango rhythms, the melancholic bandoneon and folkloric guitar lines that made his debut popular with hipsters everywhere.
Metro Times |
Celeste Moure |
10-16-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Federico Aubele, Panamerica
Al Hates Georgenew
Al Jourgensen hates the Bush administration so much that he's devoted not one but three full-length Ministry albums to shredding Dubya and his minions. The Last Sucker is the final entry in this trilogy.
Metro Times |
Janiss Garza |
10-16-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: ministry, The Last Sucker
James Hyman's Quentin Tarantino Mashup Never Drops the Beatnew
Clocking in at an extensively exhaustive 78 minutes, this gargantuan 55 track epic not only features music and dialogue from QT's first four movies, it also includes vital spoken word passages from rarely heard promo-only albums like Truth and Fiction.
Metro Times |
Jeffrey Morgan |
10-16-2007 |
Reviews
Jazz Legend Sonny Rollins on Doxy Recordsnew
At 77, Rollins is busy establishing his own record label and website, and, most importantly, taking stages to defend his title as one of the greatest improvisers alive.
Metro Times |
Charles L. Latimer |
10-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sonny Rollins
Two New Detroit Labels Have a Taste for the Bizarrenew
Enter Ponk Media's Tiny Tim and GG Allin releases and Elevation Records' ex-Dirtbomb and pro hockey player albums.
Metro Times |
Mike Ross |
10-16-2007 |
Music
Is the Holy Light a Compact Fluorescent Bulb?new
Rev. Charles Morris believes the faith community has the responsibility to lead the way to salvation from fossil fuel dependence and pollution while embracing renewable energy sources.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
10-16-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
A Tale of Two Thomases: Isiah and Clarencenew
Each case stirred up old issues between men and women in the black community.
Metro Times |
Larry Gabriel |
10-16-2007 |
Commentary
Wandering Through Ontario's Wine Countrynew
Ontario farm country is perfect for grapes -- Lake Erie and Lake Ontario provide a microclimate that keeps summers from getting too hot and winters from getting too cold.
Metro Times |
Kelli B. Kavanaugh |
10-09-2007 |
Food+Drink
Why Hasn't The Go Taken Over the World?new
Detroit's preeminent rock 'n' roll band waits for its turn.
Metro Times |
Bill Holdship |
10-09-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Go
Jury Finds Photojournalist Guilty of 'Trespassing'new
Jeffrey Sauger faces up to 30 days in jail and fines for shooting a neo-Nazi protest in Toledo.
Metro Times |
Staff |
10-09-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Many Detroiters Live in a Food Desertnew
Well over half of the city's population lives in out-of-balance areas where the nearest grocery store is twice as far away as the nearest fringe food location.
Metro Times |
Larry Gabriel |
10-02-2007 |
Food+Drink
Victory in Iraq, Now Certain!new
Yeah, right -- let your Democrats in Congress know that they were elected to end this war, and it's time they grew some backbones.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
09-25-2007 |
Commentary
What Can Oprah Do for Obama?new
A recent poll showed Winfrey to be the second most influential woman in the United States -- behind Sen. Clinton. And polls have consistently shown Clinton to have more support among African-Americans than Obama, not to mention being about 20 points ahead of him overall.
Metro Times |
Larry Gabriel |
09-18-2007 |
Commentary
Forget Petraeus, Here's the Juan Cole Reportnew
"No happy endings in Iraq that I can see," says the University of Michigan history professor and author of the must-read blog Informed Comment.
Metro Times |
Curt Guyette |
09-18-2007 |
War
