AltWeeklies Wire
Cantwell, Gomez & Jordan Do What They Do Bestnew
Opener "Mama Says I'm Crazy" is one of the band's biggest feats yet, essentially cycling through its whole discography in five minutes.
Did Schoolkids Close Because It Refused to Adapt?new
Some industry experts argue that independent record stores could survive and even flourish.
Howard Fishman Plays 'The Basement Tapes'new
We treat our idols like assholes: Just as wax museums house life-sized recreations of heroes we may never meet, tribute bands give us that thrill of seeing a band master songs by an act that may never pass our way again.
Tags: Howard Fishman, concerts
Soul Controlnew
VH1's new rock-doc treatment of James Brown's April 5, 1968, concert at Boston Garden -- The Night James Brown Saved Boston -- has a much broader scope than its title would suggest. And that's precisely why it's so good.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
04-03-2008 |
TV
D.C. Cops Need Schooling on Dealing with Mentally Illnew
It's hard to say how often D.C. police officers mistreat mentally ill residents -- the police complaints office does not keep statistics on this type of case. Anecdotage is all there is, but there's enough of it to put the Office of Police Complaints on a mission to change the rules of engagement.
Washington City Paper |
Jason Cherkis |
04-03-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Brave New Worldnew
Australian-born feminist Germaine Greer launches a campaign against Bardolaters with a revised look at Shakespeare's wife and their world.
Boston Phoenix |
Jeffrey Gantz |
04-03-2008 |
Nonfiction
Has the Mayor Reneged on Campaign Tax Pledge?new
Adrian "Herbert Walker" Fenty says fee hikes are not new taxes.
Washington City Paper |
Mike DeBonis |
04-03-2008 |
Politics
Biolab Folliesnew
When work began on Boston University's laboratory for Level 4 deadly-disease research, the project seemed unstoppable, but a string of legal, diplomatic, and political setbacks have changed all that. What went wrong?
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
04-03-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Clinton Fatiguenew
What is driving the widespread movement pressuring Hillary to drop out, even though she is very much still in the race?
Boston Phoenix |
Steven Stark |
04-03-2008 |
Commentary
'Planet B-Boy': It's All About the Battlenew
This documentary is an effective cheerleader for its worthy subject matter, stuffed with spectacular, unforgettable performances, and will likely win you over, unless you're a cynical bastard like me.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
04-03-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Benson Lee, Planet B-Boy
Running Up a Tab in Iraqnew
The authors of The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict react to the administration's dismissal of their findings.
Boston Phoenix |
Joseph E. Stiglitz and Linda J. Bilmes |
04-03-2008 |
War
Monotonix: Out in the Sticksnew
Purists know that rock & roll is a violent, chaotic tool, and in its spastic live shows, the stripped down Israeli trio wields it like a manifesto.
Dig Boston |
Luke O'Neil |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Monotonix
Stephen Malkmus on Drunken Jim Morrison & the Red Soxnew
"It's too tiring to be wasted. I know it's not what you want to hear from a rock band, but you need to keep it together. When you're younger you experiment but, when you're 42, getting wasted all the time is sort of desperate ... Either that or you got a problem."
Dig Boston |
Craig Terlino |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Verizon and its Employees Struggle to Communicatenew
Dissatisfaction rumbles among the company's 13,000 Massachusetts employees, some of whom want to form a union.
Dig Boston |
Cara Bayles |
04-03-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Daniel Johnston's Purgatorynew
Dependent on meds and family members, an icon slowly drifts from the indie rock world.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Jason Notte |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
