AltWeeklies Wire
Too Little, Too Late on Predatory Lendingnew
Predatory lending action is helping some, but the worst may still be ahead.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw |
09-13-2007 |
Economy
PrinceRodriguez is Best When The Band's Having Funnew
Songs of the Sod seems to be a work of passion that would be even better with more restraint in the studio.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Tom Geddie |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Maren Morris' Tiny Countrynew
The genre-blending singer-songwriter readies for the release of her sophomore album, All That It Takes.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jimmy Fowler |
09-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: All That It Takes, Maren Morris
Law Enforcement Abuses Give a Texas County a Black Eyenew
Johnson County suffers, on average, only one or two murders and maybe 50 robberies a year -- and yet, in just two months, inmates reported to Fort Worth Weekly at least half a dozen instances of abuse and serious neglect by jailers, in some cases life-threatening, and out-of-line conduct by various patrol officers.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Peter Gorman |
09-13-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Panther City Bandits Party Like Irishnew
The lively Texas five-piece boasts a unique blend of punk, country, and Irish drinking songs; kind of The Dropkick Murphys-meets-Operation Ivy, with a little "All For Me Grog" mixed in.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Eric Griffey |
09-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Decades-Old Recording Preserves Fresh Charles Mingusnew
A previously undiscovered gem from the too-short career of jazz genius composer, arranger, and bass player captures a live performance shortly before his death.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Tom Geddie |
09-07-2007 |
Reviews
'3:10 to Yuma' Gallops a at Modern Pacenew
Director James Mangold makes a Western at an appropriately deliberate pace without turning off modern-day audiences raised on fast-paced thrillers.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
09-07-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: 3:10 to Yuma, James Mangold
Texans Are Fighting Back Against Eminent Domainnew
It is still ripping up lives, but the natives are no longer so naive.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jeff Prince |
09-07-2007 |
Housing & Development
Policing Speech in Fort Worthnew
A GOP poll and an anti-war protest produce a novel theory on use of city streets.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw |
09-07-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Deep Watersnew
Haltom City's getting the floods, but Fort Worth's getting the money.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw |
08-24-2007 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
The Fellow Americans Simply Rocksnew
Every song is spirited, lo-fi, and, true to punk style, short.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Caroline Collier |
08-24-2007 |
Reviews
Texas A&M Press: A Bush Administration Mouthpiece?new
If you've picked up a catalog from Texas A&M Press lately, you've no doubt noticed all of the battleships and generals and wars.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Cynthia Shear |
08-24-2007 |
Books
MC Router: Wearing the Geeksta Crownnew
Riding the nerdcore wave from Texas to ... who knows?
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jimmy Fowler |
08-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Rocket Summer's Countdownnew
The sky's the limit for Bryce Avary.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jimmy Fowler |
07-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Rocket Summer
Townes Van Zandt's Bayou Selfnew
Kruth assembled the debut biography on the legendary songwriter with a jazz player's loose sense of structure and a songwriter's ear for the music in human speech -- it's a good, riveting read.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Cynthia Shearer |
07-27-2007 |
Nonfiction
