AltWeeklies Wire
Rise Retreadnew
Imagine Halo without the Covenant, or Burnout without the flaming wreckage, and that's basically Rise of Legends.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
06-30-2006 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Pretty in Punknew
Boyden strikes a chord in her 80s coming-of-age novel.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
06-30-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Amanda Boyden, Pretty Little Dirty
Happy Cows?new
The former Bush speechwriter discusses working in the White House, the moral choice against factory farming, and why conservatives should join the cause.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Allison Milionis |
06-30-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Singing the Body Electricnew
Jamie Lidell talks about America as underwear, a man’s needs and upgrading his laptop tech-pop with the instrument closest to his heart -- his stunning voice.
Montreal Mirror |
Scott C. |
06-30-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jamie Lidell
Shining the Nickelnew
Downtown development has brought on a huge push to help the indigent of L.A.'s Skid Row -- but are we really dealing with the problem, or sweeping it somewhere else?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Allison Milionis |
06-30-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Mostly Standards, Done With Easenew
This eight-CD Complete Prestige Recordings from 1990 covers all five years of Davis' work for Prestige with the Quintet.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
06-29-2006 |
Reviews
A Postmodern Heart Attacknew
Senor Coconut was a German living in Chile in the late 70s -- his blend of electronic futurism, mindless pop, disco bump and lush exotica either sounded completely ridiculous or completely revolutionary.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
06-29-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Senor Coconut, Yellow Fever!
Boys Keep Swingingnew
This is an album of overt mood swings, clutching its master's degree under its overcoat and looking for a person or a world to share its bed with.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
06-29-2006 |
Reviews
Sandler Knows His Audiencenew
Sandler once again caters to aging man-children who have inherited the responsibilities of the family breadwinner, yet whose classic-rock intake and coarse vocabularies remain unsafe for little ears.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
06-29-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Click, Frank Coraci
Relearning to Flynew
Five years in wait, Superman returns as our coping mechanism in a cape.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
06-29-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Bryan Singer, Superman Returns
Stolen Childrennew
The young suffer most in Northern Uganda's 20-year long war.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Matt Kettmann |
06-29-2006 |
International
Tags: international
Intent and Approachnew
Zepparella pays tribute, while their alter ego performs original material.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-29-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Live at 19 Broadway, Zepparella
The Man of Steelnew
Superman fans, rejoice: You'll like his triumphant return.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
06-29-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Bryan Singer, Superman Returns
Mournful Transitionnew
Clean is beautifully filmed and well-acted, but the plot needs, well, a plot.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
06-29-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Olivier Assayas, Clean
To Cherish and Preservenew
Robert Adams' photographs remember the ancient American woods.
Tucson Weekly |
Margaret Regan |
06-29-2006 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
