AltWeeklies Wire
Forget Fruitcake: Holiday Cookbook Reviewsnew
Scores of cookbooks are published at this time of the year, and we've sampled three that we think are worth your time. They should help make holiday entertaining feel less like a duty, more like a creative hobby. Let your inner chef and bartender shine.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Archana Pyati |
11-13-2007 |
Food+Drink
Holiday Decorating: Leaving It to the Expertsnew
Two couples discuss what it takes to surpass, blind the Joneses.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Monika Mitchell Randall |
11-13-2007 |
Culture
What's This Thing They Call the Bus?new
Leaders in communities all over the world are committed to public transit and permanent funding to make sure all citizens are mobile -- just not in Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Cara DeGette |
11-06-2007 |
Commentary
'Martian Child' Bonds with Sci-fi Lovenew
Based on a semi-autobiographical novel by science-fiction writer David Gerrold, Martian Child is a perfectly apt exploration of love and family in the early 21st century.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Maryann Johanson |
11-06-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Martian Child, Menno Meyjes
Paramore Shows its Grrl Powernew
With Hayley Williams' pipes powering the band, Paramore could be the next No Doubt.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Alan Sculley |
11-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Divine Heresy Adds Bass Playernew
Now, the full lineup of Divine Heresy is touring with Static-X, Shadows Fall and 3 Inches of Blood, a schedule that has them performing almost every night.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Amanda Lungren |
11-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bleed the Fifth, Divine Heresy
NORAD: From Mountain to Volcano?new
The move out of Cheyenne Mountain doesn't worry Colorado Sen. Wayne Allard, but some say it's a recipe for disaster.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Michael de Yoanna |
10-23-2007 |
War
ytcracker on Nerdcore's Beefsnew
Bryce Case Jr., aka rapper ytcracker, on his hacker past and his beef with MC Chris.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pete Freedman |
10-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: ytcracker
Driving's Difficult for Norway's Turdus Musicusnew
It only took two blocks of driving in Manhattan before lead vocalist Carl Christian Lein Stormer was issued a ticket. To make matters worse: Four cops rolled onto the scene and told the guys that they'd have to come to the station for questioning.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Amanda Lundgren |
10-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: RockCollapse, Turdus Musicus
'Trade': Botched Deliverynew
The film trudges on lethargically like one of its drugged characters, crossing the finish line with cliched resolution, ultimately doing an injustice to the sex trafficking story.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Matthew Schniper |
10-16-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: trade, Marco Kreuzpaintner
Boy, Don't Cry Sellout on Aesop Rocknew
His latest CD may be on the lighter side -- but the emcee himself is still pretty dark.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kara Luger |
10-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Aesop Rock, None Shall Pass
Every Time I Die: 'Dirty' Mindsnew
The band copes with past successes on its latest release.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Alan Sculley |
10-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Every Time I Die, The Big Dirty
Pvt. Brad McCall Heads to Canadanew
Feeling it's his only peaceable option, McCall packed his bags and left Colorado last weekend. In Canada, he'll join hundreds of other asylum-seeking soldiers.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
09-25-2007 |
War
Black Moth Super Rainbow Only Sounds Like Drug Musicnew
It's easy to see how that mistake could be made. It's all heady fuzz and spiraling surrealism, at once terrifying and giddy. Dandelion Gum's either a fairy tale with fangs or a nightmare drenched in syrup.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kiernan Maletsky |
09-18-2007 |
Reviews
Monolith Festival Plans For Morenew
The inaugural Monolith might not have a brand name like its rival fests ... but look at the lineup.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pete Freedman |
09-18-2007 |
Concerts
Tags: Monolith Festival, concerts
