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Hey, Young Nashville Band—Want a Major-Label Deal? Read This Firstnew
If the Nashville curse used to be that no local rock band could snag a record deal, then perhaps now the curse is that they can. It's staying afloat afterward that has proved most elusive.
Nashville Scene |
Tracy Moore |
06-05-2009 |
Music
Tags: Nashville, record labels
Steeping at the World Tea Exponew
Thousands of tea manufacturers and mom-and-pop shop owners have converged on Las Vegas to have their best teas judged and to attend seminars like "Romancing the Leaf: Myths & Legends" and "Tastefully Small Finger Sandwiches" and "The Many Tastes of Chai."
L.A. Weekly |
Gendy Alimurung |
06-05-2009 |
Food+Drink
Tags: World Tea Championships, tea
Phil Spector Is Sentenced to Life and the Victim's Family Speaksnew
Unlike his second trial's verdict reading, Phil Spector's sentencing hearing was the definition of "anticlimax."
L.A. Weekly |
Steven Mikulan |
06-05-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Is San Diego a Restaurant-Impaired City?new
Mr. Gold answers your restaurant questions.
L.A. Weekly |
Jonathan Gold |
06-05-2009 |
Food+Drink
Tags: San Diego, restaurants
'Away We Go' Is an Unaffecting Work of Staggering Vacuitynew
Not surprisingly, in Dave Eggers' first original screenplay, Away We Go, the characters never shut up.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
06-05-2009 |
Reviews
Wiser Gay-Rights Groups Craft a 2010 Ballot Measure for Californianew
The recent coordinated efforts showcased the kind of campaign structure many gay-marriage advocates want to see built for a new ballot measure, in which cash-rich, mainstream gay-rights organizations work closely with their less wealthy grassroots counterparts.
L.A. Weekly |
Patrick Range McDonald |
06-05-2009 |
LGBT
Eminem's Latest Shows Lots of Talent and Lots of Gaynew
Eminem delivers a strong new record that reminds us of his incredible talent--while also reminding us that gay people exist.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
06-04-2009 |
Reviews
Get Out the Neck Brace for Warbringer's Latestnew
Warbringer nails another pure thrash-metal bull's-eye that evokes the classic '80s sound pioneered by bands like Metallica.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
06-04-2009 |
Reviews
Two Brooklyn-Based Trios Head for Tucson in a Quest for Catharsisnew
On their respective new albums, Au Revoir Simone and The Antlers—a pair of New York bands now on tour together—address coping with emotional upheaval in different, yet equally successful ways.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-04-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Pixar Again Tops Itself with the Hilarious, Powerful 'Up'new
Up is a monumental achievement; every frame bursts with supreme ingenuity. It also manages to pack a huge emotional punch; in that respect, no live-action film in recent years can match it.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
06-04-2009 |
Reviews
'Drag Me to Hell' Is Drive-In Funnew
Sam Raimi stops playing with his cash long enough to spin a hilarious horror-movie yarn.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
06-04-2009 |
Reviews
Mike Tyson Reveals and Rationalizes in New Docnew
The mere existence of yet another documentary about Tyson—the latest titled, appropriately, Tyson—speaks to the public's continuing fascination with this defrocked warrior.
The Murder of Dr. George Tiller Recalls the Long History of Anti-Abortion Violencenew
Angela Williams of Chapel Hill recalls an experience 20 years ago in which she faced down abortion opponents organized by Operation Rescue and became convinced of their violent extremism.
INDY Week |
Angela Williams as told to Fiona Morgan |
06-04-2009 |
The War on Women
Raleigh's Cuban Community: Their Views on Obama's New Diplomacynew
Local exiles reacts as President Barack Obama rolls back some of George W. Bush's most ineffective stances toward Cuba, primarily related to the migration of Cubans.
INDY Week |
Matt Saldana |
06-04-2009 |
Immigration
Police Beatnew
An award-winning weekly breakdown of police-reported criminal activity in Orlando.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffery C. Billman |
06-04-2009 |
Commentary
