AltWeeklies Wire
College Football Previewnew
Here are Doctor S' SWAGs (Sophisticated Wild-Ass Guesses) for the 2007 season in Mississippi.
Jackson Free Press |
Doctor S |
08-23-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Vee-Jay's Treasure Trovenew
Music fans who know of the legendary Vee-Jay Records only as the first American label of the Beatles really need to check out this great new four-disc compilation.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Lee Valentine Smith |
08-23-2007 |
Reviews
'High Cotton': Not For Sissiesnew
There have been hundreds, maybe thousands, of books written about the social, agricultural and economic attributes of cotton, but not until Gerard Helferich came along did anyone think to provide insight into what it is like to actually be a cotton farmer.
Jackson Free Press |
James L. Dickerson |
08-23-2007 |
Nonfiction
Bryan Ferry Walks the Tightrope Successfullynew
These versions feel so effortless you'd guess he'd written them himself.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
David Lee Simmons |
08-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Bryan Ferry, Dylanesque
Cooking The Way the Ladies Wouldnew
Pasta Puttanesca, a savory dish once used to lure men to brothels in old Italy, is made even better with the right wine pairing -- with this brief recipe and wine guide, perfection is acheived.
Jackson Free Press |
Farley Walker |
08-23-2007 |
Food+Drink
Barn Burnernew
Liars is the band's most accessible album since its 2001 debut.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Corey Licht |
08-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Liars
Animal Collective's Cacophony with Pop Melodynew
Strawberry Jam is almost completely devoid of the meandering ambience and tribal caterwauling of the more experimental Here Comes the Indian.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Corey Licht |
08-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Animal Collective, Strawberry Jam
Stat Quo: Persona Non Gratanew
Atlanta rapper dangles in limbo while awaiting release.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
08-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Chance Fisher: Not 'Indie' Crapnew
Formed in a home named "The Yellow Submarine," the band has been defying the popular "indie crap" in favor of a rocking, psychedelic sound for the past four years.
Jackson Free Press |
Adrienne Hearn |
08-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Chance Fisher, Nocturne Attics
ATL HipHop Film Fest: Reel Hip-hopnew
Third annual festival documents the history, drama and scope of the genre.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
08-23-2007 |
Movies
Tags: ATL HipHop Film Fest
'Resurrecting the Champ': Shattered Glass Jawnew
The film works a familiar punching bag.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
08-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Resurrecting the Champ, Rod Lurie
'Mr. Bean's Holiday': British Invasionnew
Rowan Atkinson brings back his comic muse.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
08-23-2007 |
Reviews
'Manufactured Landscapes': Terra Infirmanew
Documentary exposes China's industrial disease.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
08-23-2007 |
Reviews
'The Nanny Diaries': Child Carelessnew
Painting mothers as both victims and tyrants.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
08-23-2007 |
Reviews
Georgia Power Takes a Fresh Look at Nuclear Powernew
Nearly two decades after its last reactor went online, the electric utility warily eyes a return to technology that once drove it to the brink of bankruptcy.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
08-23-2007 |
Environment
Tags: energy, environment
