AltWeeklies Wire
From Hooters to Hot Rawks: An Unlikely Entrepreneurnew
You may not have heard of Hot Rawks, the all-natural and allegedly libido-boosting herbal energy supplement that Julie Wilson invented with her partner Joe Odell, but you will.
YES! Weekly |
Ian McDowell |
02-09-2011 |
Sex
Sweatin to the Aughties: Girl Talk Feeds the Animals in N.C.new
Even the most hyperliterate reviewer couldn’t craft a more effective précis of what takes place at a Girl Talk show than what is conveyed through a single snapshot immediately after the dance music maven relinquishes control of his crowd.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
02-02-2011 |
Reviews
Phish to Fiasco to Francenew
Brazilian musician and arranger Eumir Deodato continues to spread his imprint.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
01-26-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
On Quitting Smoking: A Lamentationnew
It’s been more than three weeks since I quit smoking — again — and save for a few regrettable lapses in discipline, it’s going fairly well.
As well as can be expected, anyway.
YES! Weekly |
Brian Clarey |
01-26-2011 |
Commentary
The House of Ackermannew
Forrest J. Ackerman was probably the worst’s foremost collector of fantasy film memorabilia, as well as one of its most passionate proponents.
YES! Weekly |
Mark Burger |
01-21-2011 |
Books
Improper Remark Attributed to County Elections Official in N.C.new
An allegation that the Forsyth County elections director made an inappropriate comment to a former employee prompted a fact-finding visit from Raleigh on Jan. 13 by the State Board of Elections top lawyer.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
01-20-2011 |
Politics
Tags: Rob Coffman, Forsyth County
Do You Remember Grant Hart?new
The Grant Hart of today is a far cry from the man in the beat seat of one of the most vicious and vital hardcore bands of the genre’s infancy. He’s mellowed considerably in his persona, his productivity and his creative aesthetic, though none of those outcomes is a surprise to Husker Du fans from the Metal Circus days.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
01-20-2011 |
Performance
Q&A With Toubab Krewe’s Drew Hellernew
Having played close to a thousand shows since forming nearly six years ago, Malian-roots fusionists Toubab Krewe has had nearly every experience on the road that the touring musician can have.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
12-30-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Toubab Krewe
The Christmas Blizzard of 2010new
Scene: On Christmas Day, up in New Jersey, my Uncle Tom, a sort-of retired school superintendent, indulges in his love/fear of adverse weather by clicking away from the holiday sporting events and losing himself in the Weather Channel’s breathless revue of storm porn. Every few minutes he hops from the couch to update us on the forecasted severity of the oncoming blizzard.
YES! Weekly |
Brian Clarey |
12-30-2010 |
Commentary
Snüzz Rules!new
A Greensboro, N.C.-area musician, producer and guru explores the sonic landscape of his region.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
12-16-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Snüzz
Usher Still Has A Ways To Gonew
Good for the eyes, okay for the ears, but the R&B megastar’s recent performance showed a man looking weary and complacent.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
12-16-2010 |
Reviews
J. Cole: Friday Night Lightsnew
“Never sold a rock and look I made it, bitch.” In an album full of severe pronouncements, perhaps none ring out with more ferocity than the statement J. Cole makes on “Before I’m Gone.”
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
12-02-2010 |
Reviews
Polarized Electorate: The Changing Face of the 13th Congressional Districtnew
The electorates of the precincts that swung from blue to red in the rural northern counties and in Guilford and Wake, N.C. share some common attributes. They are almost all Democratic leaning, some with outright majorities, and all feature sizeable white majorities.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
12-01-2010 |
Elections
10 Best Student-Led Protestsnew
From Greensboro, N.C. to Tiananmen Square.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
12-01-2010 |
Commentary
Inimitable, Indomitable, Indefatigable Dino De Laurentiis: A Giant Gallsnew
The name Dino De Laurentiis always meant something special. It didn’t always mean good, but it meant big. Mind-boggling. Jaw-dropping. A spectacle in every sense of the word.
YES! Weekly |
Mark Burger |
11-22-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
