AltWeeklies Wire
The Helio Sequence Reinvents Itself on 'Keep Your Eyes Ahead'new
Lead singer Brandon Summers' lost voice has undeniably altered the band and its music. But, in a strangely serendipitous way, it may also be the best thing that could have happened to the band's music.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eddie Shoebang |
06-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
How One Ohio City Got Revenge with the Crappiest Music Sub-genre Evernew
Music authorities and health officials alike are concerned that the shitgaze (named for it's resemblance to shoegaze and because, well, it sounds shitty) may be a new low for even the most snobbish indie-rock fans.
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
06-11-2008 |
Music
The Lawyer Behind the Historic California Case Talks Same-Sex Marriagenew
"I have lived the case and worked on it and thought about it every day for the last four years," says Shannon Minter, the legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
06-11-2008 |
LGBT
Meat-in-a-Can Spam Is Backnew
The economic downturn means more people saving money by skipping restaurant meals and eating Spam at home.
San Diego CityBeat |
D.A. Kolodenko |
06-04-2008 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Hormel foods, Spam
Writers Come of Age in 'Reprise'new
Young Norwegians strive for artistic success, and question its definition, in the new film Reprise.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
06-04-2008 |
Reviews
Roots Album Taps the Sound of Angernew
Incisive lyrics, assertive vocals, ear-grabbing hooks and pummeling beats are the hallmarks of Rising Down.
San Diego CityBeat |
Alan Sculley |
06-04-2008 |
Reviews
San Diego's Piano Crooners Sing Memoriesnew
These local musicians have extraordinary stories to tell and share a passion for performing, even in less than glamorous venues.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kinsee Morlan |
06-04-2008 |
Music
Bring Black Back to San Diegonew
The new San Diego African American Culture Center reintroduces a black presence to downtown.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kinsee Morlan |
05-28-2008 |
Recreation
'Surfwise' Asks If Blood is Thicker Than Seawaternew
At the film's center is the patriarch, Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz, an octogenarian who lived a fairly typical early life -- two unsuccessful marriages, an unsatisfying medical practice fueled by a Stanford education -- and lived only to make his way to the beach to go surfing.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
05-28-2008 |
Reviews
You Don't Remember Swervedrivernew
Not really. They're the quintessential band you've heard of without ever actually hearing. You discovered them late or after-the-fact, if you discovered them at all. But don't beat yourself up.
San Diego CityBeat |
Dryw Keltz |
05-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Reasons Why Robert Smith Just Might be the Rodney Dangerfield of Rocknew
Even within The Cure's seemingly bread-and-butter demographic (the Goth community), reverence is reserved for bands like Joy Division and Bauhaus while The Cure is often relegated to condescending comments like, “Fisher Price: My first Goth band.”
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
05-28-2008 |
Music
Details of the Big SDSU Drug Bust Emergenew
The District Attorney conveyed the impression that the DEA had uncovered a single huge drug ring, led and organized by Kenneth Ciaccio and centered in six fraternities. The reality, as it turns out, was a little different.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
05-28-2008 |
Drugs
Avoiding the Sand Trap: Bush's Great Iraq Sacrificenew
In August 2003, when Bush claims he decided to stop golfing, nearly 1,000 Americans had already suffered serious injuries. And as CBS News reported, he didn't really stop golfing until that October. He wasn't lying; it just takes that long for a thought to travel from his brain to his putter.
San Diego CityBeat |
D.A. Kolodenko |
05-21-2008 |
Commentary
Switches Aim to Become Masters of Reinventionnew
What they are about, Michael Bishop says, is making sure the band's escalating success -- thanks to the Billboard Top 10 single "Drama Queen" -- doesn't make them lazy.
San Diego CityBeat |
Scott McDonald |
05-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Lesbians vs. Lesbians: Who Owns the 'L' Word?new
Lesbians, the only reason you just got a capital "L" is because you started the sentence, but henceforth you are lesbians with a lower case "l." When I write Lesbians with a capital "L," I am referring to the good citizens of the Aegean island of Lesbos, a few of whom are suing your asses for stealing their name.
San Diego CityBeat |
D.A. Kolodenko |
05-08-2008 |
Commentary
