AltWeeklies Wire
Quiet, Melancholy Moods of Orenda Finknew
Now based in Los Angeles, the ex-Azure Ray singer/guitarist recorded her second solo full-length in her old basement in Omaha, Neb., and the modest 8-track approach doesn't hurt the sonic quality.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
12-02-2009 |
Reviews
Tags: Ask the Night, Orenda Fink
Yellow Fever's Retro Beach-Blanket Partynew
This little duo from Austin, Texas, is all about reviving the spirit of stripped-down, '60s California garage on their debut.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
12-02-2009 |
Reviews
Tags: Yellow Fever
Hawthorne Heights Brings Back Screamnew
Hawthorne Heights moves on from the death of Casey Calvert with a new record label.
Tucson Weekly |
Linda Ray |
12-02-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hawthorne Heights, Skeletons
Miss O'Dell Dishes on Music Legendsnew
A new book by tour manager Chris O'Dell tells behind-the-scenes details of the '60s/'70s music world.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
12-02-2009 |
Nonfiction
Fantastic Mr. Fox: Coop Coupnew
Wes Anderson conquers animation with the charming Fantastic Mr. Fox.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
12-02-2009 |
Reviews
Tags: Fantastic Mr. Fox, Wes Anderson
Humans are Evil new
Antichrist might be worth hating, but the film is nonetheless incredibly compelling.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
12-02-2009 |
Reviews
Tags: Antichrist, Lars von Trier
Undeniably Listenable Weezernew
Even if you've always found Weezer irksome, you can't deny the pleasures of Raditude.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
12-02-2009 |
Reviews
New Vistas Ahead for Rammsteinnew
With its sixth studio album, Liebe Ist Für Alle Da, Berlin's Rammstein once again delves into a morbid sonic realm of disaffection, chaos and torture with 11 industrial-metal tracks.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
12-02-2009 |
Reviews
Tags: Liebe Ist Für Alle Da, Rammstein
Fanfarlo's Acoustic Alchemynew
The special blend leads to deeply textured and layered songs.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
12-02-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Blind Side Fumblesnew
The Blind Side is an insult to the real-life character at its center.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
12-02-2009 |
Reviews
Tags: John Lee Hancock, The Blind Side
In New Moon, It's Abs vs. Eyebrowsnew
New Moon is better than the first Twilight film, but it's still too sullen.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
12-02-2009 |
Reviews
Passion and Power Explores Pleasure Technew
The vibrator's colorful, controversial history gets documented in Passion and Power.
Tucson Weekly |
Erica Nannini |
12-02-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Gift Guide: Gimme Gadgetsnew
In the time-honored American tradition of radical individualism, I've decided to bring the focus of my annual gift guide back to me, me, me. These are things I want, and I promise to write you a lilac-scented thank-you note if you buy them for me.
Tucson Weekly |
Saxon Burns |
11-18-2009 |
Video Games
Gift Guide: Consider Placing Some Great Indie Books Underneath the Treenew
Unemployment is still too high, which means many people are struggling -- so why not buy your friends and loved ones books for the holidays? After all, books are cheap, and if things get desperate, they make great kindling once the power gets turned off!
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
11-18-2009 |
Books
Tags: Books, Gift Guide
Wolfmother's Retro-Hard-Rock Proficiency Continues on 'Cosmic Egg'new
It's a record more steeped in romanticism than the band's eponymous debut, which had a lot of metal-schlock (unicorns, witches, ancient monoliths).
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
11-18-2009 |
Reviews
Tags: Cosmic Egg, Wolfmother
