AltWeeklies Wire
Paxton Media Group is Running Durham's Daily Paper into the Groundnew
Layoffs and other staff changes that began last Tuesday may be responses to tough economic times, while newsroom reassignments will slightly increase the number of reporters. But none of those changes addresses the drastic decline in circulation and reporting resources -- not to mention quality -- that has marked Paxton's ownership of the paper.
Starch in the Collar, But Not in the Spine: 'Gentleman's Guide' Lacks Ballsnew
For all its mannerly reserve, its upper-crusty starch, A Gentleman's Guide to Graceful Living is a thing so wispily fabricated — more eiderdown fluff than sailcloth — that any critical gust aimed at it is likely to scatter the whole works all over the floor.
Charleston City Paper |
Jon Santiago |
08-06-2008 |
Fiction
The Rise and Fall of The Viewmastersnew
I meet The Viewmasters at Pizzeria Luigi in Golden Hill after they finish one of their final practice sessions at nearby Black Box Studios. It's a "Last Supper" of sorts for a San Diego band that's nearing the end after six tumultuous years.
San Diego CityBeat |
Dave Tow |
08-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Viewmasters
Kill Me Tomorrow Survives Rock's Rigors to Play Another Daynew
The trio might be a different band entirely if not for a string of drama-queen drummers.
San Diego CityBeat |
AnnaMaria Stephens |
08-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Traditional Vietnamese Noodle Soup is Easy to Fake at Homenew
Pho, a brothy soup of rice noodles and beef, was created about 100 years ago in northern Vietnam. It's pronounced like "fur" without the "r," though it's often mistakenly called "faux."
San Antonio Current |
Ari LeVaux |
08-06-2008 |
Food+Drink
The Offbeats Finally Found a Producer They're Happy With--Themselvesnew
The Offbeats have released several EPs over the years, recorded and produced by friends and professionals, but lead singer and second guitarist Bryan Foster says the band continually left the studio disappointed in the final product.
San Antonio Current |
Jeremy Martin |
08-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Offbeats
Bubba Hernandez Finds Life After Brave Combonew
Two decades of Brave Combo beat deconstruction--turning "Satisfaction" into a cha-cha or "Stairway to Heaven" into a swing tune (with Tiny Tim on lead vocals, no less)--provided Hernandez with an invaluable musical education, but it also made him hungry for a chance to explore his own ideas.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
08-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Johnny Richey Makes Change with Bootleg Barack T-shirtsnew
Obama may be battling attacks by Sen. John McCain calling him an empty celebrity, but he’s unquestionably a star in one sense: He moves product.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
08-06-2008 |
Fashion
Guy Maddin, Now With More Hockeynew
With My Winnipeg, Maddin attempts a heroic midlife flight from his mythic Manitoban birthplace.
Willamette Week |
Chris Stamm |
08-06-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Guy Maddin, My Winnipeg
Notes from Pendleton Rock Campnew
Recently completing its third year, local promoter/musician Peter Walters' Pendleton Rock Camp spent a week crafting bands out of around 50 emo-loving Eastern Oregon kids.
Willamette Week |
Casey Jarman |
08-06-2008 |
Music
King Louie's Portland Homecoming Stirs Up Bittersweet Memories.new
Eight years ago, a stocky, irrepressible young man from Louisiana named Louie Bankston decided to move to Portland, lured by the promise of a new band—the hard-charging garage-blues outfit 10-4 Backdoor—and a full-time job at Oaks Amusement Park.
Willamette Week |
Robert Ham |
08-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: 10-4 Backdoor, King Louie
Julius Achon: A Portland Runner's Olympian Survival Storynew
Before moving to Portland in 2004, Julius Achon had already lived a full life of Olympian highs as an adult and unspeakable horrors as a child in his native Uganda.
Willamette Week |
Hannah Hultine |
08-06-2008 |
Sports
Why the Twin Cities is the Best Place to Eat Ice Cream in the Universenew
With this many choices of local, handcrafted treats, why go anywhere else?
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rachel Hutton |
08-06-2008 |
Food+Drink
Folk Artist Matt Jennings is Singing a Different Tune From His Big-time Sibling Masonnew
The brothers Jennings grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and learned how to write songs together at a young age. With Matt writing guitar riffs and Mason composing lyrics, the two would record their songs onto an old Radio Shack tape recorder.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andrea Myers |
08-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Cataracs Have the Fans, Lack the Lyricsnew
For all the group's musical and marketing savvy, when they open their mouths, their words are equivalent of cheap pickup lines: passable for getting your foot in the door, I guess, but hardly charming for guys who seem performance savvy.
SF Weekly |
Jennifer Maerz |
08-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: R&B, The Cataracs
