AltWeeklies Wire
Of Montreal: 'Paralytic Stalks'new
On Of Montreal's last full length (2010's False Priest) there was a moment when the oversexed funk let up for an emotionally arresting (and dissonant) piano-and-strings ballad.
San Antonio Current |
Marcus Rubio |
02-08-2012 |
Reviews
Shiner's Wild Harenew
The good folks at the Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner have explored many German and Czech lagers since they launched their annual anniversary brew series seven years ago, but on the occasion of their 103rd year of making beer for Texans the brewery has made its first ale.
San Antonio Current |
Travis E. Poling |
02-08-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: beer, shiner beer
Scouting This Year's Short Film Oscar Nomineesnew
The Carolina Theatre will be screening one program for the live action shorts and one for the animated shorts.
Machine Head swarm drummer's hometownnew
Machine Head drummer and native San Antonian Dave McClain often contemplates his band's endurance. "The writing and touring cycle for our last album took over five years," he says. "That's longer than most careers."
San Antonio Current |
Gonzalo Pozo |
02-08-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Leonard Cohen: 'Old Ideas'new
It's a wonderful thing when artists you love surprise you with just how good they can still be, and that's exactly how I felt upon first hearing Leonard Cohen's Old Ideas.
San Antonio Current |
Marcus Rubio |
02-08-2012 |
Reviews
Critic's Diss: 'The Woman in Black'new
There's a reason why censorship boards cut the scene in the 1931 horror movie classic Frankenstein, where the Monster tosses a happy little girl into a lake and drowns her.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko MartÃnez |
02-08-2012 |
Reviews
Jack DeJohnette: 'Sound Travels'new
Since making a name for himself as the backbone of Miles Davis' Bitches Brew-era band, drummer Jack DeJohnette has solidified a reputation as one of jazz's most accomplished and versatile artists, a seasoned technician equally at home playing fusion, free or hard bop.
San Antonio Current |
J.D. Swerzenski |
02-08-2012 |
Reviews
Do You Remember the First Time?new
Wherein we ill-advisedly reveal our losing-our-virginity stories.
North Bay Bohemian |
Bohemian Staff and Contributors |
02-08-2012 |
Sex
The Foreign Film Manifestonew
As Steven Kellman rightfully says, San Antonio is a hellhole for foreign films.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopeteguin |
02-08-2012 |
Movies
Tags: foreign film
Hi Bill Keller. The New York Times just stole our column. Should we sue?new
On Saturday, the New York Times blatantly and willfully violated the copyright of another publisher -- our publisher, actually.
Boston Phoenix |
Carly Carioli |
02-08-2012 |
Media
Paul McCartney: 'Kisses on the Bottom'new
Let's get all the obvious stuff out of the way first: Kisses on the Bottom, Sir Paul McCartney's new LP of famous and forgotten American standards, is well-produced with obvious reverence for its source material.
San Antonio Current |
Chuck Kerr |
02-08-2012 |
Reviews
Emails and B.S.new
We get the runaround -- and impossible answers -- from the University of Arizona regarding a TUSD-related records request.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
02-08-2012 |
Education
Super Bowl Post-Mortemnew
Odds favor your paycheck being the same after the Super Bowl as it was before.
Your Oscar Cheat Sheetnew
A how-to guide to be an Academy Award know-it-all this year.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
02-08-2012 |
Movies
Tags: 2012 Oscars, 2012 Academy Awards
Pushing the Limitnew
Advocates say the biggest opposition to abolishing statute of limitation on child sex abuse in Pa. is the Catholic Church.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
02-08-2012 |
Crime & Justice
