AltWeeklies Wire
Joal Rush Delivers His Waresnew
With his new solo album in hand, Charleston songsmith Joal Rush's original material offers more than some casual fans might expect.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
11-08-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Joal Rush
Wolf Parade: Barrage from Montrealnew
The Montreal-based Wolf Parade's new collection is a keyboard-driven blend of indie rock, weirdo pop, and art-punk, replete with more than a few dark, mysterious, and nervous moments.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
11-03-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Wolf Parade
South Carolina Election Results and Analysisnew
If you were expecting to wake up this morning with Alvin Greene as your U.S. Senator, put down the bong and get ready for disappointment.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
11-03-2010 |
Elections
Allen Ginsberg Rocks the Literary World in Howlnew
This is not the soup-to-nuts version of Ginsberg's life but instead a tone poem of what Ginsberg meant to the age he lived in — and to successive ages.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
11-03-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Howl
Evangelical Christians Reinvent the Haunted Housenew
A Charleston church presents an alternative not only to traditional Halloween, but to the darker and more violent hell houses that have garnered so much controversy in the last 20 years.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
10-27-2010 |
Policy Issues
Hilary Swank Fights For a New Causenew
In Conviction, brother and sister Kenny (Sam Rockwell) and Betty Anne Waters (Hilary Swank) have the kind of fierce devotion to each other more often seen in movie lovers or mafioso.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
10-27-2010 |
Reviews
Check Out These Off-The-Grid Horror Filmsnew
With Halloween all up in here this weekend, there are times one may not be able, physically or mentally, to do the going-out stuff.
Charleston City Paper |
Kevin Young |
10-27-2010 |
Reviews
Jeff Daniels Has a Backpocket Full of Songsnew
Who knew the blond guy from Dumb & Dumber was actually a raspy-voiced singer/songwriter with decent chops?
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
10-26-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jeff Daniels
A Film Unfinished Exposes a Nazi Propaganda Filmnew
In 1942, the Nazis created a shocking documentary, labeled Ghetto, that depicted this cruel purgatory. Ghetto was discovered after the conclusion of World War II in an East German archive and was initially taken as a straight document of life in the Warsaw Ghetto.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
10-25-2010 |
Reviews
Sheheen's New Ad About Haley AND His Valuesnew
After two hard-hitting, but obviously effective attack ads from Democrat Vincent Sheheen, the gubernatorial candidate offers a little something more in his latest ad.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
10-25-2010 |
Elections
Libraries Adjust to Life in the Digital Worldnew
It can be difficult to imagine a future where books and libraries exist. After all, why waste paper and energy borrowing books at the library when you can download the latest releases directly to your iPad?
Charleston City Paper |
Erica Jackson |
10-25-2010 |
Tech
Tags: Libraries
Big Boi and MSTRKRFT Throw a Dance Partynew
Georgia native Big Boi and fellow Outkast collaborator Andre 3000 put the South on hip-hop's map. .
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
10-25-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sheheen Focuses On Jobs in S.C. Gubernatorial Runnew
It's not surprising that jobs have been center stage in this election season; the recession has left some South Carolinians without work and placed others in a paycheck-to-paycheck scenario that's one injury or accident away from catastrophe.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
10-20-2010 |
Elections
The Case Against Nikki Haleynew
The Republicans may not like it. The Democrats may not like it. But the 2010 gubernatorial race comes down to one thing and one thing only: Did Nikki Haley have an affair with Will Folks? It's an issue the Haley camp has addressed poorly.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
10-20-2010 |
Elections
Tags: nikki haley, Elections
Haley, Sheheen Asked About Gay Bullyingnew
At tonight's debate in Spartanburg, a gay online viewer asked a question about protecting gay students from bullying and promoting acceptance of gay rights.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
10-19-2010 |
LGBT
