AltWeeklies Wire
Cryptacize Dials Up Cosmic Sing-alongsnew
As with Chris Cohen's earlier band Deerhoof, Cryptacize strives for the development of a private musical language rather than the typical filtering of influences.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Max Goldberg |
02-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cryptacize, Dig that Treasure
Eddi Projex Emerges as a Force with 'Now or Never'new
What makes Projex's positive songs so powerful is his undeniable street cred.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Garrett Caples |
02-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Eddi Projex, Now or Never
Roberto Bolano Travels from the Grave to the Futurenew
Nazi Literature presents brief bios and bibliographies for 30 imaginary right-wing writers from North and South America.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Stephen Beachy |
02-28-2008 |
Fiction
The War on Sciencenew
Science is crucial to the management of the nation, and without it we're no better than a medieval kingdom.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
02-28-2008 |
Commentary
'Girls Rock!' is Everything 'American Idol' Ain'tnew
Shane King and Arne Johnson totally know what you're about to ask them, because it's the question everyone springs right off the bat: What are a couple of dudes doing behind the camera of a film about an all-girls rock 'n' roll camp?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy |
02-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Obama Shruggednew
Obama has thus far exhibited some of the same shrugs as Dukakis and Kerry. These are shrugs that reflect dismissive, superior-minded contempt for what are seen as absurd charges. These are shrugs that fail to grasp that these absurd charges, left unanswered, can fester and get one beat.
Arkansas Times |
John Brummett |
02-28-2008 |
Commentary
'Semi-Pro': Air Ballnew
When you see Will Ferrell trying to fight a not-so-gentle Ben in his latest sports comedy, you can't help but think the glory days of the former Saturday Night Live star's dumb-guy shtick are over.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
02-28-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Kent Alterman, Semi-Pro
'The Band's Visit' & 'City of Men': Group Dreamsnew
Sticking together is easier said than done in these two films.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
02-28-2008 |
Reviews
Apes' New Singer Fits Right Innew
The group's best work has always teetered between avant-garde skronk and pop euphoria. On Ghost Games, the line is completely obliterated.
Washington City Paper |
Casey Rae-Hunter |
02-28-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Apes, Ghost Games
Drone of Artnew
Earth's new album is an inspired merger of repetition and twang.
Washington City Paper |
Brent Burton |
02-28-2008 |
Reviews
The Feminine Antiquenew
Jae Ellis and Allen Bickoff turn gender norms into profit.
Washington City Paper |
Amanda Hess |
02-28-2008 |
Culture
Oscar Autopsynew
The academy delivers the final blow.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
02-28-2008 |
Movies
Lives Lived in Light and Shadownew
In North Carolina, a sister and brother, one undocumented, one legal, live starkly different lives.
INDY Week |
Remy Scalza |
02-28-2008 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
The New D.C. Stadium's Winners & Losersnew
Nationals Park, set to open in a month, promised to have a big impact on the neighborhood. It already has.
Washington City Paper |
Jason Cherkis |
02-28-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Whats Up Magazine Finds a New Homenew
Thursday marks a new era for Boston's independent media -- Spare Change News and Whats Up Magazine will merge into one superpaper.
Dig Boston |
Cara Bayles |
02-28-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
