AltWeeklies Wire
Perusing the Pastnew
If history is always written by victors ... then what is the point?
Tucson Weekly |
Catherine O'Sullivan |
08-21-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
The Late, Great Isaac Hayes: 1942-2008new
He's gone, all too soon. The powerfully built Hayes died Aug. 10, probably from a stroke, while working out on a treadmill in his suburban Memphis home. He was 65.
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
08-21-2008 |
Music
Tags: Isaac Hayes
Freshness to a Tired Genrenew
Bitter:Sweet's sounds not unlike a pop standard from a classic Broadway musical, but updated for a 21st-century dance club.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-15-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Drama, Bitter:Sweet
The Big Picturenew
Mostly Bears' debut album is getting praise from around the country.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
08-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Open Bordersnew
Noise-rocker Carla Bozulich's musical interests know no boundaries.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
08-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Evangelista, Hello, Voyager
Cinematic Slaughternew
Tropic Thunder delightfully features big stars giving the middle finger to their Hollywood bosses.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
08-15-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Ben Stiller, Tropic Thunder
Ban Clones!new
The new Star Wars is great if you enjoy violence, inconsistency and meaninglessness.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
08-15-2008 |
Reviews
Hospitals Ship Immigrants Home ... and Often to Uncertain Futuresnew
Critics call it international patient-dumping that occurs beyond the oversight of federal agencies, such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But the government is beginning to take notice: a Florida state appeals court has ruled that only the federal government has the power to remove a person from this country.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
08-15-2008 |
Immigration
Living Forever?new
Can technology and science add to our human existence? Transhumanists think so.
Tucson Weekly |
Irene Messina |
08-15-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Influence Influxnew
My Morning Jacket may be adept at stirring up the musical melting pot--but the live album Okonokos remains the best example of their magic
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-07-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: My Morning Jacket, Evil Urges
Breaking Down ...new
Partie Traumatic was recorded in a mere 17 days. It shows.
Tucson Weekly |
Kristine Peashock |
08-07-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Black Kids, Partie Traumatic
Cure for the Summertime Bluesnew
You may be falling down metaphorical stairs, but thanks to this Seattle-based three-piece, they're now made out of candy.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
08-07-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Little Pieces
Children of the '80snew
The music of Brooklyn trio Chairlift will take you back.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
08-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Chairlift, Does You Inspire You
Sound and Texturenew
Austin's Octopus Project use whatever they can to make their unique instrumental music.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
08-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hello, Avalanche, Octopus Project
Reefer Madnessnew
Pineapple Express takes its place as one of history's great stoner pics.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
08-07-2008 |
Reviews
