AltWeeklies Wire
Drug Traffic Talibannew
Afghanistan is high on opium, not democracy.
L.A. Alternative |
Robert Scheer |
09-12-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Headbanger's Delightnew
The metal label Translation Loss branches out while standout artists like Rosetta reinvent the riff.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Andrew Parks |
09-12-2006 |
Music
Schooled By Rocknew
Teaching by day and playing in a band by night can lead to mysterious and difficult double lives for L.A. musicians -- but with grown-up punks ruling the classroom, the kids might just be better off.
L.A. Alternative |
Shannon Flaherty |
09-12-2006 |
Education
Tags: Education
The Ugly Underneathnew
Can science untangle the mess beneath our city streets?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Amanda Gefter |
09-12-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
'Vans' Bans and MTVnew
The Man stomps the tongue of the hot Berkeley rap act the Pack.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
09-11-2006 |
Music
Systematically Disablednew
California spends millions helping the mentally retarded live independently -- but who protects them from being ripped off?
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
09-11-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Summer Bummernew
Foreign students working at Six Flags say they were misled about their job, salary and accommodations.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
09-11-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Taking 'Outsider' Outdoorsnew
A campfire focus group of Joe Sixpacks balks at DJ Shadow's latest release.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
09-11-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: DJ Shadow, The Outsider
Writing His Futurenew
Vulcan, the erstwhile king of spray can art, wants to leave the streets behind without losing his soul.
Tags: visual arts
A Window Into Another Worldnew
The transcripts of federal wiretaps of suspected gang drug dealers provide a glimpse into the sad economy of North Richmond.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
09-11-2006 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Smash-Riff-Bash Stoner Rocknew
Surrounded by mountains of amps stacked and cranked to unhealthy levels, Jucifer can shatter the fibulas of most modern-metal fans by feedback alone.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
09-11-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: If Thine Enemy Hunger, Jucifer
Empty Posenew
Joan of Arc isn't art, it's just bad singing.
Cleveland Scene |
Chris Parker |
09-11-2006 |
Music
To a Speedy Recoverynew
California's Prop. 36 has driven thousands of hard-core drug addicts away from prison and into treatment, but backers worry that recent changes to the program could stifle its success.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
09-11-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Battle For Lake Erienew
Ohio wants to wipe out an entire industry, just for sport.
Cleveland Scene |
Jared Klaus |
09-11-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Harlin Phones It In
Darkly lit blue-tinted fog accompanies nearly every scene as a group of teenage descendants of witches, called the Sons of Ipswich, turn their Massachusetts prep school into a chamber of minor horrors.
Tags: Renny Harlin, The Covenant
