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Pointless Projectnew

The absence of Noomi Rapace is painfully felt in the American remake of 'Dragon Tattoo'
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
12-30-2011 |
Reviews
Chris Isaak: Beyond the Sunnew

Chris Isaak was born to make this album, his tribute to the influential confluence of country, blues and rock 'n' roll created during the 1950s and 1960s at the legendary Sun Studio in Memphis, Tenn.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
12-30-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Chris Isaak
Jewish Soul Musicnew

Neshama Carlebach and the Green Pastures Baptist Church Choir want to give people something to hold on to.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
12-18-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Los Campesinos!: Hello Sadness (Arts & Crafts)new

A first listen to the sturdy fourth album by Welsh cadre Los Campesinos!, Hello Sadness, can be distressing. Gareth Campesinos! snarls uncomfortably naked lines; the music vacillates almost incongruously from overcharged to restrained; and the whole ordeal feels profoundly removed from the band's previous work...
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
12-15-2011 |
Reviews
Spirituality and Rhythmnew
Adrian Quesada and Martin Perna take Ocote Soul Sounds on the road.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
12-12-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bard With Boozenew

The great Kinky Friedman arrives in Tucson, solo, to do some sellin' and singin'
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
12-12-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kinky Friedman
A Board Dividednew

The TUSD school board finally picks a committee to help select a replacement for the late Judy Burns
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
12-08-2011 |
Education
Protest Persistsnew

Occupy Tucson continues peacefully—despite 600 citations
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
12-08-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Sabra Faulk: Acoustic Angelnew

Those in the business of writing about music love to make comparisons; it makes the job easier. This makes it all the more challenging (and gratifying!)
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Lipson |
12-05-2011 |
Reviews
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Life as Adventurenew

Matt Walker posits that all lives can have meaning and purpose.
Tucson Weekly |
Paul Wine |
12-02-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tactical Terrornew

More than six months have passed since Jose Guerena was shot 22 times by a Pima County SWAT team -- raising troubling questions about military-style police actions
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
11-28-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Dual Identitiesnew

The versatile Will Johnson finds himself in a hard-driving, Centro-Matic phase these days.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
11-21-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: will johnson
Ethnic Studies Mythsnew

It's time to separate fact from fiction regarding Tucson's Mexican-American Studies classes.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
11-18-2011 |
Race & Class
Timeless Talesnew

The Sword uses influences ranging from Metallica to Don Juan to tell stories
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
11-17-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Protecting Petsnew

A recent case shows how courts cast a cautious eye on animal-hoarders.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
11-17-2011 |
Animal Issues