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Kyra & Tully Let the Freak Flag Flynew

The folk duo certainly isn't using weird tunings because someone from Sonic Youth thinks it's profitable -- it just feels right.

NOW Magazine | Tim Perlich | 02-23-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

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Afrobeat Straight Outta Ottawanew

Bands like Souljazz Orchestra, along with Brooklyn's Antibalas, Montreal's Afrodizz and Ann Arbor's NOMO prove some of the most exciting Afrobeat music is now being made far away from its West African origins.

NOW Magazine | Tim Perlich | 02-23-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

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The Zodiac is Backnew

Who was Northern California's most notorious serial killer? Despite what a new major motion picture suggests, no one really knows.

Sacramento News & Review | R.V. Scheide | 02-23-2007 | Movies

Will Generals Nix Risky Iran Strike?new

There is a civil-military confrontation brewing in the U.S. more serious than anything that has been seen since President Truman fired General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War -- but this time, if the general acts on his convictions, he will be in the right.

NOW Magazine | Gwynne Dyer | 02-23-2007 | Commentary

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Movin' (the Primary) On Upnew

When nominees are chosen for both the Republican and Democratic parties, it will be comforting to know that California voters had a say in getting them to the convention.

Los Angeles CityBeat | Editorial | 02-23-2007 | Commentary

Will Community Prisons Help or Hurt?new

The idea for smaller women's prisons is part of an overall paradigm shift in how the prison system meets -- or doesn't meet -- the needs of female inmates.

Los Angeles CityBeat | Kelly Davis | 02-23-2007 | Crime & Justice

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Alex Cline's Blended Vocabulariesnew

Jazz drummer? Exotic sound-maker? For L.A.'s new-music impresario, it all goes together.

Los Angeles CityBeat | Kirk Silsbee | 02-23-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

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Confessions of a Rankoutsidernew

Pat Todd wrestles with busted romance and life's lessons on The Outskirts of Your Heart.

Los Angeles CityBeat | Natalie Nichols | 02-23-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

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'Beautiful' Opportunitynew

This is the moment for metal band In This Moment.

Los Angeles CityBeat | Joshua Sindell | 02-23-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

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Iran: GLBT Terra Terrornew

Gay groups have used a information shortfall to put their own spin on facts about Iran, as was made clear at a recent confab in Toronto.

NOW Magazine | Glenn Wheeler | 02-23-2007 | LGBT

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Cops Go to Elaborate Lengths for Confessions ... Even Bogus Onesnew

In theory, the technique of cops posing as criminals to secure a confession is a sensible and rational approach to solving a crime -- but as the theatrical scenarios become more clever and elaborate, the risks of wrongful conviction are magnified.

NOW Magazine | Alan Young | 02-23-2007 | Crime & Justice

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Anna Nicole Smith & the Rise of the Mindless Attention-Grabnew

Smith's sorry stations of celebrity was summed up by a totally coincidental, three-part media arc that gratuitously occurred over the last couple of weeks.

Los Angeles CityBeat | Mick Farren | 02-23-2007 | Commentary