AltWeeklies Wire
Feeling Robbed in 'Robin Hood'new
Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott team up again, and the resulting film is tedious.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
05-25-2010 |
Reviews
Conservatives and Cashnew
Casino Jack weaves a lot of details into its impressive telling of the Jack Abramoff story.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
05-25-2010 |
Reviews
Rise of the Synthnew
Shawn Foree had previously flirted with several different varieties of synth-based music—noisy synth-punk with electric guitar, and '80s British-inspired electro-pop—but on Warm Brother, he began using elements such as acoustic guitars and live drums, which he'd never used before, and which added a considerable amount of depth and variation.
Tucson Weekly |
Stephen Seigel |
05-25-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Dosh: All About Ambiancenew
Dosh's Tommy is complex but clean, experimental but listenable.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
04-28-2010 |
Reviews
Drive-by Truckers: 'The Big To-Do"new
The Drive-by Truckers have created some of the most memorable perverts, drunks and assorted lowlifes of their career on The Big To-Do, an album packed with stories and characters presented with a photojournalist's detached honesty.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
04-28-2010 |
Reviews
Controlled 'Kairos' from White Hinterlandnew
Kairos, the second album from White Hinterland, is a stripped-down, atmospheric record with up-front, bright vocals.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
04-28-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: KAIROS, White Hinterland
Baroness: Battered and Bruisednew
Baroness draws on old-world fables and romantic poetry to create its own brand of metal/indie rock.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-28-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Baroness, Blue Record
Mercenary Mess of 'Losers'new
The Losers is a convoluted and largely uninteresting failure.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
04-28-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Losers, Sylvain White
'Oceans': Life Underwaternew
Oceans takes the nature documentary to a whole new level.
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
04-28-2010 |
Reviews
Murder of Arizona Rancher Provokes Border Outragenew
Will the murder of a respected Arizona rancher change anything on the U.S.-Mexico border?
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
04-28-2010 |
Immigration
MGMT's Second Album is Counterintuitivenew
On Congratulations, MGMT almost entirely avoids their debut's clubby enthusiasm, instead narrating a wistful psych-pop walking tour that's more synthesis than synth-pop.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
04-22-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Congratulations, MGMT
Quartet From San Francisco Rearranges Rocknew
Man/Miracle's debut record incorporates myriad styles: jam band, world-music rhythms, melodic pop choruses, raw-edged roadhouse rock and plenty of loud guitar.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
04-22-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Man/Miracle, The Shape of Things
Dr. Dog's Latest is Endlessly Catchynew
There's always been an off-kilter joy in Dr. Dog's music, but on the Philadelphia quintet's first album for the eclectic ANTI- Records, there's also an impressive crispness that only enhances the endlessly catchy songs.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
04-22-2010 |
Reviews
'The Art of the Steal': Preservation vs. Profitnew
This documentary about a Philadelphia art struggle is quite effective, if a bit slanted.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
04-22-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Art of the Steal, Don Argott
'Death at a Funeral' is a Tragic Remakenew
Unless you're dying to see James Marsden's ass, there's no reason to see Death at a Funeral.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
04-22-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Death at a Funeral, Neil LaBute
