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Sweden's Graveyard Shows Love For Britainnew
The group sound like on 2008's self-titled debut is riff-driven British rock, a la Black Sabbath, Savoy Brown and the Groundhogs.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
10-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Graveyard
'Appaloosa' Suffers From Pacing Problemsnew
Ed Harris, who co-wrote and also directed, imbues the project with the same quiet dignity Virgil and Everett comport themselves with, but his pensive, at times lethargic pace brings the action to a screeching halt once too often.
Baltimore City Paper |
Cole Hadden |
10-07-2008 |
Reviews
Director Marc Abraham Approaches Something Almost Universal in 'Flash of Genius'new
Tall and lean, Abraham's comfortably casual attire--sneakers, jeans, a white T-shirt, and a dark sport coat--belies both his early years as a sports reporter and his nearly 20 years as veteran movie producer, his diverse resume including work on 1991's The Commitments and 2006's Children of Men.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret McCabe |
10-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Flash of Genius, Marc Abraham
How ICE Turned All Local Authorities into La Migranew
The real change for illegals is that once their status is discovered, Arizona cities get help from ICE that was unheard of two years ago -- help ensuring that nearly every illegal immigrant arrested by any local police agency will be removed quickly from the country.
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
10-07-2008 |
Immigration
Which Otis Jackson Jr. Do You Like?new
Jackson has renamed himself as much as anyone in the Wu-Tang Clan, though Madlib is the moniker that subsumes all others--his umbrella pseudonym, if you will.
Baltimore City Paper |
Michaelangelo Matos |
10-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Madlib
The Wanderers' World of Finger-Picked Acoustic Guitar Blues/Folk/Raga/Whatevernew
The rice-paper umbrella for this monolithic-on-its-face style of instrumental, mostly finger-picked guitar folk, at least since the first disc of the three-part Imaginational Anthem series came out in 2005, has been "American primitive."
Baltimore City Paper |
Michael Byrne |
10-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The New Queen is Not Like the Old Queen ... and That's a Problemnew
For starters, there are too many "inspirational" ballads here, ranging from the OK to the barely-tolerable-in-its-cheesiness "We Believe," in which Paul Rodgers implores us to "hear our brothers" over watery synthesizers.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
10-07-2008 |
Reviews
How Do You Feed an Anorexic Eel or Mend a Giraffe's Dislocated Hip?new
The Rhino With Glue-on Shoes, edited by veterinarians Lucy Spelman and Ted Mashima, is a collection of true stories written by zoo vets who have faced these situations.
Baltimore City Paper |
Anny Hoge |
10-07-2008 |
Nonfiction
Antique Scream: Psychedelic Truck-Stop Rock or Three-Man Demolition Team?new
The Arizona band is picking up stakes in February 2009 and moving to Seattle, where it has a record deal with Concealed Records.
Phoenix New Times |
Serene Dominic |
10-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Antique Scream, Concealed Records
Trendzilla: The Return of Grunge Fashionnew
I wouldn't go so far as breaking out those floral Laura Ashley baby-doll dresses again to wear with Doc Martens, but the same concept still looks great, if you're careful.
James Woods Shows Less is More in 'How Fiction Works'new
While disclosing sublime writing tools, long-celebrated book critic Wood digresses into lucid meditations on the nature of language, character, and consciousness.
Baltimore City Paper |
Eli Perlow |
10-07-2008 |
Nonfiction
Tags: How Fiction Works, James Wood
Guess Who the Economic Crisis is Hurting Most? (Hint: It Isn't the Fat Cats)new
The people feeling it hardest are ordinary workers -- Joe and Joann Doe on Main Street. Meanwhile, the fat cats from bellied-up and bailed-out businesses on Wall Street are walking away with tens of millions of dollars for doing such a good job blowing the economy to high heaven.
Al Silverman Talks to The Post-War Editors Who Helped Forge Contemporary American Lettersnew
The book is a celebration of the "golden age of the publishing industry," from the end of World War II to the beginning of the 1980s, focusing on the publishing houses themselves.
Baltimore City Paper |
Michaelangelo Matos |
10-07-2008 |
Nonfiction
'Body of Lies' Provides Espionage Thrills Without Digging Too Deep
It's a story that often seems poised to tell us more about why the War on Terror has turned into such a quagmire, then retreats to the relative safety of explosions and shouting matches.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
10-07-2008 |
Reviews
The 'Ownership Society,' Circa 2008new
In 1969, the top tax rate was 69 percent, and we sent a man to the moon. Now it's under half of that, and bridges are collapsing at the same time the economy is, but we've spent eight solid years funneling money to the privileged classes and Wall Street Masters of the Universe.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
10-07-2008 |
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