AltWeeklies Wire
'Ten' + 18
Pearl Jam's touchstone grunge record gets a fresh coat of paint 18 years later.
Shocking: 'Crank' 2 Goes Electric
The sequel to a 2006 meta-parody charges up the action, vulgarity, and fun.
Silversun Pickups' 'Swoon' Produces a Musical Fugue Statenew
The second full-length album by this young Los Angeles quartet melds pop-rock conventions with robust guitarscapes, hypnotic rhythms and lyrics that juggle angst, trepidation and beauty.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-23-2009 |
Reviews
Depeche Mode Is Still Chainednew
Depeche Mode has made their most sonically inspired and creative effort since 1986's Black Celebration.
Tucson Weekly |
James Hudson |
04-23-2009 |
Reviews
'Wyllt' Is the Stuff of Nightmaresnew
For every horrendous indie-rock act praised in the virtual pages of music blogs, there's a musically accomplished group of post-headbangers knocking on hell's door--and one such group is Black Math Horseman.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
04-23-2009 |
Reviews
Stolen Youth: '17 Again'new
Zac Efron displays talent and charm in the enjoyable, if unoriginal 17 Again.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
04-23-2009 |
Reviews
'Crank: High Voltage' Is Rather Joltingnew
Crank is not a good film, in the moral sense of "good," but it might be an entertaining film, and is in many ways an innovative film.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
04-23-2009 |
Reviews
Connecting Indie-Media Dotsnew
Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman hits the road to promote her new book.
Tucson Weekly |
Hank Stephenson |
04-23-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Trans Community Slams Albertanew
After years of hormone therapy, a hysterectomy and surgery removing his breasts, Niq Gryphon was devastated when told by Alberta Health and Wellness that his gender reassignment surgery will not be funded by the province.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Lindsey Wallis |
04-23-2009 |
LGBT
The Strange World of Bat for Lashes Is a Lot Like Oursnew
Hype and fans like Bjork and Thom Yorke notwithstanding, bat girl Natasha Khan's musical world is often a solitary and strange place.
Boston Phoenix |
Daniel Brockman |
04-23-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Boston Critic Captures Golden Asshole Awardnew
A Bronx Tale producer Trent Othick flames Boston Phoenix critic Carolyn Clay for calling the Chazz Palminteri "masterpiece" boring.
Boston Phoenix |
Boston Phoenix |
04-23-2009 |
Theater
Bloody Good Jane Austennew
Despite his decidedly lowbrow preoccupations (zombies, martial arts, and crude jokes about balls), author Seth Grahame-Smith is a sly devil, a parodist with as strong a sense of Austen's prose stylings as of her sharp observations.
Boston Phoenix |
Clea Simon |
04-23-2009 |
Fiction
Pushing for Gay Marriage in the Courtroomnew
The gay-rights movement took a chance on fighting for the right to wed. It's finally paying off.
Boston Phoenix |
Steven Stark |
04-23-2009 |
LGBT
Tags: same-sex marriage
The Monti Revives the Lost Art of Oral Storytellingnew
Once upon a time, there was no television or Twitter to aid in the creation and dissemination of stories. In those days, if one wanted a story, someone would have to tell it. Storytelling may be a nearly lost art, but at a recent showcase for raconteurs, there were glimmers of its revival.
INDY Week |
Jessica Fuller |
04-23-2009 |
Performance
Independent Artists Revive Alternative Formatsnew
Underground music acts and labels are keeping physical music releases alive with cassette tapes, 7-inch records, CD-Rs, 3-inch and business card CDs, 8-tracks, USB strips and countless other object-fetishist curiosities.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Jesse Locke |
04-23-2009 |
Music
