AltWeeklies Wire
Whitney Houston: A (Very) Personal Tributenew
I've been a music journalist for nearly three decades, and yet my reasons for mourning Whitney Houston are much more personal than pop-cultural. Whitney's life and career have overlapped with mine many times and on multiple levels in the past 28 years.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Mark Kemp |
02-16-2012 |
Commentary
Tags: Whitney Houston
'Dreams' Deferrednew
Hearing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Mark Kemp |
01-17-2012 |
Commentary
Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., MLK Day
Occupy Charlotte Officially Breaks Up With Itselfnew
A day after Occupy Charlotte's three-month anniversary, nine members of the group announced plans to form a new organization, the People's Coalition of the Carolinas.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Rhiannon Fionn |
01-03-2012 |
#OCCUPY
Occupy Yourselfnew
Creative Loafing's unapproved guide to the art of making revolution.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Creative Loafing Staff |
12-06-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Legalize it!: N.C. House Bill 577, aka the Medical Cannabis Actnew
A North Carolina legislator rolls another number for the road — the road to medical marijuana, that is.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Cheris Hodges |
11-29-2011 |
Policy Issues
Occupy Charlotte Charges Onwardnew
Amid a movement facing big challenges, Occupy Charlotte charges onward.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Rhiannon Fionn |
11-14-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY, Occupy Charlotte
Bank of America's Brian Moynihan Thinks He's Incensednew
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan has a lot of nerve. Either that, or he is profoundly disconnected from his company's ordinary, everyday customers.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
11-01-2011 |
Business & Labor
Johnny English Reborn: Spy-Jinksnew
As before, Atkinson plays the British agent who sees himself as James Bond but instead comes across as a Limey version of Inspector Clouseau.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Brunson |
10-24-2011 |
Reviews
Time for Fine Fall Paperbacksnew
This week, we're looking at new fall paperbacks we feel are worth your time.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
10-24-2011 |
Fiction
CD Review: Cement Stars' Form & Tempernew
Charlotte indie rock quintet Cement Stars follows up 2009's Geometrics with the six-song EP, Form & Temper.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jeff Hahne |
10-24-2011 |
Reviews
Book review: Preston Lauterbach's The Chitlin' Circuit: And the Road to Rock 'n' Rollnew
One thing about the "roots of rock & roll"... is that those roots were tangled, down and dirty, definitely "underground," and nearly always an antidote for "respectable" mainstream culture — which also means that the club owners and promoters were often found on the wrong side of the law.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
09-19-2011 |
Nonfiction
Government Oversight Remains 'Grossly Inadequate' in Coal-Ash Waste Controlnew
On Sept. 14, 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency came to Charlotte to hold one of eight national hearings on coal ash -- the toxic stuff left behind after power plants burn coal... the EPA has yet to finalize its decision, leaving coal-ash controls to the states.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Rhiannon Fionn |
09-19-2011 |
Environment
Drive: Wheel of Fortunenew
Drive is such a sterling achievement for most of its running time — perhaps one of the year's best — that it's alarming when it crashes and burns during its final 15 minutes.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Brunson |
09-19-2011 |
Reviews
CD Review: Primus' "Green Naugahyde"new
Alt-rock trio Primus returns with its first studio effort since 1999's Antipop, featuring original drummer Jay Lane — who departed in 1988 — back alongside bassist/singer Les Claypool and guitarist Larry LaLonde.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jeff Hahne |
09-19-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Les Claypool, Primus
They Won: 9/11 and the American Fear Factornew
The tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks is coming up, and according to some members of the media, we're all supposed to be excited about commemorating it. Maybe it's just me, but that seems an odd thing to do, kind of like if Poland threw a big party on the anniversary of being invaded by Nazi Germany.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
09-07-2011 |
Commentary
Tags: 9/11, September 11
