AltWeeklies Wire
Laura Cantrell is Not the Least Bit Rock and Rollnew
Cantrell's path to a career in country was hardly straight, though her stint as a tour guide at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville was probably useful.
New Haven Advocate |
Jim Motavalli |
08-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Race Bait '08: Race in the Presidential Racenew
Race exploded into the campaign two weeks ago when McCampaign accused Obama of playing his racial ace by pointing out that he doesn't look like the presidents on dolla dolla bills, y'all. And ObamaRama said McCain's lackey's comment was the only race thing here, and so on.
New Haven Advocate |
Rachel Slajda |
08-19-2008 |
Commentary
Ralph Nader, Bob Barr and Cynthia McKinney Find Common Groundnew
In a rare show of third party unity, the campaigns of Nader, Libertarian Bob Barr and the Green Party's Cynthia McKinney, the last two former Congress members, are joining forces across state lines to overcome ballot access rules designed to keep minor party candidates out.
New Haven Advocate |
Andy Bromage |
08-19-2008 |
Politics
Transportation Costs Force Universities and Students to Wise Upnew
Colorado's higher education outlets are shifting to accommodate suffering students via online courses. The University of Colorado at Boulder alone reported a 20 percent jump in online and distance-learning enrollment from last summer to this summer.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Mandy Moench |
08-19-2008 |
Education
Comedian Lewis Black Takes on His One-time Hometownnew
Black's come a long way since those first days, the earliest of which include living and working in Colorado Springs for a year. Black, who grew up in Maryland, ran a theater company that worked at Palmer High School, Fort Carson and a couple prisons.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
08-19-2008 |
Performance
Kansas Rebels Split Lip Rayfield Return to the Roadnew
In February 2007, they said farewell to longtime bandmate Kirk Rundstrom, who, after a yearlong battle, died of esophageal cancer. For the remaining members of Split Lip Rayfield, what followed was an uncharacteristic silence.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
08-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Great Lake Swimmers Keep Music Light and Suds Strongnew
If Canadian band Great Lake Swimmers ever calls it a day, singer-songwriter-band-visionary Tony Dekker can always get a job promoting Fort Collins' New Belgium Brewing Company.
Colorado Springs Independent |
John Benson |
08-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Great Lake Swimmers, Ongiara
Fiery Summer Recipes For Vegetarian Barbecue Demonsnew
Long derided by the Stubborn Men as nothing more than the art of heating up Morningstar patties, veggie barbecue has undergone a growth spurt in recent years as more and more backyard gourmets and roof-deck partiers see hot dogs and hamburgers for what they are: processed dead stuff. Includes recipe for veggie burgers.
Baltimore City Paper |
Shelly Blake-Plock |
08-19-2008 |
Food+Drink
Woody Allen Muses Over the Women in His Moviesnew
Woody Allen has had nothing but complicated relationships with the women in his life, and while he's still getting along swimmingly with latest muse, Scarlett Johansson, history says that, like all good things, this, too, must come to an end.
Baltimore City Paper |
Cole Haddon |
08-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Sublime Vacuum Rock of the Vivian Girls and the Crystal Stiltsnew
Crystal Stilts and Vivian Girls are two of the most exciting and, yes, wholly original bands around today. Both take feel-good pop sounds from the '60s and '80s and fuck with them, turning them on their head.
Baltimore City Paper |
Mike McGonigal |
08-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Homeless Attacked in Baltimorenew
In many of the violent run-ins the homeless have had on the street, the criminals have sought out single pedestrians--particularly those who are elderly, disabled, or just look like an easy catch.
Baltimore City Paper |
Jay Sandler |
08-19-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Come Cold or Crowds, Ocean City Surfing is a Way of Lifenew
The surf comes quick--rides are only a few seconds long--and an upwelling of cold water has made it unseasonably chilly, but a couple of early tropical storms have been kicking up the waves along the East Coast, and the surfers of Ocean City have been taking full advantage.
Baltimore City Paper |
Chris Landers |
08-19-2008 |
Sports
Scars on Broadway Showcases Black Humornew
In a wry comment on his reputation as a doctrinaire zealot, System of a Downer Daron Malakian kicks off the side project he shares with SOAD drummer John Dolyman by delivering "Serious," whose hook declares, "You're too serious for me."
Tags: Scars on Broadway
The Toadies Revert to the Bare Bones of Their Pastnew
It was a Big Deal time slot: Lollapalooza co-headliners Wilco and Rage Against the Machine were scheduled to go on at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 2, only about an hour after The Toadies were scheduled to perform their own gig at the three-day Chicago festival.
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
08-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
How Classical Composer Nico Muhly Became an Indie-Rock Darlingnew
And learned to hate Sasha Frere-Jones.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J. Barr |
08-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
