AltWeeklies Wire
Empowering Your Physician Might be the Key to Health Care Reformnew
In this era of Health Maintenance Organizations, primary care physicians have often been scorned as gatekeepers. But many reform advocates now believe efficient, effective primary care is essential to reining in the nation's out-of-control health care spending.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
08-20-2009 |
Science
Hogjaw's Southern Rock Finds its Own Target Audiencenew
Steeped in the Southern rock tradition of Lynyrd Skynyrd and fortified with crunchy metal goodness, the band has found its niche among the internet gun rights set.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
08-20-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Godson of Garage Soul Takes His Swing at Successnew
United by an affinity for old soul, older blues and timeless yacht rock, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears share deep musical inspirations.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
08-20-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Reformed Producer Spot, Now Solo, Looks Back on a Dream Deferrednew
"Everybody started listening to R.E.M. and saying, 'Why can't we sound like that?'... It was like an overweight teenage girl wondering why she didn't look like Britney Spears."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
08-13-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Solillaquists of Sound Make Florida Safe for Conscious Hip-Hopnew
Solillaquists' new album goes retro with talk boxes, nods to Salt-N-Pepa and a love for their home town of Orlando.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
08-13-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Second Skin' Documentary Brings Audiences Inside Gamers' Virtual Worldsnew
A look at the film that gives audiences a tantalizing glimpse inside the games where 50 million players inhabit virtual lives as their computer-generated alter egos.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Jill Thomas |
08-13-2009 |
Video Games
Alison Mosshart and Jack White Kill Some Timenew
The Dead Weather's initial formation took place last fall under what were both auspicious and unlikely conditions. The Raconteurs and the Kills had been touring together, and Mosshart was recruited to sing with both bands after White had taken ill.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
08-13-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Colorado School District Considers Drug Testing Studentsnew
Parents might have a tough time dealing with estimates of rampant drug use in our high schools, but they also need to know that the solutions start at home.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirksten Akens |
08-13-2009 |
Drugs
Lacuna Coil Adjusts to Life as Italy's Great Rock Hopenew
Fortune has clearly smiled upon Lacuna Coil, founded more than a decade ago by tag-team vocalists.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
08-06-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Contradiction is the Key to the Infinite in Scott Johnson's Sculpturesnew
Created by mounting four plates of two-way mirrors and illuminating the inside of the sculpture brighter than the outside, Johnson's range bounces on ad infinitum.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Edie Adelstein |
08-06-2009 |
Art
Dillon Novak's 'Swan Song' Might Be the Start of Something Bignew
Novak can lay claim to a handful of music videos he's directed, as well as short films, commercials and nonprofit promos. And he's only 17.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Jill Thomas |
08-06-2009 |
Art
Ms. Money Comes to Manitou Springsnew
Is director of economic development Kitty Clemens bringing prosperity, or just dissension, to Manitou?
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
08-04-2009 |
Housing & Development
Missing the Point on Immunizationsnew
And while few Americans now worry about measles, doctors who are concerned that the immunization program that has proven effective at controlling it and other fearful diseases is fraying at the edges.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
08-04-2009 |
Science
Down in the Dumps with the Trashcan Sinatrasnew
Bands from the land that inspired Robert Burns to "wail thro' the dreary midnight hour" can, in fact, be a pretty mopey bunch. And the Trashcan Sinatras are really no exception, moments of optimism do slip through on the newly released In the Music.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
08-04-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Trashcan Sinatras, In the Music
Carleen Brice Challenges Readers to Stretch Their 'Must-Read' Listsnew
From her blog, "White Readers Meet Black Authors," to her genre-bending novels, Brice's writing is gaining momentum.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Jill Thomas |
07-30-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
