AltWeeklies Wire
Urban Explorers: New Thrills in Old Buildingsnew
A growing international subculture of photographers and thrill-seekers has found a new frontier in abandoned structures. Their photographs have become a serious art form, the subject of books, web sites, gallery shows, and videos.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Steve Watkins |
05-26-2010 |
Art
Indie Folk-Rockers Katsuk Turn the 'Skeleton Key'new
Good karma was clearly involved in getting indie folk-rocker Daniel Katsuk together with the folks who made his band's latest album come together.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jimmy Fowler |
04-21-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: KatsuK, Skeleton Key
'Death at a Funeral': Back from the Gravenew
The British farce returns, African-Americanized and slightly better.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
04-21-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Death at a Funeral, Neil LaBute
'The Joneses' Doesn't Keep Up With Its Early Promisenew
The Joneses starts off quite well, which makes it all the more disappointing to see it end so badly, yet it remains a film that’s worth checking out in some form.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
04-21-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Derrick Borte, The Joneses
Steel Bars vs. Lead Bulletsnew
A longtime (undocumented) Texas resident is on the run from both U.S. immigration officials and a Mexican drug cartel.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Peter Gorman |
04-21-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Twisted Black Rhymes On . . . From Behind Barsnew
In 2007, Twisted Black (Tommy Burns) was sentenced to 30 years on federal drug charges. A couple of months ago, he performed the vocals for his new CD, Hustle or Go Broke Vol. 5, over the phone from prison.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Anthony Mariani |
04-14-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Andy Warhol in the '80snew
Based on a new exhibit -- and despite common perception -- Andy Warhol reached his creative zenith in the 1980s.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Anthony Mariani |
04-07-2010 |
Art
After a 10-Year Hiatus, Shea Seger is Back.new
Shea Seger released her debut album on RCA when she was 18 ... and then disappeared. Now she's back with a new album and renewed vigor.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Anthony Mariani |
04-07-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Shea Seger, Shea Seger Redux
South by Southwest's Loss was Fort Worth's Gainnew
This year's SXSW in Austin was the best in several years even though a lot of clubs were empty... because where Fort Worth bands were playing, plenty of folks showed up.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Anthony Mariani |
03-26-2010 |
Music
What SXSW Says About Fort Worthnew
Austin's SXSW festival was a showcase of many things, including the metamorphasis of the recording industry and what it means to cities like Fort Worth, that have great local music bands that get largely overlooked by festival promoters.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Caroline Collier |
03-26-2010 |
Music
A Kids's Book Becomes... an Iraq War Allegory?new
Fans of Cressida Cowell's book series about boys, Vikings and dragons won't recognize much in this visually superb but slick and unsatisfying animated movie.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
03-26-2010 |
Reviews
Illegal Gringo Crosser: Collaborative Work on a Reverse Border Humornew
A comedian and a multi-media/theater group director collaborate on a video pilot about illegal immigration with a twist... Americans wanting to sneak into Mexico.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jimmy Fowler |
03-26-2010 |
Comedy
Ben Stiller is a Bastard in This Excellent Drama About a Failurenew
Two things you should know off the bat about Greenberg. First, it’s a deeply unlikable movie. Second, I liked it. You see, most movies have main characters who are nice people, because moviegoers tend to prefer the company of such characters
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
03-25-2010 |
Reviews
Housing the Homeless: A Frustrated Builder Thinks Inside the Boxnew
Homelessness is a big problem in Fort Worth, said Mike Wallace, a retired homebuilder who grew up here and still lives here. “And I think I have a solution.” Wallace wants to turn shipping containers into livable homes.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Peter Gorman |
03-25-2010 |
Housing & Development
Tags: shipping containers, homelessness
A Synthetic Substitute for Marijuana is Drawing Raves and Warningsnew
The stuff that’s flying off the shelves of head shops all over the country goes by brand names like K2, Spice Gold, and Hawaiian Haze, and it’s replacing marijuana in the lives of student athletes, police officers, and stoners.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw and Susan Costa |
03-25-2010 |
Drugs
