AltWeeklies Wire
'Run Fatboy Run' Should be Betternew
Everyone who's seen Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, or Spaced knows that Simon Pegg is hilarious. It is scientific fact. So -- scientifically speaking -- it follows that Pegg is hilarious in Run Fatboy Run, even though the movie pretty much defines mediocrity.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
03-27-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: David Schwimmer, Run Fat Boy Run
Meshuggah's Made in Swedennew
Meshuggah's one of several Swedish bands who have moved death metal past its butcher-shop chops.
The Portland Mercury |
Mike Meyer |
03-27-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Jeffrey Lewis Goes His Waynew
At his core, Lewis is an acoustic guitar-toting New York folkie wrapped in punk-rock values. Don't look or sound the part? So what? Indeed, in Lewis' perfect imperfections lie the roots of his charm.
The Portland Mercury |
Andrew R. Tonry |
03-27-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: 12 Crass Songs, Jeffrey Lewis
Jim White Has Finally Found What He Searched Fornew
There is a great deal of both liberation and ineffability on Transnormal Skiperoo, which is a welcome rebound from White's uneven 2004 album, Drill a Hole in that Substrate and Tell Me What You See.
The Portland Mercury |
Chas Bowie |
03-27-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jim White, Transnormal Skiperoo
Joseph Ferris' Novel Doesn't Live Up to the Hypenew
Make no mistake, Then We Came to the End is not without its merits -- but that's also part of its undoing.
The Portland Mercury |
Courtney Ferguson |
03-20-2008 |
Fiction
Ambition Achievednew
Richard Price betrays his cellular familiarity with the Lower East Side in Lush Life, his riveting eighth novel, without once sounding like he's broken a sweat.
The Portland Mercury |
Chas Bowie |
03-20-2008 |
Fiction
'Superbad' for Kidsnew
No one really needs a PG-13 version of Superbad, but that's what Drillbit Taylor is.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
03-20-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Drillbit Taylor, Steven Brill
Aloha Breaks Throughnew
After 10 years, Aloha's Tony Cavallario wanted to do something different. Not that there was much to complain about with the band's releases up to that point, which carved out a comfortable if not terribly innovative niche in the post-rock realm.
The Portland Mercury |
Kevin Friedman |
03-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Aloha, Light Works
Alone Again, Naturallynew
Bon Iver chops wood, shoots deer and makes record.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
03-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bon Iver, For Emma, Forever Ago
Eight Things You Can Learn from Cindy The Erotic Pleasernew
Words of wisdom from the most famous face in the Mercury's back pages.
The Portland Mercury |
Marjorie Skinner |
03-20-2008 |
Culture
Portland's Bridge to Disasternew
A proposed mew 12-lane bridge over the Columbia River will cost $4.2 billion, increase traffic, and do little to alleviate climate change. What the hell are we thinking?
The Portland Mercury |
Amy J. Ruiz |
03-13-2008 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Scott Heim's Demonsnew
It's weird to imagine that a fucked-up novel like We Disappear could be partly autobiographical. The parts about holding a boy captive in the basement are not, thankfully.
The Portland Mercury |
Kevin Sampsell |
03-13-2008 |
Fiction
Hipsters Add John Brandon to Your Reading Listnew
His first book, Arkansas, has just been released by the McSweeney's Rectangulars imprint.
The Portland Mercury |
Alison Hallett |
03-13-2008 |
Fiction
Swan Lake. With Guns.new
Devil May Cry 4 is an unapologetic throwback to the days when games were simply entertainment.
The Portland Mercury |
Earnest "Nex" Cavalli |
03-13-2008 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Once More With Feelingnew
Born Felipe Coronel in a South American military hospital, Immortal Technique has been waging war via a mic since the late '90s.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
03-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Immortal Technique, The 3rd World
