AltWeeklies Wire
Monotonix: Too Hot for Bumbershootnew
After just four songs, the fire marshal deemed the Tel Aviv–based band too dangerous, and had Exhibition Hall staff cut their power.
Seattle Weekly |
Hannah Levin |
09-08-2008 |
Concerts
Religious Discrimination at the Best Western?new
A Muslim employee sues after being fired for wearing a head scarf.
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Onstot |
09-08-2008 |
Religion
Joe Shikany's Last Waltznew
Friends say goodbye the Rimrock way.
Seattle Weekly |
Mike Seely |
09-02-2008 |
Music
Microsoft Brings Jerry Seinfeld Back to Prime Timenew
For $10 million, he'll apparently appear in ads with Bill Gates for Microsoft Vista. The Cutting Room can just imagine what these spots will be like...
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
09-02-2008 |
Comedy
German Climbers Philosophize in 'To the Limit'new
For this mountain climbing doc, Bavarian brothers Thomas and Alexander Huber opted into Yosemite's recent speed-climbing fad, which makes the Nose into a vertical racetrack.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
08-25-2008 |
Reviews
The Moondoggies: Wary of the Buzznew
The group's debut, Don't Be a Stranger, has been so immediately well-received that within 48 hours of cracking open my advance copy, no less than half a dozen people called, e-mailed, or texted me with some variation of "Holy shit! Have you heard that Moondoggies record?"
Seattle Weekly |
Hannah Levin |
08-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
How Classical Composer Nico Muhly Became an Indie-Rock Darlingnew
And learned to hate Sasha Frere-Jones.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J. Barr |
08-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Detainees Refute ICE's Denials of Abusenew
A recent report, based on interviews with 41 detainees over a period of eight months in 2007 and 2008, alleges various "human rights violations" at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Wash., including inadequate medical care, lack of due process, and physical abuse.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
08-18-2008 |
Crime & Justice
As Scientology Expands in Seattle, So Do Its Naysayersnew
Masked protesters are taking to the city's streets as the church eyes new facilities downtown and in lower Queen Anne.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
08-18-2008 |
Religion
Deep Pockets Still Love Ted Stevensnew
Despite his indictment and earlier suspicions he was on the take, Alaska's Ted Stevens still has a nearly $3 million fundraising lead over his likely Democratic challenger in November, Anchorage mayor Mark Begich. Boeing, for one, has ponied up $48,000 for his re-election campaign.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
08-11-2008 |
Politics
Dutchess and the Duke: Seattle’s New Rock Royaltynew
They may not roll with the Stones, but their blend of '60s rock and folk recalls the time when the game was more grit than glamor.
Seattle Weekly |
Hannah Levin |
08-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Seattle Company Tries to Prove That Playing its Games Improves Your Mental Statenew
Is sitting on your ass and staring at the screen on your phone the gateway to greater alertness and contentment? PopCap Games says yes. With a staff of 180, it's one of the heavy hitters in the $2.25 billion-a-year casual-games industry.
Seattle Weekly |
Jesse Froehling |
08-04-2008 |
Video Games
'Chris & Don: A Love Story': A May-December Gay Romancenew
Nowhere in this fine, quiet, richly-sourced documentary is the phrase "gay marriage" ever uttered.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
08-04-2008 |
Reviews
Rep. Jim McDermott Seems to be Skating to 11th Termnew
Despite predictions that Washington state's new top-two primary -- which allows two candidates to progress to the general election regardless of party affiliation -- might spell trouble for McDermott, Seattle's 10-term incumbent congressman still lacks a serious challenger for his 2008 run.
Seattle Weekly |
Aimee Curl |
08-04-2008 |
Politics
'American Teen': The YouTube Generation Gets the Movie It Deservesnew
Director Nanette Burstein is so intent here on making a nonfiction version of The Breakfast Club that she erases every trace of documentary convention for most of this pleasing but ultimately unconvincing film.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
08-04-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: American Teen, Nanette Burstein
