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Impressively Blandnew
Meat is a mostly mediocre attempt at cutesy-yet-earnestly-indie pop music, and despite sincere comparisons to acts such as the Shins or even Sunny Day Real Estate, it lacks the sheer creative veracity that makes those groups great.
George Clinton: The Master of Funknew
Part musical genius, part social commentator and several parts showman, Clinton is still very much in the game.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
04-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: George Clinton
Walking Ashland is Often Called Piano Rocknew
For the most part, that's an accurate description.
Houston Press |
Olivia Flores Alvarez |
04-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: The Well, Waking Ashland
The Choking Gamenew
Levi Draher came back from the dead -- other players were not so lucky.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
04-23-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Rerunning Mates: Meet the 'Law & Order' Candidatesnew
With Sam Waterston and Fred Thompson, the political realm has already snagged two of Law & Order's biggest names -- but that leaves plenty of other characters in the franchise who might jump into the fray. Here's how they'd run, from no way to hey hey!
Westword |
Patricia Calhoun |
04-23-2007 |
Commentary
The Country Music Pistol Packers Hall of Famenew
Billy Joe Shaver was already the greatest living Texas songwriter, and now he's perhaps the greatest country music pistolero of all time -- here are some rivals for that throne.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
04-23-2007 |
Music
Bill O'Reilly, Stalker?new
If journalists condemn the Fox News talking head, he'll strike back anytime and anywhere -- even in the parking lot of a local Wild Oats.
Tags: media
One Stop Cop: 'Hot Fuzz'new
Edgar Wright gets a lot of comic mileage from a very thin premise.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
04-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Edgar Wright, Hot Fuzz
Shock Lacks Awe: Timbaland Disappointsnew
Timbaland 2007 is a different breed -- these days his beats are more aggressive and intrusive.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Craig D. Lindsey |
04-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Timbaland
What's Up With Lady Te?new
Seventeen-year-old rapper Terra "Lady Te" Twymon might be the Motor City's most lucrative export since that white kid from 8 Mile.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Dirty South Joe |
04-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Lady Te
Everybody's Single: Eight-minute-plus Masterstrokesnew
Listen to tracks from Digital Underground, Cracker, Viperhouse and Jason Moran.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Joshua Valocchi |
04-23-2007 |
Music
Electric Borrower: Is David Vandervelde T. Rex?new
Vandervelde's recent claims -- "I don't even own a T. Rex album ... or anything by Bowie" are curious.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Joshua Valocchi |
04-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Vandervelde
Philadelphia Legal Easenew
Lawyers have long provided the grease to lubricate political campaigns.
Philadelphia Weekly |
G.W. Miller III |
04-23-2007 |
Politics
Tube Tied: Philadelphia Inquirer's Shister Loses Columnnew
After Inky restructuring, longtime TV writer Gail Shister declares all her options open.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Steve Volk |
04-23-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
The Peacemakersnew
Some of Richmond's funeral directors remind us that while you'll need them when you leave this world, it's the people you leave behind who need them more.
Style Weekly |
Chris Dovi and Amy Biegelsen |
04-23-2007 |
Culture
