AltWeeklies Wire
Van Halen: 'A Different Kind of Truth'new
We can hardly expect A Different Kind of Truth — the first Van Halen album since brothers Eddie and Alex reunited with frontman David Lee Roth, released 40 years after the band's formation and 28 years after its last great record.
San Antonio Current |
Jeremy Martin |
02-15-2012 |
Reviews
Book Review: 'Bouncing Off Guardrails'new
"Who the hell is waking me up by ringing my fucking doorbell at 2:30 am? It must be Sunshine, but why doesn't she just use her key? Wait a minute, she's laying next to me.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
02-15-2012 |
Nonfiction
The ExMonkeys' Use Your Toolsnew
The body rock is strong on Use Your Tools. Yes, this is bass worth thumping; The ExMonkeys' percussive physicality translates nicely to headphones and car stereos.
Tags: The ExMonkeys
How to Save Books
You may remember such classics as "How the Internet Slaughtered Newspapers" and "How Napster Decimated the Music Business." It's always the same story: Digitalization destroys profits. Whether it's newspapers, magazines, CDs or books ("pBooks," they call them now), the electronic assault on tangible media follows a familiar pattern.
Jphono1's Living Is Easynew
Living Is Easy is a new double collaboration between Jphono1—the solo project of John Harrison, veteran frontman of stormy psychedelic act North Elementary—and area graphic artist Regina McCoy and Atlanta musician Corey Pallon.
Tags: Jphono1
Death of Oakland's Retail Plannew
Oakland loses a $1 billion a year to other cities, and without redevelopment, the city's plans for a major shopping district in Upper Broadway may be history.
East Bay Express |
Wendi Jonassen, John C. Osborn and Alex Park |
02-15-2012 |
Business & Labor
South Carolina's War on Democracynew
Was it coincidence or was it destiny? In this state, which is eternally reliving its past, the two seem indistinguishable. On the day that state Attorney Gen. Alan Wilson swore to defend South Carolina's new Voter ID law in federal court, the General Assembly was debating a new piece of legislation that would effectively shut down voter registration drives in the state.
Charleston City Paper |
Will Moredock |
02-15-2012 |
Commentary
Riding Michigan's Roads to Ruinnew
As Michigan's infrastructure crumbles, Lansing's yahoos balk at funding road repair.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
02-15-2012 |
Transportation
Don't Let Georgia Power Derail Solar Powernew
Proposal under Gold Dome deserves moment in sun.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Editorial Board |
02-15-2012 |
Energy
Eat Mor Less Chickennew
Georgians for Pastured Poultry seek to raise awareness of our factory farming problems.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Besha Rodell |
02-15-2012 |
Animal Issues
Tags: Factory Farming, Chicken Farms
Out of Boundsnew
A Cleveland cop killed a man at his own home. Was it police business or a personal vendetta?
Cleveland Scene |
Kyle Swenson |
02-15-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Daniel Ficker, Matthew Craska
Mardi Gras 2012: The Beernew
Jeremy Labadie, aka the Beer Buddha, on where to find the best brews near parade routes.
Gambit |
Jeremy Labadie |
02-14-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Mardi Gras Beer
The Mastodon in the Kitchennew
At 80, former Senator Alan Simpson remains one of the most influential politicians in the country.
Planet Jackson Hole |
Richard Abowitz |
02-14-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Alan Simpson, Election 2012
Spy vs. Spy vs. Romance: Tom Hardy and Chris Pine Cross Swords for Luv
Daft competitive seduction is at the heart of this scattershot romantic comedy that veers woefully into uncultivated screwball territory.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
02-14-2012 |
Reviews
The Bloody, Sexy Beginnings of Valentine's Daynew
When you're giving your significant other overpriced flowers and candies tomorrow, remember this: You're celebrating the brutal beheading of a dude who just wanted to help horny youngsters.
Houston Press |
Richard Connelly |
02-14-2012 |
History
Tags: Claudius the Cruel, St. Valentine
