AltWeeklies Wire
With His Gun-Case Majority Opinion, Scalia Proved He's a Fraudnew
This man who claims to have studied the Constitution his entire life and to have dedicated his professional career to upholding the document exactly as it was written has, through some of the clumsiest legal verbiage ever put down on paper, shown his true stripe, that of an opportunist laying in wait.
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
07-03-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Weezer's Red Album: Vacuously Tolerablenew
The group's latest CD may be OK when played on a crappy boombox at a pool party; otherwise, it makes a great coaster.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
06-26-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Weezer, Weezer (The Red Album)
The Careful Dynamics of Shearwaternew
Like any great album, the subtleties on Rook are what make it mesmerizing.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
06-26-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Rook, Shearwater
Jeremy Jay's Present Vintage Rock on His Debut Full-lengthnew
Recorded by Calvin Johnson at his Dub Narcotic Studio in Olympia, Wash., A Place Where We Could Go presents Jeremy Jay as the K Records version of Buddy Holly--classic, vintage rock, but delivered with that K Records raw and relaxed aesthetic, which, said Jay, comes partly from the vintage equipment in Johnson's studio.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
06-26-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Fleet Foxes Embrace Varied Source Materialsnew
The group's sound is an intricate architecture of baroque, psychedelic rock with addition of the infectious melodies of classic pop music. They accomplish this with not only the standard weapons of rock 'n' roll, but with instruments such as tympani, mandolin, organ, dulcimer and koto.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-26-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fleet Foxes
'The Love Guru' Proves Mike Myers is Unenlightenednew
Myers' latest is a bomb -- both as a laugh generator and a revenue generator.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
06-26-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Marco Schnabel, The Love Guru
'Wanted' Strives for Murder-is-Kewl Vibenew
The producers of Wanted took a great comic, watered it down and turned it into a stupid movie.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
06-26-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Timur Bekmambetov, Wanted
For Divorcees, Modern-Day Dating is a Whole New Experiencenew
The real problem with dating sites is that people write their own profiles. There are hardly any genuinely relevant sections on the questionnaires like, "In 100 words or less, describe your personality disorder and its prognosis." Or, "The last time you got out of rehab, how long was it before you found yourself in a bar again?"
Tucson Weekly |
Catherine O'Sullivan |
06-26-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
N.E.R.D. Has Charisma in Spadesnew
N.E.R.D. again delivers amazing beats and shows great instincts for how to get the club hopping.
Tucson Weekly |
Kristine Peashock |
06-19-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: N.E.R.D., Seeing Sounds
The Prolific Robert Pollard's Latest is a Doozynew
The hardest-working man in indie rock has released an album that's an unadulterated joy.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-19-2008 |
Reviews
The Spill Canvas Makes Music for Young-Adults Who Will One Day Grow Out of Itnew
The high-octane and painfully earnest material here is like that of Dashboard Confessional or Jimmy Eat World, before they decided to stop whining and pull themselves up by their bootstraps.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-19-2008 |
Reviews
Cryptacize Revolutionizes Musical Theaternew
The band is trying to find that happy medium between commanding the attention of rock fans with sparse instrumentation and beneath-the-surface theatricality.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
06-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cryptacize, Dig that Treasure
Mat Brooke Gets Upbeat with Grand Archivesnew
Eschewing the mopiness of Carissa's Wierd and the country-esque Southern sound of Band of Horses, Archives was envisioned as a more uplifting band, heavy on lush vocal harmonies -- four of the five members sing -- and a peaceful, easy vibe that recalled the Laurel Canyon scene of Los Angeles in the early-to-mid-'70s.
Tucson Weekly |
Stephen Seigel |
06-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'The Incredible Hulk' is Brainless Fun -- and Little Elsenew
The movie is pretty much a take-it-or-leave-it affair: It's not bad for a summer no-brainer, but it's definitely not the vast improvement on the prior film its producers would like you to believe it is. It's pretty good, yet unremarkable.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
06-19-2008 |
Reviews
'The Happening': Fun With Neuronsnew
The latest M. Night Shyamalan movie can be entertaining -- if viewed as a cheesy, 1950s sci-fi film.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
06-19-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: M. Night Shyamalan, The Happening
