AltWeeklies Wire
Dumb and Dumbernew
The cost of putting together a compilation with all the big hitters might have prevented Hyphy Hitz from ever seeing release -- and that would really be dumb.
Tags: Various Artists, Hyphy Hitz
Take Me Outnew
The Franz Ferdinand singer's compilation of Guardian food columns is a fun read.
SF Weekly |
Jennifer Maerz |
01-04-2007 |
Nonfiction
No Longer Invisiblenew
Vinyl is still a slave to the groove, but Fogshack is a much-needed update thanks to the new guys cracking the whip.
Tags: vinyl, Fogshack Music Vol. 1
Woman on the Verge?new
Sarah White has the chops to be an important musician -- does she have the ambition?
C-Ville Weekly |
J. Tobias Beard |
01-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sarah White
Sound and 'Fury'new
After a three-year pause, Clipse deliver a demented punchline.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Nate Patrin |
01-04-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Clipse, Hell Hath No Fury
Porkmistress Pelosinew

Madam Speaker says she wants to tame pork-barrel spenders -- takes one to know one.
Tags: 2006elect, Nancy Pelosi
Eye of the Beholdernew
You look at the Vikings and see a football team, but Zygi Wilf looks at the Vikings and sees a key that might unlock countless added development deals -- in Minnesota or somewhere else.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
G.R. Anderson Jr. |
01-04-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Musto vs. Mustonew

Our gossip maven talks to himself about starfucking, outing, and his new book.
The Village Voice |
Michael Musto |
01-04-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: La Dolce Musto, Michael Musto
The Wiznew
Don't expect radical changes in Oakland under incoming mayor Ron Dellums -- after all, he's a bold orator, but a cautious politician.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
01-04-2007 |
Politics
V For Violencenew
From Al Basrah to the AMC, film in 2006 meant war.
The Village Voice |
J. Hoberman |
01-04-2007 |
Movies
Turning the Turntablesnew
Two years on, after selling 300,000 CDs, Oakland rap group Flipsyde seeks local credentials and airplay with a new album.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
01-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Flipsyde
Can Any Mayor Fix Crime?new
Jerry Brown took Oakland's crime problem seriously, and that seemed to work -- for a while.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
01-04-2007 |
Politics
Hype Man for the Artsnew
Jerry Brown talked about the arts, and then the arts in Oakland flourished -- does that mean he deserves the credit?
East Bay Express |
John Birdsall, David Downs and Rachel Swan |
01-04-2007 |
Politics
Jerry Brown Was Rightnew
Oakland's departing mayor was a poor manager but a great salesman.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
01-04-2007 |
Politics
Iraq's Cinema of Longingnew
A conversation with director James Longley.
The Village Voice |
Rob Nelson |
01-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Iraq in Fragments, James Longley