AltWeeklies Wire
Becoming Deastro: How Randy Chabot Creates His Own Musical Worldnew
"Artists should be on the forefront of not being so wasteful," says Chabot. "I don't feel like people are excited about being alive and knowing what other people are thinking. Community is what we need -- especially now."
Metro Times |
Wendy Casey |
05-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Deastro, Galaxy Eyes
Barack Obama and Bobby Kennedynew
There has been one -- only one -- candidate in my lifetime who was a lot like Barack Obama. Someone who could have changed the country and the world for the better. He too was a young first-term senator and everyone said he wasn't ready to run for president yet. But he ran anyway. He didn't want to, but he knew he had to.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
05-20-2008 |
Commentary
The Muggs Have One of the Most Inspiring Stories in Detroit Rock Historynew
The city's music fans already know them from their incredible live performances, delivering what sounds like classic rock with heavy instrumental interludes and big hook-filled choruses. But beyond the music, it's a powerful story of friendship and loyalty, of faith against horrible odds.
Metro Times |
Bill Holdship |
05-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: On With the Show, The Muggs
Key EPA Administrator Booted; Environmentalists are Up in Armsnew
Mary Gade, head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Midwestern regional office in Chicago, was pushed out after pushing Dow Chemical to clean up the mess it made in its hometown of Midland. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) compares her firing to the Bush administration's removal of nine federal prosecutors.
Metro Times |
Staff |
05-13-2008 |
Politics
Why Michigan's 'Green Energy' Bills are a Shamnew
The state's elected leaders have already quietly rammed a package of bills through the House that are deceptively referred to as the "green energy bills." But the bills don't specify any penalty if the utilities miss their targets, as has happened with other "clean energy" mandates. What they clearly do is shift $70 million in annual energy costs from business to homeowners.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
05-13-2008 |
Commentary
Rev. Wright & the Truthnew
We have a duty to ourselves to listen to the real Jeremiah Wright, to try to understand this complex mix that is America. He puts the patriotism of most politicians to shame.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
05-01-2008 |
Commentary
The Terrible Twos Come Not to Praise Rock but to Bury Itnew
Inspired by older Detroit punks like the Piranhas and the Clone Defects, the Terrible Twos has evolved into an art-damaged wrecking crew of undeniable force.
Metro Times |
Wendy Case |
04-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Biggest U.S. Neo-Nazi Group Sets Up Shop in Detroitnew
The National Socialist Movement has moved its HQ to a majority African-American city, the metro area of which is also home to the country's largest Middle Eastern population, a sizable Jewish community and thousands of other immigrants. Why?
Metro Times |
Staff |
04-22-2008 |
Religion
War Zones, Shipwrecks and Romance Caught on Cassettenew
What follows are excerpts from three tales, discovered on discarded cassette tapes. Three men, at different stages in their lives, reflect on relationships -- with their parents, with strangers in a strange land and even with a buzzing 1920s city named Detroit.
Metro Times |
Rebecca Mazzei |
04-22-2008 |
Culture
Confessions and Recantationsnew
AltWeeklies Award - News Story -- In-Depth
Metro Times |
Ann Mullen |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
School of Lifenew
AltWeeklies Award - Education
Metro Times |
Lisa M. Collins |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
N'Namdi's Biggest Gamblenew
AltWeeklies Award - Arts Feature
Metro Times |
George Tysh |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Crud'n'guts: Detroit's B-movie Metal Heroesnew
A new lineup renergizes a Detroit band known for its sleaze factor: Think Marilyn Manson featuring ex Dita Von Teese or Rob Zombie at a sleazy strip club
Metro Times |
Brett Callwood |
04-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: crud, Devil at the Wheel
The Man Who Wrote the Sweet Book on Meadnew
Meet the author of The Complete Meadmaker.
Metro Times |
Todd Abrams |
04-09-2008 |
Food+Drink
