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All Hail Vinylnew
Vinyl may be a niche format, but it's also a slam dunk. It's survived because the medium itself commands a loyalty -- perhaps even reverence -- CDs, cassettes and MP3s just can't match.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
09-26-2007 |
Music
Carlton Pearson is Preaching the 'Gospel of Inclusion'new
His new gospel cuts against the grain of megachurch Christianity, and might make even mainstream churchgoers a little uneasy -- but others see it as a chance to build a bridge between evangelicals and secular nonbelievers.
Houston Press |
Russell Cobb |
09-26-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Hitting Below the Belt in Phoenixnew
Lawyer Dennis Wilenchik is spearheading Sheriff Joe Arpaio's attempt to smear his chief political rival.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
09-26-2007 |
Politics
San Diego Announces New Film Festivalnew
Cinema Sud Italian Film Festival, which celebrates Italian films, runs from Oct. 12 through 25.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
09-26-2007 |
Movies
Rep. Earl Blumenauer's Safe Kingdomnew
Are Democrats angry at Blumenauer over inaction on impeachment? Yes. Are any of them looking to run against him? No.
Willamette Week |
Krista Stryker |
09-26-2007 |
Politics
It's Hard to Make a Good Film bout Human Traffickingnew
Based on Peter Landesman's investigative work in The New York Times Magazine, Trade is its own undoing as it approaches terribly real issues with terrible movie clichés.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
09-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: trade, Marco Kreuzpaintner
'The Kingdom' Wears No Clothesnew
For all its desperate need to be taken seriously, Peter Berg's The Kingdom is painfully phony, made more so by its well-disguised attempts at political correctness.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
09-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Peter Berg, The Kingdom
Ted Rall Won't Pussy Out Yetnew
The syndicated political cartoonist makes right-wingers scoff and party-line liberals squirm with his sharp criticisms of W.
Willamette Week |
Casey Jarman |
09-26-2007 |
Books
Robert Benton on 'Feast of Love'new
Once in Benton's company, his generosity becomes instantly apparent: He's quick to praise the actors and cinematographers he's worked with, often crediting his films' innovations almost entirely to his collaborators.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
09-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Feast of Love, Robert Benton
Peter Berg Unleashes Violence On Saudi Arabia -- and Usnew
Berg has made an action movie called The Kingdom that is set in Saudi Arabia, that includes a great many bastards getting wasted, and is ultimately a responsible and even a very fine piece of filmmaking.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
09-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Peter Berg, The Kingdom
Old Time Relijun: Bad in that Good Waynew
It takes 90 seconds to dismiss Old Time Relijun’s new album, Catharsis in Crisis, as completely unlistenable, but listen again.
Willamette Week |
Paige Richmond |
09-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tractor Operator Gets Dark, Real Darknew
There's a shadow hanging over Bleeding Hearts and Severed Legs, as well -- and the thematic heaviness is mirrored by heavier sounds.
Willamette Week |
Amy McCullough |
09-26-2007 |
Reviews
Yellow Swans Depart from Realitynew
Yellow Swans has come a long way from the spastic electro-cartoon violence of 2004's Bring the Neon War Home, and At All Ends further cements the band's place at the forefront of Portland's thriving noise underground.
Willamette Week |
Erik Bader |
09-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: At All Ends, Yellow Swans
Shoot 'Em Up, If You Can, in 'Made Man'new
I love Vietnam War games, shooting guns, and Mafia cutaway scenes -- but holy lord, Made Man sucks.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Mike McGuirk |
09-26-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
