AltWeeklies Wire
'Pong' 40new

With Top Spin 2, you get the real bang for your buck as you work to get the hang of beating your opponent.
Dig Boston |
Adam Diamond |
05-10-2006 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
(And Malcolm in the Middle)new
Matters and Dunaway distinguish themselves from the bulk of the electronic acts that have purists so squeamish -- they are, through and through, a live band.
Dig Boston |
Michael Brodeur |
05-10-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Matters and Dunaway
Chanteuse on the Loosenew
You'd be well-advised to experience Giant Drag's uniquely familiar sound before the band lives up to their name.
Dig Boston |
Luke O'Neil |
05-10-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Giant Drag
Tragically Yabo-Lessnew
Based loosely on a true story, Mountain Patrol is a Chinese production originally titled Kekexili, named for a wildlife preserve on the China/Tibet border where the endangered Tibetan antelope makes its last stand.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
04-27-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Chuan Lu, Mountain Patrol
'When There Are No Good Outcomes'new
Greengrass faces an onslaught of questions about his new film.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
04-27-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Paul Greengrass, united 93
Ride You Might Not Be Ready to Takenew
For better or worse, Greengrass has pulled off a phenomenal accomplishment here -- this is solid, exhilarating filmmaking.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
04-27-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul Greengrass, united 93
Kanye the Hard Waynew
When Alain Macklovitch was 13, he was dropping bar mitzvah cash on a pair of turntables and a mixer -- two years later, as DJ A-Trak, he was owning multiple world DJ championships.
Dig Boston |
Michael Brodeur |
04-27-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: A-Trak
Music News in Briefnew
Proof's last moves are recounted; Michael Jackson is still a weirdo; Courtney Love finally lets go; Easter is blasphemed by rock 'n' roll; and Jewel and Rob Thomas tour together, ruining everyone's day.
Dig Boston |
David Thorpe |
04-27-2006 |
Music
Kid-Tested, Oldster Approvednew

Mittens have finally grown into their mature music: smart and simple pop that's totally inoffensive.
Dig Boston |
Jed Gottlieb |
04-27-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mittens
Redneck Heavennew
This week's new releases include titles about bowling, drag racing and Wild West freaks -- beer gut not included.
Dig Boston |
Seth McM. Donlin |
04-27-2006 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Addictive Gameplaynew
It was with great anticipation that Xbox geeks awaited Major League Baseball 2K6, and the wait proved worthwhile.
Dig Boston |
Adam Diamond |
04-27-2006 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Stinkynew
The celebrated author faces fatherhood talks about his latest novel, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.
Dig Boston |
Susan McCarthy |
04-19-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jonathan Safran Foer
Dreams with a Zzzzzzzzzzznew
American Dreamz tries to be a hilarious and incisive satire, but comes off as an extended exercise in cluelessness.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
04-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: American Dreamz, Paul Weitz
Midwestern Malaisenew
Lonesome Jim explores the grey tones that surround a man growing accustomed to his adjusted ambitions.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
04-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Steve Buscemi, Lonesome Jim
Potty Mouthednew

If you still think of Bob Saget as the clean-cut dad from Full House, well, it's time to have your illusions brutally violated.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
04-19-2006 |
Performance
Tags: performance