AltWeeklies Wire
Miwa Gemini is a Different Songbirdnew
A native of Japan's southern Fukuoka region, she's been a New York City resident for several years now. She finds common ground in several American styles of music, and her new album This Is How I Found You, touches on 1920s torch songs, '40s-era jazz, vintage country, and uncluttered singer/songwriter fare.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Hassiotis |
05-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
S.C. Senate Committee Approves Ten Commandments Billnew
The state's Senate Judiciary Committee voted 18-1 in favor of a bill that would allow the Ten Commandments to be displayed in schools and courthouses insofar as such an exhibit contains other relevant historical documents. Sigh. Not again.
Charleston City Paper |
D.A. Smith |
05-14-2008 |
Religion
What About John McCain's Friends?new
Want guilt by association? Let's get nuts with Rev. John Hagee and G. Gordon Liddy!
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
05-14-2008 |
Commentary
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the People Who Work on Charleston's Waterwaysnew
Shrimpers, crabbers, fishermen, and a wide variety of tradesmen rely on the ocean, harbor, and rivers to raise families and to make a living for themselves. Long hours, changing weather patterns, fluctuating market prices, and rising fuel costs all take their toll.
Charleston City Paper |
Joshua Curry |
05-14-2008 |
Business & Labor
Lowcountry High Rollers Hope to Bring Roller Derby to Charlestonnew
A lot of girls in the area long to be named Miss South Carolina. More power to them. But only one girl in the land of pluff mud and seersucker suits decided that she would take on the name of Philly Phuck and refashion herself as a rock'em, sock'em roller derby queen.
Charleston City Paper |
Kinsey Labberton |
05-07-2008 |
Sports
Skankin' it with Stephen Marleynew
Even if you can't name a Stephen Marley song, you've likely heard his music. When he released his first solo album last year, Mind Control, the second oldest son of Bob Marley already had five Grammys on his shelf -- more than his father, or for that matter, any other reggae artist in history.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
05-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mark Olson Goes from Lost to Triumphantnew
The former Jayhawk is on a fresh new musical journey.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
05-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Bravery Dance it Down with a Modern Rock Soundnew
The Sun and the Moon opens up many new possibilities for how the band's music will evolve in the near future. The new material is more timeless, more textured, and at the same time more adventurous than the debut.
Charleston City Paper |
Alan Sculley |
05-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Bravery, The Sun and The Moon
Those Who Promise to be 'Tough on Terror' Ignore Its Root Causesnew
American intervention overseas, from never-ending sanctions on Iraq to permanent military bases on the Arabian Peninsula, is without question the primary cause for 9/11 and the current terrorist threat, a point the 9/11 Commission Report also made perfectly clear. But this is not the answer America is used to hearing from its politicians.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
05-07-2008 |
Commentary
Tensions Between Fair-Trade and Local-First Movements Increasenew
Can today's moral standard be reconciled with the one from a few years ago? Is it possible to eat local and support farmers in developing countries? And should that be the goal in the first place?
Charleston City Paper |
Eric Blair |
04-30-2008 |
Food+Drink
Milhouse Takes Flight with a New Collectionnew
This Friday, the band releases a collection of rare birds, a six-song EP they recently recorded with Danny Kadar, the acclaimed producer known for his work with My Morning Jacket and Band of Horses, and the brain behind the smoothness of the Avett Brothers' Emotionalism.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
04-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Cracker's David Lowery Motors Aheadnew
The singer-guitarist has joyfully explored different pop and rock music sounds with his band Cracker since 1991 -- just a year after Lowery's California-based college radio rascals Camper Van Beethoven called it a day.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
04-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Steve Earle Settling Down; Keeping it Honestnew
Steve Earle talks about life married to Allison Moorer, his solo tour, New York, country music, and of course, politics.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
04-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Perennial Congressional Candidate in South Carolina Games the Systemnew
Nine-time candidate Ben Frasier now has filed to run against Linda Ketner in the Democratic congressional primary. On the surface, Frasier's hobby looks like democracy in action. But many in the Democratic Party say it looks like a sham. And they have reason to be suspicious.
Charleston City Paper |
Will Moredock |
04-23-2008 |
Politics
South Carolina's Racist History Should Not Be Sanitizednew
Tearing down statues of white supremacists isn't the answer. Assembling an accurate record, no matter how ugly, violent and bloody, and letting people reach their own conclusions -- that's how we'll learn rather than being spoon-fed a sanitized version of the past.
Charleston City Paper |
D.A. Smith |
04-23-2008 |
Race & Class
