AltWeeklies Wire
Okra-fied (Not Fried)new
If you're never had okra fresh, well, you're missing out.
San Antonio Current |
Elaine Wolff |
10-03-2007 |
Food+Drink
'Skid Marks' Aims for 'Supertrooper' Laughs, But Raunchiernew
When Karl Kozak, co-founder and director of programming for the San Diego Film Festival, is at his day job, he's sifting through artsy films for the annual event. So how did he end up making an over-the-top comedy for his fourth feature film?
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
10-03-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Karl Kozak, Skid Marks
Ang Lee's 'Lust Caution' is Oddly Not Hotnew
For a film with such crackling sex scenes and a high-profile NC-17 rating, it leaves the viewer strangely cold.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
10-03-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Ang Lee, Lust, Caution
Patton Oswalt, Adopted Indie Rockernew
Here's a theory: Patton Oswalt is the Death Cab For Cutie of the comedy world. It's not such a stretch.
San Diego CityBeat |
AnnaMarie Stephens |
10-03-2007 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Nick Drake Bears More 'Fruit'new
The box set Fruit Tree will be reissued by UME/Fontana in a limited edition with a new 108-page booklet. It also contains a DVD of a new documentary, Jeroen Berkvens' A Skin Too Few: The Days of Nick Drake.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kirk Silsbee |
10-03-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Fruit Tree, Nick Drake
Limerick Records Wants Your Ears, but Not Your Moneynew
The the thing that separates Limerick Records from other labels is that it does not sell records — or tapes, or CDs. Instead, it gives away digital downloads of all its artists' music for free.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Sarah Askari |
10-03-2007 |
Music
Love Like Fire Aims For the Massesnew
Sounding like equal parts Muse and the Cure, Love Like Fire represents San Francisco's pop-obsessed shoegazer aesthetic.
Is MF Doom Getting Advice From Lauryn Hill?new
The indie rap star misses another gig, which isn't helping rumors that a fake Doom appeared at a San Francisco show earlier this year. But he's not the only artist whose strange behavior is disappointing audiences.
Tags: MF Doom
Jack Johnson's Label Hosts Rogue Wave's Moody New Albumnew
Asleep at Heaven's Gate, the group's surprisingly hopeful new record, marks a fresh luck streak and a release from the band's collective emotional damage.
SF Weekly |
Jenifer Maertz |
10-03-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
AltWheels: Not Here to Destroy Americanew
With bikes, solar power, hybrid cars, community living plans and free compact fluorescent light bulbs, Boston's fifth annual AltWheels Festival radiated an unfocused chaos.
Dig Boston |
Cara Bayles |
10-03-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Robert Smith Needs Helpnew
The lipsticked frontman grapples with writer's block as the Cure prepares for a rare Bay Area appearance.
East Bay Express |
Gelu Sulugiuc |
10-03-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Cure
Fast Forward to the Pastnew
Free jazz has become an increasingly fringe art form, but Ike Levin is a lifer.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
10-03-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ike Levin
The Boston Red Sox Postseason, A to Znew
The definitive alphabetical guide to the MLB playoffs in Boston.
Dig Boston |
Jason Perlmutter |
10-03-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Crafty Bitches: The Antidote to the Mythical Soccer Momnew
In Portland, where "do it yourself" is almost a religion, you'll find pro-feminist, anti-consumerist ideals in many crafters. Those with small children can even work at home and find customers without ever setting foot outside.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
10-03-2007 |
Culture
Oregon Has a Trio of Investigations into Big Pharmanew
But legislators say the Justice Department blocked a better solution.
Willamette Week |
Miriam Widman |
10-03-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
