AltWeeklies Wire
Harnessing the Sunnew
Scientists work to make solar energy as cheap as energy from coal.
Tucson Weekly |
Will Ferguson |
04-22-2010 |
Environment
Border Reporting 101: Experience or Safety?new
Arizona journalism students balance the desire for border-reporting experience with safety concerns. According to Reporters Without Borders, more than 60 journalists have been murdered in Mexico since 2000.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
04-22-2010 |
Media
Tags: U.S. Mexico Border
Pat Metheny: Gadget Gimmick?new
Does the music produced by this amalgam of player piano and one-man-band hold up? Mostly.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-15-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Orchestrion, Pat Metheny
Pop Meets Soul in Sharon Jones' New Releasenew
Something a little different is definitely happening on album No. 4 by Daptone Records flagship act Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings.
Tucson Weekly |
Carl Hanni |
04-15-2010 |
Reviews
Murs and 9th Wonder: Kicking It Classicnew
Murs has been among the best MCs in hip hop for nearly a decade, impressively straddling the line between the underground and the mainstream—and he ably proves himself again on his latest collaboration with DJ and producer 9th Wonder.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-15-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Fornever, Murs and 9th Wonder
Mild Laughter in "Date Night'new
Date Night is passable comedy—but we expect better from Steve Carell and Tina Fey.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
04-15-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Date Night, Shawn Levy
Everyday Heroes in 'Kick-Ass'new
Kick-Ass is so good that it should be a superhero-movie game-changer.
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
04-15-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Kick-Ass, Matthew Vaughn
'A Volume of Friendship': Two Great American Womennew
The friendship of Eleanor Roosevelt and Isabella Greenway offers lessons that remain relevant.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Hull |
04-15-2010 |
Nonfiction
Darren Hoff: Country Via Rocknew
Former Weary Boy Darren Hoff is getting back into the music groove with the Hard Times.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-15-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
End the Failed 'War' on Drugsnew
There's only one way to decrease border violence: the legalization of drugs.
Tucson Weekly |
Randy Serraglio |
04-15-2010 |
Commentary
"Hippies': Garage Rock Done Rightnew
Garage rock done right aches for the sort of unbridled enthusiasm at the core of Hippies, the first Matador record from this trio. The band's bouncy, melodic garage rock is colored with flecks of soul and surf rock, but it's the fantastic songs that hold it aloft.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
04-08-2010 |
Reviews
Skip Heller the Genre-Hoppernew
While Skip Heller has another excellent and relatively new album of charming country and jazz tunes available in stores, his latest release is this remarkable CD full of his exotica compositions.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-08-2010 |
Reviews
'The Winter of Mixed Drinks' is a Production-Heavy Affairnew
With the release of The Winter of Mixed Drinks, Frightened Rabbit displays a grander pop ambition.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
04-08-2010 |
Reviews
Experimental rock-band Yeasayer is just trying to stay ahead of the curvenew
The Yeasayer sound is an amalgam of indie rock, electronica and glitchy pop, subtly touched by African, Middle Eastern and Asian influences, and—now on Odd Blood—unabashed dance music.One might wonder how the group can blend such diverse sounds without the results seeming contrived, but Yeasayer pull it off convincingly.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-08-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Clash of the Titans' is an Ungodly Remakenew
From the visuals to the storyline, Clash of the Titans is a huge letdown.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
04-08-2010 |
Reviews
