AltWeeklies Wire
Welcome to the Twitospherenew
You've heard it mentioned by mainstream media. Maybe you even signed up for an account. What the hell is this Twitter thing all about?
San Diego CityBeat |
Kinsee Morlan |
11-05-2008 |
Tech
November 4, 2008new
We progressives should celebrate a historic day, but we shouldn't get too carried away.
San Diego CityBeat |
Editorial |
11-05-2008 |
Commentary
We Shall Overcome, but We Must Have Real Leadership to Do Sonew
The next four years will hold many opportunities for leadership, one of them being bridging the chasm between Real and Fake America. The choice couldn't be more obvious. To paraphrase the conservative writer Andrew Sullivan, Obama is the future and we must decide if the future will begin Nov. 5.
San Diego CityBeat |
Aaryn Belfer |
10-29-2008 |
Commentary
John Dean on Civil Liberties, the GOP and the Imperial Presidencynew
These days, Dean seems too busy thinking about the present condition of the country to be dwelling on his principal role in the demise of the Nixon administration 34 years ago.
San Diego CityBeat |
David Rolland |
10-29-2008 |
Politics
Tales from Craigslistnew
Wherein I celebrate Halloween by messin' with people on the internet's most popular classifieds site.
San Diego CityBeat |
Enrique Limon |
10-29-2008 |
Culture
Magnetic Morning Proves it's Darkest Just Before the Dawnnew
Sure, Interpol and Swervedriver might be easy reference points for Magnetic Morning, but the comparison is rendered lazy once you hear the music.
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
10-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Ted Leo Makes Protest Music for the Massesnew
When asked about the concept behind the recent download-only EP Rapid Response, Leo can barely contain his disgust for the events that inspired its release. Outraged by the police-incited violence at this year's RNC, Leo and the band decided that a musical response was not only appropriate, but necessary.
San Diego CityBeat |
Todd Kroviak |
10-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Kevin Smith Talks About his Most Adult Film Yetnew
Zack and Miri earned the dreaded NC-17, but Smith went through the appeals process and won his R rating. "I was a happy camper," he says. "Everything I wanted in the movie is in the movie." One of those things is a scene about what happens when an anal-sex scene ends very suddenly and very badly.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
10-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Talking with Two Joe the Plumbers from San Diegonew
I found five Joe the Plumbers listed in San Diego. One's phone was disconnected and two didn't call me back. The two remaining Joe the Plumbers responded to my cold calls the day after the debate
San Diego CityBeat |
D.A. Kolodenko |
10-22-2008 |
Commentary
Everest Hits a Peak with Help from a Very Famous Fannew
After just a few months together, Everest was invited to play a few gigs in conjunction with the Sundance Film Festival. During one of their sets, they were approached by Neil Young, which ultimately led to him releasing the band's debut, Ghost Notes, on his own Vapor Records imprint.
San Diego CityBeat |
Paul Saitowitz |
10-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
After Nearly Two Decades, Stereolab Still Crafts the Prettiest Punknew
Over the course of nine albums, Stereolab has culled from major reference points like '60s lounge-pop and '70s krautrock. For Chemical Chords, the band's latest album and first proper full-length since 2004, Tim Gane turned to Detroit.
San Diego CityBeat |
AnnaMaria Stephens |
10-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mike Leigh Does a 180 with 'Happy-Go-Lucky'new
Leigh's films are usually brutal and uncompromising, challenging and, ultimately, painfully easy to relate to -- but he goes in the opposite direction with Happy-Go-Lucky.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
10-22-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky
What if Everybody Answered Questions Like Sarah Palin?new
The unabashed balderdash that spews from this particular pig's painted lips makes Dan Quayle look like a thousand Mensa men conflated their sperm in a lab, injected it into the cryogenically preserved uterus of Madame Curie and gave birth to a disembodied brain.
San Diego CityBeat |
Edwin Decker |
10-15-2008 |
Commentary
Terrin Durfey Battles to Play Another Daynew
Durfey, who fronted beloved San Diego indie-rock bands Boilermaker and Jade Shader and more recently played in Pinback's touring band, was first diagnosed with cancer in 1998, and the cancer continues to spread to the point where doctors have given up.
San Diego CityBeat |
AnnaMaria Stephens |
10-15-2008 |
Music
Weathermen Doc 'The Weather Underground' Lets You Make the Callnew
With Barack Obama's William Ayers connection becoming recent fodder for GOP attacks, this Oscar-nominated 2002 documentary is making a timely appearance in theaters.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
10-15-2008 |
Reviews
