AltWeeklies Wire
Troubled Teens Find a Home at Lost and Foundnew
But now some very vocal residents are fighting the program -- and the kids who've made it home.
Westword |
Adam Cayton-Holland |
06-13-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Gun Activists Take Their Fire Fight Onlinenew
Last week a gun activist admitted to e-mailing death threats to a Columbine parent in the name of another gun activist -- because, see, he believed his life had been threatened by the other activist, and he wanted to see the man arrested.
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
06-13-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Dusty Saunders Hits the Trailnew
The Rocky Mountain News' veteran broadcasting critic is the latest casualty of the paper's financial troubles.
Tags: media
Bloc Party Keeps Goingnew
Now that the spotlight has faded, this band is finally at ease.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
06-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bloc Party
'Addict' Not a Total Washoutnew
Yet the guitars aren't as raucous as they should be, and the choruses are slicker than strictly necessary.
Tags: Carina Round, Slow Motion Addict
Gregory Isakov Gets Back to the Landnew
A visit with the rustic troubador at his farm.
Westword |
Dave Herrera |
06-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gregory Isakov
The Nigerian Scam Strikes Againnew
Caught in an internet con, courtesy FedEx.
Westword |
Patricia Calhoun |
06-04-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Naughty Norah Jonesnew
From swearing in public to kissing Jude Law, change is good.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
06-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Norah Jones
Cephalic Carnage: Extreme-metal Madmen par Excellencenew
The eleven songs here constitute a jolt of aural anarchy, served straight up.
Tags: Cephalic Carnage, Xenosapien
Ozzy's An Icon Past His Primenew
There are few surprises and even fewer decent tunes on Black Rain, but Oz can still sing his ass off.
Tags: Ozzy Osbourne, Black Rain
Linkin Park Seems Awfully Insecurenew
Minutes to Midnight is stuffed with take-us-seriously gestures, including the presence of producer Rick Rubin and liner notes that couldn't be needier if they'd been written by Sally Field.
Tags: Linkin Park, minutes to midnight
Dimmu Borgir: Equal-opportunity Hatersnew
This Norwegian trio's latest album is a valentine to the Bible's biggest bad boy.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
05-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dimmu Borgir
Feist's Latest Needs Time to Work its Magicnew
At first, Feist's music doesn't seem all that feisty -- after a few spins, though, most music lovers will be ready to redefine the term.
Tags: Feist, The Reminder
A Byegone Emo Eranew
Mustangs and Madras continues to play a passionate brand of emo that's woefully (and refreshingly) out of step with the times.
Tags: La Lechuza, Mustangs and Madras
