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Green Day's Latest Is a Sprawling, Potty-Mouthed, Pop-Punk Masterpiecenew
21st Century Breakdown is framed as an arch response to the post-Bush landscape of contemporary America, proving that Green Day has never lost their genre's tradition of snide social critique.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
05-27-2009 |
Reviews
Black Dice Creates an Assaultive Variation on IDMnew
Black Dice have been celebrated as sonic pioneers and dismissed as bellicose and annoying. Either way, this band challenges and subverts what is generally considered music.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-27-2009 |
Reviews
Windy and Carl Bring Their Abstract and Dreamlike Music to Tucsonnew
Windy and Carl build environments of sound, allowing tectonic plates of electronic sound to shift through the music. Hearing the music is visceral and emotional: It's a deep, rich and rewarding experience. And there's not a sequencer, synthesizer or sampler to be found.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-27-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Style Unfortunately Rules Over Substance in 'Terminator'new
While Terminator Salvation looks interesting, it lacks soul and suffers from mundane, sloppy storytelling.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
05-27-2009 |
Reviews
'Hunger' Is Amazing, Fully Realized Artnew
A movie about someone dying of hunger could easily be maudlin, talky, boring and preachy. But experimental film artist Steve McQueen tried another route, and wound up crafting one of the most beautifully realized films of the decade.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
05-27-2009 |
Reviews
We Need to Encourage Young Folks to Put Down Technology and Pick Up Booksnew
Be wary of the tube! If you prize the language, tame the idiot box!
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
05-27-2009 |
Commentary
Ignore the Economy As Best You Can, and Concentrate on Being Happynew
If economics lacks an absolute reality, then excessive fear is as irrational as excessive optimism.
Tucson Weekly |
Catherine O'Sullivan |
05-27-2009 |
Commentary
Manchester Orchestra's Latest Is Personal and Densenew
On its second full-length album, Manchester Orchestra layers guitars and more guitars, like flights of angels or squadrons of fighter planes.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-20-2009 |
Reviews
Jarvis Cocker's 'Further Complications' Is Inherently Unimpressivenew
Jarvis Cocker's newest solo album is about as fresh and exciting as video footage of Courtney Love drunk in public.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
05-20-2009 |
Reviews
Tom Hanks and Ron Howard Need to STOP Making Robert Langdon Movies!new
Angels and Demons presents scenarios so illogical, so preposterous, that it makes the Alien vs. Predator, American Pie and Beethoven franchises look like high art.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
05-20-2009 |
Reviews
Tags: Ron Howard, action movies
Despite Some Annoying Cliches, 'Gigantic' Isn't Half Badnew
This is one of those indie movies about a strange and affectless young man who meets a zany girl who's beautiful and full of life, and then love ensues in its kooky way. So, basically, it's a Zach Braff film. Which is not a compliment. But then Gigantic has some really good stuff, too.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
05-20-2009 |
Reviews
A Moth that Devastates Prickly Pear Cactus May Be Headed to Tucsonnew
If Cactoblastis cactorum -- a wee but voracious South American moth whose larvae devastate the prickly pear cactus -- reaches Arizona, the consequences for the ecosystem would be dire.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
05-20-2009 |
Animal Issues
Sonny Vaccaro Is Harming Youth Basketball and Those Who Play Itnew
Those inside the basketball world know Sonny Vaccaro for his hucksterism that built a youth-basketball dream world populated by ridiculously spoiled kids and their even-more-ridiculous parents. It's an ugly place, one that manages to suck the fun out of what should be a celebration of movement, athleticism and teamwork.
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
05-20-2009 |
Sports
Tags: Sonny Vaccaro, basketball
The Summer Movie Preview!new
The liberal communist cokehead conspiracy wants you to see these films!
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
05-20-2009 |
Movies
Tags: summer movies
Chain and the Gang Is Ian Svenonius' Latest Celebration of the Absurdnew
Chain and the Gang's introductory manifesto may be rooted in Napoleonic-era Spanish politics, but Ian Svenonius' comedic timing is spot-on.
Tucson Weekly |
James Hudson |
05-14-2009 |
Reviews
