AltWeeklies Wire
Fierceness of Exposurenew
Scott H. Biram wails, hollers and stomps through his often scary, always emotional shows.
Tucson Weekly |
Linda Ray |
04-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Graveyard Shift, Scott H. Biram
Soul Architectnew
Bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn, of Booker T. and the MGs, calls himself a part-time legend.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Leatherheads' is Clooney's First Failure as a Directornew
The earnest but dull Leatherheads is a good-looking but boring fictional film about the rise of professional football in the 1920s, and everybody looks lost in it.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
04-10-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: George Clooney, Leatherheads
Ellen Page's Wisecracks Almost Salvage 'Smart People'new
I've always wanted to make a movie called Exposition! in which the characters just come on and tell their backstory for 90 minutes, and then everyone hugs. But Noam Murro beat me to the grand aesthetic punch.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
04-10-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Noam Murro, Smart People
Real ID Creates Dilemmas for Border Wildlife Refugesnew
The Real ID Act grants Homeland Security leeway to ignore the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act and other critical regulations when building roads and barriers along the Mexican border. Real ID also prohibits any judicial review, making lawsuits against habitat-destructive projects almost pointless.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
04-10-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Internet Generation Gains a Voice and Takes On Scientologynew
Want to understand why a group of college students and others call themselves Anonymous, wear Guy Fawkes masks and stand outside Church of Scientology centers in protest? Then you may want to visit Internet userboards like 420chan.org.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
04-10-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
'Young@Heart' Offers More Than a Feel-good Music Documentarynew
A sentimental sing-along? More like in-your-face shock waves, the force of the film actually comes from the contrast between these 70- to 90-year-olds and their musical fare: rock and punk tunes.
New York Press |
Marsha McCreadie |
04-10-2008 |
Reviews
Philly's Man Man Resists the Mental Ward with its Circus-punk Popnew
The band's two headlining concerts in New York City, in support of its new Rabbit Habits, have quickly sold out. If quantifiable success is a sign of things to come for this genre-spiting rock band from Philadelphia, it will be well earned after years of scarcity.
New York Press |
Chris Ruen |
04-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Meryl Streep's Brillance May Go Unnoticednew
Long after her highly praised, highly artificial performances in the 1980s (and her by-default Oscar-nominated parts in the 1990s), she has recently entered her most interesting phase as an actress.
New York Press |
Armond White |
04-10-2008 |
Reviews
The Feminine Abyss of Aixelanew
Tattoos, taxidermy, and transgression define ritual performance duo.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
04-10-2008 |
Performance
'X Saves the World' Gets Motivational for the Unmotivatednew
Just as Tom Brokaw's books remind us how everyone born right after 1945 is a worthless piece of shit, so Gordinier focuses on how super-great Xers are.
The Portland Mercury |
Temple Lentz |
04-10-2008 |
Nonfiction
Will Indie Record Shops Survive?new
Two owners -- one who's doing well and another who's closing shop -- disagree on what the future holds as we approach National Record Store Day.
Washington City Paper |
Angela Valdez |
04-10-2008 |
Music
Solid Acting Helps 'Smart People'new
The cast is understated in painting a portrait of an unhappy, too-clever family in suburban Pittsburgh, writer/director Noam Murro hits several choice moments of sweet, sharp, and melancholy humor.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
04-10-2008 |
Reviews
Nick Cave Has Gone to Seedinessnew
On his first album in four years with the Bad Seeds, the carnal and cadaverous Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!, Cave ditches the script of the piano-heavy Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus and embraces the sound of his recent side project Grinderman -- itself driven by primitive electric guitars that recalled his '80s post-punk act the Birthday Party.
Washington City Paper |
Casey Rae-Hunter |
04-10-2008 |
Reviews
Let's Fieldtrip to David Ayer's Los Angelesnew
Think Miami Vice minus the self-conscious cool, or The Departed minus the smarts, and you'll have a pretty good idea what to expect from Street Kings.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
04-10-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Keanu Reeves, crime, action, David Ayer, Street Kings, Common, cops, Forest Whitaker, Jay Mohr, The Game
