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'Just Like Heaven': Pleasant Enoughnew
This compilation is fun, if a little lightweight, and serves as a reminder of the power of the pop song, Cure-style.
Tucson Weekly |
Kristine Peashock |
03-26-2009 |
Reviews
Gorgeously Grotesque: Handsome Furs' 'Face Control'new
Dan Boeckner and Alexei Perry are back with an album stronger than their first, using the harsh backdrop of Eastern Europe to highlight fractured melodies, jittery guitars and a digital crust.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
03-26-2009 |
Reviews
HEALTH's Two Albums Will Not Cause Drowsinessnew
HEALTH's DIY punk ethos is evident throughout their raucous, succinct and frenzied eponymous debut. But for those who can't get past the occasional grating dissonance contained within HEALTH, there's DISCO.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
03-26-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Bit of Hawaii Is Traveling Around the Mainlandnew
Slack is back: George Kahumoku, Jr. brings the Hawaiian Treasures Celebration Tour to Tuscon.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
03-26-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Nicolas Cage Finally Stops His Suck Streak in 'Knowing'new
Alex Proyas wants to make some sort of strange statement about the origins of everything, and it doesn't quite work. What does work is the total annihilation of the planet--finally, an apocalypse movie that doesn't puss out!
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
03-26-2009 |
Reviews
'Two Lovers' Is a Great New York Movie that Feels Both Classic and Contemporarynew
Director James Gray must have watched every old movie that took place in New York, because he swipes scenes from about half of them in his strange new drama, Two Lovers. Which is not a bad thing; Gray knows his movies and knows what to take from them.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
03-26-2009 |
Reviews
Az. Senate Talks up Government Openness -- Then Gives the Press the Bootnew
At a Sunshine Week press conference, Arizona state Senate President Bob Burns talked about all the great things the Legislature has done to make government more transparent. Then he threw the journalists who cover the Legislature out into the streets.
Tucson Weekly |
Hank Stephenson |
03-26-2009 |
Media
The iPod Shufflenew
If I listened to music while working out, would the Knee Destroyer get jealous?
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
03-26-2009 |
Sports
Music's Biggest Party Reflects a Shifting Music Industrynew
The music industry is shrinking, but there are more bands than ever before, and more ways to hear them. A report from the frontlines of SXSW.
The Portland Mercury |
Ned Lannamann |
03-26-2009 |
Music
Tags: music industry, SXSW
No Bologna: An Interview with 'Knockemstiff' Author Donald Ray Pollocknew
It's hard to believe that the town of Knockemstiff, Ohio, really exists, but it's even harder to believe that some of these nasty creatures crawled from Donald Ray Pollock's head.
The Portland Mercury |
Paul Constant |
03-26-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Delve Even Deeper into 'Watchmen' with 'Tales of the Black Freighter'new
Not content with his three-hour-long, hyper-dense feature, director Zack Snyder has executive-produced two supplemental short films for DVD, both based on material absent in Watchmen, but present in the comic books the film is based on.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
03-26-2009 |
Reviews
'The Cake Eaters': Not as Interesting as Cakenew
The Cake Eaters is another well-intentioned indie drama you don't need to see.
The Portland Mercury |
Alison Hallett |
03-26-2009 |
Reviews
The Green Card of Doom: 'Crossing Over'new
Crossing Over tries to make us feel bad about the unfair difficulties of becoming a US citizen, and also to make us remember how everybody in the world wants to become an American because, by golly, we're terrific! But if this movie is any indication, we're actually self-righteous, pompous bores.
The Portland Mercury |
Ned Lannamann |
03-26-2009 |
Reviews
Stop Sign Law Goes Back for Amendmentsnew
Oregon's proposed Idaho Stop Sign Law got its first hearing before the House Transportation Committee in Salem last week, and appears to be becoming a political lightning rod for tension between bicyclists and car drivers.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
03-26-2009 |
Policy Issues
Portland's New Accounting System Costs Extra $3 Millionnew
A delay in the implementation of a new payroll system could cost the City of Portland an extra $3 million, in a year when budgets are being slashed across the board and the city is struggling to pay for even basic services.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
03-26-2009 |
Policy Issues
