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Dancehall Authenticitynew
It's hard to dance softly to drum and bass -- and even harder to maintain the stamina to step, bounce and break from the opening set through the headliner's finale.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
T. Lagon |
02-16-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: MC Race One
Who is Roy Owens?new
Andrew Quinn bristles at the suggestion that Good Times is a country-rock album.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
02-16-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Good Times, Roy Owens Jr.
Pulling No Punchesnew
Grievous Angel fails to provide any more tangible insight into Gram's troubled psyche.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
02-16-2006 |
Nonfiction
The Critic as Artistnew
By drawing out preconceived notions and puts them under the microscope, Kogan truly shines as not just a critic of music, but of the culture at large.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
02-16-2006 |
Nonfiction
Strike a Juxtaposenew
Jack Dangers of Meat Beat Manifesto renders himself.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
02-16-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Meat Beat Manifesto
Indie Hip-Hopper P.O.S. Loses His Headnew
Indie hip-hoppers like P.O.S. quietly roam an underground circuit in increasing numbers, building a fan base despite a lack of media attention for their efforts.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
02-16-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Me Decade' Hedonismnew
Joseph F. Lovett's unimaginatively filmed talkathon fails to find meaning in the sexual cornucopia that was Manhattan.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
02-16-2006 |
Reviews
Unplugging the War Machinenew
Why We Fight shows clear merit in these convoluted, double-talking times, but thanks to the polarization of the American public, it's probably damned to preach to the choir.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
02-16-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Eugene Jarecki, Why We Fight
Racial Tensions Crashnew
In the spirit of social issue films of the 1970s, Freedomland addresses a hot contemporary topic but nearly fumbles it, as if dazzled by celebrity and a desire to oversimplify its story.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-16-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Freedomland, Joe Roth
Healing Deniednew
A proposed bill in Georgia is a comprehensive crackdown on illegal immigrants and a broad denial of social services, including emergency health care, for illegal adults.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
02-16-2006 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Starting Overnew
Atlanta's Katrina evacuees find it takes more than FEMA money to build a new life.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Coley Ward |
02-16-2006 |
Disasters
al-Qaeda's Prison Breaknew
Twenty-three prisoners escaped from a prison in Yemen this month -- 13 of the escapees are members of al-Qaeda.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
02-16-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Comfort Food for Heart-Rending Lossnew
To commemorate the deaths of King, Wasserstein and Friedan, this is the dish to comfort those who've lost a loved one -- macaroni and cheese.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kim O'Donnel |
02-16-2006 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Kitchen Witch
Squeezing Californianew
Washington, the second largest wine-producing state in America, is ready to rumble with California.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
02-16-2006 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
Remembrance of Persons Passednew
The souls in Brockmeier's novel eat, drink and sleep, although their hearts never beat.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
02-16-2006 |
Fiction
