AltWeeklies Wire
'The Heroin Diaries': The Most Fascinating Read Evernew
Particularly if you're into blow, hookers, and all things Crue.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
08-28-2007 |
Nonfiction
Support the Union, Go to Jailnew
Carmen Mayorga, president of the Aldine (Texas) Federation of Teachers, was trying to pass out information (and KFC chicken coupons!) to returning teachers -- she ended up spending the night in Harris County jail.
Houston Press |
Richard Connelly |
08-28-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Authorities Jumped the Gun in Declaring K.C. Fire Safenew
Kansas City Fire Chief Smokey Dyer suggested that downtown workers and residents shouldn't worry about debris falling from the sky or the ominous cloud now drifting among the high rises -- but internal EPA and Kansas City Fire Department documents suggest otherwise.
Tags: chemcentral, disasters
Does Mayor Jim Naugle Still Know Fort Lauderdale?new
It is in theory a tolerant area, where gays are a significant part of the population -- and now here was Naugle, an elected leader, saying they should not be called "gay" because they are unhappy.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
08-28-2007 |
Politics
Blanche Davidian: More Dead Boys than Grateful Deadnew
Orange Sunshine lacks the experimental liberties of the band's first album, opting instead for lean, mean rock riffs and bigger production.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
08-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Blanche Davidian, Orange Sunshine
If Rock 'n' Roll Outlives the Devil, Thank Dax Riggsnew
The former singer/guitarist of indie-rock duo Dead Boy and the Elephantmen crafts hypnotic, stripped-down garage blues and gritty psychedelic goth rock that points to a conceptual partnership with the Prince of Darkness
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
08-28-2007 |
Reviews
Monte Negro Creates the Blueprint for Rock Radionew
Tight, melodic and absolutely unafraid to meld multiple guitar-driven styles into the creation of a unique sound, the bilingual Monte Negro pushes beyond the soft expectations of both rock en Espanol and mainstream rock.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
08-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Cicatrix, Monte Negro
Aesop Rock Releases Best Album in Yearsnew
Rock demands an attentive ear for his inspired canvas and bountiful wit.
Orlando Weekly |
Dominic Umile |
08-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Aesop Rock, None Shall Pass
Pseudosix Elicits Surprising Empathynew
This Portland-based group radiates an organic reclusivity that suggests Built to Spill if it was bingeing on '70s country and soft rock in a dank cavern.
Orlando Weekly |
Raymond Cummings |
08-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Pseudosix
Airiel Edges Away From Swooning Showgazenew
A gleaming mark of clarity, and the noisy washes of guitar surrounding it, serve as an unapologetic announcement that The Battle of Sealand is going to owe a lot to the Scene That Celebrated Itself.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
08-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Airiel, The Battle of Sealand
The Fames (And Shames) of Kanye Westnew
Next month sees the release of his third album in as many years, Graduation, and as the music world awaits the next attention-getting twist in the West saga, let's take a look back at some highlights and lowlights from Hurricane Kanyeezee.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
08-28-2007 |
Music
Tags: Kanye West
Deep Fried Tapes Label Embraces a Bygone Mediumnew
Cassette tapes lack the hipster cachet of vinyl, the clean precision of the CD and the digital-age convenience of the mp3, but a Philly label and its experimental music scene embraces the medium in all of its flawed glory.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
08-28-2007 |
Music
Ex-Prick, Expat Joe Annaruma Returns to Philly Redeemednew
When he left Philly in with his band Throttle in 1995, he didn't think he'd come back -- and he surely never dreamed he'd return to play only charity gigs for Project H.O.P.E.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
08-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Man Is Doomed
'A Killer's Kiss': Soft Kissnew
William Lashner begins his seventh Victor Carl novel with his usual bang, but this time around Victor seems a little tuckered out.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Char Vandermeer |
08-28-2007 |
Fiction
Cop Killer and/or Political Prisoner Paints Behind Barsnew
Tom Manning has spent the last 22 years in federal prison, sentenced to 53 years for seditious conspiracy and 80 years for the killing of a New Jersey state trooper -- he also paints portraits.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
08-28-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
