AltWeeklies Wire
Misplaced Cell Phones and Lies Create a Twisty Thriller in 'Deception'new
If you can handle another fatal attraction, Deception ambles along companionably, pretending, if not quite succeeding, to be smarter than it is.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Al Hoff |
05-05-2008 |
Reviews
Bouncing Souls Get Happynew
Though a bit better produced and more melodic than their debut, songs from 2006's The Gold Record still pound away with that familiar pogo beat and sing-along choruses. What has changed is that Bouncing Souls aren't bratty punks anymore -- they're forefathers of a genre.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Justin Jacobs |
05-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Carnegie International Looks at Life on a Lonely Planetnew
For 112 years, the Carnegie International has been Pittsburgh's pre-eminent contribution to the art world. The exhibit is the planet's second-oldest exhibit of contemporary art, and in all that time, no one has seen fit to dub it with a theme until this year's Life on Mars.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Potter |
05-05-2008 |
Art
DeVotchKa Tries to Capitalize on the Attentionnew
Not exactly a household name when Little Miss Sunshine filmmakers Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris first rang up, DeVotchKa was at that point better known for trying to make the alt-underground safe for Eastern European sounds.
The Georgia Straight |
Shawn Conner |
05-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Speed Racer': The Wachowskis Make Summer Family Fun
The Wachowski Brothers achieve a divine vision of psychedelic visual ecstasy, while digging deep into a campy comic/dramatic tone that speaks to audiences of all ages.
Take Does It Offend You, Yeah? at Face Valuenew
Back in the U.K., critics and punters alike have pigeonholed the group as charter members of the nu-rave club. But they're obviously aiming higher than a seat on the bandwagon next to Justice and Shitdisco.
The Georgia Straight |
Mike Usinger |
05-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Projecting Change Festival Gets Green On-screennew
The fims of Vancouver's first environmental film festival will focus on specific themes: food and agriculture, sustainable energy, building methods, consumer goods and kids, and the environment.
The Georgia Straight |
Matthew Burrows |
05-05-2008 |
Movies
Robert Downey Jr Finds Redemption in 'Iron Man'new
Few actors have screwed up as much as Downey Jr. and continued to be invited back to work.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
05-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
When Tristan Prettyman Get So Popular?new
a) Who is this chick? b) Why is she suddenly so insanely popular? c) Why do I have no idea who she is? d) Why does this unfamiliarity make me feel so inadequate?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Caralyn Green |
05-05-2008 |
Reviews
Reality Bitesnew
When a young chef tries to save teen lives through food, his students prove his toughest critics.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tim McGinnis |
05-05-2008 |
Food+Drink
John Reis Drops His Other Efforts to March to One Drumnew
Indeed, See You in Magic, the Night Marchers' debut (co-released by Vagrant Records and Reis's own imprint, Swami), pulls together many of the styles that he's touched upon over the years: punk, early rock, superpowered R&B and more.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
05-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Wetboys Skate for Funnew
It was fun while it lasted -- but now MTV wants to mainstream Colorado's weirdest skateboarders.
Where Should the Focus of Olympic Protest Lie?new
The pre-emptive repression of political speech of Olympic athletes is mind boggling. The entire reason the Olympics are even in Beijing is political in nature -- an effort by the West to embrace China as a 21st-century economic and military superpower. So why shouldn't athletes be allowed to voice protest?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Dave Zirin |
05-05-2008 |
Sports
Barney Frank's Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Shouldn't be Controversialnew
It's been more than 36 years since a national commission appointed by President Richard Nixon recommended the decriminalization of up to 100 grams of marijuana for personal use, but no bill has been introduced in Congress to decriminalize marijuana since 1984; the Shafer Commission's recommendations remain ignored. Until two weeks ago.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Daniel McQuade |
05-05-2008 |
Drugs
Dizzee Rascal Returns to His Promising Startnew
Maths + English has its flaws -- focusing a little too much, yes, on how much cred Rascal has (or should be seen as having) -- but it mostly serves as a resounding return to form for an oddly voiced rapper.
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
05-05-2008 |
Reviews
