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M.I.A. Creates an Exotic Dance Party Par Excellencenew
Arular, the 2005 debut by Mathangi "M.I.A." Arulpragasam, got lotsa reviewers hot and bothered (and deservedly so), but only a relative handful of U.S. listeners succumbed to its multi-culti charms.
Sound Tribe Sector 9 Kicks Out the Jamsnew
The Atlanta quintet appeals to fans of improvisational music played on traditional gear even though its music has grown increasingly structured and frequently utilizes computer-driven electronics.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
09-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sound Tribe Sector 9
I Hated Timberlake, Too. Then I Heard the Recordnew
As someone whose record collection is heavy with records by Blue Cheer, Pharoah Sanders, the Grateful Dead, and Neil Young, I find pop music such as Timberlake's a little too metropolitan for my tastes.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J. Barr |
09-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Getting Schooled on the Nasty Politics of Dirty Airnew
Clean air advocates in North Texas think they can win merely because they're on the side of the facts and the angels -- but they don't know how to fight the Austin way.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
09-10-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
'Et Tu Brute?' Looks at Rendering Caesarnew
Instead of tracing the dismal lineage of political murder, from antiquity to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Woolf's concise book studies the history of one political murder, the murder of Caesar.
The Texas Observer |
Steven G. Kellman |
09-10-2007 |
Nonfiction
Re-examining Prince’s Dirtiest of Dittiesnew
"Politicians, ugly buildings and whores all become respectable if they last long enough." The same could be said for pop stars whom mainstream folk once thought were just too nasty and freaky for the room. Like Prince.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Craig D. Lindsey |
09-10-2007 |
Music
Tags: Prince
'Halloween' is a Bloody Messnew
Rob Zombie's remake is a trick but no treat.
Birmingham Weekly |
Carey Norris |
09-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Halloween, Rob Zombie
Recipe: Fat Elvis Sandwichnew
Waffles, banana, and as much butter as you can stand.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Staff |
09-10-2007 |
Food+Drink
Crazed Man vs. Machinenew
The hilarious The King of Kong features a passionate niche of classic arcade gaming buffs who fanatically guard their records and protect their heroes with a zealotry that would probably be terrifying, were it not so damn funny.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
09-10-2007 |
Reviews
The Texas Redneck Games: A Redneck State of Mindnew
But don't confuse these hard partyers with white trash.
The Texas Observer |
John MacCormack |
09-10-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
Bookstore Shelves Creak with Racist Panic Booksnew
This week we think about 9/11, and everything that came after, including the first new literary genre of the millennium: Islamic panic.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Staff |
09-10-2007 |
Books
9/11: Six Years Later, Are We Any Safer?new
On this September 11, even as bin Laden remains at large, we are still waist-deep in The Big Sandy, with a mission lacking closure and yet another demand for supplemental billions of dollars in funding for endless war en route from the White House to Congress for a likely rubber-stamped approval.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
09-10-2007 |
Commentary
Keep It Gaynew
By calling their brand of hip-hop music "fag rap," Sgt. Sass hope to reclaim "faggot" in the same way female rappers like Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim reclaimed "bitch" in the late ’90s.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kate Kilpatrick |
09-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sgt. Sass
The Inanity of a DHS Fence in South Texasnew
A proposed Rio Grande fence will separate families, wreck economies, and threaten wildlife, but it won't stop illegal immigrants.
The Texas Observer |
Mary Jo McConahay |
09-10-2007 |
Immigration
