AltWeeklies Wire
SYNTHAR's 'Evenings and Weekends'new
Because of its synthesizer and drum machine instrumentation, Evenings and Weekends presents a musical framework often reminiscent of the new wave music of the late '70s and early '80s. The album contains solid, melodic vocals that add a unique alt-country quality to the work.
Jackson Free Press |
Patrick McKinnis |
02-22-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Evenings and Weekends, SYNTHAR
Bringing it All Backnew
While including nature footage in a music documentary is a little unusual, the clips show how influential Sigur Ros' homeland is to their music. The group writes beautiful, sprawling pieces as majestic and awe-inspiring as the snow-capped glaciers and jagged mountains of Iceland.
Jackson Free Press |
Lindsey Maddox |
02-22-2008 |
Reviews
'You're Free To Go'new
The small town of Macon, Miss. made history Friday, Feb. 15, when Judge J. Lee Howard set two wrongfully convicted men free. Convicted of two nearly identical killings about 18 months apart, Kennedy "Kenny" Brewer, 37, and Levon Brooks, 48, spent a combined 34 years behind bars for crimes they did not commit.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
02-22-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Waiting For (Pocket) Changenew
As the rich get richer and the broke remain broke, a tiny ray of hope for the nation's financially challenged consumer appears in the form of $600 to $1,200 economic stimulus packages.
Jackson Free Press |
Sue Doh Nem |
02-22-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Los Cuentos Chinos: Immigration Myths and Realitiesnew
How do immigration tall tales size up to the truth?
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
02-22-2008 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Activists: British Columbia's Carbon Tax is Far Too Modestnew
The provincial government's new levy on fossil fuels is even lower than one proposed by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.
The Georgia Straight |
Matthew Burrows |
02-22-2008 |
Environment
Crunch Timenew
Name your syndrome in the stories of Neil Smith.
The Memphis Flyer |
Leonard Gill |
02-22-2008 |
Fiction
Capturing Chaosnew
The North Mississippi Allstars get back to basics.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Davis |
02-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Clone, Clone On the Rangenew
Since many cloned farm animals are born with abnormalities, how safe is their meat and milk?
The Georgia Straight |
Alex Roslin |
02-22-2008 |
Food+Drink
The Faith of Easy Rawlinsnew
By "people like me," Easy might mean black men in 20th-century America. But, given Easy's dramatic personality change in this story, the proclamation bears rereading.
Shepherd Express |
Eric Beaumont |
02-22-2008 |
Fiction
'Travel Italia' Surveys Commerical Artistsnew
By the 1920s, high-end travel by ship, train and airplane had become a thriving business the world over, promoted by colorful posters of great artistry.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
02-22-2008 |
Nonfiction
Bob Mould Cranks Pain Through Amplifiersnew
On District Line, the unwelcome knowledge is that growing older is no guarantee, where the heart is concerned, of growing wiser.
Shepherd Express |
Jon Gilbertson |
02-22-2008 |
Reviews
Hot Buttered Impresarionew
Isaac Hayes is back in the studio recording his first album of new material in 13 years, due for a September release.
Shepherd Express |
Michael Muckian |
02-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Isaac Hayes
FOILed Againnew
None of the editors and government officials I spoke with in other cities had ever worked in a city that had a communications policy as restrictive as Buffalo's.
Tags: media
Nothing Fishy About British Columbia Albacore Tunanew
Albacore tuna from B.C. is just about the perfect fish. Cleaned and frozen at sea, it arrives in your kitchen virginally pale and reassuringly skinless and boneless.
The Georgia Straight |
Angela Murrills |
02-22-2008 |
Food+Drink
