AltWeeklies Wire
Albuquerque's Drinking Water Could Be at Risknew
Groundwater from Albuquerque's aquifer lies less than 500 feet below Sandia Labs' Mixed Waste Landfill. Sandia says there's no evidence any of the waste in the landfill has contaminated the water, but an environmental watchdog group says we can't know for sure.
Weekly Alibi |
Simon McCormack |
04-14-2009 |
Environment
The Alibi's Sixth Annual Photo Contestnew
Is photography simply the capturing of a moment, or is it the creation of it? Don't look at us; we got nothing. Instead, look at the work submitted by Alibi readers to our annual snapshot shindig.
Weekly Alibi |
Erin Adair-Hodges |
04-14-2009 |
Art
Tags: photography, Albuquerque
'State of Play' is a Pedantic Thriller Caught in its Own Obvious Clockwork
Nothing is organic and no situation believable in a movie that plays like a collection of isolated sub plots.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
04-13-2009 |
Reviews
Josh Wink Is Huge in Europe. So Why Can't the Turntable Legend Get Love at Home?new
Twenty years after his first album, Wink has released his When A Banana Was Just A Banana LP and embarked on another extended European tour. But he's torn between the Philly he calls home and the continent that has catapulted him into another stratosphere on the international house music scene.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Christopher Wink |
04-13-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Philadelphia Lawyer Gives Up His Practice to Make Some Real Breadnew
The world of artisanal food production tends to attract dreamers, misfits and others just disinterested in following an unswerving path through life. It's as if it's almost a requirement.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Dan Packel |
04-13-2009 |
Food+Drink
Steven Wells Is Still Dishing It Out. And He Can Still Take It. Can You?new
No wonder American music journalism sucks. We've raised a generation of mewling, puking brittle-boned pony hugging, mediocrity-loving music journalist milksops who don't wanna rip both rock and the English language a new asshole.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Steven Wells |
04-13-2009 |
Music
Tags: commentary, music criticism
'Entrapment': A Never-Before-Published Story by Nelson Algrennew
About 300 pages of an unfinished novel wound up in the Algren archives at Ohio State University, and in edited form they make their first public appearance as "Entrapment," from a new collection of previously unpublished work by Algren edited by Brooke Horvath and Dan Simon for Seven Stories Press.
Chicago Reader |
Nelson Algren |
04-13-2009 |
Original Work
Shot of Malort, Hold the Grimacenew
Six bartenders do their best to redeem Chicago's native wormwood liqueur.
Chicago Reader |
Mike Sula |
04-13-2009 |
Food+Drink
Advertisers Go from Licensing Songs to Releasing Themnew
The synergy of marketing and indie music has evolved so swiftly that selling a tune for use in a commercial or video game seems almost quaint. Marketers aren't just horning in on the territory of record labels' promo departments -- they're starting to act like labels.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
04-13-2009 |
Music
Does 'The Sun' Have Anything to Teach the Miserable Newspaper?new
Sy Safransky, The Sun's founder, editor, and publisher, doesn’t worry about advertising falling off because the Sun carries none. The readers, almost all of them subscribers, pay the freight.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
04-13-2009 |
Media
Republican Poster Boy Paul Ryannew
By becoming a spokesperson for his party, Rep. Paul Ryan risks losing support back home in Wisconsin.
Jim Jones: Jack of All Tradesnew
Dipset alum Jim Jones' many projects include an off-Broadway show, a workout DVD, a documentary and a mockumentary. Once in a while he actually puts out some music, and his major label solo debut Pray IV Reign is an often-decent, occasionally-excellent effort.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Westhoff |
04-10-2009 |
Reviews
Sum Total: 'Black Moses'new
What matters most here is the music, two full discs of Hayes' unique cover tunes and sultry original raps.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelley |
04-10-2009 |
Reviews
Stripped: 'Naked Willie'new
On Naked Willie, tainted, schmaltzy tunes take on a whole new life, and the rediscovery of these gems is an aural epiphany.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelley |
04-10-2009 |
Reviews
Funky Punk: 'I'm Rick James'new
Much of Rick James' studio output isn't particularly memorable. Yet as a performer he's wholly original, making his new collection of live performances and videos, I'm Rick James: The Definitive DVD, more essential than his actual albums.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Westhoff |
04-10-2009 |
Reviews
