AltWeeklies Wire
KT Tunstall Needs to Return to Her Rootsnew
The 32-year-old Scottish singer/songwriter seems to have drifted toward the recipes of her single "Suddenly I See," a track that shines with all the transitory spunk of a Vanessa Carlton pop-rock ballad -- leaving country/blues behind for boxed-in pop-rock.
New York Press |
Crystal Nicholson |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: KT Tunstall, Drastic Fantastic
Dark Talentsnew
This book/CD/DVD collaboration is like a cartoon for grownups.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Worldly Observationsnew
After enhancing its sound and signing with a big label, Against Me! shrugs off criticism.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
09-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Against Me!, New Wave
Percussion Discussionnew
Grateful Dead vet Mickey Hart and his Global Drum Project have come to drum.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Lipson |
09-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Global Drum Project
Big Bear Breaks Stuffnew
The New York hard rock act has 90-plus shows and one full-length album under its belt. A second disc is nearly finished.
New York Press |
Shaun McCormack |
09-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Big Bear
Didn't Need to See Thatnew
Disgusting, over-the-top sequences overshadow fun action in Shoot 'Em Up.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Davis, Shoot 'Em Up
Mugging Malaisenew
Brothers Solomon is a dumb-buddy movie so bad that it could actually enhance our culture.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Bob Odenkirk, The Brothers Solomon
A Yogi's Revengenew
The simple revenge plot is not unfamiliar, but it’s unlikely moviegoers have seen it presented as magically as it is in Milarepa, a sort of spiritual biopic about a revered 11th-century monk and yogi.
New York Press |
Jennifer Merin |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Milarepa, Neten Chokling
Where's the Beefnew
Border-fence monitors pose the critical question, after government officials make false promises.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
09-13-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
War Torn
Paul Haggis' subtlety deficiencies almost defuse the dramatic punch of In the Valley of Elah.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul Haggis, In the Valley of Elah
Stabbed in the Backnew
Maine prison officials reward a samaritan inmate by endangering his life.
Portland Phoenix |
Lance Tapley |
09-13-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Enjoy the Air Show -- You Paid For Itnew
Let's move beyond the $320 million in aircraft you have bought, and the roughly $12 million in annual salaries you're paying for the people whose entire, year-round, full-time jobs are to use those aircraft to show off the military prowess of the United States by, um, flying really really fast very close to the ground.
Portland Phoenix |
Jeff Inglis |
09-13-2007 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Easy, Tigernew
Reconsidering hipsterism, sensitivity, and Ryan Adams' legacy.
Portland Phoenix |
Christopher Gray |
09-13-2007 |
Music
Tags: Easy Tiger, Ryan Adams
'God is Dead' Explores the Potential Aftershocks of God's Deathnew
Throughout this surprising, funny, and often provocative book, Currie imbues his characters with a sobriety that allows his audacious concepts to take root.
Portland Phoenix |
Christopher Gray |
09-13-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: God is Dead, Ron Currie Jr
Enviromental Bill in California Stalls Outnew
Bill aimed at reducing global warming through smart local land use policy won't be up for consideration again until January 2008.
Monterey County Weekly |
Michelle Caldwell |
09-13-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
