AltWeeklies Wire
Caveman Comeback?new
Perhaps reintroducing Neanderthals to planet Earth could keep the human race from becoming too boring.
Tucson Weekly |
Catherine O'Sullivan |
02-20-2009 |
Comedy
Tags: humor, Neanderthal genome
Simpleminded Musings: Ben Lee's 'The Rebirth of Venus'new
Aussie Ben Lee has abandoned his trademark catchy guitar-pop songs to make an odd, quasi-concept album that irks more than it inspires.
Tucson Weekly |
Kristine Peashock |
02-12-2009 |
Reviews
Andrew Bird's Dissertation Worthy 'Noble Beast'new
As a composition, Andrew Bird's latest is as complex and gorgeous as a George Eliot novel.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
02-12-2009 |
Reviews
Canadian Singer-Songwriter on Her First Headlining U.S. Tournew
Canada's Serena Ryder brings a brand-new album on her first headlining U.S. tour.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
02-12-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Deathgrind Group Shows Lots of Love to Animals and Lots of Scorn for the Human Racenew
Extreme-metal bands are not exactly known for being sensitive to animal issues. But Cattle Decapitation is far from your average deathgrind act.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
02-12-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Steve Martin's Career Drops to Its All-Time Lownew
It's maddening to watch somebody as gifted and funny as Steve Martin stumbling about in trash like The Pink Panther 2.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
02-12-2009 |
Reviews
One Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Stands Outnew
Yes, the Japanese entry has a French title. You know why? Because fuck you and your antique sense of national boundaries, that's why. It's also, by far, the best of the lot, and if it doesn't win the Oscar, it'll just be the conclusion to an argument whose premises include Paul Blart: Mall Cop and the candidacy of Sarah Palin.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
02-12-2009 |
Reviews
How Spring Training Gradually Forced Arizona to Decrease Discriminationnew
An overt act of racism in Florida helped bring spring training baseball to Tucson more than 60 years ago -- even though this small Southwestern city was far from being immune to racial prejudice.
Tucson Weekly |
Dave Devine |
02-12-2009 |
Sports
Crooked Fingers' 'Forfeit/Fortune'new
Forfeit/Fortune is a musical scrapbook album of sorts, documenting Eric Bachmann's recent travels and new friends he's made over recent tours.
Tucson Weekly |
James Hudson |
02-05-2009 |
Reviews
Mild Experimentation: 'Tonight: Franz Ferdinand'new
With this release, Franz Ferdinand takes an interesting path to bridge the chasm between the fans they quickly garnered and their relevancy in a constantly amnesiac music scene.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
02-05-2009 |
Reviews
The Remake of a Fantastic South Korean Fright Flick Does Not Live Up to the Originalnew
The Uninvited is relatively useless to those who watched and loved the original, but audiences new to the story might get a few good chills out of it.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
02-05-2009 |
Reviews
Animated Documentary 'Waltz With Bashir' Works Well on Every Levelnew
Waltz With Bashir is about the process of coming to remember, and how we should present those memories. In the way it acknowledges its own myopia and self-concern, it's one of the most honest and innovative films of the millennium.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
02-05-2009 |
Reviews
Does the Border Patrol Deserve More Respect From the New Administration?new
As the Border Patrol settles into the 21st century, it does so with plenty of baggage, from a reputation for ethical haphazardness to being viewed as a lesser partner in federal law-enforcement huddles. Add to that a persisting stove-pipe management structure that straitjackets reform, and you'll find an agency that often seems more anchored in the past than the present.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
02-05-2009 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration, U.S. Border Patrol
Death Threats Be Damned, an Undercover Cop Isn't Running Anymorenew
At 47, his house gone from an arsonist's match, his family badly shaken by their 3 a.m. escape, undercover cop Jay Dobyns is watching his back against outlaws sworn to kill him.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W, Banks |
02-05-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Or, The Whale's 'Light Poles and Pines'new
This glorious debut album by the San Francisco combo is perfect in its own right--rockin' contemporary alt-country feet planted firmly in the past and the future.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
02-05-2009 |
Reviews
