AltWeeklies Wire
Tango Blast: Not Your Father's Prison Gang of Oldnew
This is a new breed putting a fresh twist on an old idea, permeating the social fabric like no such group ever has before -- members proudly advertise their affiliation all over MySpace and YouTube, and people who have never even been to prison wear the gang's tattoos and symbols.
Houston Press |
Chris Vogel |
08-21-2007 |
Crime & Justice
UGK Strongly Advise You Quit Hating the Southnew
While Underground Kingz doesn't move me the way Super Tight and Ridin' Dirty once did, it feels like a very promising kickoff for the second phase of UGK's career.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
08-21-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: UGK, Underground Kingz
Economic Development Projects Failing to Employnew
Kansas City hands out tax breaks to developers who promise lots of good jobs, but the payrolls are looking mighty slim.
The Pitch |
David Martin |
08-21-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Merv Griffin, 1925-2007new
He died after a battle with prostate cancer -- he was 82, and he was my great-uncle.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Matt Kettmann |
08-21-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
The News-Press on Trialnew
Santa Barbara's daily paper is charged with breaking labor law.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Staff |
08-21-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Red Scare in Little Saigonnew
The Viet Weekly newspaper endures Orange County's latest anti-communist witch hunt.
Opposition to Ethanol is Growingnew
As Michigan rushes ahead to build new plants that will turn corn into fuel for our cars, trucks and SUVs, an unusual assortment of opponents is trying to douse what critics call a "frenzy" for this alternative to gasoline.
Metro Times |
Curt Guyette |
08-21-2007 |
Environment
You May Already Be a Losernew
David Lee Edwards won the Powerball lottery -- then his number came up.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Amy Guthrie |
08-21-2007 |
Economy
Heru John Basil, Anti-occult Heronew
Hanging with Orange County's most far-out psychedelic loner.
OC Weekly |
Dave Segal |
08-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Heru John Basil
Trendzilla: It's Not Just a Purse, It's an Investment?new
I don't care how much money you have, "It" bags are pretty much temporary time-bomb trash.
Tags: fashion
'Death at a Funeral': Be Not Proudnew
Frank Oz's latest is only mildly funnier than an actual funeral.
Tags: Death at a Funeral, Frank Oz
Danger Ahead at ADOTnew
Governor Napolitano needs to go a lot further than just inspecting Arizona's bridges.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
08-21-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
'Remixed' is a Standards Slaughternew
The overarching cut 'n' paste effect leaves the listener with the impression that everybody in the studio just let the Holiday tracks roll as some peripheral noise while they got overly excited at the mixing boards in endless "Look at me!" moments.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
08-21-2007 |
Reviews
The Bong Shownew
Pay $1,200 for a water pipe? Are you high?
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
08-21-2007 |
Drugs
Literary Dreamers Find Homes at Tiny DIY Pressesnew
Whatever's overly cloying gets edited, marketed and sold by the NYC publishing industry -- anything else often gets a great big "It's a go!" from a chipper editor, but gets redlined once it reaches the marketing department. Here's what independent publishers can do.
Metro Times |
Rebecca Mazzei |
08-21-2007 |
Books
