AltWeeklies Wire
FIFA Soccernew
We've been waiting for it -- the moment when EA Sports released with a full-featured sports title for the PSP. Fortunately, FIFA Soccer was well worth the wait.
Dig Boston |
Adam Diamond |
05-05-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
On Art and Animal Testiclesnew
You have staggered into his genius and you have known his velocity; this time, Eggers gets candid about shady horse dealerships and edible testicles.
Dig Boston |
Sue Bell |
05-05-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dave Eggers, How We Are Hungry
'What If Christians and Muslims Hated Each Other?' Film Asksnew
Ridley Scott’s latest stunning epic resurrects the blood-soaked Crusades, as Orlando Bloom returns to the screen to mow down swarthy heathens.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
05-05-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Ridley Scott, Kingdom of Heaven
The Burn Unit: My Beef With P.M. Dawnnew
50 Cent's feeble capping cop-out shows just how low the state of rap rivalry has sunk lately. David Thorpe takes us back to the early '90s, to the height of his bitter beef with P.M. Dawn’s Prince Be.
Dig Boston |
David Thorpe |
05-05-2005 |
Music
Tags: P.M. Dawn, Various Albums
Beans: We Like the Cut of His Gibberishnew
This former AntiPop Consortium member tosses a mighty tasty word salad. On his new album, Shock City Maverick, Beans spills the gibberish yet again.
Dig Boston |
Chris Haire |
05-05-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Beans, Shock City Maverick
iPod Accoutrementsnew
Clumsy, trendy and audiophilic iPod owners rejoice: Now you can keep your cherished slab of digital love safe from crackups, fashion emergencies and wussy bass.
Dig Boston |
Seth McM. Donlin |
05-05-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
CD Reviewsnew
Love As Laughter's Laughter's Fifth has all the twangy, thoughtful, summer pop songs you’d expect from Northwest rockers. Also reviewed are DJ Spooky vs. Dave Lombardo's Drums of Death and Nouvelle Vague's S/T.
Dig Boston |
Staff |
04-29-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Various Artists, Various Titles
The Books: Stitched-up Glitch and Ample Samplesnew
As The Books, Nick Zammuto and Paul De Jong's surrealist tapestries artfully trump the sterility of cut-up electronica.
Dig Boston |
Kiran Aditham |
04-29-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Lost and Safe, The Books
Sharon Jones ... Is Comin' to Funk You in Your Earholesnew
Every word that falls out of funk queen Sharon Jones' mouth is seriously badass, and when this woman says "Dap-dip," you say "How high?"
Dig Boston |
Joe Keohane |
04-28-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sharon Jones, Naturally
Big Bear: Screaming from the gallerynew
Big Bear has lumbered out of the hardcore wilderness to assault your ears, rule your face and maybe even pick up that spare.
Dig Boston |
Michael Brodeur |
04-28-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Pimp Yo' PSPnew
These days, stock just won’t cut it -- you’ve got to pimp that PlayStation Portable out with aftermarket accessories to let everyone know just how you roll. And if the accessory adds functionality, it’s all gravy.
Dig Boston |
Seth McM. Donlin |
04-28-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Hot PSP Actionnew
With these three new titles just pressed for the PlayStation Portable, you can smack balls with a club, you can smack balls with a bat, or you can reave souls with axes. All of these games are guaranteed to keep you glued to that gorgeous LCD screen.
Dig Boston |
Seth McM. Donlin |
04-28-2005 |
Video Games
World of Warcraftnew
World of Warcraft, Blizzard Entertainment's first foray into the Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game arena, sets the new gold standard for MMORPGs and will send your inner nerd into paroxysms of joy.
Dig Boston |
Seth McM. Donlin |
04-28-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
House of D: One of the Worst, Yet Most Important, Films Evernew
David Duchovny's reason for horking up an unwatchable piece of maudlin trash and then pulling the plug on all interviews may be far more sinister than simple gross ineptitude. (Then again, maybe not.)
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
04-28-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: David Duchovny, House of D
