AltWeeklies Wire
The Guitar Heroics of Screaming Femalesnew
Only one of the Screaming Females is female, and she generally sings as much as she screams.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Andy Mulkerin |
01-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Screaming Females
Don't Call the Von Bondies Bluesynew
They're back with two new EPs, a third full-length, called Love, Hate and Then There's You, slated for a 2008 release ... and a plan to reintroduce themselves to their audience on the road.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
01-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Von Bondies, Love, Hate
Devra Davis Discusses Carcinogens and Curesnew
In her new book, The Secret History of the War on Cancer, the head of the Center for Environmental Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh unveils the ignorance and corruption that have plagued cancer research.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Young |
01-07-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
The 2007 Movie Reviewnew
I did give three stars to numerous movies. Four stars would require the return of someone dead: Altman perhaps, or Kubrick or Truffaut or Buñuel.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Harry Kloman |
01-07-2008 |
Movies
What is Whiskey Weed?new
Unless "whiskey weed" is an actual thing, and I'm a step or two behind on my illicit substances (which certainly can’t be ruled out).
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Andy Mulkerin |
01-07-2008 |
Reviews
Not Fit For a Kingnew
As MLK Day approaches this month, his challenge to us remains unmet.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Dr. Goddess |
01-07-2008 |
Commentary
Kokayi Spreads 'Mass Instructions'new
There's more than one way for a rapper to spread his name around the world. For rapper Kokayi, that involves becoming a goodwill ambassador.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Manny Theiner |
01-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kokayi, Mass Instructions
Music on the Edge Series Fetes Giants of Microtonal Musicnew
For a musician and composer to reach that age while maintaining a high degree of accomplishment for five decades, and for his work to remain vital right up to this day -- that's a veritable cause for cultural celebration.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Manny Theiner |
01-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ezra Sims
Satanic Bat Approaches Stoner Rock Thronenew
Here's a Pittsburgh quartet that offers the same devil-sign-raising feeling in a local club that you'd otherwise only get once a year at Ozzfest.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Manny Theiner |
12-18-2007 |
Reviews
Prog-rockers Rainstation Zero Release Debutnew
In a genre dominated by dudely musicians and dudely fans, having a female singer is a difference that immediately sets them apart for the better.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
12-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rainstation Zero
'The Steal Phantom' Examines Fandomnew
The comedic documentary finds skinny, boyish Jason Georgiades, a University of Pittsburgh art student, seeking an audience with the Pittsburgh Steelers to share a trick play he'd designed.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
12-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
What do Nirvana, Bob Mould and Marilyn Manson Have in Common?new
For one, Rasputina's Melora Creager, who served as cellist for Nirvana's In Utero tour, and whose merry band of miscreants opened for these other acts during Rasputina's late-'90s stint on Columbia Records.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
12-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Oh Perilous World, Rasputina
Pop Chameleon Todd Rundgren on the Biznew
Rundgren's eclectic and critically lauded albums, which range from pop and rock to soul, a capella and zany experiments (often all at the same time) have left an indelible mark on music.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Ben Karakh |
12-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Todd Rundgren
Ahead of the Classnew
Artist Frank Santoro's cult-classic graphic novella Storeyville -- released before Borders had a manga section -- gets another shot at commercial success.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
12-10-2007 |
Fiction
In the Pursuit of Happinessnew
Jane Bernstein's Rachel in the World describes the challenges facing developmentally delayed adults and their families.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
12-10-2007 |
Nonfiction
