AltWeeklies Wire
Punditry for Cretinsnew
Got any job openings for a film-industry insider?
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
09-27-2007 |
Commentary
Music Farm of S.C. Gets New Ownersnew
The rumor floating around town that the famous, and at times, infamous, downtown venue has been sold is true. John Ellison and Marshall Lowe plan to overhaul the site physically and continue with bands there as soon as possible.
Charleston City Paper |
Julie Hallman |
09-27-2007 |
Music
Beirut's Zach Condon Loves Brassnew
He recently had tattoos of French horns stamped onto his wrists, an action typical of his tendency to do things full bore.
SF Weekly |
Ben Westoff |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Beirut, The Flying Club Cup
Vicious Vicious Breaks Hearts on 'Parade'new
The third release by this sweet-and-vicious side project, in which Appelwick seduces with wingmen Adrian Suarez (on bass) and Heath Henjum (on drums), makes no promises about what will happen when the sun rises and last night's glitter gets swept into the dustbin.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Sarah Askari |
09-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: parade, Vicious Vicious
Venerable Recording Studio Third Ear Closesnew
The studio's building was sold and is scheduled for demolition. So far, an affordable new locale hasn't been found, and as musicians increasingly using home studios, the economics of the recording business are grim.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Paul Demko |
09-27-2007 |
Music
Playing Music with Hands, From the Heartnew
Sitar master Shahid Parvez gives insight into tradition and explains the need for music to make a spiritual connection for both performer and listener.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Samir Shukla |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Shahid Parvez
On with the Shownew
The difference between the studio and live experience is evident when watching The Flaming Lips. They work on their stage show nonstop, always making improvements. Keeping their fans constantly guessing and always excited is clearly most important to this non-mainstream band.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jeff Hahne |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Flaming Lips
'Across the Universe' isn't Audacious Enoughnew
Director Julie Taymor attempts to take the entire decade of the 1960s, fold it flat and slide it into the record sleeve of a Beatles LP.
Tags: Across the Universe, Julie Taymor
'The Kingdom' Has Powernew
Surprisingly, the best of this year's lot of war movies thus far is The Kingdom, an action movie with characters filled by Hollywood central casting.
Tags: Peter Berg, The Kingdom
Rey Norteño Makes Theme Song for N.C. Immigrantsnew
"Raleigh," the title track from Rey Norteño's 2006 debut, earned the band national airplay on Mexican regional radio stations such as the local 96.9 FM La Ley.
INDY Week |
Sylvia Pfeiffenberger |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rey Norteño
Comic Proportionsnew
Enter the newest mind-bending world of Doktor Sleepless from creator Warren Ellis and catch a good laugh or two from Green Arrow and Black Canary Wedding Special No. 1
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Carlton Hargro |
09-27-2007 |
Nonfiction
Animal Collective: The Gateway Drug to Experimental Musicnew
Over five albums, they've developed a strident sonic approach, using noise, sustained tones, short, iterative samples, delirious tribal drumming and sing-to-the-sky harmonies to make points of skewing pop on a slow-burn pyre.
Tags: Animal Collective, Strawberry Jam
The Mystery of the Mayor's Jet-Settingnew
Shirley Franklin hasn't disclosed who's paying her travel expenses.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
09-27-2007 |
Politics
Charlie Haden & Hank Jones Meet at the Beginningnew
In 1995, after long careers, they gathered in the studio as a duet, recording Steal Away. Jones was pushing 80 and Haden nearing 60.
INDY Week |
Grayson Currin |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
'War/Dance' Tells a Poignant Talenew
The winner of the 2007 Sundance award for documentary direction, War/Dance is a powerful film about the plight of children in war-ravaged northern Uganda, where hundreds of thousands of children have been kidnapped or orphaned in a vicious conflict.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
09-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: War/Dance, Sean Fine, Andrea Nix
