AltWeeklies Wire
Empathy for the Stones
Martin Scorsese returns to the rock 'n' roll concert documentary genre that he helped develop in 1978 with The Last Waltz, to capture an energized performance by The Rolling Stones at New York's Beacon Theater in the fall of 2006.
Tags: Martin Scorsese, Shine a Light
Blues Travelers
Martin Scorsese's Shine a Light manages to find a new angle on the Rolling Stones in concert.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
03-31-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Martin Scorsese, Shine a Light
The Fuzzy Sound Collage of Beatrix*JARnew
What sets Beatrix*JAR apart from these various media manipulators is its particular method of music generation.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Manny Theiner |
03-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Beatrix*JAR, Golden Fuzz
Howlin Rain Offers Fresh Take on '70s American Guitar Rocknew
"We might use methods that are from a different era," says Ethan Miller, the band's singer/guitarist. "There are no sampled beats, no sharp, Pro Tools-y sounds, but I don't think that makes the band sound old."
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Andy Mulkerin |
03-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Howlin Rain, Magnificent Fiend
Novelist Junot Diaz on the Reader as Immigrantnew
Diaz's own tales of generations of families stretch across the Caribbean, from the Dominican Republic to New York and New Jersey.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Melissa Meinzer |
03-31-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Accept Make a Rising as a Group of Weirdosnew
Then their songs seem less like showy acts of theatrics and more like pleasantly batty pop dressed in flamboyant robes.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Doug Wallen |
03-31-2008 |
Reviews
Danity Kane Strikes Againnew
They all just blend together into some generic cash cow that sings, sighs and, yes, meows, impressively enough through 16 plasticy R&B tracks.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Caralyn Green |
03-31-2008 |
Reviews
Recipe: Seitan Dumplingsnew
Rachel Klein's dumplings will help you satisfy even the most dedicated carnivore in your life. Makes a dozen.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Staff |
03-31-2008 |
Food+Drink
Are You Sure Your Delegate is Registered to Vote?new
Some counties aren't vetting their delegates to make sure they pass muster.
Seattle Weekly |
Aimee Curl |
03-31-2008 |
Politics
Perez Hilton Picks a Fightnew
Can a "crazy, flamboyant dork" from Miami find happiness as a Hollywood mudslinger?
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
03-31-2008 |
Media
The Dwaine Caraway Shownew
Starring that new breed of politician who wants to root out your crack houses, close down your whorehouses and pull up your pants.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
03-31-2008 |
Politics
'Stop-Loss': Well-Meaning, but Battles Itselfnew
Lord knows, even at its worst, Stop-Loss remains light years more accomplished than the hand-wringing speeches we've been subjected to recently.
The Memphis Flyer |
Sean Burns |
03-31-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Kimberly Peirce, Stop-Loss
Should Bruce Springsteen Be Forgiven?new
Arguments for reconsidering the missteps on the Boss' otherwise impeccable track record.
Seattle Weekly |
Mike Seely, Hannah Levin and Brian J Barr |
03-31-2008 |
Music
Stax Sings Motownnew
Stax vs. Motown is, of course, one of the past century's great cultural rivalries, up there with Yankees/Red Sox or Beatles/Stones.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
03-31-2008 |
Reviews
Iron Mic Collective Creates a New Memphis Soundnew
Iron Mic's vitality comes in representing a considerable, mostly silent slice of the city's African-American hip-hop audience: people who don't relate to Three 6 Mafia or Project Pat or Yo Gotti and never thought there'd be Memphis-bred hip-hop for them.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
03-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
