AltWeeklies Wire
Positive Message Lies Under Furious Guitar Riffingnew
Expansively tattooed songwriter/guitarist/ frontman Mike Ness still sings with his trademark lazy, nasal sneer, and the band's intensity remains fiery, if not quite as confrontational. The difference is that there's now a positive message under the furious guitar riffing and rousing Clash-styled stomp.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
10-07-2004 |
Reviews
New CD Has All Ingredients to Make it Album of Yearnew
With the release of the recent full-length album, the Good Life is a showcase of different moods, from near-waltzes to theatrically flavored dramatic fare to all-out white-knuckled, emotional proclamation
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
10-07-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: The Good Life, Album of the Year
Acoustic Trio Expands Boundaries of Bluegrassnew
Nickel Creek is becoming one of the most popular acts on the bluegrass circuit. The act is blazing a new trail that travels beyond the traditional parameters that define the genre.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
10-07-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Nickel Creek
A Look at the Funny, Crazy, Scary Lyrics of the Pixiesnew
To sing-along to a Pixies song is to put aside a want for poignant prose. In a lot of cases, the words are chosen just to keep up with the dive-bombing rhythms. It makes for some childish, nasty, and even ridiculous word combos.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
10-07-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Pixies
Don't Panic: Is Russia Slipping Back into Dictatorship?new
There's no doubt that Russia is becoming less democratic by the day. The only question is whether you think that Russia was far enough from dictatorship in the first place to make slipping back into it possible.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
10-07-2004 |
Commentary
Corkscrew: More Wineries Opt For Alternative Packagingnew
There's plenty of image-conscious people who still shun jugs and wine-in-a-box ("cask" in marketing parlance), but those attitudes will soon be as demode as hip-huggers. Alternative closures -- much like flavored "malternatives" -- are hot.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
10-07-2004 |
Food+Drink
Woman, Thou Art Loosed Preached to Audience, Literallynew
Bishop T.D. Jakes plays himself in the film version and frequently shows off his rolling oratory. Woman features a strong spiritual message and a genuine concern for the social problems that lead women to crime, but its script seldom integrates the two.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
10-07-2004 |
Reviews
Dude, Where's My Patch?new
Cold Turkey producers duped 10 chain-smokers by promising each a chance at their dream reality show. But the premiere show Oct. 3 revealed the contestants' real challenge: They must quit smoking using only willpower.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Heather Kuldell |
10-07-2004 |
TV
Tags: TV
Documentary Examines Gay Marriage Debatenew
Largely traditional in form, this documentary is at its most persuasive when director Jim de Seve focuses on real people whose lives are dramatically affected by the gay marriage debate.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
10-07-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Jim de Sève, Tying the Knot
Joaquin Phoenix Shows Versatility With Rolesnew
Even a firefighting action drama represents another unpredictable change-of-pace for Joaquin Phoenix, 29. Wait until next spring's Walk the Line, in which he portrays the one-and-only Johnny Cash (opposite Reese Witherspoon, no less, as June Carter).
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Bert Osborne |
10-07-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jay Russell, Ladder 49
Postmodern Metaphysical Novel Brings Together Fin de Siècle Figuresnew
The characters in this novel come to Africa during a time of colonial retreat to impose their own philosophies on the African jungle's "darkness" (an idea author Norman Lock mercilessly slices and dices with his deconstructive Ginsu).
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
10-07-2004 |
Fiction
Cameras Could be Filming Political Infomercials at a Hospital Near Younew
Tort reform would cap pain and suffering damages in medical malpractice cases -- and therefore lower doctors' insurance premiums. But some studies have shown that malpractice is less the culprit in rising premiums -- that in fact insurance companies' greed is to blame.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
10-07-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
What if Everybody is Wrong About Dubya Winning Georgia?new
When you look at some of the numbers, it's understandable why politicos would assume Kerry can't win here. And it's not necessarily over for Kerry, but it does mean that the Kerry team might have missed a big opportunity to turn the tide in Georgia.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
10-07-2004 |
Politics
Can Atlanta's Breakdancing Scene Survive Mainstream Attention?new
Popular attention didn't create breakdancing. It also didn't kill it. But its exploitation and overexposure in the mid-'80s sent it underground. Now breakdancing is back, and in a big way.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
10-07-2004 |
Performance
Tags: dance
Seattle Duo IQU Gets its Groove Backnew
Now releasing Sun Q, after a nearly four-year hiatus, Oiwa and Swiggs have created a work of bricolage bop. The album is textured by the duo's keen ear for stitching disparate sounds, a reflection of their finely nuanced collaborative relationship.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
09-30-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
