AltWeeklies Wire
Preservation Push Off of Mexico's Coastnew
Off the coast of Mexico, government agencies and citizens fight to save an endangered porpoise.
Tucson Weekly |
Irene Messina |
01-15-2009 |
Environment
'Doubt' is an Ambiguous Mysterynew
John Patrick Shanley's adaptation succeeds wonderfully, because it's a film that conveys just that -- doubt.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
01-02-2009 |
Reviews
David Fincher and Brad Pitt Have Teamed Up to Make a Classicnew
Based on a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button casts a spell for nearly three hours, and Fincher proves he is right at home in enchanting-fable territory.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
01-02-2009 |
Reviews
Listen to Thesenew
It's time to make some lists of the best albums of 2008.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong, Annie Holub and Linda Ray |
01-02-2009 |
Music
Tags: Year in Review, Best Albums
'We Are Beautiful' is an Infectious Listennew
We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed is technically not the sophomore album by Welsh septet Los Campesinos! -- but semantics aside, these 10 tracks are, in many ways, superior to their predecessor.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
01-02-2009 |
Reviews
Kevin Costner's Album is Surprisingly Solidnew
Kevin Costner (with ample help from collaborators) has managed to turn out a pretty darn good Americana album. Who knew?
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Lipson |
01-02-2009 |
Reviews
Can't Stop Listening to 2008's Best Albumsnew
We start off 2009 with more lists of our favorite albums from 2008.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene, Curtis McCrary and Stephen Seigel |
01-02-2009 |
Music
Tags: Year in Review, Best Albums
'Marley and Me' is a Surprisingly Entertaining and Realistic Dog Movienew
Marley and Me is one of 2008's best family films. It's going to spike the sales of white Labradors around the planet, and will earn a lot of dogs clemency after they chew couch pillows. It will also cause tears to be shed -- so be prepared.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
01-02-2009 |
Reviews
'The Reader' Falls Apart in Final Two Sequencesnew
It's still not a very good film, but it's a long way from the middlebrow pandering that was The Hours.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
01-02-2009 |
Reviews
Metal Barriers Are a Southern Arizona River's Newest Inhabitantsnew
Conservationists say the public has a right to know specifically how the San Pedro River is being impacted by border security. They also know that public pressure is the only way to make that happen.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
01-02-2009 |
Environment
Listening to Mudvayne's Latest is About as Enjoyable as Being Castratednew
If The New Game is a sign of things to come, then it is game over for Mudvayne.
Tucson Weekly |
Jon Hobson |
12-11-2008 |
Reviews
Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson Give Us Some Authentic Roots Musicnew
There's very little that's "alternative" or precious about Rattlin' Bones, a thick slab of traditional American music.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
12-11-2008 |
Reviews
Delta Spirit: Music That Lastsnew
Delta Spirit concludes its latest tour -- and hopes to avoid further legal entanglements.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
12-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
There's Still Something About Death Cab for Cutienew
Most bands these days may not know how to record to multi-track cassette tapes, or how to build a fanbase without MySpace or Facebook. Death Cab for Cutie knows all of this well, and the reissue of Something About Airplanes is a sign of the times.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
12-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Gift Guide: Box Sets for Music Loversnew
One can't help but direct a hearty "bah humbug" at cynical record companies which are trying to sell us music we already have, albeit in deluxe repackaged formats, with all sorts of bells and whistles such as retrospective booklets full of essays and photos, and nifty fetish-quality boxes. But some of these boxed sets also happen to be really cool.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
12-11-2008 |
Music
Tags: box sets, gift guides
